The Blessings of Nature



The Blessings of Nature is a quest given by Danica Pure-Spring of the Temple of Kynareth in Whiterun.

Walkthrough
Danica laments the fact that the Gildergreen tree (a sapling of the Eldergleam) is in a sad state. She claims that the sap of the parent tree will revive it. In order to activate the quest, you will have to talk to Danica when she is near the tree of Whiterun, this is usually at day time.

Orphan Rock
She asks the Dragonborn to travel to Orphan Rock in search of a mystical weapon that is said to be able to harm the Eldergleam. This mystical weapon, Nettlebane, is required to gather the Eldergleam's sap. A coven of witches and a Hagraven hold the blade at Orphan Rock.

Once retrieved, the blade needs to be brought to Danica Pure-Spring. She will claim not to want to touch the foul thing and instead requests that you go gather the sap. At that point a pilgrim named Maurice Jondrelle mentions his desire to also travel to the Eldergleam Sanctuary. You can either accept him as a travelling companion or decline.

Eldergleam Sanctuary
Once at the Eldergleam Sanctuary you encounter 2 other pilgrims and the Eldergleam's roots blocking your path to its main trunk. There are two methods to completing the quest.


 * Slashing the roots with Nettlebane will cause them to move out of your way. You then can proceed to the tree and gather the sap. This will cause 4 spriggans to be summoned. They will attack everyone in the sanctuary (player and pilgrim alike).


 * If you brought Maurice Jondrelle with you he will protest once you cut the roots. You can continue and gather the sap or you can listen to his alternate plan. He then prays to the tree and it grants a new sapling. This spares you the fight with the spriggans.

Completing the Quest
You can then take the sap (or sapling) back to Danica Pure-Spring to complete the quest. The tree will bloom shortly afterwards.
 * It is possible that if you chose the sapling, the tree in Whiterun will not display correctly, with the sapling model inside the model of the old, dead tree. To address this, open the console, click on the trunk of the old tree and type MarkForDelete. Save your game, then reload, and the old tree should be removed with only the sapling visible.

Rewards

 * Danica Pure-Spring offers the Dragonborn Master-level training in Restoration upon completing "The Blessing of Nature". Additionally, the Nettlebane no longer remains flagged as a quest item and can be enchanted at an Arcane Enchanter.
 * Completing this quest may cause Ardwen to appear (unconfirmed)