Lost Knowledge

Lost Knowledge
A Black Book sitting atop an arcane enchanter in Tel Mithryn.
Quest Giver	Neloth
Location	Tel Mithryn
Prerequisite	The Gardener of Men
Reward	1000
Type	Side quest
Quest ID	DLC2TTR1

"Hermaeus Mora is devious, but then so am I. Now, it's only a rumor of a whisper of a conjecture. But I think this is the place. Now, hurry. That book might contain the final secrets of Xarxes, for all we know."

―Neloth

Lost Knowledge is a quest in The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn in which the Dragonborn is instructed to retrieve a Black Book from a dungeon by Neloth.

Background

Neloth has located another of Hermaeus Mora's Black Books. He intends to read it as soon as I bring it to him.

Objectives

1. Retrieve the Black Book
2. Talk to Neloth

Walkthrough

This quest is given by Neloth, who asks the Dragonborn to collect a certain Black Book. This quest is repeatable for as many Black Books as there are.

Have you found any other black books? "Yes. Hermaeus Mora is devious, but then so am I. Now, it's only a rumor of a whisper of a conjecture. But I think this is the place. Now, hurry. That book might contain the final secrets of Xarxes, for all we know."

Upon locating the book, return to Neloth. He remarks:

I have the black book. "Excellent! I'll just make a copy for myself. It's far too dangerous to carry the real book around. Of course, I'm sure you can handle yourself. Of course you can. Of course. Now, take this for your efforts, and we'll call the matter closed."

Rewards

As well as the reward from the Black Book, the Dragonborn will get 1000 when returning it to Neloth. He will not take the book from the Dragonborn, just make a copy of his own, leaving the Dragonborn free to return to Apocrypha whenever desired, to change the rewards from the book.

Journal

Lost Knowledge – DLC2TTR1
ID	Journal Entry
100	Neloth has located another of Hermaeus Mora's Black Books in <Alias=Dungeon>. He intends to read it as soon as I bring it to him. Objective 100: Retrieve the Black Book
200	Objective 200: Talk to Neloth
300	I retrieved one of Hermaeus Mora's Black Books from <Alias=Dungeon> for Neloth. Quest complete

Bugs

This section contains bugs related to Lost Knowledge. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following: Please reload an old save to confirm if the bug is still happening. If the bug is still occurring, please post the bug report with the appropriate system template  360  /  XB1  ,  PS3  /  PS4  ,  PC  /  MAC  ,  NX  /  PS5  ,  XS  , depending on which platform(s) the bug has been encountered on. Be descriptive when listing the bug and fixes, but avoid having conversations in the description and/or using first-person anecdotes: such discussions belong on the appropriate forum board.

•  360   After completing this quest it may still show as an uncompleted quest in the miscellaneous tasks area.
•  PS3   After retrieving all the books this quest may still be available if you haven't done it before, and so it can't be completed.

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn