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ON-qico-Group Dungeon.png Prove you are truly Undaunted by clearing the Vaults of Madness.
Zone: Coldharbour
Faction: Undaunted
Quest Giver: Glirion the Redbeard at the Undaunted Enclave Elden RootWayrestMournhold
Location(s): Vaults of Madness
Prerequisite Quest: Taking the Undaunted Pledge
Reward: Undaunted Key (2 if Veteran Hard Mode is completed)
Very High Leveled Gold
XP Gain: Very High Experience XP
ID: 5309
Required Level: 45
RepeatableRepeatable: Daily
Dungeon Group Size: 4 (Recommended)
Vaults of Madness
Glirion the Redbeard of the Undaunted has challenged me to explore the Vaults of Madness, a dark labyrinth at the heart of Coldharbour.


Quick WalkthroughEdit

  1. Enter the Vaults of Madness.
    • Optional: Enter Dungeon in Veteran Mode.
  2. Kill Ulguna Soul-Reaver.
  3. Kill Grothdarr.
  4. Kill Iskra the Omen.
  5. Kill the Mad Architect.
     You can only complete the Death Challenge in Veteran Mode.
    • Defeat the Mad Architect after reading the Scroll of Glorious Battle.
  6. Return to Glirion the Redbeard at any Undaunted Enclave.

Detailed WalkthroughEdit

Speak to Glirion the Redbeard to get the details of this quest.

What's the pledge today?
"The Vaults of Madness. Misshapen as its creator's mind. Filled with the horrors of Oblivion. Only eternal torment awaits any who would enter. Does that entice you?"
And if I can handle more?
"The Mad Architect is the only mortal to make pacts with multiple Daedric Princes. Your sanity would shatter merely looking upon him. If you wish to dive headlong in to madness, you have only invoke the Scroll of Glorious Battle and meet the maker."
I pledge to explore Vaults of Madness and return Undaunted.

Once you have accepted the quest, you can enter the Vaults of Madness dungeon either by accessing the dungeon through the Dungeon Finder, or heading to Coldharbour and entering the dungeon there with a group. You have the choice of entering the normal dungeon or the veteran version, this choice will affect if you can achieve the optional step and your rewards.

When inside the dungeon, you will need to progress through the dungeon, slaying the following bosses, Ulguna Soul-Reaver, Grothdarr, Iskra the Omen, and the Mad Architect. With the last boss, if you are in the veteran dungeon, you have the option of using the Scroll of Glorious Battle to put the boss in hard mode.

Once you have completed the task, you can return to Glirion the Redbeard at any of the Undaunted Enclaves, and speak with him to complete the quest:

"You do not howl, or claw at your face. Is it possible you bested the Vaults of Madness Undaunted."
I'm sane, and the Architect is dead.
"You have impressed me. To travel beyond Nirn. Best a menagerie of the foulest Daedra. Lost no part of yourself in the struggle. This is what it means to be Undaunted."
You honor me, Glirion. / What have I earned for besting the Vaults of Madness?
Condition Dialogue
Normal mode completed "What more is there to be said? Your actions speak for themselves. Let mine do the same.
Take your key and your cut. Seek me again. There are more deeds to be met with deeds, not words."
Veteran mode completed "I am glad you are sane enough still to appreciate the victory.
Take your key and your cut. Drown any nightmares in rich drink and good company. Approach the new dawn with renewed verve and seek me again."
Veteran Hard Mode completed "I envy your fortitude. That is not a compliment I share with any other of our lot. I am Undaunted, but not unscarred. I hope you will remain the indomitable model of our peers.
Take your due and hope that dawn is the only thing to break tomorrow."

Quest StagesEdit

Pledge: Vaults of Madness
Finishes Quest Journal Entry
To be truly Undaunted, I must explore the Vaults of Madness and destroy Ulguna Soul-Reaver, Grothdarr, Iskra the Omen, and the Mad Architect.
Objective: Kill Ulguna Soul-Reaver
Objective: Kill Grothdarr
Objective: Kill Iskra the Omen
Objective: Kill the Mad Architect
Hidden Objective: Enter Vaults of Madness in Veteran Mode

Glirion presented me with another challenge: invoke the Scroll of Glorious Battle and slay the Mad Architect in his empowered state.(Only appears if dungeon is entered in Veteran Mode)

Optional Step: Use the Scroll and Kill the Mad Architect
I've cleared the maze called the Vaults of Madness. I should find Glirion the Redbeard in my alliance's capital city.
Objective: Return to Glirion the Redbeard
Finishes quest  Glirion the Redbeard is waiting to speak to me once again in my alliance capital.
Objective: Talk to Glirion the Redbeard
Notes
* Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the game and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.
  • Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
  • Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.