Online:The Banished Cells I

Group Dungeon
Discoverable	Yes
Completion	Objective
Dungeon	Yes
# of Zones	1
Zone
	Vafe, Auridon
Location
	At the northern tip of Auridon
Instanced Dungeon
Min Level	10
Group Size	4
Bosses	2
Mini-Bosses	3
Veteran Speed Run Target	20 mins
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	The High Elves live long lives and have a talent for magic. Sometimes an Altmer's pursuit of magical power leads to tampering with forbidden knowledge and illicit dealings with evil Daedra. It was to confine such trespassers that the Banished Cells were created.

The Banished Cells I

The Banished Cells I is a group dungeon found at the northern tip of Auridon.

In this version, Keeper Cirion needs your help binding the spirit of a dangerous Altmer, High Kinlord Rilis.

You can learn about its location from Turuk Redclaws in Vulkhel Guard, Abzag the Monster in Daggerfall, or Roaring Ramavel in Davon's Watch.

The final boss, High Kinlord Rilis, has a chance to drop the Nilumin River Pearls antiquity lead for the Pearls of Ehlnofey.

Related QuestsEdit

The Banished Cells Objective: Explore the Banished Cells. / You braved the dangers of the Banished Cells.
- Banishing the Banished: Help imprison the spirit of an evil Altmer.
One of the Undaunted: Join the group of adventurers called "The Undaunted".
Pledge: Banished Cells I: Explore the Banished Cells I and return Undaunted.
Banished Cells Pledge: Explore the Banished Cells and return Undaunted. (disabled since Patch 2.6.4)

EnemiesEdit

Normal EnemiesEdit

Banekin
Banished Archers, Mages, Royal Soldiers, Sentinels, Slayers and Soldiers
Clannfear
Scamps
Shadow Proxies

MinibossesEdit

Cell Haunter, a wraith
Angata the Clannfear Handler, a Dremora summoner
Skeletal Destroyer, a bone colossus

BossesEdit

Shadowrend, a large clannfear
High Kinlord Rilis, the Altmer prisoner of the Banished Cells

Hard ModeEdit

Hard Mode is only available in the Veteran version of The Banished Cells I. When you get to the final boss fight against High Kinlord Rilis, you have the option to activate the Scroll of Glorious Battle, located on a corner of the central platform. Activating the scroll will display the following:

<This scroll bears the insignia of the Undaunted and a potent spell, conceived of by the renowned Hroltar the Boaster. When invoked the scroll will empower one's enemies with astonishing power.

The full incantation isn't short on colorful language.>

Give me a foe worth bragging about!

Activating the scroll will cause a blinding flash of light and will make the boss fight more difficult. If your group dies, the scroll will need to be activated again to reenable Hard Mode.

BooksEdit

Crimes of the Daggerfall Covenant by Aicantar of Shimmerene, Sapiarch of Indoctrination — Dominion propaganda decrying the Covenant
The Binding Stone From the Office of the Canonreeve of Corrections — On escaping physical barriers and the Binding Stone
Manifesto of Kinlord Rilis XII by High Kinlord Rilis XII — Part one of the journal of an imprisoned ruler
2nd Manifesto of Kinlord Rilis XII by High Kinlord Rilis XII — Part two of the journal of an imprisoned ruler
3rd Manifesto of Kinlord Rilis XII by High Kinlord Rilis XII — Part three of the journal of an imprisoned ruler
4th Manifesto of Kinlord Rilis XII by High Kinlord Rilis XII — Part four of the journal of an imprisoned ruler

SetsEdit

Set Name	Bonuses	Location(s)	Set Type
Sanctuary	2 items: Adds 28-1206 Maximum Health 3 items: Adds 4% Healing Taken 4 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Magicka 5 items: Increases your healing received by 10% for you and up to 11 group members within 10 meters of you. This bonus persists through death.	The Banished Cells	Light Armor
Jailbreaker	2 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Stamina 3 items: Adds 3-129 Stamina Recovery 4 items: Adds 3-129 Stamina Recovery 5 items: Adds 3-142 Stamina Recovery 5 items: Gain Minor Expedition at all times, increasing your Movement Speed by 15%.	The Banished Cells	Medium Armor
Tormentor	2 items: Adds 28-1206 Maximum Health 3 items: Adds 4% Healing Taken 4 items: Adds 4% Healing Taken 5 items: When you deal direct damage with a Blink, Charge, Leap, Teleport, or Pull ability, you gain 84-3642 Physical and Spell Resistance, taunt the first enemy hit to attack you for 15 seconds, and heal for 45% of the damage done.	The Banished Cells	Heavy Armor
Shadowrend	1 item: Adds 3-129 Magicka Recovery 2 items: When you take damage, you summon a shadowy Clannfear for 15 seconds. The Clannfear's attacks deal 615 Magic damage and apply Minor Maim, reducing the target's damage done by 5% for 2 seconds. The Clannfear can be summoned once every 15 seconds and its damage scales off your Max Health.	The Banished Cells I	Monster Helm Sets

AchievementsEdit

There are seven Achievements associated with this dungeon:

Achievement		Points	Description
Normal
	Banished Cells I Vanquisher	10	Defeat Shadowrend and High Kinlord Rilis in Banished Cells I.
Veteran
	Banished Cells I Conqueror	10	Defeat Cell Haunter, Shadowrend, Angata the Clannfear Handler, the Skeletal Destroyer, and High Kinlord Rilis in Veteran Banished Cells I.
	Soul Splitter	50	Defeat High Kinlord Rilis in Veteran Banished Cells I, after invoking the Scroll of Glorious Battle.
	Veteran Bonebreaker I	10	Defeat 350 Skeletons in Veteran Banished Cells I.
	Veteran Daedra Slayer I	10	Defeat 100 Daedra in Veteran Banished Cells I.
	Banished Cells I Survivor	50	Defeat Cell Haunter, Shadowrend, Angata the Clannfear Handler, the Skeletal Destroyer, and High Kinlord Rilis in Veteran Banished Cells I, without suffering a group member death.
	Banished Cells I Assassin	50	Defeat Cell Haunter, Shadowrend, Angata the Clannfear Handler, the Skeletal Destroyer, and High Kinlord Rilis in Veteran Banished Cells I, all within twenty minutes. Timer starts when a group member enters the first hallway.

NotesEdit

Before dungeon scaling was introduced in Update 5, Normal Banished Cells was designed for levels 12-15 and Veteran Banished Cells was designed for Veteran Ranks 1-5.
Prior to Update 12, The Banished Cells I was only available in Normal mode, and The Banished Cells II was only available in Veteran mode. These were named The Banished Cells and Veteran Banished Cells respectively.