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Skyrim:Sacellum of Boethiah

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Daedric Shrine:
Sacellum of Boethiah
(view on map)
Respawn Time 10 days
Level Min: 12
Occupants
Boethiah Cultists
Console Location Code(s)
DA02BoethiahShrine, DA02BoethiahShrine2
Region
Eastmarch
Location
East-southeast of Windhelm
South of Traitor's Post
Special Features
# of Alchemy Labs 1
# of Arcane Enchanters 1
# of Tanning Racks 1
Ore Veins
# of Gold 2
# of Iron 1
Sacellum of Boethiah

The Sacellum of Boethiah is the shrine to the Daedric Prince Boethiah.

Related QuestsEdit

WalkthroughEdit

The shrine is in the mountains east-southeast of Windhelm. It is composed of three levels, with blood stains on the ground and bloody bones and burned corpses around the shrine. If you are level 30 or higher, a number of Boethiah Cultists and a Priestess of Boethiah will be present; speaking to the priestess will start the quest Boethiah's Calling if it has not already begun.

On the lowest level is a makeshift camp with a tent and three bedrolls, as well as a small arena. There are also several crates near the tent, with three bottles of skooma and a lit lantern on one of them and a small sack leaning against it. A shovel leans against another crate. Two weapon racks are in the arena, with bloody bones scattered throughout. Two snowberry bushes are on this level, with one at the camp and the other in the arena. On the middle level is a tent surrounded by cages. On the left side of the tent is a burned corpse with all four embalming tools next to it. There is an alchemy lab and an arcane enchanter inside the tent itself. On the highest level is the shrine, with a mysterious pillar in front of it. If you have a follower with you inside the circle, you can activate the pillar. Tell your follower to use the pillar, and they will be drawn toward it. This allows you to kill your follower and loot their corpse without consequence (see here for a workaround). A nearby unlit brazier holds two red apples and a loaf of bread. On the other side is a tanning rack, with a weak poison and a weak stamina poison nearby.

Two gold ore veins are 300 feet south-southwest of the Sacellum, next to a small animal den. You can also find 16 snowberry bushes, 8 blue mountain flowers, 3 purple mountain flowers, an iron ore vein, and a stone quarry on your way up the hill.

 
The Daedric carvings

The magic pillar is surrounded by spiral Daedric carvings on the ground, with a magical channel that lights up when you enter its zone. The Daedric carvings are mirrored, and must be read from the outside to the center. Translated into the Latin alphabet, the text reads as follows:

I am alive because that one is dead
I e[x]ist because I have the will to do so

This is a direct quote from the book Boethiah's Proving.

NotesEdit

  • As you climb the mountain path to the shrine, no matter what time of day it is, the sky will darken rapidly as if it were night. Nevertheless, music that plays during the day will still play here during daytime hours.

BugsEdit

  • The sky may not darken as you make your way to the shrine. ?
  • The weapons in the arena may be hovering in the air in front of their respective weapon racks. ?