Online:What Waits Beneath

Defeat the necromancer in Skyshroud Barrow.

Zone:	Bleakrock Isle
Faction:	Ebonheart Pact
Objective:	Skyshroud Barrow — Stop the tide of undead streaming out of Skyshroud Barrow.
Quest Giver:	Darj the Hunter
Location(s):	Skyshroud Barrow
Previous Quest:	A Beginning at Bleakrock
Next Quest:	The Missing of Bleakrock
Concurrent Quest:	The Frozen Man and Hozzin's Folly
Reward:	Darj's Shield 85 Gold, ^(?) Gold, ^(?) Gold
Recommended Level:	4

"Maggot. You dare summon me?"

I caught up with Darj near Skyshroud Barrow. Skeletons attacked and wounded him before he could find a way to get its door open.

Quick Walkthrough

Speak with Darj the Hunter and use the incense to summon Haldriin.
Retrieve the three runestones scattered among the ruins.
Enter the ruin's interior to defeat the necromancer and sanctify Haldriin's corpse.
Retrieve evidence of a planned Daggerfall Covenant attack.
Talk to Darj for your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough

An Undead Menace

On the orders of Captain Rana, head over to Skyshroud Barrow to find Darj the Hunter. Upon approaching the ruins, an injured Darj will approach you. He was injured by undead skeletons, who have recently begun to pour out of the barrow. He believes it to be the work of a necromancer, and he gives you some incense to summon the ghost of Haldriin, the barrow's guardian dragon priest.

Fight your way past the skeletons to get to Haldriin's altar. His ghost will appear and inform you that the skeleton problem is indeed the work of a necromancer, who plans to reanimate Haldriin's own corpse. The Dragon Priest will then request that you enter the ruins to defeat the necromancer and sanctify his body. In order to do this, you must retrieve three runestones to unseal the barrow.

Cleanse the Barrow

The three runestones are scattered throughout the ruins, with a great many skeletons blocking the pathways in between. Each of the runestones is guarded by a named skeleton, who may be difficult to take on single-handed for new players. After retrieving the Whale, Snake and Eagles Runestones, place them on the pedestals near the barrow's entrance.

Enter the barrow and speak with Haldriin's ghost in the first room. The necromancer is in the main chamber, and must be killed. After doing so, sanctify the Priest's body. You must then search around for information on the necromancer; a nearby letter will reveal that he was sent by the Daggerfall Covenant, who plan to attack as Rana feared. Exit the ruin after searching the book cases and urns for loot, and speak to Darj for 560 XP.^{[verification needed — see talk page]}