Unusual "talents" and "active effects". Skyrim Heart of Dibella (walkthrough) Chosen of Dibella

Proud of your character reaching max level in Skyrim? Then you will definitely want to read the list of 5 hidden powers in the game. They can be obtained after completing not the most famous quests in the game. Most of them give inventory items that provide buffs that last throughout the game.

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Everything described below is available in the base game (although one of the cases requires the Dragonborn DLC). All this is in both Skyrim and Skyrim: Limited Edition.

This is a passive ability that allows you to deal 10% more damage to enemies of the opposite gender. This talent is more useful for female characters, since there are more men in Skyrim. First you need to talk to the vagabond Degain in Markarth. The player will receive a quest in which they need to steal a statue from the nearby Temple of Dibella.

The reason this ability is often overlooked is because the quest requires you to get caught. Only in this case the associated quest is launched, which gives “The Chosen of Dibella”. It’s very illogical to deliberately get caught in a quest that requires stealth! If one of the priestesses catches the player, he will be taken to Hamal, the head of the temple in Markarth. She will say: “You have committed a crime” and “You must be punished.” As you probably thought, this means that you will have to go on another quest...

The quest is called “The Heart of Dibella”. It needs to help a family from Kartwasten. A man named Enmon says his daughter Fjotra was kidnapped by the Forsworn. As always, you will have to play the role of the hero and save her from the Broken Tower.

After defeating Briarheart, you need to free Fjotra from the cage. You should then return to the Temple of Dibella in Markarth and pray at the altar. Enjoy the new damage bonus!

After you have received this ability, do not forget to choose “Lover's Intuition” as a reward for completing the quest “Black Book: Winds of Change”. Thanks to this, the damage dealt to characters of the opposite sex will increase by a total of 20%.

Sinderion's Surprise gives the player a 25% chance to create 2 identical potions. This is especially useful if the character specializes in Alchemy. Please note that if you have high level in Alchemy and you have the appropriate abilities, powerful potions can be sold for huge amounts of money. Make a whole bunch of elixirs and you might even end up with twice as many potions.

The quest you need to complete to get this ability is confusing, but following some tips can make it easier. First you need to go straight to the Black Reach. If you've never been there, it's best to follow the main quest. There you need to explore Sinderion's laboratory, which is not so difficult to find if you enter the Black Reach through Alftand (where the main quest directs). You want the first small building you see when you enter.

Read Sinderion's diary (it lies on his corpse) and find out that he hoped to study the scarlet root of Nirn. After this, “Return to the Roots” will start - a quest in which you need to get 30 scarlet roots of Nirn. Considering that Blackreach is difficult to move quickly and the map doesn't provide any hints, this may sound extremely difficult. As stated earlier, following tips will help speed up the task completion process:

1. Play with SFX turned on and/or headphones

This type of plant is generally similar to the common Nirnroot. When the player gets close to the root, it begins to make a whistling or buzzing sound. Keep your ears open. Chances are good that you will hear the plant first rather than see it.

2. Stay on the trail

It's easy to get lost while exploring Blackreach, especially if you're searching for the Crimson Root of Nirn. It is best to stay on the path or at least make sure that it is always in your field of vision. This way you won't have to walk in circles. While the map isn't particularly useful in this area, it will mark where you've been, so check the map if anything happens.

While we complain about the difficulty of navigating the terrain of Blackreach, it is one of the most beautiful locations in Skyrim. Sparkling waterfalls spill into shimmering lakes; around the luminescent mushrooms there is an eerie, mysterious glow that is reflected from the walls and ceilings.

This aesthetic will work to our advantage. In dark areas it is easier to notice the glow of the scarlet root. Don't forget: it usually grows near water. Maybe you should still step away from the path and plunge into the water. Swim to the shore of the lake and you will probably find 1-2 roots.
Once you've collected all 30 roots (great job!), head to Sarethi Farm, near Ivarstead. There you will meet Sinderion's colleague, Avruza. Give her the roots, and she will reward you with the desired ability.

This talent is useful for any characters who rely on healing spells and potions. With it, such spells restore 10% more health. This power is especially good to use in conjunction with the Escape from Death ability, thanks to which it will restore 10% more.

This ability is very often missed, since the quest for which it is given must be stumbled upon. Travel through the mountains between Dawnstar and Winterhold and you'll find the Frost Lighthouse perched atop a snowy mountain.

As soon as you go to the central room of the Frost Lighthouse, the quest “Rime Abyss” will appear. Explore a surprisingly frightening location to discover the corpses of the family who lived here. You will have to venture into a network of caves that is infested with Falmer and Chaurus. As a result, you will have to fight the terrible Corus Reaper. If your character is low level, then this battle will not be up to you.

To defeat this monster, you should use a weapon that deals fire damage. Ranged weapons are best: this way you don't have to approach the creature. This is also one of the rare battles where you should wear armor that is resistant to poison. The reaper's spit attack is deadly.

After killing the Corus Reaper, pick up the remains of Khabd. Climb back up and open the door to the top of the lighthouse. Place Khabd's remains in the fire. For this you will receive “Sailor's Rest”.

Dragon Bones and Scales only ranks so high on the list because of how common dragons are in Skyrim. This effect causes dragons to deal 25% less melee damage, helping them deal with bites and tail strikes. This will help a lot if you are going to fight legendary dragons. By the way, this power also reduces the likelihood that the dragon will eat your character. This can happen if the armor rating is relatively low.

The reason that such a small number of users know about such a useful effect is because of the series of quests tied to it. It starts with “Kill Paarthurnax.” Yes, you heard right: to get the effect you will have to destroy your favorite ancient dragon. And that's not all - just the beginning. After Paarthurnax has been killed, go to Skyhaven Temple to become one of the Blades.

Now you need to complete the quest “Rebirth of the Blades”. These are brilliant (repeated) missions where you need to recruit new followers of the Blades and slay dragons. At some point, Delphine will say to talk to Esbern about “Dragon Hunt”. This is a simple quest in which, together with other Blades, you will need to fight a random dragon. Esbern will ask you to take bones and scales from the creature's corpse. When you return, talk to Esbern about Studying Dragons.

Give him the bones and scales and you will be rewarded with Esbern's potion. Drinking it will give you the permanent “Dragon Bones and Scales” effect.

These powers take 1st place on the list, since they contain 5 hidden abilities at once. One of the main quests in the Dragonborn DLC is “The Fate of the Skaal.” During it, Storn reveals that the new Word of Power can be studied at Syringa Outpost. The shout is called “Word of Power”. It can be used to break stones corrupted by Miraak's influence in Solstheim. The quest “The Fate of the Skaal” ends when the Shout is used on the Wind Stone, which is located near the Skaal village in the north. The Lurker you have to fight after this can distract your attention so much that you don't notice one cool feature.

After clearing the stone, you should approach it and activate it. If you touch the Wind Stone, you will receive the ability “North Wind”. In the “Cleansing the Stones” quest, you can clear 4 more stones, each of which will give the player a new talent when activated.

All forces are listed below.

• “North wind” (Wind Stone): Can summon a cold wind that deals 20 damage per second. Since it is a cold spell, it also affects the enemy's stamina. Especially useful in close combat, only if you are not fighting against the Nords. If this reminds you of the spell from the school of Destruction “Buran”, then in essence it is the same thing. This talent costs no mana, and there is no long animation when using it! Suitable for any build.
• “bones of the earth” (Earth Stone): With this talent, the caster can ignore 80% of damage. Please note that this is not armor, so nothing will be added to its stats. However, it can work in conjunction with armor: you ignore 80% of physical damage, and then armor durability comes into play. True, this power does not apply to magical damage. It is better to use it when you are attacked with weapons, sharp fangs or terrible claws. Reminds me of the spell from the school of Change “Dragon Skin”? It's the same thing. And again: the talent does not waste mana, and there is no long animation.
• “Waters of life” (Water Stone): This talent is wonderful: it restores 200 health to you and all players nearby. It will come in handy if you are working with other characters or participating in a large battle. Strength will also help if you are low on healing potions.
• “Roots of Power” (Tree Stone): This is another very useful power. All spells cost 75% less mana for a full minute. This means you can use stronger spells more than usual without relying on additional equipment. If you have, for example, the Archmage's Robe, all spells will now cost 90% less mana! Wear a ring or amulet and your power is unlimited for 60 seconds. This is enough to turn the tide of the battle.
• “Summoning the Werebear” (Beast Stone): This is my favorite effect. It allows you to summon a werebear for 60 seconds. It works the same way as any other summoning spell: you need to choose a place nearby, cast the spell, and the summoned creature will appear nearby. Again, this is an effect, not a spell, so no mana is wasted! Did I mention that this is a real werewolf bear??? This creature can easily send enemies flying and tear them to pieces. Summon it when your opponents outnumber you and watch the battle turn your way while laughing like a maniac. Good times.
• “Solar flare” (Sun Stone): This talent creates a fiery explosion around you. It deals 100 damage to enemies. Those opponents who are closest to you will suffer the most. Yes, this is the same as the Destruction school spell “Firestorm”. We still like this power.

It is worth noting that all these forces work not only in Solstheim, but throughout Skyrim. This means that a werebear can be summoned either in the Thieves Guild or in High Hrothgar. If you do, please send a video.

One last thing about these forces. These are not ordinary abilities that are weakening every day. All stone effects are one-time only. After use they will disappear. Fortunately, not forever: you can get them again by reactivating the stone. True, for this you need to go through the whole of Solstheim again.

Hopefully, from this list you learned about quests and content that you didn't know about before. Now you know what to prioritize in your next game!

There are several quests in Skyrim, upon completion of which we receive permanent effects. I decided to write about a few of them.

1) The quest is called "From the Depths". You can get it in the port of Riften from an Argonian woman named From the Deepest. She will ask you to take a certain Dwemer dictionary back to the ruins.
For completing this quest you receive the permanent effect "Dwemer Knowledge", which increases the class of Dwemer armor by 25%, and your blacksmithing skill grows 15% faster.

2) Murder at Frost Lighthouse. It’s hard to even call it a quest, since it is NOT displayed in the quest log, but a message pops up about what needs to be done. Even after passing, it does not remain recorded in the completed ones. This quest can be started by going to the Frost Lighthouse. It is located almost exactly in the middle between Dawnstar and Winterhold, or slightly southwest of Hob's Cave. In this quest we have to find out the cause of death of the lighthouse owners. Throughout the lighthouse there are diaries of ordinary people scattered from which you can read very touching story.
For completing this quest you will receive the permanent "Sailor's Rest" effect, which increases the effectiveness of healing spells by 10%.

3) Stones of Barenziah, you can find out how to get this quest by clicking on the link to completing the quest on our website.
For completing this quest you receive a bonus in the form of a perk for finding expensive stones in chests.

4) Scarlet Roots of Nirn, you can find out how to get this quest by clicking on the link for completing the quest on our website.
For completing this quest you will receive the permanent effect "Sinderion's Surprise", which allows you to create a second potion of the same kind at a time with a 25% chance.

5) Serving Mara - the Goddess of love. This quest is probably the most peaceful in all of Skyrim. To start the quest, just talk to one of the priests in the Temple of Mara, which is located in Riften. They will instruct you to help 3 lovers.
For completing this quest you will receive the permanent effect “Chosen of Mara”, which increases your magic resistance by 15. (ATTENTION!!! This may have only happened to me, but if you play as a Breton, this effect can REPLACE your native magic resistance by 25%)

6) Serving Dibella - Goddess of beauty. To start this quest you need to talk to a beggar in Markarth, he will ask you to steal the figurine of Dibella from the temple, but don’t be in such a hurry, the quest can be completed in two ways. The first one is for real thieves))) steal the figurine and give it back, but then you won’t get that coveted permanent effect. The second way is to catch the eye of the servants, or if you are a professional thief or assassin, to be deliberately noticed, then the very part of the quest that we need will begin. In this part of the quest, they will tell us that we just sneaked here and should have killed us, but we will be more useful alive, and they will entrust us with the task.
For completing this quest you will receive the permanent “Chosen of Dibella” effect, which increases the damage you deal to the opposite sex.

Let's go to Markarth.

Let's go to the temple of Dibella.

Senna meets us there and informs us that the temple is closed to visitors.

There are two options at this point:

When we get to the inner sanctuary, we go to Hamal.

She accuses us of interrupting their ceremony, then, under the pretext of atonement, she sends us to look for the Prophetess of Dibella.

Following the marker we go to Kartvasten. If you have never been to Karthwasten, beware of the Forsworn on the road to Karthwasten.

We talk with the locals, they point to a man named Enmon. We go to him along the marker and talk to him.

Don't even think about taking it with you! He himself is weak, and if he dies, the result is unpredictable, so we leave him in the village. We head to the location “Broken Tower”:

The location belongs to the Outcasts, and the Outcasts are not street bandits. The guys are not weak by nature, but the leader, Outcast Heatherheart, is very strong: at a high level of difficulty he is very tenacious, which becomes a problem.

Location map:

It’s easy to get lost in this location, so I’ll explain: our goal is to climb to the upper floors, so look for stairs up.

On one of the stairs there will be a trap in the form of falling stones, which can, if not kill, then seriously annoy you.

When you get to the very top, there will be a short transition from one tower to another. When we go through the next door, be prepared to fight the Outcast Briarheart.

Note that there is a lightning rune on the floor. If you step on it, make it easier for the enemy. The Outcast is very strong and tenacious. Shoots magic. Be careful.

As soon as we killed him, remove the key from the corpse:

We open the prison door and talk to Fyotra, who is sitting inside. We explain everything to her, after which she agrees to go with us:

We return to Markarth to the Temple of Dibella.

We speak with Hamal. She says we can get Dibella's blessing.

We rise to the outer sanctuary and approach the well, which is located in the center of the sanctuary.

We drink from it.

We receive a unique and very unusual blessing “Chosen of Dibella”, which allows you to deal additional damage to opponents of the opposite sex:

P.S.

To avoid confusion, I advise you to take a guiding assignment from Degain:

He asks to steal the statue of Dibella from the inner sanctum. Then the temple of Dibella will be marked with a marker and it will become easier to find it, but in this case you will have to sneak past the nuns and steal the statue:

After which, also quietly get out of there, give Degain the statue and receive your share of 500 septims.

If Hamal catches you during this quest, she will take away the statue of Dibella and force you to complete the quest "Heart of Dibella", but Degain's quest will be considered a failure.

Good day, dear readers. In this post I want to tell you about some interesting and unusual magical things in Skyrim. These things are “talents” and “ active effects". I will tell you the walkthrough of the quests associated with them very briefly, since everything is simple there. As usual, there are a lot of spoilers. So, let's get started.

Active effects.

1) "Dragon Slayer's Blessing". The effect is temporary. It is issued by the Blades archivist Esbern, whom you will meet during the main quest.

The chance of "crit" against dragons is increased by 10% for 5 days. So the effect is temporary

2) Three more effects that will become available during the main quest. Paarthurnax will tell you them.

- "Strength without effort"

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You lose your balance 25% less often and opponents 25% more often.

- "Fire Spirit"

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The Fire Breath shout deals 25% more damage.

- "Immortal Spirit". This effect manifests itself during the action of the "Ethereality" shout.

Health regenerates 25% faster while the shout is active.

3) "Ancient Knowledge". You get the effect when you return the dictionary to the pedestal in Avanchnzel. The quest “From the Depths” is given to you by the Argonian From the Deepest Depths at the docks of Riften. She asks to return the cube (dictionary) to the Dwemer city. Return it and get the effect.

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You get a 25% bonus when wearing Dwemer armor (in patch 1.3, all armor), and your blacksmithing skill grows 15% faster.

4) "Dibella's Chosen". Having broken into the temple of Dibella in Markarth (into its inner sanctuary) in order to steal the statue (also a quest, given by a man in a tavern), the priestess starts a conversation with you. If you agree to find and deliver the little girl (the new priestess of Dibella) to the temple, you will be forgiven for your intrusion into the sanctuary. We find it, return it, get the effect.

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Damage to the opposite sex in combat is increased (by 10%, in melee).

5) "Sailor's Rest". After completing the quest about the murders at the Frost Lighthouse, you find the “Remains of Khabd” (in the belly of the Corus Reaper). These remains must be burned at the top of the Frost Lighthouse. Burned - we get the effect.

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Healing spells are 10% more effective.

6) "Mara's Chosen". You get this effect after completing the quest "Book of Love". You can get it from the priestess in the Temple of Mara in Riften. The quest is easy, but you will have to run around Skyrim and Riften. You will need to talk a lot.

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+15% magic resistance.

7) "Sinderion's Surprise". In Blackreach you will find the laboratory of the alchemist Sinderion. Read the magazine, then everything will become clear. The scarlet roots of Nirn grow quite thickly in the state of emergency, not only near water. But with the last five you will have to work hard. Take the roots to the farm, get books and an effect.

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25% chance to create a second potion of the same type when practicing alchemy.

8) "A complete set of nightingale armor". The effect is obtained when wearing (surprise!) a full set of Soloviev armor. Separately, they also provide some effects that are not so unique. You receive armor as you complete the Thieves Guild quest (not even at the end), but you will only receive the effect at the end.

A full set of Dark Brotherhood armor gives exactly the same effect. Thank you, Spamer009.

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Increases armor class by 25 units.

9) "Articulation". Also a Thieves Guild quest. But you will receive the Amulet of Articulation only after restoring the entire reputation of the Guild and becoming its head, that is, at the very, very end, and not at the end of the main, “nightingale” quest.

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Eloquence is 15% more successful (and the “Persuasion” action in dialogues is always successful).

Articulation amulet bug:

This amulet can be worn with other amulets. But you only need to wear amulets in this order: Any amulet/necklace - Amulet of Articulation. The reverse order doesn't work.

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Talents.

1) "Call of the Spectral Assassin". The call of the assassin, Lucien Lachance (familiar from "Oblivion"), will become available as you progress through the Dark Brotherhood quest.

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Summons the spirit of an assassin to fight on your side until defeated.

2) "Summoning Arnel's Shadow". You get the talent by completing the quest “The Arnel Gein Project” (a very interesting quest, by the way). At the end, the unlucky scientist Arnel Gein decided to follow in the footsteps of the Dwemer tunnel architects and conducted an experiment with the Divider (remember Morrowind) and the soul stone. In the end, he took it and disappeared! And we still have the summoning spell and the Separator.

The spell is located in the "Witchcraft" section.

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Summons the shadow of Arnel Gein for 60 seconds, to the point the caster points to.

3) "Talents of the Nightingale". They become available at the end of the "nightingale" quest of the Thieves Guild.

-"Nightingale Discord".

Sucks 100 units. health from the goal. Acts like a scream (flight of a certain clot in a straight line).

-"Cloak of Shadows Nocturnal".

You automatically become invisible for 120 seconds while sneaking.

-"Deception (Cunning) of the Nightingale".

People and creatures within the radius of the spell attack everyone nearby for 30 seconds.

Blessings of the deities.

I think these effects are worth putting here. After all, they are also quite unusual.

Blessings are temporary and last 7 in-game hours.

The altars of all the gods are located in the Temple of the Gods in Solitude.

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Temple of the Gods.

1) Blessing of Arkay. Arkay is the god of birth and death, funeral rituals. Its adherents are staunch opponents of necromancy. There are shrines of Arkay in all cities of Skyrim. They can be found in the halls of the dead.

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Shrine of Arkay in the Temple of the Gods in Solitude.

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Increases health by 25 units.

2) Blessing of Kynareth. Kynareth is the goddess of air. Her servants are always ready to help the sick and wounded. There is a Temple of Kynareth in Whiterun.

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Temple of Kynareth in Whiterun...

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...and her sanctuary is there.

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Increases your stamina by 25 units.

3) Blessing of Mara. Mara is the goddess of love and compassion. The possibility of getting married in Skyrim is connected with her. You just need to find/buy her amulet, talk in it with the NPC you are interested in, and then arrange a wedding in the Temple of Mara in Riften.

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Temple and sanctuary in Riften.

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Healing spells are 10% more effective.

4) Blessing of Dibella. Dibella is considered the goddess of beauty. Her temple is located in Markarth, but only priestesses of Dibella are allowed into the Inner Sanctum. You will gain access there after the quest “Heart of Dibella” (see p. “Active effects”, paragraph 4).

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Temple and sanctuary. Markart.

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+10 to eloquence.

5) Blessing of Julianos. Julianos ranks in the pantheon place of honor god of wisdom. The sanctuary is located in the Temple of the Gods.

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Sanctuary.

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Increases magic by 25 units.

6) Blessing of Zenithar. Zenithar is the god of crafts and commerce. He patronizes mortals and their trade relations.

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Altar of Zenithar.

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Prices are 10% more favorable.

7) Blessing of Stendarr. In the cult of deities, the god of mercy and compassion is Stendarr. His altar is also located in the Temple of the Gods.

By the way, Stendarr's amulets were seen among the Whiterun guards.

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Sanctuary.

Altar in the Temple of the Gods.

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Magic is restored 10% faster.

9) And the most interesting thing. Blessing of Talos. Talos (Tiber Septim) is the ninth god in the pantheon, an ascended hero of the Empire. The Aldmeri Dominion banned his worship throughout the Empire. That is why his sanctuary is not even in the Temple of the Gods. More precisely, Talos's niche is empty. But throughout Skyrim there are statues of Talos and shrines next to them. For example, such a sanctuary can be found in Riften, not far from the entrance to the Thieves Guild hideout (thanks Flamma

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Now all the niches are filled!

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Time between screams reduced by 0%. Bug? (completed all main quests)

Oh yes, I completely forgot. There is a temple in Windhelm dedicated to Talos. This is because Windhelm is initially under the control of the Stormcloaks. Whether the temple will be closed if Windhelm is captured by the Empire, I don’t know.

And one more thing. If anyone is interested, then under the spoiler there are links to articles about werewolves and vampires.