Destruction Ritual Spell

Quick Look

1. Talk to Faralda, she will give you a book.
2. Visit Windward Ruins, activate the pedestal and cast a fire spell on it.
3. Visit North Skybound Watch, same as before, but casting a frost spell.
4. Visit Four Skull Lookout, same as before, but casting a shock spell.
5. Learn the spell contained within the book.

In Depth

Once your Destruction skill reaches 100, a new conversation option ("What else is there to be learned about Destruction magic?") opens up with Faralda, the Destruction trainer at the College of Winterhold. Selecting this option will result in Faralda giving you a book, Power of the Elements. The incomplete book contains only a clue in the form of a poem:

This clue points to Windward Ruins, a small barrow just outside Dawnstar. Inside the barrow is a pedestal upon which you can place the book. Once you have done so, cast any fire spell at the book. A small explosion will occur. Pick up the book again, and you will notice it has acquired a new page:

The second pedestal is found at North Skybound Watch, another barrow on the Southern slopes of the Throat of the World, not far north-east of the starting town of Helgen. It is easiest to get there from Orphan Rock, as it is within sight of the fast travel point. The pedestal is on a stone lookout post. This time, cast any frost spell at the book to receive the next clue:

This final clue points to Four Skull Lookout, another small barrow near Karthwasten and north of Karthspire in The Reach (east and slightly north of Markarth - directly East across the gorge from Lovers Stone). The pedestal is on the other side of the stone building. Casting any lightning spell at the book completes it.

Pick up the book and read it to complete the quest.

Conjuration Ritual Spell

Quick Look

1. Speak with Phinis Gestor and receive Summon Unbound Dremora
2. Go to the top of the Hall of Attainment
3. Cast Summon Unbound Dremora
4. Defeat the Unbound Dremora and speak to it.
5. Cast Summon Unbound Dremora again.
6. Defeat the Unbound Dremora and speak to it again.
7. Cast Summon Unbound Dremora again.
8. Talk to the Unbound Dremora and receive the Sigil Stone.
9. Talk to Phinis Gestor

In Depth

To start this quest, go to the College of Winterhold when you have level 90 in Conjuration. Talk to Phinis Gestor and ask him if you can learn more about Conjuration. He will need a Sigil Stone. He will give you the spell Summon Unbound Dremora. Head to the top of the Hall of Attainment. Note that you need to go outside. Stand in the circle and use the spell. This will summon an Unbound Dremora. Defeat it once then ask it to submit, which it refuses. Summon it again and demand submission, this time it will agree and tell you next time you summon it it will have the Sigil Stone. Summon it one more time and it will have the stone as agreed. Bring the Sigil Stone to Phinis Gestor and he will give you Flame Thrall. He will also now have in his store inventory Frost Thrall, Storm Thrall, and Dead Thrall.

Alteration Ritual Spell

Quick Look

1. Talk to Tolfdir
2. Find Kahvozein's Fang
3. Harvest Dragon Heart Scales.
4. Talk to Tolfdir

In Depth

To start this quest you must have an Alteration skill of 90 or higher and ask Tolfdir if there is anything new he can teach you. He will tell you he has been working on a new spell, but to complete his research, he needs Dragon Heart Scales cut from a dragon's heart using a dagger called Kahvozein's Fang. He tasks you with retrieving the dagger, which can be found in a radiant dungeon.

Once you have the dagger, you must locate a dragon's corpse (either by killing one or finding the remains of a previously-deceased dragon). It is not necessary to kill the dragon using Kahvozein's Fang, but rather equip the dagger in your right hand and slash the dragon's corpse repeatedly.
Once you have the scale, bring it to Tolfdir. He will reward you with the Dragonhide Spell Tome, as well as selling the tome for Mass Paralysis.

Shalidor's Insights

Quick Look

1. Talk to Urag gro-Shub
2. Retrieve Shalidor's Insights
3. Return to Urag gro-Shub

In Depth

This quest can send you to nearly any dungeon in the game, so for specific details pertaining to the dungeon search for its page. Note, however, that this can send you to a cave that is associated with another quest, which can lead to conflicts. Some examples are listed below.

• Wolfskull Cave: This can conflict with the quest "The Man Who Cried Wolf". It is recommended to complete "Shalidor's Insights" before receiving "The Man Who Cried Wolf".
• Rebel's Cairn: This is the location of the quest "Find Red Eagle's Sword" and the chest can only be accessed partway through the aforementioned quest.
• Ysgramor's Tomb: In order to access this dungeon you need to complete the Companions questline.
• The Katariah: If the book is placed on the Katariah, there will be no cursor placed on the map and the book will be unreachable until the quest Hail Sithis! begins.
• High Gate Ruins: If the player has previously defeated Vokun, the book will be in an inaccessible area in the back of Vokun's Throne Room.
• Hitting the Books: This sends you to Fellowglow Keep, and if you go there with on that quest, it seems the "insights" might be missing.

The book will almost always be in the boss chest at the end of the dungeon. Return to Urag gro-Shub and claim your reward.

Fetch me that Book!

Quick Look

1. Talk to Urag gro-Shub
2. Retrieve book
3. Return to Urag gro-Shub

 Completing this Quest will make you Blood-Kin with the Orcs.

Aftershock

Quick Look

1. Speak with Tolfdir
2. Travel to location where the rupture is and defeat enemies in the vicinity
3. Return for your reward

In Depth

This quest is initiated from Tolfdir at the College of Winterhold after becoming Archmage. When asked "Is there anything I should know?" Tolfdir will respond that there is some sort of magical disturbance which seems to be related to the Eye of Magnus, and will provide a quest location.

Travel to the quest location given. The map marker will point you to any one of twenty-seven locations in Skyrim (there are three possible locations in each hold). Defeat the magical anomalies and return to Tolfdir for a leveled gold reward.

Tolfdir the Absent-Minded

Quick Look

1. Speak to Tolfdir.
2. Hunt down his missing alembic in the College.
3. Return to Tolfdir.

In Depth

At least twice during the game, Tolfdir will ask for the recovery of his missing alembic. The alembic will appear in one of three randomly-selected locations in the Hall of Countenance:

• On the top floor: in the northern room, on top of a barrel to the right of the central dining bench.
• On the top floor: underneath the left display case in the enchanting room.
• On the bottom floor: on a crate in the eastern room, with the big barrel in it.

Tolfdir compensates the player with 30 gold and an empty lesser or common soul gem.