Online:The Dream of the Hist

Quick Walkthrough
# Kill Ruuvitar.
# Talk to Vicecanon Heita-Meen.
# Talk to Gerent Nuleem-Malem.
# Examine the Mnemic Egg.
# Solve the purple plume puzzle.
# Talk to the Hist-Brothers.
# Talk to the Voice of the Hist.
# Talk to Vicecanon Heita-Meen.

Detailed Walkthrough
Talk to Vicecanon Heita-Meen. She prefers that you capture Ruuvitar alive, if you can, but understands that you need to kill him.

You enter the Loriasel Lower Bailey to kill Ruuvitar. You can use the keystone holder, which will free Ruuvitar's four captured Argonians, but Ruuvitar will appear regardless.

After he dies, Vicecanon Heita-Meen runs up to you. Follow her to the Mnemic Egg, then talk to her. The Egg needs to be removed from the ruins, but the vicecanon is afraid it is trapped. She kneels by the Egg and appears to be magically stunned.

Gerent Nuleem-Malem runs up from the northeast. She says you need to wake the vicecanon before the Egg destroys her mind.

Touch the Mnemic Egg, and you are transported into a Vision of the Hist.
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Inside the Vision of the Hist, you see the vicecanon and purple plumes of magic.

The vicecanon says your minds are joined inside. If you heal Ruuvitar's damage to the Hist while inside the Egg, perhaps it will recover. She thinks the purple plumes might be Ruuvitar's magic. Her hint for the puzzle is "get to the heart of the matter and leave no corner unexplored."
The Plume Puzzle
If you have the Keystones, you can skip this puzzle. Interact with the Keystone Holder.
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Hit each of the four corner plumes, in no particular order, then use the center plume to finish the puzzle.

To reset the puzzle, speak with Heita-Meen again.

The Hist-Brothers
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Continue with the vicecanon deeper into the dream. In the next large room, talk to the Hist-Brothers, spectral beings in the form of Lurchers whose role it is to sort out concerning thoughts had by the Hist. They have heard the woes of several Hist trees that have been bothered by the events in Shadowfen. The Hist-Brothers need help figuring out what actually transpired during the events that each worried Hist witnessed.

Selecting the wrong choice of dialogue will have the Hist-Brother disappear into an orb of red energy, and leave the vision to sever the connection of the Hist whose troubled feelings persist. Answering incorrectly does not bring closure to the tree the Hist-Brother has communicated with; the tree knows what it saw, and you need to bring context and clarity to the events each Hist-Brother describes. Answering correctly will have the Hist-Brother fade away in a pillar of calm green light, to reassure the Hist it spoke to of the truth and put each matter to rest. 

The Hatching Pools Brother
:"Butchered! Their blood poisons the ground. The work of those who serve, or those who forget their place? We'll rend the swamps barren before they tear our roots from the earth!"
:What upsets you so much?
:"We feel our brother's rage, but do not understand. He says the Dark Elf vicecanon tried to destroy the eggs at the Hatching Pools. What does this mean?"
:What does your brother say, exactly?
:"The Dark Elf vicecanon returns to the old ways, when egg-clutches hatched as slaves. She destroyed a hatchling to remind the Hist of her power. If our brother speaks lies, we must feed him to the mire. Which is the truth of it, flesh-walker?
 
The first option is a flat-out lie, as Vicecanon Servyna was at the Hatching Pools, even though she was not present for the disaster that happened during the Hatching. The second option is correct, and will calm the Hist whose rage is misdirected towards Vicecanon Servyna.

The Stormhold Brother
:"Our thoughts turn against us. Who else would have the will but the flesh-walkers? Is it time for the Song of Sithis to bring the Void? Shall they taste fear, then nothing?"
:Why are you upset?
:"Our brother's thoughts roil like thunderheads, yet we do not understand. He says the vicecanons shed their skins like water snakes to hide their intentions! Where is the truth in that?"
:What do you mean?
:"The vicecanons lead the flesh-walkers, but our brother says they lead the skin-walkers as well. If our brother speaks lies, we'll cut the rot of his thoughts away. Which is the truth of it, flesh-walker?"
 
The first option is incorrect, as Vicecanon Hrondar was kidnapped by the skin-stealers, and his flesh was worn in the skin-stealer's lair beneath Ten-Maur-Wolk. The troubled Hist knows it saw what it thinks was the real Vicecanon Hrondar working with the skin-stealers. The first option does not satisfy the troubled Hist because an individual dressed as Vicecanon Hrondar was committing atrocities. The second option is correct, and will reassure the Hist who was concerned about the skin-stealers that the vicecanons are not responsible for the Dominion's atrocities. The Hist will be relieved to hear that the real Vicecanon Hrondar was innocent.

The Ten-Maur-Wolk Brother
:"We heard the wails, felt the trembling of roots. But what our brother says of the flesh-walkers, it cannot be!"
:'''What's wrong?
:"Our brother's fear spreads through the roots. He claims the flesh-walkers boil our blood in vats of iron, all at a Daedra's command! Where is the truth in that?"
:Please, explain.
:"Our brother claims his blood was stolen from him by flesh-walkers and boiled in vats to sate a Daedra's gluttony. But if his fear overtakes him, we must sever his roots from the rest of us. Which truth is true, flesh-walker?"
 
The first option is incorrect. Although Lyranth was involved in the skin-stealers' plot she was not the one who boiled the sap. Ruuvitar imprisoned her and was using her power to help him steal peoples' skins. The Hist sap he boiled helped him steal the memories of his victims, which is how he received Vicecanon Hrondar's knowledge of the Hatching Pools. Lyranth was an unwilling party in Ruuvitar's scheme, and she was not responsible for the Hist's pain. The second option is correct, and will mend the troubled mind of the Hist who was affected by the Hist-sap boiling at Ten-Maur-Wolk.

The Voice of the Hist
Once you have talked to all three Hist Brothers, you will hear a voice. The vicecanon is surrounded by green smoke and disappears. The voice beckons you back into the room where you solved the plume puzzle.

:Vicecanon Heita-Meen: ''"What's happening? Everything fades away!"
:Voice of the Hist: "Small one, leave the rot-memory. Come to us and speak."

Talk to the Voice of the Hist at the statue. What it says will depend on your choices when talking to the Hist-Brothers.

:"Flesh-walkers rarely visit our dreams, small one. The whorls of your thoughts bring warmth to our own. Soon we awaken, to nourish ourselves back to health. You must leave, or be dashed against our dreams."
:or
:"A flesh-walker joins our dreams. A welcome diversion, small one, before we rejoin the void. Though we soon depart, the vicecanon carries our thoughts within her. You must follow, lest we drag you to the void with us."
:Where is Vicecanon Heita-Meen?
:"When you quickened our dream, we knew her great purpose and sent her beyond the dream. But you ... we could not send you just yet. You healed the wounds inflicted by the flesh-walker Ruuvitar, small one. The Hist shall dream of you, always."
:or
:"You quickened our dream, small one. Yet our memories wither and fade. We must soon follow. We could not stunt the vicecanon's greater purpose, so we sent her beyond the dream."
:What will happen to the Hist? To you?
:"In seasons to come, we'll grow and blossom. Our roots will mingle with the withered roots of our brothers. They will heal as we do. You've made our future whole. Go now, and be blessed."
:or
:"We rejoin the void, where all roots lead. But the vicecanon carries our thoughts through seasons to come. In time, perhaps she can grow a new Hist, a different Hist from us. It is not for you to follow us to the void. Go now, and be blessed."''
Once you finish talking to the Voice of the Hist, your vision darkens and you wake up back in Shadowfen.

Back to Shadowfen
You awaken on a ship in Alten Corimont, soon to depart for Skyrim. Talk to Vicecanon Heita-Meen to complete the quest.
  

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