Cyrodiil/Whispers of the Mountain

Quick Walkthrough
# Visit the   and speak to  .
# Gather the mysterious items around the conclave.
# Visit   and decide whether to help or report  .
# Return to Cadius for your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough
Paranormal Activity
When first entering the  , you will stumble upon   and   standing over an   and wondering at its sudden appearance. First Adjunct   will arrive shortly after and question you sharply about your involvement in causing this mess. Once he's satisfied you have nothing to do with it, he will offer you the chance to help him solve the mystery. He explains that a number of items have been appearing mysteriously in the conclave and asks you to talk to Roland, who has been examining the latest one. Roland will let you in on his theory that the items are a trial run for someone to teleport themselves into the conclave.

Scavenging for Suspect Items
thumb|right|An unwelcome teleportation
Report back to Cadius, who will bemoan the sudden appearance of a few more objects and task you with collecting them. A   can be found on Cadius's own bed in the room facing the entrance, to the left; a   lies by the northern stairs; and some   can be found by the southern stairs. Once Cadius has examined these, he concludes that the objects are linked to the ancient tower of   and thanks you for your service - this is now a Synod matter. However, a   will suddenly appear in the conclave. After it is dead, a shaken Cadius will agree to send you to Frostcrag to investigate.

Cynosure or Conclave?
Frostcrag Spire lies atop Gnoll mountain in the middle of  . To get there, head to the   and then take the road north until  . From here, head east along the dirt road, past   and  , and then southeast up the mountain. Follow the winding trail, looping round and over the wooden bridge half way up. Once you arrive, you will immediately be challenged by  , the leader of a mission from the   who is researching the spire and hoping to establish a permanent cynosure there. Tell him about your investigation and he will admit that they may well have something to do with it, directing you towards  .

Playing with Portals
Speak to the old man and he will reveal he is indeed to blame for the appearances. He's been trying to get the portals linking the spire to the old Mages Guild halls to work again and done some testing, zombie included. From here you have three options. If you have a Speech skill of 100, you can persuade or intimidate Astor to stop his testing. Alternatively, you can report the old mage to Cadius, who will give you one last task: sabotaging the portal. Head back to Frostcrag and onto the balcony, where you can break the portal by clicking on it. Either of these options will net you some leveled gold from Cadius as well as special dispensation to use the conclave's arcane enchanter. 

The third option is to help Astor by acting as a human test subject for the portal. The old mage will give you a   as a beacon to help him focus his teleport spell and wishes you luck. Once you arrive safe and sound at the conclave, leave the boot in the main hall and claim your reward from Cadius as above. You will also be able to claim a further reward, an  , from Ravil for your guinea pig heroics.

Bugs
After witnessing the initial appearance of the Ayleid statue, it is possible for Cadius to be stuck in "busy" mode. To fix this, speak to Elintius once he's place the statue in storage.

Quest Stages