The Ritual of the Sun The Ritual of the Sun is a quest in . Background . As part of the main quest , " The Skaal Test of Loyalty , " this quest requires the Nerevarine to find and activate the sun stone , with the help of " The Story of Aevar Stone - Singer " and the map . The Story of Aevar Stone - Singer . This is the extract of the book " The Story of Aevar Stone - Singer " that is relevant to this quest : " Aevar was tired , for the Sun would only burn , and the Winds would not yet cool him , but he rested briefly in the shade of the Trees . His legs were weary and his eyes heavy , but he continued on , traveling to the Sun Stone . Again , the All - Maker spoke . " " " The gentle warmth of the Sun is stolen , so now it only burns . Free the Sun from the Halls of Penumbra . " " " And so Aevar walked west , over the frozen lands until he reached the Halls of Penumbra . The air inside was thick and heavy , and he could see no farther than the end of his arm . Still , he felt his way along the walls , though he heard the shuffling of feet and knew that this place held the Unholy Beasts who would tear his flesh and eat his bones . For hours he crept along , until he saw a faint glow far at the end of the hall . There , from behind a sheet of perfect ice , came a glow so bright he had to shut his eyes , lest they be forever blinded . He plucked the flaming eye from one of the Unholy Beasts and threw it at the ice with all his might . A small crack appeared in the ice , then grew larger . Slowly , the light crept out between the cracks , widening them , splitting the ice wall into pieces . With a deafening crack , the wall crumbled , and the light rushed over Aevar and through the Halls . He heard the shrieks of the Unholy Beasts as they were blinded and burned . He ran out of the Halls , following the light , and collapsed on the ground outside . When he was able to rise again , the Sun again warmed him , and he was glad for that . He traveled back to the Sun Stone , where the All - Maker spoke to him . " " " The Gift of the Sun is the Skaal ' s once again . It will warm them and give them light . " " Walkthrough . The Sun Stone . The sun stone is located in the southeastern region of Solstheim , south of the Skogsdrake Barrow , and northeast of Fort Frostmoth . Once the stone is activated , the Nerevarine receives a message : " " Go to the west and free the warm Sun from the Halls of Penumbra . " " They must then , find the Halls of Penumbra to the west of the stone . Halls of Penumbra . Several Draugrs are guarding treasure chests . While exploring the cavern , the Hero will receive a journal entry about a light source . The light source will be at the end of the tunnel , there , the dwelling of the unique Lightkeeper Grahl can be found . The Grahl must be defeated and the Flaming Eye of the Lightkeeper looted from its corpse . The bright ice wall must be activated . The Hero throws the Flaming Eye of the Lightkeeper at the wall destroying it the process . The light imprisoned within is released , lighting up the whole cave . Restoring the Sun Stone . The Nerevarine must now , return to the Sun Stone and activate it once again , and it will start to glow .