Symbols of Office After securing the stronghold for either the Dark Seducers or the Golden Saints it is time to go back to Sheogorath to learn what to do next . It turns out that the Greymarch has begun , Sheogorath vanishes . The only hope is for someone like the Hero to become the Madgod and sit on the throne but first they have to reanimate the Staff of Sheogorath . For this to happen they need to get the eye of Ciirta and a branch from the Tree of Shades . Walkthrough . Sheogorath ' s Palace . Travel to Sheogorath ' s Palace to speak to Sheogorath . He is in very uncharacteristically poor spirits and says that " our time has run out . " His plan has failed , the Greymarch has begun and he is about to become Jyggalag . He orders the Hero to leave since when he next sees them he will not recognize them and kill them . He answers protests saying that he intended to give them his staff but the life is gone from it . Then he vanishes , screaming in a choked voice " The Realm is dead ! Sheogorath is dead ! " He then reappears for a moment , only to grow many times in size and then vanishes for good . Speak to Haskill and he will say that the only hope left is for someone besides Sheogorath to sit on the throne of the Madgod . If the throne is occupied when Jyggalag attacks , he may not prevail . Haskill says that the Hero is the only person who can become the new Madgod . In order for this to happen someone must reactivate and righteously possess the Staff of Sheogorath , the titular Symbol of Office . The secret of the staff ' s construction has been lost , but Haskill tells them that by going to Knifepoint Hollow , an ancient library , they may be able to reanimate the staff . He will also give them a crystal that is required to access the library . Knifepoint Hollow . Travel to Knifepoint Hollow - Haskill will add a map marker . Once inside , follow the marker to a standard door . Activating the door will remove the crystal and shatter the door . Dyus is on the other side , seated on an ancient throne . Dyus was the keeper of the Great Library of Jyggalag . He already knows what is happening and sends them to get two items necessary for the staff ' s recreation . The first is the Eye of Ciirta , which is literally her eye . Ciirta is in The Howling Halls in Dementia on the Heretic ' s Horn . The second item is a branch from the Tree of Shades , found inside the ruins of Milchar , in Mania , just north of Overlook Road . The items can be gathered in either order . Howling Halls . Travel to the Howling Halls , where Ciirta ' s apostle s await . They are similar to heretic s and zealot s but wearing their own kind of robes . Initially , they will leave the Hero alone . There are some robes on a table further in but one apostle will have to be fought or sneaked past before reaching it . There are two more apostles in the next room to deal with . There are gems left on altars as offerings to pick up here . Once reaching the Congregation Chambers , they will meet a Khajiit apostle named Ra ' kheran . If spoken to he will first say to wear a robe if they already haven ' t put one on yet and then ask for their help . Regardless of how the conversation goes , Ra ' kheran will say that he is part of a group of apostles that wish to overthrow Ciirta in a coup . If the Hero decides to help them , the apostles will take care of Ciirta for them . Like all good revolutionaries , Ra ' kheran and his co - conspirators need weapons , specifically , three apostle daggers . If helping them , Ra ' kheran ' s allies must not be killed and the Hero must wear the apostle ' s robe at all times . If the previous apostles have been slain already , go back and get their two daggers from them . A third dagger can be found on a cupboard just east of the door to the antechamber . When wearing the robe , no one will attack . The Pelvis of Pelagius , an oddity , is near the door to the antechamber . With the three daggers in hand , return to Ra ' kheran and he will sprint to his allies . After he arms them , the triumvirate of renegades will rush into the antechamber . If the Hero gets there first , ( or if they have chosen to forge ahead without their help ) they can have a brief conversation with Ciirta and learn a bit about her history , but will inevitably have to fight her . Her aide , the Luminary Kaz will also fight . Once Ciirta is dead , take her Eye and her robes . There is loot in the rafters of Ciirta ' s chamber worth getting . Milchar . Next , travel to Milchar . Though Milchar is a fairly extensive ruin , skip most of it and head straight into the Grove of Reflection . The door to the Grove is on a wall of the rock / root formation at the center of the map , but may be difficult to see due to the darkness of the dungeon . Using an illumination spell or potion will solve this . The grove is a lush stand of vegetation surrounding a pool of water , with a standing stone in the center . Getting close to the stone will activate it . A shadowy doppelganger of the Hero will appear , with the same spells , items , scrolls and skills as they have , however they will also be armed with the mighty weapon Shadowrend , which manifests itself as either a matte black Daedric battleaxe or a similarly colored claymore version of the Dragonsword of Lainlyn , depending on whether their blunt or blade skill is higher . Although killing the mirror - self does not seem to increase the bounty , it can attract the attention of the Dark Brotherhood . Knifepoint Hollow . Once they have both items , travel back to Knifepoint Hollow and speak with Dyus . He will create the staff for them . He then tells them to travel to Tree of Madness in Sheogorath ' s throne room and tap the tree ' s power to begin the transformation . This will end the current quest and begin the next : " The Roots of Madness . "