The Ritual of Trees The Ritual of Trees 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 Tree 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 ' s strength had returned , so he traveled on to the Tree Stone , though the Good Beast did not follow him . When he arrived , the All - Father spoke to him . " " " The First Trees are gone , and must be replanted . Find the seed and plant the First Tree . " " " Aevar traveled again through the Hirstaang Forest , searching for the seeds of the First Tree , but he could find none . Then he spoke to the Tree Spirits , the living trees . They told him that the seeds had been stolen by one of the Falmer ( for they are the servants of the Adversary ) , and this Falmer was hiding them deep in the forest , so that none would ever find them . Aevar traveled to the deepest part of the forest , and there he found the evil Falmer , surrounded by the Lesser Tree Spirits . Aevar could see that the Spirits were in his thrall , that he had used the magic of the Seeds and spoken their secret name . Aevar knew he could not stand against such a force , and that he must retrieve the seeds in secret . Aevar reached into his pouch and drew out his flint . Gathering leaves , he started a small fire outside the clearing where the Falmer and the ensorcelled Spirits milled . All the Skaal know the Spirits ' hatred of fires , for the fires ravage the trees they serve . At once , the Nature of the Spirits took hold , and they rushed to quell the flames . During the commotion , Aevar snuck behind the Falmer and snatched the pouch of Seeds , stealing away before the evil being knew they were gone . " " When Aevar returned to the Tree Stone , he planted the tree in the ground , and the All - Maker spoke to him . " " " The Gift of Trees is restored . Once again , the Trees and Plants will bloom and grow , and provide nourishment and shade . " " Walkthrough . The Tree Stone . The tree stone is a dark grey and tall pillar and it can be found in the center of Solstheim , north of Brodir Grove . After activating the stone , the Nerevarine receives a message , " " The First Trees are gone . Travel east and find the one who has stolen the Seeds . Beware - - he who has the seeds , controls the trees . Plant the First anew . " " They must , now , travel east and find the culprit , who has stolen the seeds . The riekling and the spriggans . Just east of the stone should be a Riekling surrounded by five Spriggans . They will attack the Nerevarine . Spriggans have a natural ability to die three times , thus they must , each , be killed three times . This may become a relatively challenging battle . Once the Riekling has been killed , the Strange Seeds may be retrieved from its corpse . The Spriggans won ' t attack anyone who is holding the Strange Seeds . Restoring the Tree Stone . After returning to the Tree Stone , the Nerevarine will receive instrctions to plant the seed not far from the stone . There , some stones can be seen , just left of the Tree Stone , between these stones there is a patch of fertile soil , this is where the seeds must be planted . The Nerevarine may return to the stone and activate it to complete this quest .