Silenced Tongues Silenced Tongues is a quest available in . This quest can be started upon entering Volunruud and picking up Heddic ' s Volunruud Notes , or by activating the Elder ' s Cairn door . Quick walkthrough . In brief , the walkthrough for this cavern is : Walkthrough . After entering Volunruud , reading the notes to start the quest , and proceeding down the stairs , the Dragonborn stands in a small cave with passages in several directions . The left - most ( southwest ) passage has no enemies , but contains an urn and a treasure chest filled with loot ( this is where Amaund Motierre is for the Dark Brotherhood quests ) . The next doorway ( to the west northwest ) leads to an iron door and then a crypt with a few draugr lying at rest . The path continues straight down into a winding cavern with another draugr warrior lurking about . The last room has a boss level draugr defending it ( depending upon level , there may be two draugr ) . This draugr has the ability to use the Unrelenting Force / Disarm shout and uses frost - based destruction magic , like Ice Spike , making it a challenging opponent . There are rusted metal plates on the floor . Stepping on them causes a metal spike to jut out and stab the Dragonborn if not avoided . On the wall behind the throne the draugr was sitting on , the ceremonial axe hangs . There is also a copy of the skillbook Mace Etiquette on the right - hand side of the throne . Back in the main cavern , the opening to the northeast should be followed ( skipping the stairs to the north for now ) . This leads to a winding tunnel and eventually to the middle level of a multi - level room with several draugr opponents including a draugr wight , capable of casting frost Destruction spells . There is a swinging door trap covering the opening from the lower part of the room to the northeast . This area narrows into a corridor that can be used to trap the draugr . By stepping on the trap and moving out of the way , the door will hit the enemy . Another option is to cast rune spells on the tunnel floor so the enemies trigger it as they run by . If timed properly , a dragon shout will hit multiple targets as they cluster in the tunnel as well . After the room is cleared , through this opening and up a few stairs is a room with another draugr . There are paths to the left and right . The left path leads to stairs that lead back to the middle level of the multi - level room , but on the other side from where the room was first entered . The right - hand tunnel leads up onto a high catwalk at the top of the multi - level room . Across it is a room with an Ancient Nord Helmet . One draugr will attack in this room . Through the iron door is the ceremonial sword in a crypt . Two more draugr will immediately attack as soon as the room is entered . With the two Ceremonial weapons in hand , back in the main cavern again , it is now time to proceed up the stairs to the north . In this room there is a large table surrounded by candles . There ' s a leveled shield on the table and some embalming tools . Upon activating the Elder ' s Cairn door on the opposite side of the room , the two ceremonial weapons are taken . Now the door to the Elder ' s Cairn can be opened . Through a hallway , there is a Burned Corpse kneeling in front of a fireplace , kneeling on a scroll of Ice Storm . In the next room there are two draugr who should be dealt with here or else they may drop down off of the bridge and sneak up behind . In this room , there is a rhythmic swishing sound which fades to become the sound of Nord chanting , indicating that the words of a Shout are nearby . But that also means there is a strong defender . . . Down the hall is a narrow passage . At the end is a large room with Kvenel . Depending on the Dragonborn ' s level , equipment and skills , he can be a very challenging opponent . Even with a low archery and sneak skill it ' s fairly easy to kill him from behind the row of pillars circling the room . The strategy is to only fire when hidden and to make sure the Dragonborn can move easily to the other side of the room as soon as an arrow has been fired . After killing Kvenel , his corpse holds Eduj and other loot , whilst Okin can be found near his remains ( but not in his inventory ) once he is killed . Upstairs is some good loot which may include a dragon priest dagger and the One - Handed skill book " Night Falls on Sentinel " . There is also a Word Wall up the steps to the west for the shout Aura Whisper . There may be a skeleton back at the entrance after defeating Kvenel the Tongue .