The Roots of Madness The Roots of Madness is a quest available in . Background . Sheogorath has asked the Hero to be his champion and defend the Shivering Isles from Jyggalag and the onset of the Greymarch . Sheogorath also revealed that he is , in fact , Jyggalag , and will eventually destroy his own kingdom . During the last quest Symbols of Office , Sheogorath vanished and is now presumably Jyggalag . Haskill said that it was still possible to defeat Jyggalag , but it would require one ascending to the Throne of the Madgod . One would need to rebuild the Staff of Sheogorath before that was possible , however . So they have successfully rebuilt the staff , and now they are ready to recharge it in the Palace ' s Font of Madness . Finding it overgrown in Order Crystals , speak to Haskill . Walkthrough . Haskill tells the Hero that Jyggalag has poisoned the font by fouling the pools of Mania and Dementia below the fountain itself . The pools are where the insanity of the Shivering Isles ' inhabitants settles . They will need to clear both the Pool of Mania and the Pool of Dementia before one can finish crafting the Staff of Sheogorath . Fountainhead . The entrance to the Fountainhead is behind the throne . The Gnarl Cultivator s that inhabit the Fountainhead are tame and will not attack . However , you will also encounter standard Gnarl s that will need to be dispatched before you can proceed . Hostile Gnarls can be identified by their blueish - silver glow . In Fountainhead there are several small pools with a Priest of Order guarding them and they are actively poisoning . Kill them and take their Shards of Order . The Shards are used to break the seals on certain root doors in the Fountainhead as well as some crystal covered hollowed tree stumps . However , if they don ' t have any Shards one can usually go to the side of the door into a small chamber . Hanging above is a Gnarl Chrysalis , activate this and a Gnarl Cultivator will pop out and then proceed to walk to the door and destroy the order crystals on it . Pool of Mania . Once the Hero has two Shards , follow the arrows to the two main pools : the Pool of Mania and the Pool of Dementia . These pools are defended by more Priests of Order . If the Hero is Duke of Dementia they will find Lord Thadon here , he will wear his unique helm , the Diadem of Euphoria . Fight the Priests and take their Shards , they are needed to shut the large Obelisk in the middle . Attack and fight Thadon until he is killed , don ' t forget to take his helm and continue to the Pool of Dementia . Pool of Dementia . Arriving at the Pool of Dementia there are several Priests of Order guarding and if the Hero is Duke of Mania they will find Lady Syl waiting on the stairs . Syl will use the unique levelled Amber Warhammer Nerveshatter . Fight the Priests and Syl , take their Shards if needed and once Syl is dead , her body can be looted for her enchanted warhammer Nerveshatter . Thadon will only appear during this quest unless the Hero has decided to become the Duke / Dutchess of Mania , and that they have killed him to take up his position as ruler of Mania . Syl will only appear during this quest unless the Hero has decided to become the Duke / Dutchess of Dementia and , that they have killed her to take up his position as ruler of Dementia . The Throne Room . Once both pools are restored , it is time to return to the Throne Room . The crystals from the Font of Madness will be gone , and activating it will give the Hero the fully - functional Staff of Sheogorath . This can be recharged at any time at the Font of Madness . This will end the current quest and begin the final quest , The End of Order .