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Waking Nightmare
Quest Giver	Erandur
Location	Dawnstar Nightcaller Temple
Previous Quest	-
Next Quest	-
Type	Daedric Quest

 Waking Nightmare is a Quest in Skyrim.

Description

I've overheard two citizens of Dawnstar complaining about horrible nightmares. They seem to be relying on a priest of Mara named Erandur for assistance.

Objective

• Speak to Erandur
• Follow Erandur to Nightcaller Temple
• Speak to Erandur
• Follow Erandur to the Library
• Speak to Erandur
• Locate "The Dreamstride"
• Speak to Erandur
• Follow Erandur to the Laboratory
• Speak to Erandur
• Locate Vaermina's Torpor
• Speak to Erandur
• Drink Vaermina's Torpor
• Release the Miasma
• Disable the Magical Barrier
• Speak to Erandur
• Follow Erandur to the Skull of Corruption
• Defeat Veren and Thorek
• Speak to Erandur
• Wait for Erandur to dispel the barrier
• Murder Erandur or Allow Erandur to complete his ritual
• Take the Skull of Corruption
• Speak to Erandur

Reward

• Skull of Corruption

Or

• Follower: Erandur

Walkthrough

• Speak to the people of Dawnstar and learn about the nightmares.
• Follow Erandur and travel to the Nightcaller Temple.
• Retrieve the book The Dreamstride.
• Find and drink Vaermina's Torpor in the laboratory.
• In the Dreamstride, release the Miasma.
• Take the soul gem to stop the force field.
• Kill Veren Duleri and Thorek.
• Decided Erandur's fate.