Power Leveling Guide - 09/23/2012

by ElministerX
Introduction
-----------Welcome, this guide walks through different methods of quickly
maxing the different skill levels to 100 and making infinite value
items.
The main method, Alchemy Power Leveling, maxes out Smithing,
Alchemy, Speech, Heavy Armor, Light Armor, Block, Alteration,
Conjuration,
Destruction, Illusion, and Restoration skills, and makes $20,000,000
value
items in under an hour with the right ingredients.
game

Included is a new

walkthrough to find the items necessary to do this method in under 3

hours.
There are also sections on maxing out the other skill levels,
quick money making quests, and info on the different always active
bonuses
and powers.

Version Note
-----------The following methods have been checked for Skyrim versions:
Ps3 before update 1.6
Ps3 after

update 1.6

As far as I know all these methods should work on all systems.

let

Please

me know if anything in this guide didn't work on your particular system.

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Section 1 - General Quick Tips

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Section 2 - Alchemy Power Leveling

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Section 3 - Pickpocket Power Leveling .sec3ppl.

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Section 4 - Level 1 to 40 in under 3 hours

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Section 5 - Always active Bonuses and Powers

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Section 6 - Quick money

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Section 7 - Max leveling with the Oghma Infinium

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Section 8 - Closing remarks and thanks

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Section 1 - General Quick Tips

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Torch Marathon Running Trick
---------------------------You can continually run, even without stamina, when holding a
torch.
Get a torch and equip it.
tap the

Unready your other hand.

Hold forward and

run button. You will keep running without needing to hold the run
button, even
after you run out of Stamina.

To stop just tap run again.

Wait healing trick

-----------------If your health, stamina, or magic are low, find a place to use
the wait
command.
away

All 3 bars will fill completely.

If enemies are nearby, run

while continually hitting the wait button when you're at the right
distance the
dialogue will pop up.

Quickly travel Skyrim

--------------------Hire a carriage from any of the Stables near the big holds to

take you

to all of the other holds ofSkyrim.

travel

After the initial trip you can fast

there for free in the future.

Make your own powerful weapons and armor with resources you find lying
around
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It's free to use blacksmith forges and workbenches to make and

weapons and armor. All you need are ore and ingots that you can mine
from ore
veins inside mines, and leather andleather strips from animal hides.
All of
which you can also buy from blacksmiths.
Save Perk points - you only get 80
---------------------------------There are 251 total perk options available, so read what they do
in the Skills menu and plan out which ones you want to get.
Early Whirlwind Sprint
---------------------The word wall at the end of Volskygge (far W of Solitude) can be
reached without goingthrough the dungeon.
it's
peak and head to the wall.
Priest

Simply climb the mountain to

Take thenearby treasure and fight the Dragon

for it's mask if you like.

Get a companion
--------------will

Companions watch your back and can carry your extra items.

They

equip weapons andarmor that you give them and can help provide
distractions and
entertainment.

A easy to getcompanion is your assigned housecarl after

completing the early main quest 'Dragon Rising'

Get married
----------Getting married earns you $100 / day, get's you a new house, and
sleeping together boosts skilllearning by 15%.
Maramal in

To get married, see

Riften at either the Bee and Barb or theTemple of Mara and buy an amulet
for
$200.

Wear it and talk to any available wife/husband (there are many).

Agree to marry and travel to the Riften temple for the wedding.
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Section 2 - Alchemy Power Leveling

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This method will quickly and easily level Smithing, Alchemy,

Speech,

Heavy Armor, Light Armor, and Block to 100, and give you $20,000,000
value
items and very powerful equipment.

You can also use it to help level

Alteration, Conjuration, Destruction, Illusion, and Restoration to 100.

To use
this method we need to make enchanted equipment that boosts potion
creation
abilities.
levels in

We also need

ingredients for other potions, some initial

Enchanting and Alchemy, and some perks.

Basic Method Explanation
-----------------------Our goal is to make super-powerful Smithing and Enchantment
enhancing
potions.

To do this we need to boost our Alchemy levels by enchanting

equipment with the Fortify Alchemy bonus, as well as investing a few

perk
points in Alchemy.
and

There are various combinations of equipment, perks,

initial Enchanting/Alchemy levels that make this method work.

different
combinations are listed in the following table.
on top
of these reduce time and ingredients needed.

Some

Any extra levels/perks

Alchemy
Potions

Enchanting

Equip
to make

Bonus

Level

Alchemy Alchemist Benefactor Enchanter Insightful

|

Level |

Perk

Perk

Perk

Perk

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23
13
20
19
15
28

100%

100

30

No

Yes

64%

50

20

No

Yes

56%

50

31

Yes

Yes

42%

40

32

Yes

No

32%

20

40

Yes

No

51%

40

40

No

No

25%

20

51

Yes

No

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Items and levels necessary for method

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o Fortify Alchemy enchantment
o Fortify Health enchantment
o Ingredients for 30 Fortify Restoration potions (recipe below)
o Ingredients for 5 Fortify Smithing potions (recipe below)
o Ingredients for 3 Fortify Enchanting potions (recipe below)
o Any unenchanted helmet - or - a Penitus Oculatus Helmet and any
unenchanted
circlet
o Any unenchanted ring
o Any unenchanted necklace
o Any unenchanted braces/gauntlets
o Any two weapons/armor and the necessary materials to upgrade them
o An additional unenchanted shield, amulet, or ring
o 4 filled soul gems (5 if you have Penitus Oculatus helmet and
circlet), more

powerful the better

o Any additional soul gem with any soul in it
o Level up Enchanting to level 30+
o Level up Alchemy to level 30+
o Have unused perk points (for Enchanter/Alchemist lvl 1,2,3, Insightful
Enchanter, Benfactor)

Where to find these items

------------------------o Fortify Alchemy enchantment
The Ring of Pure Mixtures has the fortifying alchemy enchantment.
ring

This

can be recovered by finishing the miscellaneous quest Recover Ring of

Pure
Mixtures" that is given by Frida who works in the alchemy shop The
Mortar and
Pestle in Dawnstar.
is found

The quest marker will lead you to the ring, which

at the end of Forsaken Cave.

her, and

Note that you have to return the ring to

then steal it back from her afterward in order to be able to disenchant

it.
o Fortify Health enchantment
The item Enchanted Ring can be found during the second mage's college
quest
"Under Saarthal".
Winterhold

You get this quest after joining the college in

and going through the introductory quest "First Lessons.

Enchanted rings

Three

can be found on the ground when you get the objective "Search for
magical
artifacts".
o Fortify Restoration potion: Abecean Longfin, Cyrodilic Spadetail, Salt
Pile
You can buy these ingredients from alchemists, but the best way to find
the two
fish ingredients is by going fishing.
stealing

Head to Riften and start by

everything from the fish barrels on the boats and docks to the west of
the

hold.
in

Now jump in the water and look in the lake.

Usually the fish are

groups of three under bridges or in shallow waters (ignore the salmon).

Also
often there will be dragonflies above any fish.
Once you've searched the lake, continue looking in the rivers while
traveling westward towards Ivarstead.
deer with

Also be on the lookout for any

small antlers along the river banks.

fish.

In one trip I typically find 40+

o Fortify Smithing potion: Blisterwort, Glowing Mushroom, Sabre Cat

Tooth,
Spriggan Sap
These can be found or bought from most alchemists.
are found

Glowing Mushrooms

on many cave walls, try Shimmermist Cave (NE of Whiterun) or Lost Echo
Cave
(far W of Solitude).
o Fortify Enchanting potion: Blue Butterfly Wing, Hagraven Claw,
Snowberries,
Spriggan Sap
These can be found or bought from
holds.

most alchemists in the different

Snowberries are very common in snowy areas in and around holds.

are in

Many

the courtyard of the College of Winterhold.

o Any two weapons/armor and the necessary materials to upgrade them
o Unenchanted helmet, ring, necklace, braces/gauntlets,
shield/amulet/ring
Any blacksmith or trading post sells these.
cheaply

You can also make them

without any Smithing perks at a blacksmith forge using leather and

silver/gold.
o The Penitus Oculatus Helmet
The soldier inside the Penitus Oculatus Outpost in Dragon Bridge (SW of
Solitude) wears one.
o Any unenchanted circlet

These can be found randomly in chests throughout Skyrim.

as

Jewelers such

Madesi and Fralia Gray-Mane might sell these.

o 4 filled soul gems (5 if you have Penitus Oculatus helmet and
circlet), the
more powerful the better
o Any additional soul gem with any soul in it (Lesser or Petty is fine)
The mages at the College of Winterhold sell these.

Four grand soul gems

(grand) will run you $5500.

o Level up Enchanting to level 30+
Do the Pickpocket Power Leveling method (Section 3) on the enchanter
Sergius
Turrianus, who can be found on the second floor of the Hall of
Countenance at
the College of Winterhold most nights ~3 a.m.
Also mass producing enchanted items works, but takes much longer.
Level up Alchemy to level 30+
Do the Pickpocket Power Leveling method (Section 3) on the alchemist
Arcadia
in the alchemy shop Arcadia's cauldron, which is in Whiterun heading
East from
the entrance.
longer.

Also making many potions will also work, but takes much

o Have unused perk points (for the perks Enchanter/Alchemist lvl 1,2,3,
Insightful, Benfactor)
What perks you already have and which you need to take will determine
how many
of these you need.

The Method
---------0.

Save your game before starting.

1.

Go to an Arcane Enchanter, learn the Fortify Alchemy enchantment by

disenchanting whatever item you have with that enchantment.

the
four (or 5 w. Penitus) equipment with 'Fortify Alchemy'.

Enchant

2. Leave the enchanter and equip the new armor.

and all

Drop all other armor

potions.
3. Make one Fortify Restoration potion and one Fortify Enchantment
potion at
the Alchemy Lab.
4.

Leave alchemy station and drop the Fortify Enchantment potion.

5. Drink the Fortify Restoration potion and then immediately unequip

and then
reequip all the enchanted armor pieces. (You need to reequip to
reset %)
6.
be

Repeat steps 3-5.

higher each time.

exponentially

The Fortify Alchemy bonuses on the armor should

The change is small first, but will grow

with each repetition.

6.1 Every so often after step 3 clear the ingredients selected and then
pick
any 2 ingredients for a Fortify Enchantment potion to check how
powerful it
would be if made.

Along the way I made a few +100% and a few +1500%

Fortify Enchantment potions to create powerful equipment later on.

How
powerful you want your Enchantment potions is up to you.
7.

After 10-20 repetitions your Fortify Restoration potions will be

+12,536,382% and will be worth 10,000,000 gold.

will go
to 100.
Smithing

Your Alchemy skill

Make one more Fortify Restoration potion, three Fortify

potions, and one Fortify Enchantment potion.

make a

Now's a great time to

new save.
8.

Go back to the Arcane Enchanter, drink the super Fortify Enchantment

potion, and enchant the shield/amulet/ring with Fortify Health.

should

It

give you over 3000 health when worn.

9. Go to any blacksmith (at the entrance to Whiterun, for example).
Turn two
leather into leather strips.
blacksmith
forge.
potion,

Make two leather bracers at the

Go to the workbench, drink a

+12,536,382% Fortify Smithing

then quickly upgrade the two leather bracers.

They will have a huge

defense, be worth millions, and your Smithing skill level will rise
to 100.
10. Go to any shop, buy all the things you want from them, then sell
one of
the bracers.
10.1.
the

This will boost your Speech skill level to 100.

Get various pieces of Heavy and Light Armor and a shield.

item with the absurd Fortify Health Bonus.

Go to

Wear

You're now invincible.

any Giant camp like the one W of Whiterun, and put on all light
armor. Get
the attention of any nearby Mammoths and Giants, and let them
continually
attack you.
will level
up.
at 100.

Your life won't go down, but your Light Armor skill

Leave the game running and in 30 minutes your skill should be

Now do the same while wearing heavy armor.

10.2. Now equip a shield.
used a
Ps3

rubber band wrapped around the L2 button and the left joystick on my

controller.
attacks.
up.

Find a way to hold down the block button.

Your character will now continually block the giant

Again your health won't decrease, but your Block skill will level

Leave the game running and return in 30 minutes for your skill to
reach 100
11. You can also use the powerful Fortify Enchanting potions to make
ultra
powerful enchanted equipment with the different enchantments that
you find

in the world - Carrying capac of 10,000, weapons with 250 Fire

Damage, etc.
11.1.
helps

You can use these potions to reduce spell costs to zero which

raise the various magic skill levels to 100.

unenchanted

You'll need a new

Helm/Armor/Amulet/Ring, a super Fortify Enchanting potion for each

school
you want to level, and the Fortify Alt/De/Co/Il/Re enchantment.
Armor
with these enchantment can be bought from the appropriate mage in
the
College of Winterhold.
to the

Make a super Fortify Enchanting potion equal

number of schools you want to master.

learn the

Go to an Arcane Enchanter,

enchantment through disenchanting, use a Fortify Enchanting potion,

and
then quickly enchant any equipment with the new enchantment.
you're

If

quick you can make 3 different magic armor pieces per potion.

This

item
will reduce the cost of any spell in that school to zero.
11.2 Now that your spells are free, here are spells and methods to
quickly
level magic schools:
Alteration:
people

Continually cast Detect Life while nearby a large group of

Conjuration:
of enemy

Cast Soul Trap repeatedly on any enemy, the higher level

the better

Destruction:
(cannot

Cast high damaging spells repeatedly on any essential NPC

be killed).

Illusion:
very

Cast Courage repeatedly on any horse or NPC that doesn't move

much

Restoration:
the
traps,

Continually cast any healing spell while receiving damage:

wind barrier at High

Hrothgar, rotating blade

fire traps, while casting equilibrium, etc..

Tips for doing the trick more quickly

Practice the timing and navigating the menus through a few trial
runs.
Drop any gear, potions, and ingredients you won't be using in this
method
beforehand.
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Using this method you can level up any skill from 15 to 50 in 20
minutes.
every 5

To keep it going you need to be leveling up at least once

times you train, so this method works best on newer characters.

method

This

also works with mid level characters for higher leveled skills, and
always
works for at least 5 skill levels.
1. Get the Light Fingers lvl 1 Perk for low leveled skills, lvl 2/3 for
higher
ones.

You also need $600.

2. Find an Expert or Master level trainer for a skill you want to

level.
Here are some easy to find trainers.

Note: You must join College of

Winterhold for magic trainers.

Alteration:
Winterhold.

Tolfdir, Hall of Attainment at College of

Conjuration: Falion, a mage found in his house or around

Morthal.
Destruction:
Winterhold.
Illusion:
Winterhold.

Faralda in Hall of Countenance at College of

Drevis in Hall of Countenance at College of

Restoration:
Winterhold.

Colette in Hall of Countenance at College of

Enchanting:
Winterhold.
Archery:

Sergius in Hall of Countenance at College of

Aela, in/around Jorrvaskr in Whiterun.
Must complete "Glory of the Dead" first.

Block:

Njada Stonearm, in/around Jorrvaskr.

Must complete "Glory of the Dead" first.

Heavy Armor:

Farkas, Jorrvaskr in Whiterun.

Must complete "Proving Honor".

One-handed:

Athis, in/around Jorrvaskr in Whiterun.

Must complete "Glory of the Dead" first.

Two-Handed:
generally

Torbjorn Shatter-Shield, a warrior Windhelm,

found near blacksmith.

Smithing: Balimund, the blacksmith in Riften.

Alchemy:

Arcadia, at Arcadia's Cauldron in Whiterun.

Light Armor:

Grelka, the marketplace in Riften.

Lockpicking:

Vex, Ragged Flagon in Riften.

Must be a member of

the
Thieves Guild.
Hall in

Pickpocket:

Silda the Unseen, beggar outside of Candlehearth

Windhelm.

Sneak: Garvey, found at the entrance to The Warrens, a series of

tunnels underneath Markarth.
Speech:
3.

Giraud Gemane, a bard at The Bards College in Solitude.

Talk and train with the person once

4. Save.
asleep

Steal your money from the trainer, preferably when they are

and/or you're hidden.

5.
4.

If unsuccessful, reload.

If theft is successful, repeat steps 3 and

6. You can train up to 5 times per level.

level up,
so try to time when you level up.
before

This resets each time you

Ideally you want to level up just

you pass the experience required for the next level.

If you're having trouble stealing and reloading often, get additional

perks
from the Pickpocket tree.
a skill

I typically use Light Fingers lvl 2 to level

up to level 50, and I get the perks Night Thief and Cutpurse and steal
while
the person is asleep.

You can use this method to level any skill up to

level 90 by using a Master level trainer.

If you ever max out on training and haven't reached the next level, try
stealing from people around you to level up pickpocketing and get exp.
to level
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stuff

Follow Hadvar through Helgen so that in Riverwood you get better

from Alvor later.

Stones and

After exiting the cave, head NW to the Guardian

select the Thief stone.

you're in

Now head E towards

Embershard Mine.

While

the cave grab all the torches and ignore or kill the bandits and take
their
items.

When you run out of room, a good rule of thumb is to always drop

anything generic that's not worth 10 times it's weight.

Head to Riverwood, and talk to Alvor/Gerdur .

Take all of their

stuff
that doesn't show up as stealing, and then take the valuables from their
home
(near Blacksmith/SE part of town).
Riverwood

Sell off your extra stuff at the

trader, but keep any torches, equipped weapons/armor, any ingredients

you have,
lockpicks, a bow/arrows, and the novice hood and robes for now.
Head north to Whiterun Stables.

Hire the carriage to take you

to
Dawnstar.

Go the Mortar and Pestle alchemy shop to the NE and get the

miscellaneous quest "Recover Ring of Pure Mixtures" from Frida.

of the

Buy any

following from her:

Abecean Longfin, Blisterwort, Blue Butterfly Wings, Butterfly

Wing,

Cyrodilic Spadetail,Dragon's Tongue, Glowing Mushrooms, Hagraven

Claws,

Saber Cat Teeth, Salt Pile, Small Antlers, Small Pearls,

Spriggan Sap,
Tundra Cotton.
Fast travel back to the Stables and then take a carriage to
Winterhold.
Save.

Head to the nearby College.

college.
gold if

Talk to Faralda about entering the

She'll ask you to cast a random spell that she'll sell for 30

you don't have it.

Hood,

If it's one you can't cast try wearing the Novice

otherwise reload and try again.

finish

Once past head up to the college and

the quest "First Lessons".

After you're given the second college quest "Under Saarthal",
grab all
the snowberries growing in the courtyard outside and head to the nearby
Hall of
Countenance.
room on

Find the enchanter Sergius Turrianus, who sleeps in his

the second floor most nights ~3 a.m.

method

Do the pickpocket power leveling

(Section 3) to level your Enchanting to level 51.

perk

Try to end up with a

level up saved for later.

Do the 'quest' Valehk Sain's locker (Section 6).

After getting

the
treasure
quest

head south and talk to Tolfdir outside Saarthal.

Do the

"Under Saarthal" until you get the objective 'search for magical
artifacts'.
Find any of the nearby Enchanted Rings on the ground while avoiding the
Saarthal Amulet inset in one of the walls.

Leave.

Head S to the Forsaken Cave.

treasure as
you go.
run

Run through the cave, taking

Follow the quest marker to the Forsaken Crypt, and from there

through to the end.

the

Take the treasure from the marked chest, then take

back exit to the side of the chest which leads back out to the cave.
Head out
to Skyrim.

she

Return the ring to Frida in Dawnstar and buy any new ingredients

has from the above list.

3 a.m.

Save.

Wait inside the Mortar and Pestle until

Head upstairs and steal the Ring of Pure Mixtures from Frida while she
sleeps.
Time to go fishing.

We are looking for 20 total of Abecean

Longfin
and/or Cyrodilic Spadetail, and 20 Salt Piles.
Riften.

Hire a carriage to

Start by stealing from the fish barrels on the boats and docks to the
west of
Riften. I found 7 fish and 20+ Salt Piles.
look for
those two fish in the lake.
bridges or

Now jump in the water and

Usually they are in groups of 3 under

in shallow waters, and often there will be dragonflies flitting about

above the
fish.
Once you've searched the lake, seek more in the rivers while
heading
westward towards Ivarstead.

It's easiest to find fish by looking in the

distance while underwater, so search for any deep water pockets.

can also
look straight down into the water to see them if they are near.
on the

You
Also be

lookout for any deer with small antlers, an ingredient that can be
substituted
for fish in our potions.

Talk to

In one trip I found 46 Fish!.

Save.

Fast travel to Riften Stables, then head NNW to Shor's Stone.

Filnjar about the mine to get the Miscellaneous Quest "Clear Redbelly
Mine of
Spiders".
ebony ore
veins.

Enter the nearby mine, kill all the spiders.

Mine the 3

Return to Filnjar for your reward of $1000.

If you have an unenchanted Circlet, fast travel to Solitude.

Head WSW

along the road towards the small town of Dragon's Bridge.

Penitus

Enter the

Oculatus Outpost and attack the soldier inside to get his Penitus
Oculatus
Helmet.
Fast travel to Riften Stables.

Look for

Run NE for about 30 seconds.

a ruined tower halfway up the north side of the hill there.

the
Shrine of Zenithar and probably a family of bears or spiders.
blessing

Within lies
Get the

from the shrine and wear the amulet found right next to it, leave the
bears. :)
Now head to Whiterun and go to the alchemy shop Arcadia's
cauldron,
which is straight East from the entrance.
your
alchemy with Arcadia to at least level 30.
ingredients,
make a few Fortify Barter potions.
(should be

Save.
Save.

Pickpocket power level

If you have the

Buy a potion of Haggling/Barter

%10 better prices).

$4500.

We now need powerful filled Soul Gems which will cost around
So

use any barter potions you made to sell off anything extra at the
various
nearby stores and traders.
Keep:
o Potion of Haggling/Barter from Arcadia
o Ring of Pure mixtures
o One Enchanted Ring (from Saarthal)
o Any ingredients from the ingredient list a few pages back

o Four Leather for two leather bracers, or any two weapons/armor and
the
materials to upgrade them
o The Penitus Oculatus Helmet and any unenchanted Circlet, or any
unenchanted
helmet
o An unenchanted: Ring, Necklace, Braces/Gauntlets
o Any one addition unenchanted Shield, Amulet, Ring or Armor
o Any soul gem with any soul in it (Lesser or Petty is fine)
If you don't have these items, make some with leather/silver at the
nearby
blacksmith or buy them.
Now fast travel to the college of Winterhold.
different

Talk to the

mages around the college and use the Haggling Potion to buy 4 Grand Soul
Gems
(with Grand soul).
filled

Also if you have the Circlet/Penitus buy as high a

fifth gem as you can.

Do

Head to the 2nd level of the Hall of Countenance.

the Alchemy Power Leveling method (Section 2).

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Standing Stones
--------------You can only have the powers of one stone at a time.
use

I personally just

Mage/Thief/Warrior through most of the game, as you're always leveling

some
skill or another.
bonuses

Once you're done leveling, feel free to try out the

of the other stones.

The Mage/Thief/Warrior - Just NW of the game's starting location
Learn all Mage/Thief/Warrior skills 20% faster.

The Apprentice - NW of Morthal

You recover magic faster, but are more susceptible to magic
damage.
The Atronach - far S of Windhelm
You absorb spell damage and have more magic, but recover more
slowly.
The Lady - North of Falkreath
Regenerate Health and Stamina more quickly.
The Lord - S of Dawnstar
You are more resistant to both magic and physical damage.
The Lover - NE of Markarth
Learn all skills 15% faster.
The Ritual - E of Whiterun
Once a day you can reanimate nearby corpses to fight for you.
The Serpent - far E of Winterhold
Once a day you can use a ranged paralyzing poison on opponents.
The Shadow - S of Riften
Once a day you can become invisible for an extended period.
The Steed - N of Dragon Bridge
You can carry more and do not suffer the armor movement penalty.
The Tower - W of Winterhold
Once a day you can open any lock.

Shrine Powers
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is

Shrines give small bonuses which last for 7 in-game hours, which

about 25 minutes real time.

o Shrine of Akatosh: Magicka regenerates 10% faster for 7 hours.

o Shrine of Arkay: Increases your health by 25 points for 7 hours.
o Shrine of Dibella: +10 Speechcraft for 7 hours.
o Shrine of Julianos: Increases your Magicka by 25 points for 7 hours.
o Shrine of Kynareth: Increases your Stamina by 25 points for 7 hours.
o Shrine of Mara: Healing spells restore 10% more for 7 hours.
o Shrine of Stendarr: Block 10% more damage with your shield for 7
hours.
o Shrine of Talos: Time between shouts is reduced 10% for 7 hours.
o Shrine of Zenithar: Prices are 10% better for 7 hours.

Powers earned from quests

------------------------Agent of Mara
Bonus:

+15% resistance to magic

Time/Difficulty:

Early game - Easy

How to get:
Riften

complete "The Book of Love" - Temple of Mara in

Sailor's Repose:
Bonus:

Healing spells cure 10% more

Time/Difficulty:

Early Game - Easy

How to get:
under

find Habd's remains at the end of the dungeon

Frostflow Lighthouse, then place the remains in

the
flaming brazier on top of the Lighthouse
Agent of Dibella
Bonus:

+Damage to opposite sex

Time/Difficulty:

Early game - Medium

How to get:

complete "The Heart of Dibella" - Temple of

Dibella in Markarth

Force Without Effort:

Bonus:

You stagger 25% less and foes stagger 25% more.

Time/Difficulty:

Mid game - Easy

How to get:
Hrothgar

choose FUS after "The Throat of the World" -

Eternal Spirit:
Bonus:
after

You gain a 25% bonus health regeneration rate

using Ethereal shout

Time/Difficulty:
How to get:
Hrothgar

Midgame - Easy
choose FEIM after "The Throat of the World" -

The Fire Within:

Bonus:

Fire Breath shout deals 25% more damage

Time/Difficulty:

Midgame - Easy

How to get:
Hrothgar

choose YOL after "The Throat of the World" -

Ancient Knowledge
Bonus:
Blacksmithing

+25% armor bonus with Dwarven armor,

increases 25% faster.

Time/Difficulty:

Mid game - Medium

How to get:

complete "Unfathomable Depths" - quest given by

outside

From-Deepest-Fathoms in Riften Fishery area

of Riften with level above 13.

Sinderion's Serendipity
Bonus:
alchemy

25% chance of creating a duplicate potion in

Time/Difficulty:

Mid game - Hard

How to get:

complete "A Return to your Roots" - Blackreach

Prowler's Profit:

Bonus:

Find more gems in chests

Time/Difficulty:

Late game - Extreme

How to get:
unusual

complete "No Stone Unturned" - bring 24!

gems to Vex

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Section 6 - Quick money

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Stendarr Shrine and Amulet
-------------------------Run NE

For a 20% decrease in prices, fast travel to Riften Stables.

for about 30 seconds.

of
the hill there.
family of

Look for a ruined tower halfway up the north side

bears or spiders.
the

Within lies the Shrine of Zenithar and probably a

Grab the amulet, put it on, and get the blessing from

shrine.
Clear Red-Belly Mine of Spiders - $500-1200 (based on level)
Go to Shor's Stone (NNW of Riften), talk to Filnjar the
blacksmith,
offer to clear the mine out of 6 spiders.
While

A bow helps a lot here.

you're at the bottom, pick up a pickaxe and mine some ebony ore
(each vein makes $25x3).

Return to Filnjar for the reward.

Valehk Sain's locker - $1500

---------------------------Head to the College of Winterhold and get admitted as a new mage
(requirements are 30 gold and ability to cast novice spell, may need
novice
hood). Once you finish the tour and 'First Lessons' by Tolfdir, head
down into
The Midden (entrance is in the NW corner of the courtyard, or on the
first
floor of the Hall of Countenance).
open

Once inside head towards the first

area, drop down, turn right, go through the archway, drop down again,
turn

right, and go through the door to find the entrance to The Midden Dark.
Head down, turn left, jump down to the chest to the left of the

bridge,

then jump on the chest, on to the wall ledge, and back up.
straight up
the tunnel, then take the stairs to the right.
the
bottom, turn right.
underground

Now go

Read the Alchemy book at

Kill the skeletons and open the door to an

circular room with a black claw in the middle.

and a
key on a nearby table.
outside go

There will be a journal

Take the key and backtrack upstairs.

to the Arcanaeum (upstairs from the Hall of Elements).

the

Save.

Once
Sneak to

chest on the left side of the room open the chest with your key while
hidden.
Take the rings and head back down to the black claw in the
Midden
Dark.
right

Keep trying different rings on each finger until you have the

combination.
will

A dremora will appear.

give you a treasure map.

The

Agree to release Valehk Sain.

He

Head out through the exit in front of you.

treasure is located on a brain-shaped island with a statue of Talos,

straight
west of the college and north of Saarthal.

The treasure is at the

south-western base of the island and appears when you have the map in
your
inventory.
Transmute iron into Gold - $7 into $25
-------------------------------------Camp

The alteration spell "Transmute" can be found at Halted Stream

mine (N of Whiterun).
iron ore

Be sure to bring a pickaxe to mine all of the

veins while you're there.

the

The tome is on a table by the leaders bed in

back.
Now move in front the nearby bed.
the

Cast transmute, then click on

bed and sleep for 1 hour to recharge your magic.

change all

Repeat to quickly

your iron ore.

Head on over to Whiterun, and go to the smelter that's on your
right
as you enter.
forge

Turn the gold ore into gold ingots.

and make some gold rings.

sale.

Amble over to the

These sell for $25 each.

Most blacksmiths and general stores will have some iron ore for

You can loop through all the towns buying iron ore and continually
transmute
and then forge.

Also iron mines are everywhere.

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Section 7 - Max leveling with the Oghma Infinium

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"Elder

The best time to do this quest is alongside the main quest

Knowledge". The Oghma Infinium is the reward you receive after

completing the
quest "Discerning the Transmundane".
in

To get this quest talk to Septimus

Signus's Outpost, a cave on an island N of the College of Winterhold.

Once you acquire the Oghma Infinium, do not read it!
choice, choose Do Not Read.
with

Leave the cave and head to any home you own

a book shelf that gives you the option to store books on it.
in
Whiterun is one such house.
alchemy

If given a

Breezehome

If you don't have it already, buy the

station upgrade from Proventus Avenicci in Dragon's Reach.

1.

Head to your home and save

2.

Click on the book shelf

3.

Go to the book section of your inventory

4.

Read Oghma Infinium

5.

Choose a path

6.

Store it in your book shelf

7.

Close your inventory

8. Go to the book on the shelf and read it - Don't choose a path, just
press
do not read
9.

Then take the book

Repeat steps 2-9

Each time you do step 5 you will level up each skill levels for the
Warrior,
Mage, or Thief five times.
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Section 8 - Closing Remarks and Thanks

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I hope you found this guide helps you power up your character

without

spending 300+ hours like I did.

Since I

I definitely enjoyed working on it!

put so many hours into it, please don't use any portion of this document
elsewhere on the interwebs without first getting my permission.
feel
free to send any questions, ideas, or updates you'd like to see.
for

Please
Thanks

reading!
I used the following guides and websites for item locations, shrine
powers,
etc.

Thanks to you for all your hard work!

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com

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