The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion/Wayshrines
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The Wayshrines
In each major city there is a chapel and in each chapel there are 9 unique altars that can grant you temporary blessings. To recieve the blessings from any of the altars, you must first make a pilgrimage to the appropriate wayshrine. After making the pilgrimage you can receive the blessing once per day from any of the chapels in the major cities. The locations for the wayshrines are covered in sections 35.02 to 35.10. The blessings from each altar are listed below.
Once you have made the pilgrimage to all 9 wayshrines you will get the Pilgrim's Grace ability, which is a greater power that you can use once per day to increase all your atrributes by 10 for 5 minutes.
You can have ALL of these blessing activated at one time once you've made the pilgrimage to each wayshrine.
There is a map created by Idiosyncrat on www.gamefaqs.com that shows the locations of all the wayshrines, it helped me write this section of my guide and it may help you.
Akatosh = Jaws of Akatosh
- Speed +5 for 5 minutes
Arkay = Breath of Arkay
- Health +10 for 5 minutes
Dibella = Dibella's Kiss
- Personality +5 for 5 minutes
Julianos = Scales of Julianos
- Intelligence +5 for 5 minutes
Kynareth = Kynareth's Way
- Agility +5 for 5 minutes
Mara = Wisdom of Mara
- Willpower +5 for 5 minutes
Stendarr = Heart of Stendarr
- Endurance +5 for 5 minutes
Talos (Tiber Septim) = Fist of Talos
- Strength +5 for 5 minutes
Zenithar = Zenithar's Ear
- Luck +5 for 5 minutes
- NOTE: These buffs seem to be bugged and when you activate the altars they only seem to sometimes give you their power... I do not know any more than that. Hopefully it doesn't happen with you, but just save before activating any of the altars and try re-loading and trying again, sometimes I got them all to work, but most of the time, barely half worked.
Akatosh
Fast travel to 'Black Waterside Stables' on the west wall of Cheydinhal. Once there follow the city wall south, just stay along side the city wall as it goes south east, then when it turns east you will hit a body of water, on the other side of the water is the wayshrine.
Once you activate this wayshrine you will be able to receive the Jaws of Akatosh blessing once per day from the Altar of Akatosh in any of the chapels in the major cities.
Arkay
Fast travel to 'Grateful Pass Stables' on the west wall of Cheydinahl. Once there go south west into the field of grapes, on the far south west corner of the field is a fence with a few sheeps and a little building for the sheeps, go to that building. From that building go completely north and at the top of the hill you will find the wayshrine.
Once you activate this wayshrine you will be able to receive the Breath of Arkay blessing once per day from the Altar of Arkay in any of the chapels in the major cities.
Dibella
Fast travel to 'North Country Stables' on the south wall of Chorrol. Once there follow the city wall east until you come to Crumbling Mine, the entrance to this mine is on a large boulder facing the city wall. From the boulder that holds the entrance go completely south, as long as you keep going south you should end up between to fallen trees, just keep going south and you will come to the wayshrine.
Once you activate this wayshrine you will be able to receive the Dibella's Kiss blessing once per day from the Altar of Dibella in any of the chapels in the major cities.
Julianos
Fast travel to 'Chesnut Handy Stables' on the west wall of the Imperial City. Once there go west for just a tiny bit and you will find a path going north along the hillside, follow this path and it will take you directly to the wayshrine.
Once you activate this wayshrine you will be able to receive the Scales of Julianos blessing once per day from the Altar of Julianos in any of the chapels in the major cities.
Kynareth
A side note on this wayshrine, the easiest one to find is just east of Skingrad, but once the Oblivion Gates open up, it will be destroyed. If you are still free and clear of the Oblivion Gates, fast travel to 'Castle Skingrad' and then cross the bridge, the wayshrine is directly east of the towers at this end of the bridge. If it has been destroyed, just read the next paragraph.
If you look at your world map, north west of Skingrad, or south west of Chorrol, you will see the words 'The Imperial Reserve' the wayshrine is located right where the 'E' in Imperial is. So, chose what ever map marker is closest for you and then make your way to that 'E' by constantly checking your position on your world map.
Once you activate this wayshrine you will be able to receive the Kynareth's Way blessing once per day from the Altar of Kynareth in any of the chapels in the major cities.
Mara
If you look at your world map, right at Skingrad, this wayshrine is located just south west of the 'S' in Skingrad. So fast travel to the closet map marker and make your way there, constantly check your position on the world map and you should be able to find it.
Once you activate this wayshrine you will be able to receive the Wisdom of Mara blessing once per day from the Altar of Mara in any of the chapels in the major cities.
Stendarr
Fast travel to 'Imperial Prison Sewer', once you are there just swim east across the water, on the other side of the water just follow the coast south. If you look at your world map, starting at the Imperial Prison Sewer, to the south you will see a large clump of land, almost an island, and then on the east side of the water to the south is a little penisula, the wayshrine is on that little corner of land. As long as you follow that east side of the water going south, you can't miss it, it is right on the waters edge.
Once you activate this wayshrine you will be able to receive the Heart of Stendarr blessing once per day from the Altar of Stendarr in any of the chapels in the major cities.
Talos (Tiber Septim)
Fast travel to 'Grateful Pass Stables' on the west wall of Skingrad, once there follow the road going west, just stay on the road and you will eventually come to a cave called 'Fyrelight Cave', keep on the main road and you will come to a bridge, do not cross the bridge, just go north from the bridge and you will come to the wayshrine.
Once you activate this wayshrine you will be able to receive the Fist of Talos blessing once per day from the Altar of Talos in any of the chapels in the major cities.
Zenithar
Fast travel to 'Kvatch' once you are there follow the road north east, just stay on the road and when you come to the top of the hill going east, you will see the darker rocks and the barricades, you need to go directly west from here and you will come to the wayshrine.
Once you activate this wayshrine you will be able to receive the Ear of Zenithar blessing once per day from the Altar of Zenithar in any of the chapels in the major cities.
