The book to get started. The mystery of Indelious Mephestros
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The Mystery of Indelious Mefestros
by A curious student
The day seems like yesterday when Indelious Mefestros roamed the halls of the college inciting laughter from the students and unapproving glares from the other masters. Indel (as he was called for short) had grand intentions of repairing the bad reputation of the college. He claimed to be working on an awe inspiring magic attraction that would be the envy of all Skyrim. He was considered to be quite mad of course. His open worship of the Daedric prince Sheogorath didn't help. It was said that when he learned about his nick name "Indelious the Mad" that he insisted with a smile that it should be "Indelious the Jumping Mad!" This after he had been caught jumping on every bed in the college claiming it to be in the name of research! He had many odd habits and sayings. He loved to tell people, "To see everything clearly, one must wear the proper clothes." Indel also seemed to collect forks from around the college. After he disappeared, they found over fifty in his room!
Indelious Mefestros was however a master of many of the schools of magic and could have been archmage if not for his obvious insanity. He could usually be found deep in The Midden. Indelious seemed obsessed with the Daedric artifact down there and that room is where he could be found ninety-nine percent of the time until he started wearing his wild clothes. What really earned him the "Mad" nickname started when he claimed that Sheogorath himself had bestowed upon him instructions for a proper gentlemen's outfit. Indelious began to wear a ridiculous multi colored suit all the time. A red and purple mockery of civility. Shortly after he began wearing the rainbow-like outfit, he quickly became known for his ability to travel to the far corners of Skyrim and return impossibly fast. This came in very handy if something was needed from Markarth or Solitude, but Indel refused to share his secrets of fast travel. He was so paranoid that when he would leave the college on any errand, he would first cast an invisibility spell on himself. Many attempts were made to follow him, but none were ever successful. One student claimed to have seen Indelious leave the college without casting the invisibility on himself. The student must have been mistaken or overly stressed from his lessons because his claim was that Indelious walked out onto the bridge to Winterhold, paused for a moment and then jumped off the side! The problem with this is that Indelious was back in the Arcanium less then an hour later with some books he had just picked up from Markarth. When Indelious was questioned abut the incident, he pointed at the accusing student and said, "Look at his clothes! How could anyone believe anything he claims to have seen?" The bridge has been checked many times since his disappearance, but anything odd is yet to be discovered.
I almost forgot, did I mention that Indel was a professional sod? Yes, he typically smelled like a bottle of freshly opened Cyrodilic Brandy. Sometimes he would pass out from too much drink and without fail when he woke up he would become frantic and start searching around screaming, "Where are you, please I can't have lost you!" Then he would sigh with relief and praise Sheogorath as he seemed to gingerly pick up and hold an object only he could see.
Many days after Indelious had gone on an errand and failed to return, the school conducted a full search for him and any clues that might shed light on his whereabouts. Eventually a few students were sent to each of the holds Indel frequented to inquire about him. Most came back with similar stories about his odd requests for forks and that he seemed to appear out of nowhere and then just disappear not far from a nearby body of water. An odd message was found with his fork collection written in Daedric. After being translated the archmage demanded the note be destroyed due to sensations of confusion it gave anyone touching it. The final pages of this tome have the translation of the Daedric note and it is most insane. It is doubtful the mystery of Indelious will ever be solved.
The note:
Ahh yes, keep this handy in case you need it after needing it!
First off you must understand that a properly sharpened fork is a must! Two tines, yes, only two for greater penetration! The heat of a good hot forge is good for heating a fork for good heated sharpening! Once sharpened, it will only reveal what is hidden to those with enough power.
To see everything clearly, one must wear the proper clothes.
Do you like rhymes? I do and you should too! So here is what we are going to do!
Go climb a mountain and pluck from it's head A bloom of pure nature, one purple, one red Now a bit of some cotton for making the thread
An ingot of greed that helps all kings reign An ingot well known to be werewolf's bane
Rhyming makes me hungry, let's add a snack!
A wedge of the goat with a wheel of the eider A raw bit of flesh from the waterfall climber!
OH YUM! Don't fear the heat of the smelter, make it respect you by wielding your mighty sharpened fork!
This a journal. WARNING! This one is a SPOILER if you read it before you find it!
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If you are not me and you are reading this then you are either a despicable person who has absconded with my personal effects whilst I lay in a drunken stupor or I am dead!
Let's see, to begin, I am Indelious Mefestros, but you may know me as "Indelious the Jumping Mad" and I hold a high rank amongst my colleagues at the mages college. One of my main goals; only second to maintaining a constant state of inebriation, is to create something with magic to soothe away the Nord's intense distrust of the same. If I can create an attraction to get visitors to come to the college for recreation, it could turn the bad reputation around.
I believe all of us as children delved into the bounding adventure of jumping on a bed. The nicer the bed, the better the experience. In this line of reasoning, I have developed the ultimate in bouncing joy! I have aptly named it "The Telvanni Thriller!" (Of course inspired by the wondrous lift created by the master of Tel Mithryn himself.)
I must also give much credit to my patron, Sheogorath. Intellect and madness are not so far apart and in his great wisdom he saw fit to grant me a small corner in his realm to do my experiments and to design an impossible floating home with open air rooms and an endless horizon. Sleeping under the stars is quite therapeutic even though I know the sky around me is all an illusion. If you have found your way into the home's sphere I must have left my extra access charm in the Midden again! DRAT! But how could you find it and more interestingly how could you have known where to jump?
Anyway, back to why I'm bothering to write these notes!
In the case of my death, please feel free to enjoy the house. You must have my waterfall crystal to be lifted up to the house and then you will need to ride "The Telvanni Thriller" to it's end to gain access to every part of the abode and get some delicious sweetrolls. This pleases Sheogorath greatly.
I must leave some mystery for your discovery and my Lord's entertainment though!
Now I must get back to making this necklace in case of another unwanted brandy induced trip to visit the sometimes jumpy Big Happy. I wish he'd stay out of the pool!
OH! Be sure to keep Big Happy well exercised, Sheogorath insists and his Daedra need discipline!
Lastly, if somehow you are a complete miscreant and happen to lose both of my Not Forkys, Sheogorath will share with you how to create another at any smelter. All you need do is hold the artifact known as "Wabbajack" in your hand. Any soul gems Sheogorath requires must be filled so be prepared to pay a steep price for such carelessness!
Now the hints. I will put each one in order for those who only want help with a single step. These are SPOILERS for each part of the mystery.
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Go to a forge to create a sharpened fork.
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Equip the sharpened fork in your right hand so you can see the recipe to create the outfit in the smelter menu. If you are not level 30+ it will not show.
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Equip the outfit and go to The Midden Dark to the room with the Daedric artifact. You will now see a fork on the table next to the investigators notes and key named "Not Forky Too." Pick it up!
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Keep the outfit on and be sure to keep "Not Forky Too" in your inventory and go out on the bridge from the college. You will hear a magic sound when you are near the entry spot. Look down in 3rd person and you will see a magic area to jump down to. This will get you inside the house area.
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Find Indel's corpse and loot the waterfall crystal and the journal and read it! Then ride the waterfall up to the house.The corpse should be in a pile of large rocks on the bottom of the lake very near the middle of the North wall.
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One of the platforms has 4 small cylinders near an edge that has no railing. Step inside of them and the activator will appear. Ride the Telvanni Thriller. You must land on the glowing magic to bounce up and spawn the next bounce spot. Repeat until you spawn a ring of fire and land inside of it.
This is a major spoiler video in case you really get stuck!
Frequently Asked Questions:
How do I get out?
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You must be wearing the outfit and have Not Forky or Not Forky Too in your inventory and simply walk around the backside of the big tree at the pool. There are a few portals that you can choose from and you can come back from the other side as well as long as you have the outfit on and a Not Forky in your inventory.
How do I know I've found everything?
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If you got the Wabbajack party favor staff then you found everything. If not, just read the descriptions on each item you find to get a clue about the next item. Don't forget to jump on the beds!
Hey Asaforg, what are your favorite things to do in this house?
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See the sunrise/sunset, watch the party guests roam around the house, jump on the beds until the bowls overflow with treats, see how many party guests I can get into the pool geysers at the same time and lastly to wait until night time and watch the party guests go after the Dremora! It's like a fireworks show!
Some of the NPCs are acting bugged.
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If it's the party guests or Sheogorath, just unequip the staff and let them despawn then reequip the staff or you can just use the rest option to pass one hour and that will reset them. If the Dremora seems frozen, just jump down into the water and ride the waterfall back up while he is spawned.
Why do the chests disappear sometimes?
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The chests will only disappear when the NPCs are spawned. If the Dremora is active and the NPCs are also active they can loot weapons from the chests and you can not get them back. The best solution was to disable the chests when the NPCs are enabled to prevent this. You will not lose any items you store in the chests this way.
HELP! I put my staffs into a display rack and now they wont work!
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You will need to use the console to get new staffs. Placing them in a display rack seems to effect some of the script properties and that is why they do not work. If you have a mod that allows you to get items from mods, that will work as well.
Thank you for playing the mod Evamasks. So you got into the water under the house and he's not anywhere? If he was not where the spoiler video or fifth spoiler shows, try looking up on the surface where the water current moves to. He may have somehow gotten dragged over there and be in a corner. If not, let me know.
Thank you very much. Skyrim can be mighty buggy sometimes. He has two items on him that are important. One is the journal that is up in the sticky post here and the other is the waterfall crystal. You could get the waterfall crystal with the console if you can't find him. It's really the only thing you need to continue to discover the next parts.
Thank you for playing the mod cromancito. I will put the answer in a spoiler.
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A regular fork will not work. You need to make "a sharpened fork" in the forge. All it takes is one steel ingot. Hold that one in your hand and the recipe will show in the smelter.
Love the mod, kudos for all the effort, really shines with good "weather/skies" mods.
Only thing I would change is layout, could be a bit more "organized"/intuitive.
Some ideas?
In the center a circular island, with dining room&main bed, surrounded by body of water/pool. Perhaps with wooden circular archway along the edges ( something like this? https://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/110/images/68780-3-1439646778.jpg)
Then every bridge connects to it with small island for different amenities: smithy, room for npcs, enchanting, library, trophy room, etc, etc...the usual.
Sort of something similar to a flower/petal structure. Maybe with some kind of magic visual orb, above each, that makes it "levitate" ( something like Augur?)
Anyway, just some ideas off the bat, again thanks for the effort.
Thank you so much Loostreaks. It is a very odd house and that is by design. The idea is Indelious made some kind of deal with Sheogorath to have a private place to work. Sheogorath is a pretty twisted and mad god so I tried to build it with the idea of a single slightly insane mage with the madness of Sheogorath. And if you found all of the items you know Sheogorath likes to watch. I almost didn't even add the extra beds, but since the party guests might take a nap.... Mostly I was aiming to avoid anything resembling "the usual." It's not really meant to be a home to stay in and build your treasure, but more a way to get around and have crafting easily accessible. And of course, to view that endless horizon!
Hello, Patrick. Been enjoying this very much. The vistas are great and the party is interesting. Was just in there and dressed the NPC's to see if the kept it when they respawn. That was interesting, because a few did and others not. May have to do with the gear. Thanks for the fun mod.
I brought a few guests of my own. Just got the ring. That's more fun than the main ride. I think Mango was traumatized though. Lydia loved it It's great for some fun entertainment.
Hi Patrick It's nice to see you & something new again. I like it already & looks awesome. Unique, creative & gorgeous. Well you know my taste so... My compliments like always & see you around
Endless Horizon Home is a lore friendly player home with everything you need for crafting and so much more. It requires that you solve a mystery to find out how to get inside and once inside you will discover beauty and many fun activities. Night time can be the most magical visual experience. Level 30+ is required to solve the mystery.
where do you find this house tell me the LOCATIONNNN I NEED ITTTT!!!!! *^*
I don't know why I never got a notification of this post, so I apologize for the late response.
Go to the mages college and you will find the book to get started on the desk of the librarian. It's named The Mystery of Indelious Mephestros. There are hints in the sticky above to help with each step if you get stuck.
Awesome! Thank you so much for that LatinGames and it looks well done. I added it in the main description, but what is cool is the translations tab at the top of the page automatically added it when you tagged it properly!
This is the craziest player home I've ever met. Also, impossible to feel alone if you can fill it with guests whenever you want. Fantastic mod, my friend, with wit, humor, beautiful design and spectacular views... and also, a house that has everything the Dragonborn needs. Bravo!
Hi Asaforg,I almost have the Spanish translation for this intriguing Mod but I have this problem :
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I´m using immersive college of winterhold and have some problems to showup the start book,finally appears, but even I was looking for almost 2 game days,have been imposible found the Endless Home Location, I'm over 450 Mods installed and Running perfect en LE,could be a Order issue? Where should I look this? I already goes down to the rotten looking for clues but nothing happen.Thanks in advance for your help
Thank you for working on a translation LatinGames.
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I play with Immersive College of Winterhold and the book is always there on the corner of the desk. I will check my load order when I get home today and post that. Do you use USLEEP? I had to adjust the mod because some people don't so make sure you have version 1.1.
Okay, as far as how to get in. - Make a sharpened fork at a forge with a steel ingot. - Hold the sharpened fork in your hand and you will see the recipe in the smelter menu to make the clothes. Get the ingredients and make the clothes. - Go back down into The Midden Dark where the big Daedric hand is at and be sure to be wearing the clothes. There will be a fork on the table named Not Forky Too. It is not there if you don't have the clothes on. Take the fork. - Go back out onto the bridge from the college and keep the clothes on and the Not Forky Too in your inventory. You will hear some magic sounds when the door is activated and it will stop when it is deactivated. The door/magic effect will be on the side of the bridge facing Winterhold. You can see it best in 3rd person. Just walk off the bridge and land on it. That will get you inside.
Finally it Works!, I'm not sure what I did,maybe load order or change the goto Bed way,but using better Jump I Unblock the others magic orbs and now the home is complete.Thanks Asaforg for your support.This home is AWESOME! great Job!
PD: A Friend of mine ask me if there is any way to enable auto-strip just when get into the pool
Fantastic news! The auto strip is a script I considered, but I chose a different set up. I figure players can work that out with the followers. I'm very glad you finally got it all working.
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The book to get started. The mystery of Indelious Mephestros
by
A curious student
The day seems like yesterday when Indelious Mefestros roamed the halls of the college inciting laughter from the students and unapproving glares from the other masters. Indel (as he was called for short) had grand intentions of repairing the bad reputation of the college. He claimed to be working on an awe inspiring magic attraction that would be the envy of all Skyrim. He was considered to be quite mad of course. His open worship of the Daedric prince Sheogorath didn't help. It was said that when he learned about his nick name "Indelious the Mad" that he insisted with a smile that it should be "Indelious the Jumping Mad!" This after he had been caught jumping on every bed in the college claiming it to be in the name of research!
He had many odd habits and sayings. He loved to tell people, "To see everything clearly, one must wear the proper clothes." Indel also seemed to collect forks from around the college. After he disappeared, they found over fifty in his room!
Indelious Mefestros was however a master of many of the schools of magic and could have been archmage if not for his obvious insanity. He could usually be found deep in The Midden. Indelious seemed obsessed with the Daedric artifact down there and that room is where he could be found ninety-nine percent of the time until he started wearing his wild clothes. What really earned him the "Mad" nickname started when he claimed that Sheogorath himself had bestowed upon him instructions for a proper gentlemen's outfit. Indelious began to wear a ridiculous multi colored suit all the time. A red and purple mockery of civility.
Shortly after he began wearing the rainbow-like outfit, he quickly became known for his ability to travel to the far corners of Skyrim and return impossibly fast. This came in very handy if something was needed from Markarth or Solitude, but Indel refused to share his secrets of fast travel. He was so paranoid that when he would leave the college on any errand, he would first cast an invisibility spell on himself. Many attempts were made to follow him, but none were ever successful.
One student claimed to have seen Indelious leave the college without casting the invisibility on himself. The student must have been mistaken or overly stressed from his lessons because his claim was that Indelious walked out onto the bridge to Winterhold, paused for a moment and then jumped off the side! The problem with this is that Indelious was back in the Arcanium less then an hour later with some books he had just picked up from Markarth.
When Indelious was questioned abut the incident, he pointed at the accusing student and said, "Look at his clothes! How could anyone believe anything he claims to have seen?" The bridge has been checked many times since his disappearance, but anything odd is yet to be discovered.
I almost forgot, did I mention that Indel was a professional sod? Yes, he typically smelled like a bottle of freshly opened Cyrodilic Brandy. Sometimes he would pass out from too much drink and without fail when he woke up he would become frantic and start searching around screaming, "Where are you, please I can't have lost you!" Then he would sigh with relief and praise Sheogorath as he seemed to gingerly pick up and hold an object only he could see.
Many days after Indelious had gone on an errand and failed to return, the school conducted a full search for him and any clues that might shed light on his whereabouts. Eventually a few students were sent to each of the holds Indel frequented to inquire about him. Most came back with similar stories about his odd requests for forks and that he seemed to appear out of nowhere and then just disappear not far from a nearby body of water.
An odd message was found with his fork collection written in Daedric. After being translated the archmage demanded the note be destroyed due to sensations of confusion it gave anyone touching it. The final pages of this tome have the translation of the Daedric note and it is most insane. It is doubtful the mystery of Indelious will ever be solved.
The note:
Ahh yes, keep this handy in case you need it after needing it!
First off you must understand that a properly sharpened fork is a must!
Two tines, yes, only two for greater penetration!
The heat of a good hot forge is good for heating a fork for good heated sharpening!
Once sharpened, it will only reveal what is hidden to those with enough power.
To see everything clearly, one must wear the proper clothes.
Do you like rhymes? I do and you should too! So here is what we are going to do!
Go climb a mountain and pluck from it's head
A bloom of pure nature, one purple, one red
Now a bit of some cotton for making the thread
An ingot of greed that helps all kings reign
An ingot well known to be werewolf's bane
Rhyming makes me hungry, let's add a snack!
A wedge of the goat with a wheel of the eider
A raw bit of flesh from the waterfall climber!
OH YUM! Don't fear the heat of the smelter, make it respect you by wielding your mighty sharpened fork!
This a journal. WARNING! This one is a SPOILER if you read it before you find it!
Let's see, to begin, I am Indelious Mefestros, but you may know me as "Indelious the Jumping Mad" and I hold a high rank amongst my colleagues at the mages college. One of my main goals; only second to maintaining a constant state of inebriation, is to create something with magic to soothe away the Nord's intense distrust of the same. If I can create an attraction to get visitors to come to the college for recreation, it could turn the bad reputation around.
I believe all of us as children delved into the bounding adventure of jumping on a bed. The nicer the bed, the better the experience. In this line of reasoning, I have developed the ultimate in bouncing joy! I have aptly named it "The Telvanni Thriller!" (Of course inspired by the wondrous lift created by the master of Tel Mithryn himself.)
I must also give much credit to my patron, Sheogorath. Intellect and madness are not so far apart and in his great wisdom he saw fit to grant me a small corner in his realm to do my experiments and to design an impossible floating home with open air rooms and an endless horizon. Sleeping under the stars is quite therapeutic even though I know the sky around me is all an illusion. If you have found your way into the home's sphere I must have left my extra access charm in the Midden again! DRAT! But how could you find it and more interestingly how could you have known where to jump?
Anyway, back to why I'm bothering to write these notes!
In the case of my death, please feel free to enjoy the house. You must have my waterfall crystal to be lifted up to the house and then you will need to ride "The Telvanni Thriller" to it's end to gain access to every part of the abode and get some delicious sweetrolls. This pleases Sheogorath greatly.
I must leave some mystery for your discovery and my Lord's entertainment though!
Now I must get back to making this necklace in case of another unwanted brandy induced trip to visit the sometimes jumpy Big Happy. I wish he'd stay out of the pool!
OH! Be sure to keep Big Happy well exercised, Sheogorath insists and his Daedra need discipline!
Lastly, if somehow you are a complete miscreant and happen to lose both of my Not Forkys, Sheogorath will share with you how to create another at any smelter. All you need do is hold the artifact known as "Wabbajack" in your hand. Any soul gems Sheogorath requires must be filled so be prepared to pay a steep price for such carelessness!
Now the hints. I will put each one in order for those who only want help with a single step. These are SPOILERS for each part of the mystery.
First:
Second:
Third:
Fourth:
Fifth:
Sixth:
This is a major spoiler video in case you really get stuck!
Frequently Asked Questions:
How do I get out?
How do I know I've found everything?
Hey Asaforg, what are your favorite things to do in this house?
Some of the NPCs are acting bugged.
Why do the chests disappear sometimes?
HELP! I put my staffs into a display rack and now they wont work!
I am level 30+ but I dont see any recipe when I have the fork in my right hand... anything else I can do? What am I doing wrong? Sorry, bad english.
Only thing I would change is layout, could be a bit more "organized"/intuitive.
Some ideas?
In the center a circular island, with dining room&main bed, surrounded by body of water/pool. Perhaps with wooden circular archway along the edges ( something like this? https://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/110/images/68780-3-1439646778.jpg)
Then every bridge connects to it with small island for different amenities: smithy, room for npcs, enchanting, library, trophy room, etc, etc...the usual.
Sort of something similar to a flower/petal structure. Maybe with some kind of magic visual orb, above each, that makes it "levitate" ( something like Augur?)
Anyway, just some ideas off the bat, again thanks for the effort.
Mostly I was aiming to avoid anything resembling "the usual." It's not really meant to be a home to stay in and build your treasure, but more a way to get around and have crafting easily accessible. And of course, to view that endless horizon!
My compliments like always & see you around
where do you find this house tell me the LOCATIONNNN I NEED ITTTT!!!!! *^*
Go to the mages college and you will find the book to get started on the desk of the librarian. It's named The Mystery of Indelious Mephestros. There are hints in the sticky above to help with each step if you get stuck.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/90740/
I already goes down to the rotten looking for clues but nothing happen.Thanks in advance for your help
Okay, as far as how to get in.
- Make a sharpened fork at a forge with a steel ingot.
- Hold the sharpened fork in your hand and you will see the recipe in the smelter menu to make the clothes. Get the ingredients and make the clothes.
- Go back down into The Midden Dark where the big Daedric hand is at and be sure to be wearing the clothes. There will be a fork on the table named Not Forky Too. It is not there if you don't have the clothes on. Take the fork.
- Go back out onto the bridge from the college and keep the clothes on and the Not Forky Too in your inventory. You will hear some magic sounds when the door is activated and it will stop when it is deactivated. The door/magic effect will be on the side of the bridge facing Winterhold. You can see it best in 3rd person. Just walk off the bridge and land on it. That will get you inside.
Let me know if I can help any more.
PD: A Friend of mine ask me if there is any way to enable auto-strip just when get into the pool