So, you killed Vivec, and you still want to complete the Main Quest? Don't worry, all is not lost. The Back-Path is much more difficult, but still possible. First you must retrieve the Unique Dwemer Artifact from his divine corpse. Nobody will tell you what to do with it. You must find out on your own. It might help to look at the scrolls found in the alcoves inside Vivec's Palace.

The Last Living Dwarf Edit

Yagrum Bagarn is the last of the Dwemer, and he can be found in the Corprusarium in Tel Fyr. If you have done much of the Main Quest, you would have met him during the Corprus Cure quest. If you speak to him with the Unique Dwemer Artifact in your possession, he will recognize it as Wraithguard, and offer to help you activate it. Ask him about "mythopoeic enchantments" to hear his advice on the matter. Note that you must have a Reputation of at least 20 in order to receive his aid. You can show him Dagoth Ur's Plans and The Plan to Defeat Dagoth Ur, both found in Vivec's Palace. If you do not have them, he will still help, if you insist.

Kagrenac's Books Edit

Yagrum will ask you to retrieve two books written by Kagrenac, who helped to construct Wraithguard. They can be found in Endusal and Tureynulal, respectively. These two ancient Dwemer Ruins are located on either side of the Dagoth Ur Facility in the Red Mountain region. They are home to many powerful Ash Creatures, including the Ash Vampires Dagoth Endus and Dagoth Tureynul. Once you have found the Journal and Planbook, return to Tel Fyr and present them to Yagrum Bagarn.

Harmonizing Wraithguard Edit

When you show him the books, Yagrum will ask you to give him a day to study them. Return in 24 hours (or just wait), and speak to him again. He will have Wraithguard ready for you, but he will give you a strong warning. Equipping the artifact will cause a permanent loss of 200-225 maximum Health. He will recommend that you use a Fortify Health; however, this is not practical. Fortifying your health only fortifies your *current* health and doing this will not avoid the loss to your *maximum* health. Once the spell or potion wears off, your health will then be reduced by however much you fortified it, and if this brings you below 0 you will die. Likewise for wearing Constant Effect enchanted items. If you remove them, or if they are damaged to the point of breaking, you may find yourself dead rather quickly. The safest thing is to have more than 230 health to begin with, and probably a lot more, as wandering around Red Mountain with only 20 maximum health is likely to be somewhat hazardous. Fortunately, this loss of health is one-time only, and if you survive, you may equip and unequip the Wraithguard as many times as you wish without worry.