Skyrim Codex

The Gardener of Men Quest ID

The quest ID for The Gardener of Men in Skyrim is DLC2MQ05.

The Gardener of Men

The quest ID for The Gardener of Men is DLC2MQ05. Advance it with the setstage command.

Dragonborn content uses a load-order prefix: the first two digits (XX) depend on where Dragonborn sits in your load order, so they differ between games. Find yours in-game with help "The Gardener of Men" 0, or enter it here to fill in the command below:

Your Dragonborn prefix
Quest IDDLC2MQ05
Form IDXX0179DE
DLCDragonborn

Journal stages

Each row is a journal stage. Use the stage number with setstage.

  • 10

    With Neloth's help, I gained access to the Black Book in Nchardak. Now to read it and learn more of Miraak's knowledge.

  • 340

    With Neloth's help, I gained access to the Black Book in Nchardak. I read it and was transported to Hermaeus Mora's realm of Apocrypha, where I found the book's counterpart. Hermaeus Mora himself appeared and taught me the second Word of "Bend Will". He has promised to teach me the third Word but only in return for "the secrets of the Skaal."

  • 1000

    With Neloth's help, I gained access to the Black Book in Nchardak. I read it and was transported to Hermaeus Mora's realm of Apocrypha, where I found the book's counterpart. Hermaeus Mora himself appeared and taught me the second Word of Bend Will. He promised to teach me the third Word but only if in return for "the secrets of the Skaal." The Skaal shaman Storn agreed to give Hermaeus Mora what he wanted, but when Storn read the book, Hermaeus Mora killed him while teaching me the promised Word of Power.