The mysterious sun fire seals : V

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 1:12 pm

Florentius in the Dawnguard says that Arkay talks to him, that the Old Dawnguard used to store its treasure in a hidden place protected by a seal and some kind of sigil , or the emblem of the dawnguard I can't quite remember. The treasure can be uncovered if the Sun Fire spell is used on those seals ... I've seen virtually nothing about this on google so , has anyone uncovered the secret yet ? Or is it just some schizophrenic gibberish ?

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:23 pm

Gibberish.
I like to think of it as back story to help flesh things out a bit.

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:16 pm

Holy god I forgot about this...when I get home, I'm going to scour fort dawnguard

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:37 pm

Yeah well I didn't get the chance to explore yet , I'm in the Soul Cairn, but my friends been looking in the fort and around, but for now he's found nothing ... I'd love to see a cave filled with riches !!!!!!

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:08 pm

Yeah ill do the same tomorrow night. Can't believe I forgot that...

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:16 pm

I can say this: It is not gibberish

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:02 pm

Well, I have been trying to keep an eye out, but I have never seen it. One would expect to find it in the dungeons added by the DLC, but I ain't seen it. Dead Drop Falls would be the most logical place, but I didn't see it there.

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:14 pm

I can say this: It is not gibberish :smile:

Then could you kindly post a location and spoiler mark it? Forgive me, but I remain skeptical that they actually exist. Seems to me there'd be a YouTube tutorial vid on where to find them by now, and there doesn't appear to be one from what I can see.

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:32 pm

Well it should have been found by now I mean rarely can a location stay hidden for such a long time on the internet ...

But on the other hand , it's just obvious : Every one of the faction says that he's mad, and reverse psychology is often used in games , so he's obviously not insane and something is hidden ...

Unless we're just looking for something that was just made to add to the lore and not the gameplay ...

Gaaa

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:09 pm

I can say this: It is not gibberish :smile:

Pray tell at least some hints! Are you just teasing us? :unsure:

» Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:31 am

Pray tell at least some hints! Are you just teasing us? :unsure:

Spoiler

I am not teasing in the sense that I lie, but I am teasing you to explore the caverns in Fort Dawnguard. Just make sure to have Sun Fire with you

I can say finding it involves a waterfall unless my memory have gone bad lately

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:54 pm

Spoiler

I am not teasing in the sense that I lie, but I am teasing you to explore the caverns in Fort Dawnguard. Just make sure to have Sun Fire with you :wink:

I can say finding it involves a waterfall unless my memory have gone bad lately :smile:

OOooooooooo I am going now to do this!!! Thank you for the hints! :biggrin:

» Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:21 am

OOooooooooo I am going now to do this!!! Thank you for the hints! :biggrin:

No problem

I don't want to just say where to find them and ruin the sense of exploration, so if you find them it would be nice if you'd coma back here and confirm that they exist. People might think I lie otherwise

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 4:26 pm

It's tragic really, it confirms that the dawnguard of the past where monsters...

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:44 pm

No problem :smile:

I don't want to just say where to find them and ruin the sense of exploration, so if you find them it would be nice if you'd coma back here and confirm that they exist. People might think I lie otherwise :wink:

OK, I will come back when I find it!

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 6:21 pm

OK, I will come back when I find it!

Don't waste your time. I don't need to explore it to know it'll be a fruitless endeavor. The fact that he won't post a spoiler and allow players decide for themselves whether or not they want to ruin their sense of exploration. The fact that no existing YouTube walkthrough of Dead Drop Falls or anywhere in Dayspring Canyon covers anything relating to "sun fire seals." And finally, the fact that no confirmation of this seems to exist anywhere on the web...

He's either lying, sorely mistaken, or he's miraculously the only player in existence to find the things.

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 1:09 pm

Don't waste your time. I don't need to explore it to know it'll be a fruitless endeavor. The fact that he won't post a spoiler and allow players decide for themselves whether or not they want to ruin their sense of exploration. The fact that no existing YouTube walkthrough of Dead Drop Falls or anywhere in Dayspring Canyon covers anything relating to "sun fire seals." And finally, the fact that no confirmation of this seems to exist anywhere on the web...

He's either lying, sorely mistaken, or he's miraculously the only player in existence to find the things.

What a ignorant, stupid, and rude comment.

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:39 pm

I don't think Tdroid is lying, just mistaken.

Spoiler

There are no sun fire seals.
Florentius' comments are simply backstory fluff, nothing more.
What Tdroid is thinking of are the targets you shoot with the crossbow.
It'll open the path to so-so loot, not major riches hidden behind seals.
I think Tdroid was simply mistaken, that's all.

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:17 pm

Don't waste your time. I don't need to explore it to know it'll be a fruitless endeavor. The fact that he won't post a spoiler and allow players decide for themselves whether or not they want to ruin their sense of exploration. The fact that no existing YouTube walkthrough of Dead Drop Falls or anywhere in Dayspring Canyon covers anything relating to "sun fire seals." And finally, the fact that no confirmation of this seems to exist anywhere on the web...

He's either lying, sorely mistaken, or he's miraculously the only player in existence to find the things.

Or I happen to be telling the truth and honestly want to give hints so people can find it themselves, while still knowing it is not a search in vain.
Do not click the link in the spoiler unless you want this to be spoiled:

Spoiler

http://uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Dead_Drop_Falls

I don't think Tdroid is lying, just mistaken.

Spoiler

There are no sun fire seals.
Florentius' comments are simply backstory fluff, nothing more.
What Tdroid is thinking of are the targets you shoot with the crossbow.
It'll open the path to so-so loot, not major riches hidden behind seals.
I think Tdroid was simply mistaken, that's all.

Spoiler

They can actually be activated by the Sun Fire spell, though I didn't know you could use the crossbow as well.

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:46 pm

What a ignorant, stupid, and rude comment.

Precisely how is it "ignorant, stupid and rude?" I said he's either lying, sorely mistaken, or correct (which seems unlikely). Granted, I'm leaning towards "lying" but you can hardly fault me given that none of the many thousands of other Dawnguard players have saw fit to confirm the existence of these things. I'm going with the evidence, and there's no evidence apart from one guy saying "Trust me."

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:48 pm

Precisely how is it "ignorant, stupid and rude?" I said he's either lying, sorely mistaken, or correct (which seems unlikely). Granted, I'm leaning towards "lying" but you can hardly fault me given that none of the many thousands of other Dawnguard players have saw fit to confirm the existence of these things. I'm going with the evidence, and there's no evidence apart from one guy saying "Trust me."

*Sigh* Pm any of the beta testers and ask them.

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:12 pm

*Sigh* Pm any of the beta testers and ask them.

Or just look in the spoiler one post above. Link for those who want it spoiled.

» Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:28 am

Or I happen to be telling the truth and honestly want to give hints so people can find it themselves, while still knowing it is not a search in vain.
Do not click the link in the spoiler unless you want this to be spoiled:

Spoiler

http://uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Dead_Drop_Falls

Spoiler

They can actually be activated by the Sun Fire spell, though I didn't know you could use the crossbow as well.

Okay, so you were just mistaken then. Fair enough.

» Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:40 am

Okay, so you were just mistaken then. Fair enough.

How am I mistaken when none of the information I give is false?

» Wed Nov 21, 2012 12:49 am

How am I mistaken when none of the information I give is false?

Because Florentius talks about caches guarded by sigils that can be opened with the Sun Fire spell. Dead Drop Falls consists of archery targets (which are definitely not "sigils" by any definition of the term) that can be successfully activated by arrows and bolts.