When you talk to Jauffre, he asks you to join the Blades. You have to agree if you want to continue playing the main quest. You start out at the rank of Knight Brother and provide you with the Akaviri Katana, the traditional weapon of the Blades. Ask Jauffre about the Amulet of Kings and he'll tell you to go to Luther Broad's Boarding House in the Imperial city and talk to Baurus. He might have the information you need.
Now that you're a member of the Blades, it would be a good idea to explore this temple. Taking the items is no longer considered stealing. Stock up on supplies, arrows, potions, and anything else that catches your fancy.
Travel to the Elven Gardens district in the Imperial City. Locate the boarding house and go in. Baurus will be sitting on a stool at the bar. Sit down and listen to what he says. Wait for the guy in the corner to follow Baurus and then follow that shady character. They both go into the basement. Follow them down.
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Down in the basement, the man you followed attacks Baurus. Kill him and Baurus will tell you to search his body. Grab the Mythic Dawn Commentaries and your journal will update. Talk to Baurus again and he'll explain what just happened. Tell him about Martin and he'll give you your next objective. You are to talk to Tar-Meena at the Arcane University. She is an expert in daedric cults and may be able to tell you more about how to find the Mythic Dawn that apparently has been causing all of this commotion.
The Arcane University is in the Imperial City on the southeast side. Go into the large tower to the Arch-Mage's Lobby. Tar-Meena is an Argonian. Talk to her for help. She tells you that you'll need all four volumes of the Mythic Dawn Commentaries if you want to find the cult. You have the first volume. She gives you the second one. She recommends going to the Market District to look for help tracking down the third and fourth volumes.
Go to the First Edition bookstore and ask about Mystarium Xerxes. Phintias tells you that the 3rd and 4th volumes are impossible to find. However, he has volume three, but it is already promised to another buyer. Ask him about volume three again and he'll agree to sell it to you for 100 gold. Next, ask him about Gwinas, the man who had special ordered volume three. Phintias tells you that Gwinas was very interested in the book, but was late picking it up. Wait for him in the store to talk so that you can talk to this book collector about his obsession.
When Gwinas shows up, Phintias tells him that he doesn't have the book anymore which quite upsets the collector. Talk to Gwinas about volume three and he'll tell you how angry he is. Next, tell him that you're looking for volume four. Continue talking to him and eventually he'll give you a note that the Mythic Dawn gave him. Read the note and it will tell you to go to the Sunken Sewers under the Elven Gardens. Follow the main tunnel until you reach the room with the table and chair. Sit down and wait there and the "Sponsor" will give you what you need.
You might want to read through the Commentaries. Reading Book 1 will increase your Conjuration skill. Book 2 will increase your Destruction skill. Book 3 will increase your Illusion skill.
Next, go back to the Elven Gardens and meet Baurus where you left him. Once you tell him about the books, talk to him about the sewers. He'll tell you that there are entrances to them in every district and that they are used by the Blades to travel around in. Follow Baurus and he'll lead you into the sewers.
Down in the sewers, keep following Baurus as he takes out the small creatures that inhabit the region. When you reach the small room with the chair you have the option to meet the Sponsor if you insist. Enter the room and sit down in the chair. If you allow Baurus to conduct the meeting, he'll sit on the chair and you'll take the perch up the stairs.
Regardless of which route you take, a fight breaks out when more Mythic Dawn agents appear at the top area where the hiding Blade is. We suggest going up to the top as it will allow you to initiate the fight rather than waiting for the fight to come to you. Go into sneak mode and fire a poisoned arrow down at Raven Camoran while he is talking to Baurus. The fight will break out, but the initial damage you gave with put things decisively in your favor. Baurus might die during the fight. If he does, search all of the bodies yourselves to get some nice loot. Make sure you search Raven's body to get the Mythic Dawn Commentaries Volume 4 and the Sunken Sewers key. Give volume four a read to increase your Mysticism skill.
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Continue through the gate that the Agents came out of to find a Mythic Dawn hideout full of great items. Once you have everything, go back out the way you came.
Back up on the streets, take your four volumes of the commentaries and go see Tar-Leena at the Academy again. Ask her about Mythic Dawn and she'll tell you to come back in 24 hours after she's had some time to think. When you ask her the next day, she has "discovered" that the first letter of each paragraph might be important. Wait another 24 hours to find out what her next nugget of wisdom is. Give her the 3rd and 4th volumes. She'll read off the first letters of each paragraph to spell, "Green Emperor Way Where Tower Touches Midday Sun." She then tells you that something must be happening at the Green Emperor Way by the Imperial Tower at noon.
Go to the Imperial City Palace and follow the green nav point to find the meeting location. Wait near the tomb until noon. At noon, a map of Cyrodiil will appear on the Tomb of Prince Camarril. Walk up to it and activate it to complete this quest and begin the next one.
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