The Unofficial Skyrim Trivia Game!

[Evil-i]

Not far from the greatest views,
You'll find where I am found,
You may think I'm like others,
That often lie around,

But I am very special,
Born from one like you,
To create a nice illusion,
So no one would pursue,

But I cannot help my father,
As effective as I've been,
No cerulean walker of winged beast,
By him was found nor seen.

The first six lines remind me of the Notched Pickaxe, but I can't make it fit the final 6 lines.

[Aarah]

Clue: The second last line is probably the biggest hint regarding a prominent item (but not the item in question) in the location.
Lines 7 and 8 offer the biggest clue to the item in question.

Hidden:

Apologies if my clues are rather confusing!

[Rajhma]

It's the Philter of the Phantom

Not far from the greatest views,
You'll find where I am found, It's found in Shroud Hearth Barrow at the base of the Throat of the World
You may think I'm like others,
That often lie around, Looks like any common potion

But I am very special,
Born from one like you, Custom made by Wyndelius Gatharian, a treasure hunter like the PC
To create a nice illusion,
So no one would pursue, The potion turns you semi-transparent

But I cannot help my father,
As effective as I've been, The potion did exactly what Wyndelius wanted and made Wilhelm and the other residents believe he was a ghost and stay away from the barrow, unfortunately and rather ironically, Wilhelm is the one who holds the dragon claw that Wyndelius is looking for
No cerulean walker of winged beast,
By him was found nor seen. Refers to the sapphire dragon claw, cerulean means blue, walker of winged beast is a dragon's claw. Wyndelius never finds the claw.

[Aarah]

Well done Rajhma! You got it exactly!

[Rajhma]

Yay! I'm usually terrible at riddles, I'm surprised I got it!

And on that note, please excuse my clunky riddling skills, it's been a while since I've done poetry..

New Riddle:
I represent a love not meant,
both pursued and forgotten.
One's hellbent, a simple gent,
the other has gone rotten.

A foul scheme overlooks the rising steam,
just ask those who run.
A dark dream and an unheard scream,
all for a bit of coin and some fun.

You'll slay your way, and may betray,
up to the highest tower.
Mind what you say, when you relay,
the message that it's gone sour.

[Rajhma]

Hmm.. hint time?

A foul scheme overlooks the rising steam

This sentence is a two-for-one. The sentence itself is a clue obviously and the two highlighted words are an additional clue..

[Zephyr]

Ironbind Barrow?

[Rajhma]

Sorry, not Ironbind Barrow. Good guess though!

Edited to add:

Hint: It is a quest, but I will also accept the name of the place(for reasons). I guess it's somewhat obscure, though most people would find out about it through means other than just stumbling upon it. Now, whether people actually go there remains to be seen..

[Emzi 43]

Ansilvund? I don't know the name of the quest, I thought it was Non Journal honestly...

[Rajhma]

Oops, sorry for the late reply..

Unfortunately it's not Ansilvund, but that's an excellent guess though! I can see how the story of Fjori and Holgeir fits some of the lines, however not all of them That said, you are definitely in the right region of Skyrim..

This is turning out to be harder than I thought! Hmm.. I'll have to think up some more clues..

[MetaCthulhu]

Mistwatch?

[Rajhma]

Oh yay! Yes, it is Mistwatch! Your turn MetaCthulhu


Thank the gods, lol, I was starting to think no one would ever get it..

[MetaCthulhu]

Woot! Alright here goes nothing,

I have no heart, but I'm not bad
I am metal, but I need blood.
And spear and square is what you need
to loose something powerful indeed.

Hint#1

Hidden:

One of the words is a homophone

Hint#2

Hidden:

It is not an NPC

[Aarah]

the second line sounds like the Ebony Blade, but the others don't. As for the homophone, the only one I can think of is need (with the word 'knead') but i'm guessing that the answer is not a loaf of bread.

[MetaCthulhu]

Thank you for guessing *give*
Sadly it is not the Ebony blade, and it is not either kneading nor bread. (well it might involve bread in some super obscure way that I don't even know about... but probably not)

[sinister]

Is it the Dwemer Cube?

[Aarah]

No guess. More thoughts...

Hidden:

Homophone might be, I=Eye ?
Spear and Square = Dwarven Pressure plate triggering spear trap?

[MetaCthulhu]

I have confirmed it via PM, Sinister is correct! It is the Dwemer-lockbox found during Discerning the Transmundane. Your turn Sinister!

Explanation

Hidden:

I have no heart, but I'm not bad (Septimus believes the Heart of Lorkhan is inside, but it's not)
I am metal, but I need blood. (The player needs to collect several samples of elf blood to open the box)
And spear and square is what you need (Spear is the homophone, as in Attunment Sphere, and the square refers to the Lexicon)
to loose something powerful indeed. (The box hold the Oghma Infinium, one of the most powerful items in Skyrim)

[sinister]

I am hidden,
But within reach.

You will save me once,
And destroy me twice.

[MetaCthulhu]

Logrolf the Willful?

[sinister]

Yup. Your turn, MC.

[MetaCthulhu]

Yay! I make a lot of vampire characters who use The Mace so I've done that quest quite a bit.
Okay new riddle:

I am a house of worship, but for who,
Falmer, Dwemer, or you?
No shrine, no alter, just a luminescent sky
of mushrooms glowing far up high.

[Aarah]

Wayshrine of Illumination?

[MetaCthulhu]

Negative.

(I took some liberties to make it rhyme so I have no problems with guesses that disregard one or two lines )

[Emzi 43]

Mushrooms up high? Falmer, Dwemer and Dragons? This'll probably make me look stupid but is it Blackreach by any chance?