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Hidden Knowledge achievement in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Hidden Knowledge

Learn the secrets of 5 Black Books

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How to unlock the Hidden Knowledge achievement

  • alanp9alanp9
    04 Dec 2012 04 Dec 2012 07 Dec 2012
    There are a total of 7 Black Books. Reading each one will take you into the realm of Apocrypha. Make your way through the various twisty paths and puzzles you encounter here, and you'll eventually reach another book at the end of the area. Read this book to gain a special power and return to Solstheim. (Some of the books will give you 3 options for a power to choose, so make sure to look at the green orbs hovering above the book for details on each one!)

    Two of the Black Books will be encountered during Dragonborn's main story, so you'll need to track down at least 3 others. Most of the other 5 are linked to sidequests, but here are the locations of them all:

    Waking Dreams - Main story (You pick up this book early on, but it doesn't actually count towards this achievement until you've finished the At the Summit of Apocrypha quest.)
    Epistolary Acumen - Main story
    Filament and Filigree - Kolbjorn Barrow (end of Unearthed sidequest)
    The Hidden Twilight - Tel Mithryn (After finishing several sidequests for Neloth, he'll give you a key to the room containing the book.)
    The Sallow Regent - White Ridge Barrow
    The Winds of Change - Raven Rock Mine (You'll pick this one up since it's in the same area as one of the words for the Dragon Aspect shout and achievement.)
    Untold Legends - Benkongerike

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    DottyRoxy69I just did Swallow Regent, literally just follow the Light. Run past the seekers. Your health does go down, use your healing spell while you run. Sometime you have to wait for a bridge to come up so you can cross but literally just follow the light.
    Posted by DottyRoxy69 on 14 Apr 16 at 10:40
    DottyRoxy69So I just got this achievement. Haven't done Filament and Filigree or Untold Legends. So this achievement is possibly glitched and lets you have it early.

    I was confused at the beginning when I did the main quest and killed Miraak and was like shouldn't have I gotten the achievement then I realised I only had 3 books.
    Posted by DottyRoxy69 on 14 Apr 16 at 10:43
    Algur
    So I just got this achievement. Haven't done Filament and Filigree or Untold Legends. So this achievement is possibly glitched and lets you have it early.

    I was confused at the beginning when I did the main quest and killed Miraak and was like shouldn't have I gotten the achievement then I realised I only had 3 books.
    The guide shows there are 7 books available. The achievement is for completing 5 books. You have 2 books that you didn't read. 7-2 = 5.
    Posted by Algur on 15 Sep 22 at 17:14
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    The first two Black Books you will find, are in the main questline.
    Black Book: Epistolary Acumen
    Black Book: Waking Dreams

    The third black book is located in the Raven Rock Mine.
    The Raven Rock Mine is north from the market in Raven Rock.
    Once you´re inside talk to Crescius Caerellius and you will get the Side quest "The Final Descent".
    At the end of the quest you can find a word of Dragon Aspect and a black book.
    Black Book: The Winds of Change

    The next book is located in Benkongerike.
    At the end of the dungeon you will find a new shout and a black book.
    Black Book: Untold Legends

    You´re fifth book is in the White Ridge Barrow.
    Again, at the end of the dungeon you will find a new shout and a black book.
    Black Book: The Sallow Regent

    Complete the sequence in Apocrypha and you will get the achievement.


    For further discription watch the video from "PEG" below.
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    great video really helped out thanx
    Posted on 19 Jan 13 at 06:12
    ZymoticThanks for the video.
    Posted by Zymotic on 22 Oct 13 at 20:52
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