Skyrim Quest Glitch: Discerning the transmundane

I am having trouble advancing in the skyrim quest Discerning the transmundane. I give the lexicon to Septimus, and he tells me to the harvest elf blood. I then try to leave the outpost, but the wretched abyss is in my way and it won't respond when I try to talk to it. I know some daedra is supposed to talk to me after I get the elf blood extractor, but that hasn't happened. I tried downloading Dawnguard in hopes to fix the problem, but that hasn't worked. I am wondering if I should try a different Skyrim disc, because this bug is driving me nuts. Any of you have any suggestions? Any help would be much appreciated.

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Best Answer

It sounds to me like one of the characters isn't following their script correctly here. Although I've yet to hear about this quest bugging out. You may have done something before giving Septimus the lexicon that bugged one of the character scripts.

The best advice is reloading a previous save, even reloading the auto-save right before entering this area should reset the script for you.

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Quick Answer about "Skyrim Quest Glitch: Discerning the transmundane"

This bug is fixed by version 1.3. 2 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.

The most reliable solution to this problem is to kill Septimus. Once the quest has progressed to where he should be dead killing him does not count as a crime.

Alternatively, reload an earlier save (before giving the blood to Septimus).

How do you solve the puzzle in Discerning the Transmundane?

Give the Lexicon to Septimus / Return to SeptimusReturn to Septimus' Outpost and give him the lexicon. This will reveal that he requires Dwemer blood, but since the Dwemer are extinct, he will need the blood of the five other elven races to make a facsimile.

Should I give the Lexicon to Septimus?

The next thing Septimus requires -- it's not much -- is just the blood from each of the following: Wood Elf, High Elf, Dark Elf, Orc, and Falmer. You can harvest blood from the deceased. A good location for acquiring all except the High Elf blood is Liar's Retreat, southwest of Dragon Bridge and Chillwind Depths.

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