The Wing of the gryphon

Quest giver: Fable of the Gryphon
Location: The Scholarium

  • Account upgrade: Sigil of the Luminary Gryphon
  • Adds Focus Scripts as possible rewards from daily Delve quests, daily Mages Guild quests, and PvP Rewards for the Worthy.
  • Unlocks a rotating selection of Focus Scripts on the Scholarium Vendor and the Infinite Archive Vendor.
  • Skill style: Low Slash, Burnt Orange

1. Starting the Wing of the Gryphon questline

You start the Wing of the Gryphon quest by reading the Fable of the Gryphon in front of his Wing in the ESO Scribing area. Votary Llaren informs you that a snarling and yipping thief has stolen the pages from the Fable. On this questline you will get annotated pages one by one from the Gryphons companion The Fox. The quest takes place in The Rift.

Start the quest by reading the Fable of the Gryphon.

Votary Nahlia asks you to listen to Ulfsilds Regret and then mentions that she caught sight of the Fox that dropped one of the pages when it saw her.

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2. The First Gryphon Key Fragment

You will find the The First Gryphon Key Fragment in The Rift, around Honric Tower. You also find out that the Fox was trying to protect his friend the Gryphon and has hidden the next pages near other wards.

 

Location of the first Gryphon key fragment.

First focus point and the ward.

Second focus point and the ward.

Third focus point and the ward.

First fragment of the Gryphons key will appear on the last focus points location.

The fox apologizes for tearing the pages as it was trying to protect his friend the Gryphon and shows you the location of the next page.

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3. The Second Gryphon Key Fragment

You will find the The Second Gryphon Key Fragment in Riften for the ESO Scribing quest.

 

Location of the second Gryphon Key Fragment.

Location of the first focus point and ward in Riften.

Location of the second focus point and ward in Riften.

Location of the third focus point and ward in Riften.

Second Gryphon Key Fragment

The Fox says the next page is next is next to a big cat that spooked him.

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4. The Third Gryphon Key Fragment

You will find the The Third Gryphon Key Fragment in the Broken Helm Hollow Delve in The Rift.

Location of the third GryphonKey Fragment.

Location of the first focus point and ward.

Location of the second focus point and ward.

Location of the thid focus point and ward.

The Third Gryphon Key Fragment.

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5. Revealing the Door of the Gryphon

Use all three fragments on the focus point and it will reveal the door to the Wing of the Gryphon. Note that the door is above ground, not inside the delve. Ulfsild has frozen the Gryphon and you must dispel the ward to release him from the spell.

Location of the Gryphons door in the Rift, above the Shroud Hearth Barrow.

The door to the Wing of the Gryphon is above the Shroud Hearth Barrow

Dispel the ward to release the Gryphon.

The Gryphon and the Fox, best friends.

By placing the Fable on the dais you open the path for magic to flow to the Scholarium Altar

6. Safeguards of the Gryphon

The Gryphon does not like challenges, riddles as the other Luminaries do and instead asks you to learn what it takes to shield those that do not have the strength to defend themselves. The Gryphon wants you to be a bulwark against the hordes and summons a list of six safeguard tasks for you to choose three from. You can talk to your companions in the Scholarium for tips.

Safeguard tasks

  • Collect Aetherial Shards in Cyrodiil
    • Sarvarad Leed next to Alessia
  • Collect Foxroot in the Rift
    • East of Riften
  • Slay a Delve Boss in the Rift
    • The Rift Map
  • Claim a phylactery Shard from a Lich in a Dungeon
    • Caluurion, Fang Lair
    • Mad Architect, Vaults of Madness
    • Nerien’eth, Crypt of Hearts II
    • Garron the Returned, Wayrest Sewers II
    • (Unconfirmed: Zelvraak the Unbreathing,  Graven Deep and Ondagore the Mad, Unhallowed Grave)
  • Complete Thieves Guild Heists
    • Hew’s Bane, Abah’s Landing inside Thieves Den (Requires Rank 3 in Thieves Guild and completed the “Master of Heists” quest)
  • Pickpocket from a Corrupt Merchant in the Rift
    • Riften, Shor’s Stone and Nimalten in The Rift.

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Safeguards of the Gryphon

Your allies in the Scholarium will give you advice on the tasks.

Sarvadar Leed next to Alessia has an Aetherial Shard.

Foxroot can be found east of Riften.

Safeguards of the Gryphon Delves in The Rift

Lich bosses in dungeons drop the Fragmentary Phylactery

Heists are found in Hew’s Bane, Abah’s Landing inside the Thieves Den once you’ve reached Rank 3 in Thieves Guild and compeleted the “Master of Heists” quest.

Corrupted Merchants in Riften, Shor’s Stone and Nimalten

7. Stealing creatia from Daedric Princes

The Gryphon and the Fox have devised a plan to protect the Scholarium in the ESO Scribing quest and you must steal magic from Hermaeus Mora, Mehrunes Dagon and Nocturnal to create guards. You will meet with the Fox in this journey. You can choose the order in which to complete the thievery:

  • Greenshade – Hermaeus Mora
  • Auridon – Mehrunes Dagon
  • The Rift – Nocturnal

The Fox opens portals in the Scholarium Wayshrine room for you to use.

Hermaeus Mora Portal. Greenshade, near the Rootwater Spring World Boss

Obscured Forum in Apocrypha. Use the focus to read the puzzle instructions.

Hermaeus Moras puzzle in which order to light the candles in.

Confront and kill the hunter inside Lauriel’s Crypt

Mehrunes Dagon Portal. Auridon, Dawnbreak. Second floor of a half burnt building

Location of the Sulfuric Treasures Chest with the Spellforged Key.

You need to kill a couple of scamps to loot the Sulfuric Creatia Chest.

Nocturnals Portal. The Rift, inside the Faldar’s Tooth delve.

Location of the Shadowed Soul you need to pickpocket.

Guards created by the Gryphon from the creatia you stole.

8. Activating the Fountain of the Gryphon

The Gryphon now rewards you with the Sigil of the Luminary Gryphon which you will use to activate the Fountain of the Gryphon. Votary Nahlia rewards you with the skill style Low Slash, Burnt Orange and 3 Luminous Ink.

9. What to do after completing the Wing of the Gryphon?

You have now unlocked Focus Scripts for the Scribing system as possible rewards from daily Delve quests, daily Mages Guild quests, and PvP Rewards for the Worthy, as well as a rotating selection of Focus Scripts on the Scholarium Vendor and the Infinite Archive Vendor. You can choose which of the two script types you want to unlock next:

  • The Wing of the Dragon– Signature Scripts, Mages Guild Script Chase and Class Mastery Script Chase
  • The Wing of the Netch – Affix Scripts