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The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered

A Ring of Keys Walkthrough

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The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion - A Ring of Keys
A Ring of Keys is a side quest in the The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered. Read on for a complete walkthrough of A Ring of Keys and its rewards!

A Ring of Keys Location

A Ring of Keys can be done in the Pale Pass area where the entrance to Fort Pale Pass can be found during the quest Lifting the Vale. You can access Pale Pass by heading through the Serpent's Trail in the northern part of the map.

Lifting the Vale Walkthrough and Rewards

Quest Does Not Appear in Journal

A Ring of Keys does not actually appear in your journal but is the name given by the Prima Official Guide for Oblivion. Your tasks for this quest comes mostly from the note you find from the frozen barrel.

A Ring of Keys Walkthrough

Find Four Keys in Order

# Step-by-step Walkthrough
1
After exiting the Serpent's Trail and reaching the Pale Pass during the Lifting the Vale quest, continue heading north until you find the tower with the entrance to Fort Pale Pass.
2
From outside the fort, head east towards a frozen lake to find a Frozen Barrel. It will contain a Crumpled Note and a Rusty Key which you will need to take for the next chest.
3
After obtaining the Rusty Key, head to the tower next to the fort with a tree growing in the middle. Here you will find a Rusty Chest that can be opened with the Rusty Key. Take the Old Key inside the chest.
4
For the next chest, head back south on the trail past the two statues until you find some ruins of a stone structure. Behind the ruins, you'll find an Old Chest that contains a Forgotten Key.
5
After obtaining the Forgotten Key, head back further south just before the entrance to Pale Pass (exit from Serpent's Trail).
6
From the entrance to Pale Pass, head southwest to find the Forgotten Chest containing a Circlet of Omnipotence as your reward.

A Ring of Keys Rewards

Circlet of Omnipotence

Going through all the chests will reward you with the Circlet of Omnipotence at the end. This ring increases all your attributes (except Intelligence) by 3 points.

Oblivion Remastered Related Guides

TES IV Oblivion Side Quests Partial

List of All Side Quests and Rewards

All Side Quests

Anvil Side Quests
Where Spirits Have Lease The Ghost Ship of Anvil
The Siren's Deception Attack on Fort Sutch
An Unexpected Voyage Illegal Cargo
Dunbarrow Cove -
Bravil Side Quests
The Crimson Cave The Forlorn Watchman
Caught in the Hunt Unearthing Mehrunes Razor
Lich of Lost Boy Cavern No Stone Unturned
Through A Nightmare, Darkly Unearthing Mehrunes Razor
Bruma Side Quests
Frostcrag Spire Lifting the Vale
A Brotherhood Betrayed Two Sides of the Coin
A Ring of Keys -
Chorrol Side Quests
Separated at Birth Legacy Lost
Battlehorn Castle Canvas the Castle
The Killing Field A Shadow Over Hackdirt
Sins of the Father Unwanted Tenants
Bittneld and Emfrid -
The Imperial City Side Quests
Unfriendly Competition The Collector
The Gravefinder's Repose Burning Trail
Revenge Served Cold Go Fish
Origin of the Gray Prince Goblin Trouble
Order of the Virtuous Blood Imperial Corruption
The Unbeaten Path The Arena
An Unexpected Voyage Repairing the Orrery
Secrets of the Ayleids Horse Armor
Nothing You Can Possess -
Skingrad Side Quests
Paranoia Seeking Your Roots
Helping Hands The Rosethorn Cache
Heaven Stones -
Cheydinhal Side Quests
Corruption and Conscience A Brush with Death
The Wayward Knight The Horror of Dive Rock
Leyawiin Side Quests
Mazoga the Orc Tears of the Savior
Knights of the Stallion Whom Gods Annoy
Raid on Greyland Knights of the Stallion
Deepscorn Hollow Black Bow Bandits
Kvatch Side Quests
The Sunken One -
Settlements and Villages Side Quests
Zero Visibility Bear Season
The Potato Snatcher A Venerable Vintage
When the Vow Breaks Wisdom of the Ages

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