Continuing with Sheogorath’s questline inOblivion Remasteredtakes you down one of two paths, depending on your choices. These paths become clear during The Helpless Army, as you’ll need to help the armies of Mania if you choose to rule House Dementia and vice versa.

Whoever remains alive between Thadon and Syl will forsake their house and lead the Forces of Order in a direct attack against you and their former enforcers. While you might be busy checking out the wealth ofShivering Isles side quests,the Aureal or the Mazken need your help to survive the assault on the Wellspring.

How To Start The Helpless Army

When youfinish Retaking the Fringeand are conversing with Sheogorath, he will give you the next Shivering Isles main quest,The Helpless Army.

Either a Dark Seducer or a Golden Saint guard will interrupt your conversation, depending on the choice you made during theRitual of Accession.

If you choose to succeed Syl in Dementia, a Golden Saint will appear, while succeeding Thadon in Mania will yield a Dark Seducer messenger here.

Speak to the messenger and join them in defending the designated location. If you’re assisting the Dark Seducers, you’ll go toPinnacle Rock,while the Golden Saints need help inBrellach.

Once the new location is marked on your map,travel there to begin The Helpless Army.

How To Help Defend The Wellspring Of The Mazken/Aureal

Once you arrive, you’ll be briefed by the corresponding captain, who explains that they’ve been betrayed by the still-living leader of either Mania or Dementia, depending on your choice.

Either Syl or Thadon seized control of the fortyou’re at, and you need to storm inside and take it back from them and their Knights of Order.

In addition, you’ll also need to set the trapped commander of the forces you’re helping free:

Luckily, regardless of whether you’re at Brellach or Pinnacle Rock,the interior layout will remain almost identical,and the path to advance is linear, so all you need to do isdefeat all Knights and Priests of Orderwhile youfollow the single route.

Be sure to loot the Urns and bodies along the way for additional leveled loot.

Head into the second area(in this case, the Hall of Reverence) and you’ll soon encounter thearmy’s commander,trapped within somecrystalssurrounding her.

Speak to her, and she’ll tell you to ring the nearbyChime,which looks like a large ruined belldirectly across the room from the crystal cage.

Activate the Chime, which will free the commander from her crystal prison, earning you her thanks. Next,you must escort the commander and her forces to the Wellspringfurther into the fort.

Continue through this second areausing the metal dooradjacent to where the commander was imprisoned.

You’ll quickly reach the third new area(in this case, theHall of Devotion) en route to theWellspring of the Aureal(Golden Saints) orWellspring of the Mazken(Dark Seducers).

Suddenly, your captain will announce that the flow of the Wellspring has stopped, andthey all turn to stone,leaving you alone to cut through plenty of enemy forces to come.Use the chimenext to you and continue onward.

When you reachthe next area(Font of Rebirth here), you’ll be closing in on theWellspringand find it overrun by Knights of Order and plenty of crystals that have erupted from the ground.

Your goal here is the same as earlier:activate the four Chimes in the corners of this room,which will destroy the crystals blocking the Wellspring.Each Chime isup a set of stairs andguarded by a Knight of Order.

Once the flow starts again, the Captain of the forces you’re aiding comes back to life and thanks you before you join her in eliminating any remaining Knights of Order in this area.

What Rewards Do You Get From The Helpless Army?

With the Knights of Order defeated, you can speak to the captain and receive your reward: aGreater Power to summoneithera Golden Saint or a Dark Seducer,whichever group you were just helping, once per day.

In addition, you’ll also receivea Golden Saint or Dark Seducer armor setreflecting the visual style of the given army you fought alongside.

This armor weighs over 100 units, so prepare to make some tough decisions if you’ve been looting everything.

With your reward in hand, return to Sheogorath to formally complete his task and lead into thenext quest, Symbols of Office.