Aetherial Crown

Armor Rating	0
Weight	2
Value	2250
Slot	Circlet
Set	-
Level	-
Class	Circlets
Skill	-
Unique	Yes
Item ID	xx00575a
Game/DLC	Dawnguard

The Aetherial Crown is a circlet forged at the Aetherium Forge at the end of Lost to the Ages. It weighs 2 and is worth 2,250 gold.

Enchantment

The crown keeps the last Standing Stone power, so two stone powers can be active at the same time.

The Enchantment Effects page lists every apparel enchantment.

Aetherial Crown Map Location and Quest Guide

Aetherial Crown map location:

The Aetherial Crown is forged at the Aetherium Forge at the end of Lost to the Ages. It is one of three possible rewards.

Read The Aetherium Wars, or travel straight to Arkngthamz in the Reach.
Reach the summit of Arkngthamz and claim the treasure.
Find the four Aetherium Shards.
Place the shards and take the Aetherium Crest.
Find the Aetherium Forge and defeat its guardians.
Forge the crown with the crest, 2 Flawless Sapphires, 2 Dwarven Metal Ingots and 2 Gold Ingots.

Map credit by Map Genie.

Only one Aetherial item can be made: the crown, the shield or the staff.

How It Plays

The Aetherial Crown lets its wearer hold two Standing Stone powers at once. Choosing a new stone normally replaces the old one. With the crown worn, the old stone's power moves into the crown, and the new stone's power works beside it.

The crown always holds the power that was most recently replaced. Choosing a third stone pushes the stored power out. For example, a character with the Thief Stone who then picks the Warrior Stone keeps the Thief Stone power in the crown.

Taking the crown off removes the older of the two powers. Putting it back on restores that power. This makes a stone combination easy to rebuild: unequip the crown, visit the new stone, then equip the crown again. The stored power survives the visit.

Stone Pairings

The Lover Stone and one of the Guardian Stones make a strong pair for fast leveling. The two bonuses stack, so the skills of that Guardian Stone level faster still.

The Lover Stone normally blocks the resting bonuses from a bed. Storing the Lover Stone in the crown gets around this. Unequip the crown before sleeping, collect the rested bonus, then put the crown back on. The trick needs a character free of Lycanthropy.

Daily powers from the stones can also be refreshed. A stone with a once per day Greater Power, such as the Ritual Stone, can sit in the crown. Unequipping and re-equipping the crown resets the power for another use.

Compared with the Shield and Staff

The Aetherium Forge makes one item, and the choice is final. The Aetherial Shield turns bashed enemies ethereal and harmless for a short time, and sends them fleeing in fear. The Aetherial Staff summons a Dwarven Spider or Dwarven Sphere for 60 seconds where the caster points. Every character uses a Standing Stone, so the crown helps warriors, thieves and mages alike.

Forging the crown takes the Aetherium Crest, two Flawless Sapphires, two Dwarven Metal Ingots and two Gold Ingots. The materials wait on tables beside the forge.

Quest Background

Lost to the Ages starts with the book The Aetherium Wars, or with a visit to Arkngthamz in the Reach. Inside the ruin waits the ghost of Katria, an adventurer who died there. Taron Dreth took her research on the Aetherium Forge and published it as his own book.

Katria guides the way to the summit of Arkngthamz and the first Aetherium Shard. Three more shards lie in other Dwarven ruins. Together the four shards form the key to the forge. The forge itself lies below the Ruins of Bthalft, southeast of Ivarstead, where its ancient guardians wait.

Taron Dreth may appear later on the road. If the crown is worn or carried, he notices it and asks where it came from.

Lore

The Aetherium Wars tells how four Dwemer city-states, led by the research center of Arkngthamz, formed an alliance to study Aetherium. They built the Aetherium Forge to work the rare metal. The alliance shattered when the four cities fought to claim the forge. The Nords then conquered the weakened cities, and their chroniclers gave the credit to King Gellir.

Gameplay Tips

It is one of three choices at the forge, with the Aetherial Shield and the Aetherial Staff.
Forging it takes the Aetherium Crest, two Flawless Sapphires, two Dwarven Metal Ingots and two Gold Ingots.

Smithing Guide

Enchanted weapons require the Arcane Blacksmith Perk to upgrade.

Crafting

Aetherial Crown is made at the Aetherium Forge.

Material	Image	Amount
Aetherium Crest	Aetherium Crest	1
Flawless Sapphire	Flawless Sapphire	2
Dwarven Metal Ingot		2
Gold Ingot		2

Jewelry Categories

All Circlets

Name	Weight	Value	Slot	Set	Upgrade	Perk	DLC
Copper and Onyx Circlet	2	50	Circlet	Copper	Cannot be improved	None	Skyrim
Copper and Moonstone Circlet	2	100	Circlet	Copper	Cannot be improved	None	Skyrim
Copper and Ruby Circlet	2	150	Circlet	Copper	Cannot be improved	None	Skyrim
Copper and Sapphire Circlet	2	200	Circlet	Copper	Cannot be improved	None	Skyrim
Silver and Moonstone Circlet	2	250	Circlet	Silver	Cannot be improved	None	Skyrim
Jade and Sapphire Circlet	2	300	Circlet	Jade	Cannot be improved	None	Skyrim
Jade and Emerald Circlet	2	350	Circlet	Jade	Cannot be improved	None	Skyrim
Silver and Sapphire Circlet	2	400	Circlet	Silver	Cannot be improved	None	Skyrim
Gold and Ruby Circlet	2	450	Circlet	Gold	Cannot be improved	None	Skyrim
Gold and Emerald Circlet	2	500	Circlet	Gold	Cannot be improved	None	Skyrim
Nordic Circlet	2	325	Circlet	Nordic	Cannot be improved	None	Creation Club
Aetherial Crown	2	2250	Circlet	-	Cannot be improved	None	Dawnguard
Circlet of Waterbreathing	2	150	Circlet	-	Cannot be improved	None	Dawnguard
Mage's Circlet	2	1069	Circlet	-	Cannot be improved	None	Skyrim