Mysterious Black Door

[BootySweat]

Where do you think it is?

and what kind of mystery lies behind it?

This is a location mentioned in the IGN walkthrough of a 60-minute hands on demo of Skyrim at Quake-Con.

We know that it is near a "frigid" pond in a rocky area, and it is relatively near Falkreath, the only town the author visited during his 60-minute demo.

Perhaps he's referring to the lake in the center of Falkreath Hold, roughly equidistant from Oakwood, Falkreath City, and North Keep.

"at other times I wound up discovering the bizarre and unexpected. Take for example the black door adorned with a skull I found near a frigid pond in a rocky recess. When I approached the subdued soundtrack of a tranquil forest was joined by a faint, menacing drum beat. The door spoke to me in an otherworldly whisper while shimmering faintly, and asked if I knew the music of life. I ran through the conversation tree to exhaust all options, answering drums, screaming, some kind of choir. The door promptly declared me to be unworthy and refused to open. I don't know what the correct course of action was, but knowing that oddities like this exist in Skyrim is just as exciting as the knowledge that I'll eventually be able to fight dragons."

What do you think is the answer to the question:

"What is the music of life?"

Source: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/118/1186214p1.html

[Lady_Nerevar]

Can't tell without the options Since the door sounds pretty creepy, I'd say screaming is a safe bet. If going for lore, drums make sense because of the Doom Drum.

[ub3rman123]

"Sanguine, my Brother" is the correct answer.

I hope.

[Meo]

A door asking a question? Sounds like a Dark Brotherhood lair to me.

Answer: The lullaby of your sanguine river ending

[Mannimagnus]

Without a doubt the Dark Brotherhood entrance, hopefully, a Dark Brotherhood entrance. As for what is the music of life?: Silence, my brother.

[ub3rman123]

And of course, even if we do guess it right we won't be able to tell until the starting quest is done to get the password.

And the Dark Brotherhood is operating out in the wilderness now? I dunno.. Lacks the same panache as their Cheydinhal hideout.

[Mannimagnus]

And of course, even if we do guess it right we won't be able to tell until the starting quest is done to get the password.

And the Dark Brotherhood is operating out in the wilderness now? I dunno.. Lacks the same panache as their Cheydinhal hideout.

Speculating is always fun, and the Dark Brotherhood with their mystery makes it even more so. And like I said, hopefully a Dark Brotherhood entrance, let's hope for more than just one sanctuary.

[donnato]

Reminds me of Hrothgar`s Barrow in Solstheim where you got one chance to provide the correct response to a question in order to gain entrance. This answer was provided in convo`s you had with characters as you progressed through the quest lines that brought you there.