Necessary spells: Levitate, Water breathing

After Lord Woodborne is slain, you will receive a note from Lady Brisienna asking you to meet her in a random town of Wayrest where she will tell you that the Totem of Tiber Septim has been found and that King Gothyrd of Daggerfall has it in his treasury. She will ask you to retrieve it and bring it to her in exchange for the Warlock's Ring.

Enter the door to the left (south) of King Gothyrd's throne, and follow the passageway until you come to a huge chamber that is filled with water at the bottom. Levitate to the highest walkway in the chamber, then exit the chamber to the south. Turn left (west) and follow the passageway to a door on the right (east), go through the door and open the first door on the left. You will now be at the entrance to King Gothyrd's treasury.

Go down into the water at the bottom and look for an underwater room in one of the eight tunnels leading from the central room which is guarded by an ice atronach. Turn the wheel in the room and the entire treasury vault will descend, trapping you beneath it.

At the end of one of the other tunnels is a room with three chains; pull the middle chain and you will be teleported to a spot high in the chamber, above the treasury. Now you need to levitate or slow-fall onto the top of the chamber where you must pull the lever to remove the blue bars which guard the treasury room where the totem is kept. Levitate down and around the treasury and you will see an opening to a room where the totem is resting on a pedestal. Remove the totem and exit the maze. After you have retrieved the totem, it will speak to you and tell you that you are not worthy to carry it. It will give you one year and a day to decide which of Tiber Septim's bloodline should receive the totem. The best choice is to give it to the emperor, by presenting it to Lady Brisienna. If you give it to King Gothyrd he will order his guards to kill you. You will receive offers from many characters in the game asking you to give them the totem, and each will offer you a magical item in exchange for it.