So I was clearing out a ship wreck and decided take a nap in a nearby sleeping roll to feel well-rested, when suddenly I woke up working on some temple at the Beast Stone with bunch of cultists.
The Temple of Miraak is close nearby featuring a Tree Stone. Interacting with the stones just makes me their tool again to work at the temple. I tried talking to the cultists but they all spout out mystical one liners.
Is there a quest involved with those cultists, and if so how do I trigger it? Or was this just a random encounter?
Best Answer
The Beast Stone is one of 4 markers (though there are 5 in total) that need to be cleansed as a part of the main questline in the Dragonborn DLC. This is done with the Bend Will shout.
Once cleansed, all the people that are working on the stones will be freed, and you will also gain an ability from it. The Beast Stone in particular will allow you to summon a were-bear to fight along side you for a short time.
Additionally, the trigger for yourself to somehow have been entranced by the powers of the stone, and wake up worshipping/working on the stone is caused by sleeping in Solstheim before having learned the first word of the Bend Will shout.