Lanterns of Arlathan In Witch Hunt

[darthmikkon]

I'm kind of stuck in the Cadash Thaig and could use some help before I put my fist through the screen. I've found all the LOCATIONS of the Lights of Arlathan. I've cleared out all the VISIBLE baddies from the Thaig and was ready to pick up my lights and be on my way. However, I don't think I'm using Ariane's blood right. Whenever I use it, I can only find ONE LANTERN, wherever it is I use it. For example, I've found all the lantern locations sequentially, and used the blood at the fourth one, found the lantern, killed the guardians, and made my way to the next lantern location, and was unable to reveal the lantern. I've tried centering the blood on Finn, Ariane, my PC, the center of the party, etc. The item description says that Ariane's blood will reveal the lanterns, but only in a small area around Ariane. My question is: WHEN AM I SUPPOSED TO USE THE BLOOD? I only have one vial of it in my inventory, and cleared a Quickbar slot for Finn in case there was a spell he could now cast to find the lanterns. I read several walkthroughs and they said that all I have to do is stand NEAR the lanterns and they will reveal themselves, saying nothing of the blood, which I'm assuming that means that I need it for the scrying ritual AFTER I find the lanterns. PLEASE HELP ME! In the mean time I gotta go into my override folder and clear out all my Leliana files, because when I loaded up Leliana's song for the first time, after becoming endlessly frustrated with this Lantern business, Leliana didn't show up at all in the initial cutscene, and when they were over, she was essentially a paper doll. FUN WITH OVERRIDES! If you haven't figured it out I'm playing the PC version XP with the Witch Hunt 1.1 patch installed.

[Thandal]

Not supposed to "use" it. Just put a character (PC, or NPC) in the middle of the "special spots" and that triggers the animations that lead you to the lanterns. Finn (usually) then says something like "What's THAT?" when you're close enough to find the lantern.

 

See also: "Witch Hunt - Lights of Arlathan Quest Problem (possible spoilers)", in the "Tech Support" sub-forum.