Topographical Overview

Whiterun Hold, named for the fortress city in the eastern part of its vast Tundra plain, is the most centrally located of the nine Holds. Roads are numerous and well maintained, and visibility across the plains is excellent. This Hold is relatively flat, surrounded by the mountains of the Reach to the west, Hjaalmarch and the Pale to the north, and Falkreath to the south. However, Whiterun’s southeastern corner is dominated by the gigantic and soaring Throat of the World—the highest mountain in all of Tamriel. It is here that many climb the 7,000 steps to High Hrothgar, home to the mysterious and reclusive Greybeards.

Routes and Pathways

Whiterun is certainly one of the most well-tracked Holds, with main roads and excellent access west to the Reach, with a border road north through the town of Rorikstead and up toward Dragon Bridge. The Tundra plains have a number of odd barrows and giant camps to investigate, and the center is dominated by Fort Greymoor. The road here allows you to travel north, up through the mountains to reach the dreaded Labyrinthian in Hjaalmarch. Farther east is Whiterun and the roaring White River and town of Riverwood on the southern border with Falkreath. Another road stretches north from here, into the wilds of the Pale. There’s yet another road that skirts the northern foothills of the Throat of the World, following White River valley into Eastmarch. And although the first of the 7,000 steps that pilgrims take to reach the summit of the Throat of the World begins in Ivarstead (in the Rift), the actual mountain lies within Whiterun’s domain. However, only those possessing a Thu’um (Shout) powerful enough to impress the Greybeards of High Hrothgar will be allowed to finish the journey to the summit.

Available Services, Crafting, and Collectibles

Services

• Followers: [14/47]
• Houses for Sale: [1/5]
• Marriage Prospects: [13/62]
• Skill Trainers: [8/50]
• Alchemy: [1/3]
• Alteration: [0/3]
• Archery: [2/3]
• Block: [1/2]
• Conjuration: [0/3]
• Destruction: [0/3]
• Enchanting: [0/2]
• Heavy Armor: [1/3]
• Illusion: [0/2]
• Light Armor: [0/3]
• Lockpicking: [0/2]
• One-Handed: [2/3]
• Pickpocket: [0/3]
• Restoration: [1/3]
• Smithing: [1/3]
• Sneak: [0/3]
• Speech: [0/4]
• Two-Handed: [1/2]
• Traders [22/133]:
• Apothecary [1/12]
• Bartender [1/5]
• Blacksmith [6/33]
• Carriage Driver [1/5]
• Fence [1/10]
• Ferryman [0/3]
• Fletcher [1/3]
• Food Vendor [3/9]
• General Goods [3/19]
• Innkeeper [3/15]
• Jeweler [0/2]
• Special [0/3]
• Spell Vendor [1/12]
• Stablemaster [1/5]

Collectibles

• Captured Critters: [0/5]
• Dragon Claws: [0/10]
• Dragon Priest Masks: [0/10]
• Larceny Targets: [1/7]
• Skill Books: [22/180]
• Alchemy: [2/10]
• Alteration: [0/10]
• Archery: [2/10]
• Block: [1/10]
• Conjuration: [1/10]
• Destruction: [1/10]
• Enchanting: [2/10]
• Heavy Armor: [1/10]
• Illusion: [2/10]
• Light Armor: [1/10]
• Lockpicking: [0/10]
• One-Handed: [2/10]
• Pickpocket: [0/10]
• Restoration: [1/10]
• Smithing: [1/10]
• Sneak: [2/10]
• Speech: [1/10]
• Two-Handed: [2/10]
• Treasure Maps: [1/11]
• Unique Items: [2/112]
• Unique Weapons: [12/80]
• Unusual Gems: [5/24]

Special Objects

• Shrines: [10/69]
• Akatosh: [1/6]
• Arkay: [1/12]
• Dibella: [0/8]
• Julianos: [1/5]
• Kynareth: [1/6]
• Mara: [0/5]
• Stendarr: [1/5]
• Talos: [3/17]
• Zenithar: [2/5]
• Standing Stones: [1/13]
• The Ritual Stone
• Word Walls: [2/42]
• Animal Allegiance: [0/3]
• Aura Whisper: [0/3]
• Become Ethereal: [0/3]
• Disarm: [0/3]
• Dismaying Shout: [0/3]
• Elemental Fury: [0/3]
• Fire Breath: [1/2]
• Frost Breath: [0/3]
• Ice Form: [0/3]
• Kyne’s Peace: [1/3]
• Marked for Death: [0/3]
• Slow Time: [0/3]
• Storm Call: [0/3]
• Throw Voice: [0/1]
• Unrelenting Force: [0/1]
• Whirlwind Sprint: [0/2]

Crafting Stations: Whiterun

Primary Locations

Total—40: Hold Capital, Dragonsreach, and 38 Hold Locations

[6.00] Hold Capital City: Whiterun

[6.00] Dragonsreach

Jarl: Balgruuf the Greater

[6.01] Lund’s Hut

[6.02] Rorikstead

[6.03] Serpent’s Bluff Redoubt

[6.04] Whiterun Imperial Camp

[6.05] Swindler’s Den

[6.06] Gjukar’s Monument

[6.07] Broken Fang Cave

[6.08] Sleeping Tree Camp

[6.09] Rannveig’s Fast

[6.10] Drelas’ Cottage

[6.11] Greenspring Hollow

[6.12] Dustman’s Cairn

[6.13] Hamvir’s Rest

[6.14] Redoran’s Retreat

[6.15] Fort Greymoor

[6.16] Silent Moons Camp

[6.17] Halted Stream Camp

[6.18] Bleakwind Basin

[6.19] Western Watchtower

[6.20] Whiterun Stables

[6.21] Pelagia Farm

[6.22] Honningbrew Meadery

[6.23] Chillfurrow Farm

[6.24] Battle-Born Farm

[6.25] Whitewatch Tower

[6.26] White River Watch

[6.27] Riverwood

[6.28] Shimmermist Cave

[6.29] Fellglow Keep

[6.30] Graywinter Watch

[6.31] The Ritual Stone

[6.32] Whiterun Stormcloak Camp

[6.33] Valtheim Towers

[6.34] Darkshade

[6.35] Guldun Rock

[6.36] Hillgrund’s Tomb

[6.37] High Hrothgar

[6.38] Throat of the World

Secondary Locations

Total—24 Points of Interest

[6.A] Shrine of Akatosh: Rorikstead

[6.B] Dragon Mound: Rorikstead Resurrection

[6.C] The Expired Alchemist

[6.D] Hunter and Hunted

[6.E] Shrine of Zenithar: Ring of Boulders

[6.F] Fetid Pond

[6.G] Shrine of Zenithar: Crumbling Bastion

[6.H] King of the Mudcrabs

[6.I] Shrine of Stendarr: The Two Pillars

[6.J] Swallowed Skeleton: Greymoor Foothills

[6.K] Dragon Mound: Great Henge Resurrection

[6.L] Puzzling Pillar Ruins

[6.M] Necromancer’s Bluff

[6.N] Bloodied Box: Sleeping Tree Camp

[6.O] Dragon Mound: Lone Mountain

[6.P] The Skeleton’s Strong Box: Greymoor

[6.Q] The Lad of the Lake: Bleakwind Basin

[6.R] Smuggler’s Den: Whiterun

[6.S] Whiterun Attack Camp

[6.T] Shrine of Talos: White River Valley

[6.U] Hunters’ Camp: White River Hills

[6.V] Big Log Bridge

[6.W] Ruined Toll and Wispmother’s Well

[6.X] The Seven Thousand Steps

Additional Locations

[DG.18] Moldering Ruins

[HF.05] Breezehome (Updated)