Topographical Overview

The Hold along Skyrim’s southern border with Cyrodiil is known as Falkreath, and its capital shares the same name. The Hold’s second largest town, Helgen, was the site of a recent dragon attack and prisoner escape. Before its destruction, Helgen was “the Gateway to Skyrim,” a well-traveled town at an important crossroads in the foothills of the Jerall Mountains. As you move north, the rugged, mountainous south gradually gives way to pine forest lowlands. Though initially tranquil to the untrained eye, the woods are a wilderness fraught with the prospect of enemies (wild animals or worse) lurking behind every tree. Still, the people of Falkreath are reasonably prosperous farmers and loggers, thanks to the abundant supply of fresh water from Lake Ilinalta—the largest body of water in Skyrim.

Routes and Pathways

Falkreath is among the most-traveled Holds in terms of major roads and minor pathways. The lake is an excellent anchoring point, allowing you to get your bearings from almost any angle. North of the lake are the sharp and protruding Brittleshin Hills—snowy peaks dominated by Bleak Falls Barrow that overlook the origin of the White River—and the town of Riverwood just across the border in Whiterun Hold. Head east, and you brave the blizzards of the Jerall Mountains, bandit attacks in the high mountain passes, and the windswept caverns of Haemar’s Shame. To the south, the Jerall Mountains dominate, their icy crags making many locations difficult to reach and almost impossible to escape from without blade or spell. Still, resolute hunters like Angi can still be found in this vast wilderness, determined to live life on their own terms. Head west, and the pine forests give way to more rocky scree and sharper crags, where you can hear the howls of anger of the Forsworn from the Reach and find old or forgotten cuts into the earth, including the fabled Twilight Sepulcher.

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Crafting Stations: Falkreath

Primary Locations

Total—44: Hold Capital, and 43 Hold Locations

[8.00] Hold Capital City: Falkreath

Jarl: Siddgeir

[8.01] Bilegulch Mine

[8.02] Sunderstone Gorge

[8.03] Glenmoril Coven

[8.04] Falkreath Imperial Camp

[8.05] Moss Mother Cavern

[8.06] Hunter’s Rest

[8.07] Knifepoint Ridge

[8.08] Twilight Sepulcher

[8.09] Bannermist Tower

[8.10] Evergreen Grove

[8.11] Half-Moon Mill

[8.12] Bloated Man’s Grotto

[8.13] North Brittleshin Pass

[8.14] South Brittleshin Pass

[8.15] Ilinalta’s Deep

[8.16] The Lady Stone

[8.17] Secunda’s Kiss

[8.18] Bleak Falls Barrow

[8.19] Anise’s Cabin

[8.20] Cracked Tusk Keep

[8.21] Halldir’s Cairn

[8.22] Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary

[8.23] Roadside Ruins

[8.24] Falkreath Watchtower

[8.25] North Shriekwind Bastion

[8.26] South Shriekwind Bastion

[8.27] Peak’s Shade Tower

[8.28] Pinewatch

[8.29] Angi’s Camp

[8.30] The Guardian Stones

[8.31] Embershard Mine

[8.32] Helgen

[8.33] South Skybound Watch

[8.34] North Skybound Watch

[8.35] Orphan Rock

[8.36] Falkreath Stormcloak Camp

[8.37] Haemar’s Shame

[8.38] Bonechill Passage

[8.39] Ancient’s Ascent

[8.40] Bloodlet Throne

[8.41] Greywater Grotto

[8.42] Fort Neugrad

[8.43] Southfringe Sanctum

Secondary Locations

Total—36 Points of Interest

[8.A] Dragon Mound: Bilegulch Ridge

[8.B] Toadstool Ring: Bilegulch Ridge

[8.C] Hunter’s Camp: Sunderstone Gorge

[8.D] A Peddler’s Misfortune

[8.E] Toppled Tower: Knifepoint Woods

[8.F] Burning Caravan: Evergreen Grove

[8.G] Shrine of Akatosh: Twilight Valley

[8.H] Fisherman’s Camp: Lake Ilinalta

[8.I] Sunken Fishing Boat: Lake Ilnalta

[8.J] Dark Elf’s Grave

[8.K] Alchemist’s Camp: Evergreen Woods

[8.L] Dragon Mound: Evergreen Woods

[8.M] Sacrificial Altar: Evergreen Woods

[8.N] Bear Cave: Halldir’s Cairn

[8.O] The Silvermoon: Lake Ilnalta

[8.P] Nordic Burial Grove

[8.Q] Fisherman’s Island: Lake Ilinalta

[8.R] Sunken Barrow: Lake Ilinalta

[8.S] The Indigestible Emerald

[8.T] Riverwood Folly

[8.U] Wild Animal Den: Pinewatch Outcropping

[8.V] The Conjuror’s Altar: Lake Ilinalta

[8.W] Hunter’s Camp: The Guardian Stones

[8.X] Bandit Camp: Ilinalta Foothills

[8.Y] Shrine of Talos: Ilinalta Foothills

[8.Z] Bandit Camp: Skybound Underhang

[8.AA] Bandit Bridge: Pinewatch

[8.AB] Bandit Camp: Pinewatch Heights

[8.AC] Hunter’s Camp: Upper Pinewatch Ridge

[8.AD] Prospector’s Shack: Bonechill Ridge

[8.AE] Bandit Camp: Helgen Cliffs

[8.AF] The Mauled Refugees

[8.AG] Khajiit Caravan Massacre

[8.AH] Wild Animal Den: Orphan’s Tear

[8.AI] Dragon Mound: Bloodlet Peaks

[8.AJ] The Headless Skeleton

Additional Locations

[DG.03] Ancestors Glade

[HF.07] Lakeview Manor