Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Guide Dragonborn Quests Solstheim Regional Activities
Raven Rock Regional Activities
Raven Rock Regional Activities
All Are Welcome*
Bralsa Drel is a forlorn Dunmer who is enslaved at the Earth Stone just outside Raven Rock. She mumbles nonsense if you haven’t cleansed this stone and carries rocks around. But after she’s freed (and provided she survives the ensuing Lurker attack), she takes up residence inside the abandoned house in Raven Rock. Visit her and talk to her about her piteous existence. She tells you she’s bad for business after her drinking at The Retching Netch got out of hand. Tell her you’ll talk to Geldis Sadri for her.
Head to the inn and ask why Bralsa Drel was banned. Sadri tells you he can’t bring himself to watch her drown herself in drink anymore. Reply with one of the following:
(Persuade) That she has the right to do what she pleases.
(Intimidate) That she will be let in, or Sadri will answer to you!
(Gold) Or pay him gold to let her in.
When one of the three plans works, Sadri agrees.
Quest Conclusion
Move back to Bralsa’s location and inform her of the news. She seems a little happier and grants you the following:
- Leveled item
Emberbrand Embargo*
Locate Captain Veleth, who usually patrols the main thoroughfare of Raven Rock. Talk to him about the difficulties he has commanding the Redoran Guard, and he speaks of a particularly potent wine and a hidden stash his men have placed somewhere in town. Agree to find it for him.
Captain Veleth recommends searching one of the abandoned houses on the outskirts of town. However, the structure with that name is empty of such contraband. Instead, continue southwest, to the gap between the two ruined structures with the trama root and a barrel, overlooking the docks. Search the barrel for the alcohol.
- Emberbrand Wine (8)
Quest Conclusion
Return to Captain Veleth with the wine, and he offers you a small reward for your troubles.
- Gold (250)
Jelly from Netch to Fetch*
Find Milore Ienth at her alchemy store in the main square of Raven Rock, and speak to her about the exotic ingredients she sells. She tells you she’s trying to find a better source for netch jelly. Agree to locate some for her.
Netch jelly is particularly difficult to come by, so try one of the following plans:
Scour the coast of western Solstheim, where several small “pods” of Netch are located. Kill them and harvest the jelly from their remains.
Or, you can sneak into the dwellings in the main settlements (Raven Rock, Tel Mithryn, Skaal Village) and locate more jars of the stuff. Be careful with your stealing, though!
Or, during Solstheim Side Quests: The Final Descent, you can acquire two samples at an Alchemy Lab within the Raven Rock Mine exploration.
Quest Conclusion
Head back to Milore Ienth with the five jelly examples, and you’re given some potent potions.
- Potion of Ultimate Well-Being (2)
Sadri’s Sujamma*
Geldis Sadri, the proprietor of The Retching Netch, has a specialty of the house. Asking about it prompts him to mention a special sujamma. It’s a taste sensation! Offer to spread the word of it, and you’ll receive recompense. You’re handed some samples to get rid of.
- Sadri’s Sujamma (10)
It falls to you to find interest among the townsfolk of Raven Rock for this elixir. Simply mosey up to any of the people of Raven Rock and ask if they wish to try. If they’re interested, that’s one fewer bottle you need to rid yourself of! Here are some plans to help you:
The following inhabitants are interested (although you may need to speak to them about their own woes first): Dreyla Alor, Fethis Alor, Cindiri Arano, Crescius Caerellius, Garyn Ienth, Milore Ienth, Glover Mallory, Gjalund Salt-Sage, Mirri Severin, Tilisu Severin, and Aphia Velothi.
Time your chats to after 8:00 p.m., inside The Retching Netch, as a large number of these folks head in here anyway, and you can rid yourself of at least five bottles without traipsing everywhere.
Time is also a factor, as waiting for 24 hours and then returning to someone you previously gave a bottle of sujamma to will cause them to take one again. This easily helps get rid of your stash!
Quest Conclusion
Return to The Retching Netch, tell Geldis you’ve off-loaded the samples, and take his coin.
- Gold (250)
Take Your Pick*
Glover Mallory is the smith of Raven Rock, and he’s an amenable fellow—that is, until you bring up the touchy subject of his lost pickaxe. He tells you that Crescius Caerellius, a crotchety (and possibly mad) old miner has this prized possession. He’d be happy if you retrieved it for him.
Crescius is nearby, usually in the entrance chamber inside Raven Rock Mine, which is a short stroll to the northwest. When the subject comes up, demand the pickaxe back. He begrudgingly hands it over.
Quest Conclusion
There is no modicum of coin for this task; Glover insists you use this special pickaxe yourself! Take it, as it’s a rare item to find and the only type of pickaxe you can use to mine Stalhrim ore deposits.
- Ancient Nordic Pickaxe
Thievery and the Karstaag Connection*
Being a member of the Thieves Guild has its privileges. In this case, provided you’ve chatted at length with Delvin Mallory over in The Ragged Flagon under Riften and completed the prerequisites listed above, you can seek out Glover for a special additional job: to secure a special formula for constructing improved armor. A fellow named Esmond Tyne was carrying it.
The formula is a note found on the corpse of Esmond Tyne. His bloodied body can be found on an ice floe at the water’s edge, as soon as you enter the giant initial chamber in Castle Karstaag Caverns. If you read this note, you can create Improved Bonemold Armor at any forge, so check the note out before returning to Glover.
- Bonemold Formula
Quest Conclusion
Back at the forge in Raven Rock, hand over the formula. For a fellow thief, Glover gladly provides you with additional compensation far beyond the usual handful of coins—a key to a secret cellar inside Mallory’s home!
- Key to Glover Mallory’s House
Postquest Activities
Enter Glover’s house, head downstairs, and unlock the door. Inside is a thieves’ treasure trove, which includes a weapon and shield on a rack [leveled]; poisons and potions; sweetrolls (all stolen, no doubt); a Thief Cache barrel with a shadowmark on it; a strongbox (not of the East Empire variety); a set of Blackguard’s Armor; and Glover’s Letter, which reveals his past and his daughter, the thief Sapphire. If you meet up with Sapphire in Riften’s Ragged Flagon and talk to her about this note, she offers you an exquisite gem bearing her name.
- Blackguard’s Armor
- Blackguard’s Boots
- Blackguard’s Gloves
- Blackguard’s Hood
- Sword and Shield [leveled]
- Thief Cache
- Glover’s Letter
- Exquisite Sapphire
Tomb Eradicator*
Elder Othreloth is located in or around the temple on the raised courtyard near the bulwark. Enter this sacred place, and ask more about the Ancestral Tombs. He’s having troubles with abominations known as Ash Spawn that have risen from the remains of his own ancestors! Can you cleanse the tomb of this filth for him? Agree to receive a key that opens the otherwise-sealed crypts.
- Raven Rock Tomb Key
Head down the steps and north to the Temple Ancestral Tomb door, which only opens with the key. Then expect three waves of around four Ash Spawn, with more powerful variants appearing in the last wave, to attack you. They form from the cremated remains in the circular pyres throughout the tomb. Stay in one tomb or move between the different parts of the crypt; it doesn’t matter. Keep the slaying going until the objective updates.
Quest Conclusion
Elder Otherloth is most pleased, as you honor the Reclamations with your actions. Have some coin!
- Gold (250)
Tome Raider*
The wife of Second Councilor Adril Arano is the well-to-do Cindiri Arano. Meet up with her in town, and she believes you can handle the recovery of a lost item. She never received an important folio she sent to the Imperial City. It was being returned aboard a ship called the Strident Squall, or something like that. Can you find it for her?
The Strident Squall has run aground, and the wreckage is now the base camp for an unruly gang of Reavers, in the southeastern coast of Solstheim. Travel there, slay the foes stopping you boarding the vessel, and work your way down into the hold and around to the large chest under the stairs. Take the saucy tome. Dare you read its shocking contents?
- Lusty Argonian Maid Folio
Quest Conclusion
Cindiri Arano is most pleased with the return of her manuscript and offers you the following:
- Ring [Leveled]