[3.20] Silverdrift Lair

[3.20] Silverdrift Lair

These Nordic ruins, which lie along the southwest base of the Pale’s eastern mountains, have become home to ruthless bandits. Dispatch a few exterior guards before investigating the ruins’ interior.

Recommended Level: 6

Dungeon: Draugr Crypt

• Bandit
• Draugr

Dangers

• Battering Ram Trap (wall chain)
• Oil Lamp Trap
• Oil Pool Trap
• Swinging Spikes (pressure plates)
• Spear Trap (pedestal pressure plate)

Collectibles

• Skill Book [Pickpocket]: Thief
• Skill Book [Two-Handed]: Words and Philosophy

Special Objects

• Word Wall: Disarm [2/3]
• Chest(s)
• Potions aplenty
• Loose gear

Exit to Skyrim

Entry Chamber

Loot an urn and the corpses of a few bandits in this first chamber before delving down into the Draugr-filled passages ahead. Don’t miss the coin purse and piece of gear that’s tucked away behind some rubble in the passage as you make your way to [2].

Central Chamber

Collect a number of potions from a table and a shelf as you enter this large, central chamber. Find a Skill Book on a stone table at the room’s east end before heading downstairs to loot a couple of chests and turn a pair of handles in the oily western nook to open a passage leading toward [3].

• Danger! Oil Lamp Trap, Oil Pool Trap, Swinging Spikes (pressure plate)
• Skill Book [Two-Handed]: Words and Philosophy
• Chest
• Chest (Locked: Apprentice)
• Potions aplenty

Burial Chambers

Slay a few Draugr in these passages, then open a locked chest to claim plenty of precious gear. Turn the handles on the three stone pillars that follow to open small chambers filled with treasure and enemies. Pass through the south chamber to return to [2].

• Chest
• Chest (Locked: Master)
• Potions
• Loose gear

Portcullis Passage

Explore the elevated walkways at [2] to discover a handle on the central stone pillar. This opens the east portcullis; jump the dangerous pressure plate at the walkway’s end and beware the powerful Draugr ahead. When taking the valuable item from the southern pedestal, stand on the nearby rockshelf to avoid being impaled by floor spikes. Find a Skill Book lying on a stone mound in a corner near a brazier, bedroll, and chest that’s resting on a short shelf. Pull a wall chain to the east to open the next portcullis—but keep back to avoid the dangerous battering ram that unexpectedly swings through.

• Danger! Battering Ram Trap (wall chain), Swinging Spikes (pressure plate), Spear Trap (pedestal pressure plate)
• Skill Book [Pickpocket]: Thief
• Chests (2)
• Potions
• Loose gear

Word Wall Chamber

Navigate a series of passages to reach this large chamber, where two mighty Draugr guard an ancient Word Wall. Slay the fiends and then approach the Word Wall to learn a new Word of Power. Take the west door back to the ruins’ entrance, pillaging a large chest and turning the nearby handle on the wall to open the exit route.

• Word Wall: Disarm [2/3]
• Chest
• Loose gear