[3.27] Forsaken Cave

[3.27] Forsaken Cave

Related Quests

• Side Quest: The White Phial

Recommended Level: 6

Dungeon: Draugr Crypt

• Curalmil
• Draugr
• Frost Troll

Crafting

• Alchemy Lab

Dangers

• Battering Ram Trap (pressure plate)
• Dart Trap (pressure plate)
• Rising Floor Trap

Quest Items

• Cracked White Phial

Collectibles

• Skill Book [Alchemy]: A Game at Dinner
• Skill Book [Block]: The Mirror

Special Objects

• Word Wall: Marked for Death [1/3]
• Chest(s)
• Potions
• Loose gear

Just off the main road at the Pale’s southeast end, a ferocious Frost Troll stomps about near the entrance to a huge, frozen cave.

Exit to Skyrim

Troll Cavern

Loot a satchel and chest as you enter this first frosty cavern, which is home to a pair of Frost Trolls and numerous gold-holding urns. Open an iron door and proceed to [2].

• Chest
• Satchel
• Loose gear

Trapped Passage

Loot even more urns and skirt a pressure plate in this hall to avoid being perforated by arrows. Open a chest and beware the host of Draugr that lurk just ahead.

• Danger! Dart Trap (pressure plate)
• Chest

Burial Halls

Loot a number of burial urns in these passages, which are lined with the resting dead. Spy a Skill Book lying on a stone table, and unlock an Adept-level door to access a small room with a chest.

• Skill Book [Block]: The Mirror
• Chest
• Loose gear

Collapsing Chamber

Slay more Draugr in this chamber, and don’t miss the chest that’s hidden in the shadows among the southeast rubble. Jump a pressure plate in the passage that follows to avoid a trap, and proceed into the crypts.

• Danger! Battering Ram Trap (pressure plate)
• Chest
• Potions
• Loose gear

Door to Forsaken Crypt

Door to Forsaken Cave

Junction Chamber

Loot a few urns on your way into this tall, multitiered chamber. Slaughter all Draugr and navigate the east passages to reach this chamber’s second level. Open a chest up here and then proceed north to [6].

• Chest
• Potions
• Loose gear

Trapped Floor Room

Beware the center of the floor in this small chamber—stepping on it causes it to rise, slamming you into lethal ceiling spikes. Unlock the Expert-level west door to access a treasure nook, then proceed through the other door to cut back through [5] and eventually arrive at [7].

• Danger! Rising Floor
• Chest

Curalmil’s Chamber

Cut down more undead and loot more urns on your way to this chamber, where a mighty Draugr warrior awaits. Sprint past the swinging blades and slay Curalmil, then scale the nearby steps to reach a large chest and Word Wall.

• Word Wall: Marked for Death [1/3]
• Chest

Phial Chamber

Make your way to this quiet chamber, which opens after you use Nurelion’s Mixture. Collect the Cracked White Phial from the pedestal, along with a Skill Book. Return to [7] and take the exit passage back to the cave’s entrance.

• Crafting: Alchemy Lab
• Cracked White Phial
• Skill Book [Alchemy]: A Game at Dinner
• Apothecary’s Satchel
• Potions

Door to Forsaken Cave

Door to Forsaken Crypt