[4.05] Hob's Fall Cave

[4.05] Hob’s Fall Cave

Related Quests

• Other Factions: Bards College Quest: Pantea’s Flute
• Side Quest: No Stone Unturned

Recommended Level: 8

Dungeon: Warlock Lair

• Mage
• Skeleton

Crafting

• Alchemy Lab
• Arcane Enchanter

Collectibles

• Skill Book [Enchanting]: Enchanter’s Primer [D1/10]
• Skill Book [Restoration]: The Exodus
• Unusual Gem: [7/24]
• Chest(s)
• Potions
• Loose gear

This frigid cave lies in northwest Winterhold and has been overrun by powerful mages.

Exit to Skyrim

Mage’s Cavern

Slay a skeleton on your way to this small cavern, where a mage defends several potions and a chest.

• Chest
• Potions

Bridge Chamber

Avoid falling from this chamber’s wooden rope bridge—it’s a long way down. Instead, visit the bottom of this chamber by venturing down the north passage just before you reach [3]. Collect the Skill Book from the table here, along with the Unusual Gem that sits on the nearby cupboard—the latter begins a Side Quest.

• Crafting: Alchemy Lab
• Skill Book [Restoration]: The Exodus
• Unusual Gem: [7/24]
• Potions

Head Mage’s Lair

A powerful spellcaster lurks in this wide chamber. Raid the place after slaying the mage, collecting a Skill Book from atop an Arcane Enchanter before pulling a wall chain to open the way forward. Steal Soul Gems from the pedestals in the passage that follows to deactivate the dangerous frost spout.

• Crafting: Arcane Enchanter
• Skill Book [Enchanting]: Enchanter’s Primer [D1/10]
• Chest (Locked: Apprentice)
• Apothecary’s Satchel
• Potions

Mage’s Study

Several learned spellweavers guard this final cavern—slay them all to secure a large chest, then drop off the west cliff to return to the cave’s first chamber.

• Chest
• Potion
• Loose gear