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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Guide The Atlas Hold 4: Winterhold Hold

[4.06] Frostflow Lighthouse

[4.06] Frostflow Lighthouse

Related Quests

  • Side Quest: Captured Critters*
  • Dungeon Quest: What Lies Beneath*

Recommended Level: 18

Dungeon: Falmer Hive

Dangers

  • Falmer Claw Trap (trip wire)

Collectibles

  • Captured Critter: Torchbug in a Jar [2/5]
  • Skill Book [Restoration]: Mystery of Talara, v2 [B2/10]
  • Chest(s)
  • Potions
  • Loose gear

This tall watchtower stands atop Winterhold’s northwest mountains, within clear sight of the Hold’s northern coast.

Exterior

Pick the Novice door lock to open the small storage shed that’s attached to the lighthouse. A few potions are found within.

  • Potions
  • Loose gear

Frostflow Lighthouse (Interior)

Enter the tower to discover a butchered person. Search the corpse to gain a new Dungeon Quest and obtain an informative journal. A Torchbug in a Jar rests atop the mantel—this pertains to Side Quest: Captured Critters. In the northern room, you find Sudi’s Journal on the desk, Mani’s Letter in the knapsack under the bed, and a Skill Book. In the room adjacent, you find the journal of Ramati, the dead woman you just found. Piecing together the story from these journals will lead you to find Mani’s Cellar Key, hidden in an urn on the mantel above the fireplace. Ramati’s Journal also mentions a promise to cremate her husband in the lighthouse fire in the event of his death (this is important later).

Take the key and use it to reach the cellar where you can clear out a cluster of Chaurus and loot a locked chest. Venture through the large hole in the basement’s southeast wall to proceed to the Frostflow Abyss.

  • Captured Critter: Torchbug in a Jar [2/5]
  • Skill Book [Restoration]: Mystery of Talara, v2 [B2/10]
  • Chest (Locked: Adept)
  • Mani’s Cellar Key
  • Mani’s Letter
  • Ramati’s Journal
  • Sudi’s Journal
  • Potions
  • Loose gear

Path to Frostflow Lighthouse

Falmer Den

Exterminate a Chaurus, Falmer, and Frostbite Spiders as you head to this chamber. Carefully trigger a trip wire from a safe distance to disable the Falmer Claw Trap as well. Dispatch all Falmer here, then search the tents to find two chests. Locate a third chest along the passage to [2].

  • Danger! Falmer Claw Trap (trip wire)
  • Chest (Locked: Novice)
  • Chest (Locked: Apprentice)

Chaurus Nest

Slay countless Chaurus on your way to this final cavern, where a monstrous Chaurus lurks—the source of the murders back in the lighthouse. Defeat the fiend to purify this place and complete the Miscellaneous Objective you acquired when you first entered the lighthouse. Collect the key you find within the giant Chaurus’s remains, along with Habd’s Remains (trust us); then take the exterior path to reach a chest with valuable loot.

Rooftop Loot

Now that you’ve solved the lighthouse’s mystery, backtrack to the main level and use your newfound key to open the door that leads to the roof. Open the giant chest you find on the roof to obtain a nice haul of plunder. If you like, you may also throw Habd’s Remains into the signal fire to receive a special blessing called Sailor’s Repose, which permanently increases how much you heal with spells by 10 percent.