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

[4.17] Sightless Pit

Recommended Level: 18

Dungeon: Falmer Hive

Animal
Falmer

Dangers

Dwarven Thresher Trap (proximity)
Spear Trap (pressure plate)

Collectibles

Skill Book [Pickpocket]: Aevar Stone-Singer
Chest(s)

Drop into this dark hole if you dare—you’ll land in a large, frozen cave, which leads to a rare Falmer temple.

Exit to Skyrim

Trapped Passage

Grab a Skill Book that’s found near a campsite on your way to this passage, where you must sidestep a pressure plate to avoid being impaled by spears. Slay the Falmer that emerges from the hole in the wall ahead.

Danger! Spear Trap (pressure plate)
Skill Book [Pickpocket]: Aevar Stone-Singer

Vertigo Chamber

Avoid vertigo as you carefully traverse this tall, disorienting chamber. Drop from one ledge or outcropping to the next to break up your descent. Slay a few Falmer and a Chaurus as you near the bottom, then carefully maneuver past the spinning blade trap by seeking shelter in the side nooks.

Danger! Dwarven Thresher Trap (proximity)

Path to the Temple

Slay a few more Falmer in this winding passage, and don’t miss looting the odd-looking chest on your way to the Temple of Xrib.

Chest

Door to Temple of Xrib

Door to Sightless Pit

North Temple Grounds

Slay Falmer and Chaurus until you reach this vast cavern, where a massive temple has been built. Check in and around the Falmer tents to discover several chests.

Chests (4)

Connecting Path

Take this passage to reach [6], looting a chest that rests on the railing along the way.

Chest

South Temple Grounds

Battle a host of Frostbite Spiders and a powerful Falmer in this southern area, then loot the unique chest to the south. Take the east passage to an elevator that ferries you up to a small, empty cave. Simply pass through to return to the cold embrace of Skyrim.

Chest