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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Guide The Atlas Hold 5: The Reach

[5.02] Deepwood Redoubt

[5.02] Deepwood Redoubt

Related Quests

Dark Brotherhood Quest: The Feeble Fortune*

Recommended Level: 14

Dungeon: Forsworn Redoubt

Forsworn

Crafting

Alchemy Lab

Arcane Enchanter

Anvil

Blacksmith Forge

Grindstone

Workbench

Dangers

Bone Alarm Trap

Dart Trap (pressure plate)

Rune Traps (floor)

Swinging Blade Trap (lever)

Swinging Wall Trap (pressure plate)

Collectibles

Skill Book [Sneak]: Sacred Witness [C1/10]

Trapped Chest

Chest(s)

Potions

Loose gear

Exterior

A band of Forsworn have taken over this ancient ruin, located atop a rocky rise at the northern tip of the Reach. Deepwood Redoubt leads to a larger Nordic ruin on the far side of a secret vale—Hag’s End [5.03].

Fight your way up the outer stone steps to locate the entrance to the ruins. Swipe some potions from the nearby altar and lean-to before heading inside.

  • Potions
  • Loose gear

Interior

Door to Skyrim

Trapped Passages: Part 1

Beware the Hinge Trigger when opening the first chest that you discover in a recessed alcove. Long spears will stab out from the wall beneath the chest if you set off the trap. Disarm it or stand to one side to safely claim your treasure.

  • Trapped Chest

Trapped Passages: Part 2

Stand on the pressure plate that follows to trigger a trap just ahead, then simply move up through the stairway hole after the darts stop firing. Check the cavern and up the rocks for a hidden chest, and a sprawled skeleton (as well as bone traps) as you head southeast.

  • Danger! Bone Trap, Chest

Trapped Passages: Part 3

After dealing with the first batch of Forsworn, sprint straight through the stretch of swinging blades that follows. You can make it through unscathed if you time it just right.

  • Danger! Swinging Blade Trap (lever), Dart Trap (pressure plate), Trapped Chest

Room of Doom

A small chamber lies beyond the swinging blades. Beware the many Rune Traps on the floor here. Summon a Familiar to set off the traps and absorb the damage, or draw out the Forsworn Shaman in the far room and kill her with her own traps. Take the key from the Shaman’s corpse, then unlock the nearby iron door to advance.

Iron Door [Master]

Exit Passage

Hop over a pressure plate to avoid a nasty trap as you enter the passage beyond the iron door. The Bone Alarm traps can give away your location to nearby Forsworn, if any remain. Proceed through the far door to head into Deepwood Vale.

  • Danger! Bone Alarm Trap, Swinging Wall Trap (pressure plate)
  • Potion
  • Loose gear

Door to Deepwood Vale

Deepwood Vale

Door to Deepwood Vale

Deepwood Vale Entrance

Deepwood Redoubt leads out into a secret vale nestled in the mountains, where a much larger ruin awaits.

Vale Ramparts

Forsworn archers patrol the ramparts. The ramparts lead to Hag’s End ([5.03]), the towering structure on the vale’s east side.

Waterfall

River Channel -- Look for a chest amid the rapids here.

Tent

There’s also a Skill Book in the tent with the Alchemy Lab; one of many in this makeshift Forsworn camp.

The Towering Edifice: Hag’s End

Make your way east toward Hag’s End (see the next location in this Atlas for the interior information), slaying the Forsworn and claiming the treasure they guard. See Dark Brotherhood Radiant Quest: The Feeble Fortune for some strategies on assaulting this formidable fortress.

  • Crafting: Alchemy Lab, Anvil, Blacksmith Forge, Grindstone, Workbench
  • Skill Book [Sneak]: Sacred Witness [C1/10]
  • Chests (2)
  • Chest (Locked: Apprentice)
  • Potions
  • Loose gear

Door to Hag’s End

Door to Hag’s End

Deepwood Vale Summit

You exit out onto the upper level of Hag’s End after navigating the interior of it, and overlook Deepwood Vale below. Face the Hagraven and her summoned minions for a final time and cut them down. Then claim the unique dagger from the corpse on the altar and the large chest nearby.

  • Unique Weapon: Bloodthorn [31/80]
  • Chest

Hidden Chest Atop Waterfall

If you have the Whirlwind Sprint Shout (or are good at rock climbing), head to the upper level of the Vale from which the waterfall descends. There, you can find one more chest and a unique pair of boots.

  • Unique Item: Predator’s Grace [54/112]
  • Chest (Locked: Expert)