Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Guide The Atlas Hold 5: The Reach
[5.18] Broken Tower Redoubt
[5.18] Broken Tower Redoubt
Related Quests
Temple Quest: The Heart of Dibella
Recommended Level: 14
Dungeon: Forsworn Redoubt
Crafting
Grindstone
Dangers
Rockfall Trap (tripwire)
Rune Trap (floor)
Swinging Wall Trap (pressure plate)
Collectibles
Skill Book [Block]: The Mirror [D1/10]
Skill Book [Conjuration]: Liminal Bridges
Special Objects
Shrine of Dibella [4/8]
Chest(s)
Potions aplenty
Loose gear
This battered fortress stands in a valley between the Reach’s rocky eastern hills. While Temple Quest: The Heart of Dibella is active, a band of Forsworn will be guarding an important child here, whom you must free.
Great Hall
Unlock the first chamber’s Adept-level northwest door to access a stockroom with a chest. Proceed through the upstairs door and sidestep a pressure plate trap in the corridor on your way to the next room.
- Danger! Swinging Wall Trap (pressure plate)
- Chest
- Potions
Tower A
Unlock the chest within this circular chamber and swipe several potions off shelves. Claim a Skill Book from a table in the sleeping area before opening the east door and navigating a long passage to another tower.
- Skill Book [Block]: The Mirror [D1/10]
- Chest (Locked: Novice)
- Potions
Tower B
Slay more Forsworn in the second tower, and beware of a tripwire that’s stretched across the stairs as you make your ascent. Loot a chest on the second level and then continue upstairs. Exit through the door at the top to access the fort’s upper ramparts.
- Chest
- Potions
Exterior Ramparts
Exit the keep via any of its northern doors to visit the Exterior ramparts, where more Forsworn await. Access the highest ramparts by exiting through the upstairs door in Tower B, then cut across and enter the top of Tower A.
- Crafting: Grindstone
- Potion
- Loose gear
Tower A (Top Level)
Beware: a powerful Forsworn mage lurks at the top of this tower, and the center of the room features a dangerous rune trap. Keep away from the room’s center as you battle the mage. The key you find on his corpse opens the nearby holding cell, where the child you seek as part of “The Heart of Dibella” quest is imprisoned. Claim the Skill Book on the nearby table and touch the shrine near the altar to banish any diseases you might have.
- Danger! Rune Trap (floor)
- Skill Book [Conjuration]: Liminal Bridges
- Shrine of Dibella [4/8]
- Broken Tower Prison Key (Forsworn mage)
- Chest
- Potions aplenty