[5.39] Reachwater Rock

[5.39] Reachwater Rock

Related Quests

Side Quest: Forbidden Legend

Dungeon Activity

Recommended Level: 15

Dungeon: Draugr Crypt

Gauldur

Jyrik Gauldurson

Mikrul Gauldurson

Sigdis Gauldurson

Puzzles

Nordic Puzzle Door (Emerald)

Nordic Puzzle Door (Ivory)

Collectibles

Dragon Claw: Emerald Dragon Claw [5/8]

Unique Item: Gauldur Amulet [56/112]

Chest(s)

Potion

Loose gear

Follow the main road east out of Markarth and you’ll eventually reach a bridge. Look up to spy this waterfall cave, which is perched on a high cliff, hidden beneath a spray of water. Reachwater Rock is the long-forgotten tomb of the Arch-Mage Gauldur, a powerful First Era wizard. Visit this site after you’ve obtained all three Gauldur Amulet Fragments to reforge the Gauldur Amulet.

Reachwater Cavern

First, dive underwater to locate worthy gear and a locked chest. A second chest is perched on a high ledge on the room’s east side; to reach it, stand by the Puzzle Door and use the Whirlwind Sprint Shout. Then climb the central spire and collect the Emerald Dragon Claw from the cavern’s pedestal. Inspect the claw closely to notice three markings on it. Approach the nearby puzzle door and rotate its three rings to match the symbols on the claw: Bear, Whale, Snake. Examine the door’s central keyhole to insert the claw and open the way forward.

• Dragon Claw: Emerald Dragon Claw [5/10]
• Chest
• Chest (Locked: Adept)
• Loose gear

Sealed Passage

Continue down the sealed passage as the doors open ahead of you until you reach another Puzzle Door. This one requires the Ivory Claw from Folgunthur [2.08] to solve. If you have the claw, inspect it to find the symbol sequence as you did before, then mimic the same pattern on the door: Hawk, Hawk, Dragon. Insert the Ivory Claw to open the way forward. Loot a few urns and grab a potion on your way to the final cavern.

• Potion

Amulet Chamber

Approach the altar and place the three Gauldur Amulet Fragments onto the pedestals to battle the three Gauldurson Brothers once more and receive the reforged Gauldur Amulet as a reward (see Side Quest: Forbidden Legend for tips). You’ll find a secret nook has opened as you backtrack out of the chamber. Raid the large chest within.

• Unique Armor: Gauldur Amulet [55/112]
• Chest
• Loose gear