[5.43] Gloomreach

[5.43] Gloomreach

Recommended Level: 18

Dungeon: Falmer Hive

Animal

Falmer

Crafting

Smelter

Dangers

Swinging Wall Trap (tripwire)

Collectibles

Skill Book [Restoration]: Withershins

Chest(s)

Loose gear

This widemouthed cave is found at the Reach’s southeast edge and is home to dangerous Falmer. If you’re in the area, brave this relatively short cave for a bit of sport and plunder.

Gloomreach Cavern

Slay a handful of Falmer and Chaurus inside the cavern as you work your way around in clockwise fashion. About halfway through, spy a Skill Book resting atop a barrel near some scaffolding. Unlock a pair of Adept-level cages in the southern chamber to free a few caged critters, but beware: The vicious Saber Cat may attack you. Find a chest in a Falmer tent before taking the upper passage to reach the Gloomreach Hive, looting another chest along the way.

• Crafting: Smelter
• Skill Book [Restoration]: Withershins
• Chests (2)
• Loose gear

Gloomreach Hive

Stand back and safely trigger the tripwire that’s stretched across the Hive’s first passage. Dispatch more Falmer in the tall cavern that follows, then find a sunken chest deep underwater. Head to a second cavern afterward and loot a chest before descending and slaying a powerful Falmer down below. Raid a third chest as you continue to descend, then take the bottom passage back to the Gloomreach Cavern—you’ll find you’re right back near the entrance.

• Danger! Swinging Wall Trap (trip wire)
• Chests (3)