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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Guide The Atlas Hold 6: Whiterun Hold

[6.05] Swindler's Den

[6.05] Swindler’s Den

Related Quests

  • Side Quest: In My Time of Need

Recommended Level: 6

Dungeon: Bandit Camp

Dangers

Collectibles

  • Skill Book [One-Handed]: Night Falls on Sentinel [D1/10]
  • Skill Book [Pickpocket]: Thief
  • Chest(s)
  • Potions
  • Loose gear

Tall rocks east of Rorikstead mark the entrance to a sizable underground cave. During Side Quest: In My Time of Need, this cave is used by the Alik’r Coterie as a base of operations. Bandits occupy the cave otherwise. Test your mettle against the drunken exterior guard before venturing inside.

Sunlit Cavern

Dispatch a bandit in the first cavern, then leap up to discover a chest on a sunlit ledge.

  • Chest
  • Loose gear

Firepit Cavern

Silence a few more bandits in the next cavern, then collect potions and loot a satchel that sits on a crate in the corner.

  • Satchel
  • Potions
  • Loose gear

Mess

Fight hard to secure this cavern—more bandits are likely to emerge from the north passage. When you return to this cavern, navigating the high overlook on your way from the Sleeping Area to the Waterfall Cavern, you can claim a Skill Book that rests on a crate.

  • Skill Book [One-Handed]: Night Falls on Sentinel [D2/10]
  • Potion

Sleeping Area

Loot a chest on your way into this dimly lit cavern, where a Skill Book rests on a bedroll.

  • Skill Book [Pickpocket]: Thief
  • Chest

Waterfall Cavern

Avoid a pair of bear traps as you journey to this watery cavern, where the bandits’ formidable leader lurks. Loot the cavern’s giant chest after the battle, then simply continue along to come full circle and return to the first cavern.

  • Danger! Bear Traps
  • Chest
  • Potion