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

[6.29] Fellglow Keep

Related Quests

College of Winterhold Quest: Hitting the Books
Side Quest: No Stone Unturned
Dungeon Activity

Recommended Level: 8

Dungeon: Warlock Lair

Animal
Mages
Atronachs
Orthorn

Crafting

Alchemy Lab
Anvil
Arcane Enchanter
Workbench

Dangers

Bear Traps
Dart Traps
Rune Traps

Quest Items

Book: Fragment: On Artaeum
Book: Night of Tears
Book: The Last King of the Ayleids

Collectibles

Skill Book [Conjuration]: The Doors of Oblivion [D2/10]
Skill Book [Destruction]: A Hypothetical Treachery
Unusual Gem: [15/24]

Special Objects

Shrine of Julianos [4/5]
Shrine of Talos [9/17]

Collectibles

Chest(s)
Potions
Loose gear

This crumbling stronghold in Whiterun’s northeast mountains has become a haven for renegade mages and necromancers.

If you’re here for College of Winterhold Quest: Hitting the Books, this location changes substantially. The front door is locked, forcing you to enter through the side tower and take the longer route through the dungeons. The upper levels of the keep, previously sealed, are now accessible. And a whole host of unique events await you. The description below assumes you’re here for the quest; if not, expect to have more flexibility in exploring the space, and be aware that most of the unique events described below will be replaced by combat with a handful of mages and their familiars.

Regardless, deal with the guardians in the exterior, then scale the cliffs to reach the first-level roof, where a chest awaits you on the eastern side.

Chest (Locked: Novice)

Exit to Skyrim

Flooded Chambers

Avoid the bear traps on your way through the first two flooded chambers. In the second room, a mage unleashes his pet Frostbite Spiders to fight you. Slay the arachnids and their master to continue on.

Danger! Bear Traps
Potions
Loose gear

Treasure Nook

Sidestep a pressure plate as you head down the hall to loot the chest in this small room.

Danger! Dart Trap (pressure plate)
Chest (Locked: Apprentice)
Potion
Loose gear

Cell Block A

Detonate a dangerous Rune Trap with a ranged spell before entering this small prison, where a powerful mage stands guard. Free the caged vampires by picking the locks on their cell doors or by using the levers near the mage. They’ll help you defeat the mage here and rush off to battle the mages in the next room before making their escape.

Danger! Rune Trap (floor)
Loose gear

Cell Block B

A mage throws a lever as you enter this room, loosing a pair of wolves that quickly attack you. Slaughter them, then pull the middle of the room’s three levers to free Orthorn, who offers to help you find the books you seek. Unlock the nearby Apprentice-level wooden door if possible, then raid the storage room beyond.

Chest (Locked: Apprentice)
Potion
Loose gear

Firing Range

A powerful mage is training some students in this room, giving you an opportunity for a stealthy ambush.

Loose gear

Undercroft

Lay waste to more necromancers here, along with the skeletons that emerge from the surrounding sarcophagi. Claim a chest from a dead-end room at the hall’s far end, then take the nearby exit up to Fellglow Keep’s main level.

Door to Fellglow Keep

Door to Fellglow Keep Dungeons

Chapel

Cut down more mages and a summoned creature in this room, then grab the Skill Book. If you picked up any diseases from the animals and traps downstairs, find the Shrine of Talos buried amid the rubble on the altar and activate it to heal yourself before continuing on.

Skill Book [Conjuration]: The Doors of Oblivion [D2/10]
Shrine of Talos [9/17]
Loose gear

Fellglow Foyer

Loop around to the keep’s foyer and fight your way upstairs, slaying two more mages and a summoned creature. (There’s little of interest in the east room aside from a few more mages.) Enter the upstairs west room to find several crafting stations, some good loot, and an Unusual Gem for Side Quest: No Stone Unturned.

Crafting: Alchemy Lab, Anvil, Arcane Enchanter, Workbench
Unusual Gem: [15/24]
Potions
Loose Gear

Library

Kill or sneak past a pair of mages in the round library. A Skill Book and potion rest on the central tables.

Skill Book [Destruction]: A Hypothetical Treachery
Potion
Loose gear

Bedchambers

Defeat a powerful mage and a Flame Atronach here, then loot a chest in the south room and find a satchel in the west room. Unlock the Adept-level door to gain access to a larger bedroom with a shrine and locked chest. Continue up to the Ritual Chamber, making sure to loot the scrolls and potions from the nearby shelf—you’ll need them.

Shrine of Julianos [4/5]
Chest
Chest (Locked: Adept)
Satchel
Potions
Loose gear

Door to Fellglow Keep Ritual Chamber

Ritual Chamber

The leader of these mages awaits you in the Keep’s Ritual Chamber and introduces herself as “The Caller.” Negotiate with her to obtain the books you seek. You can Persuade her to just let you take them or offer to trade her Orthorn. If you succeed, take the books and retrace your steps to leave the Keep.

If you decide to fight, the Caller summons Atronachs and uses a unique ability to teleport around the room to evade your attacks. See College of Winterhold Quest: Hitting the Books for tips on this challenging battle. Once she falls, take the books and collect a key from her corpse, which you can use to raid the nearby treasure room. Take the trapdoor there to quickly return to the foyer and leave this dreadful place.

Book: Fragment: On Artaeum
Book: Night of Tears
Book: The Last King of the Ayleids
Fellglow Ritual Chamber Key (The Caller)
Chest
Satchel
Potions
Loose gear