[8.02] Sunderstone Gorge

[8.02] Sunderstone Gorge

Related Quests

• Thieves Guild Radiant Quest: No Stone Unturned

Dungeon: Warlock Lair

• Animal
• Atronach
• Mage
• Skeleton

Crafting

• Alchemy Labs (2)
• Arcane Enchanter

Dangers

• Oil Lamp Traps
• Bone Alarm Trap
• Oil Pool Traps
• Rockfall Trap (pressure plate)
• Mammoth Skull Trap (pressure plate)
• Magic Trap
• Swinging Wall Trap (pressure plate)
• Dart Trap (trapped door)

Collectibles

• Skill Book [Conjuration]: 2920, Frostfall, v10 [A2/10]
• Unusual Gem: Stone of Barenziah [20/24]

Special Objects

• Word Wall: Fire Breath [2/2]
• Chest(s)
• Potions
• Loose gear

Bones and bloodstains mark the entrance to this small cave, and a powerful mage stands watch outside. Nearly every square inch of this treacherous cave’s interior is filled with traps and dangers—sneak and avoid rushing forward, or you’ll suffer dearly. Protection against fire can be invaluable here.

Exit to Skyrim

Entry Passages

Avoid a pressure plate that releases a lethal rockfall as you sneak toward an unwary mage who’s tending a fire inside the cave. Beware of another dangerous pressure plate trap in the small cavern that follows, which is guarded by a lowly skeleton. Hug the right wall to dodge hanging rattles, then ignite the next tunnel’s oily floor to scorch more foes.

• Danger! Oil Lamp Traps, Bone Alarm Trap, Oil Pool Traps, Rockfall Trap (pressure plate), Mammoth Skull Trap (pressure plate)

Stair Chamber

Knock down a hanging lamp to make a mage flee from his advantageous perch in the oily passage that leads to this small area. Beware of a lethal pressure plate trap at the passage’s end, and find a chest in a nook near the wooden stairs. Another chest is tucked away atop the stairs as well.

• Danger! Oil Lamp Traps, Oil Pool Traps, Wall Trap (pressure plate)
• Chest (Locked: Apprentice)
• Chest (Locked: Adept)

Lab

Watch your step before reaching the bottom of these stairs, as there is a magic trap waiting in a nook to the side. Ignite the oily floor here to scorch more mages, and crouch before opening the south wooden door; there’s a chest in the closet beyond, but arrows will puncture you from behind if you’re standing tall. (Alternatively, you can disable the trap’s trigger on the door.) Mix some potions at the Alchemy Lab here, then loot a large, locked chest that lies in the west rubble—if you’re able to pick its tricky lock.

• Danger! Dart Trap (trapped door), Magic Trap
• Crafting: Alchemy Lab
• Chest
• Chest (Locked: Master)
• Apothecary’s Satchel
• Potion
• Loose gear

Word Wall Chamber

Beware the large amount of oil on the floor here—the far mages and Fire Atronach will quickly ignite it if they detect you. Sneak past this hazard, or sprint past it before your enemies can react. Approach the Word Wall to learn a new Word of Power, then raid the nearby chest and collect a Skill Book off the nearby pedestal. Exploit an Arcane Enchanter if you like, then pull a wall chain to access another Alchemy Lab. The Unusual Gem found here pertains to a Thieves Guild Radiant Quest. Pull a second wall chain to open the passage that leads back to the cave’s entry tunnel.

• Danger! Oil Pool Trap
• Crafting: Alchemy Lab, Arcane Enchanter
• Skill Book [Conjuration]: 2920, Frostfall, v10 [A2/10]
• Unusual Gem: Stone of Barenziah [20/24]
• Word Wall: Fire Breath [3/3]
• Chest
• Potions
• Loose gear