[9.35] Black-Briar Lodge

[9.35] Black-Briar Lodge

Related Quests

• Side Quest: Promises to Keep

Dungeon: Special

• Black-Briar Mercenary
• Frost (horse)

Quest Items

• Frost’s Identity Papers

Collectibles

• Skill Book [Sneak]: Legend of the Krately House [B2/10]
• Unusual Gem: [24/24]
• Chest(s)
• Potions

This sizable estate is nestled among the Rift’s eastern mountains and is home to the Black-Briar family—a renowned lineage of proud brewers who have grown wealthy enough to hire formidable mercenaries to protect their interests. You must break into Black-Briar Lodge to steal a horse during Side Quest: Promises to Keep.

Exterior

Frost is kept in the southeast stables, but you first need to steal his Identity Papers. Wait for cover of night, then slip around and enter the lodge via the unlocked side door along its west wall—this leads into the manor’s largely unguarded basement. Or take a more direct approach by slaying the exterior guards to obtain keys from their corpses, which unlock the lodge’s Master-level front door. Once you’ve acquired Frost’s Identity Papers, slip back out and sneak around behind the stables to approach Frost without being noticed.

• Black-Briar Lodge Key (Black-Briar Mercenaries)

Black-Briar Lodge (Basement)

A lone mercenary guards the basement. Wait a while and he’ll go to sleep if it’s late. Pick the nearby Adept-level wooden door, or pickpocket a key from the basement guard who opens it. Swipe Frost’s Identity Papers from the end table in the small room beyond, which also features a chest.

• Black-Briar Lodge Key (Black-Briar Mercenary)
• Frost’s Identity Papers
• Chest (Locked: Apprentice)
• Apothecary’s Satchel
• Potions

Black-Briar Lodge (Upper Floors)

The lodge’s main floor holds little of interest. Slay or slip past the guards in the dining hall, then go upstairs and visit the south bedroom to discover a Skill Book and an Unusual Gem that pertains to Thieves Guild Radiant Quest: No Stone Unturned. Lastly, backtrack out of the bedroom and search near the north upstairs door to spy a small chest that’s tucked away on a shelf. The north door leads to a backyard area that’s patrolled by more guards.

• Skill Book [Sneak]: Legend of the Krately House [B2/10]
• Unusual Gem: [24/24]
• Chest (Locked: Novice)