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The Rift

Caves, Mines, & Passes

  Boulderfall Cave
Occupants Necromancer
Special Features Alchemy Lab
Important Treasure Skillbook: Alchemy (Herbalist’s Guide to Skyrim)
Ore Veins x1 Corundum
Interesting Notes Skillbook: Block (Battle of Red Mountain) can be found SW of the cave’s entrance in a ruined hut.
   
Tactical Threat Level: Dangerous

  Broken Helm Hollow
Occupants Bandits
Special Features Cooking Pot/Spit
Important Treasure Skillbook: Two Handed (Battle of Sancre Tor)
Ore Veins x3 Corundum
   
Tactical Threat Level: Average

  Clearspring Cave
Occupants Troll
Special Features None
Important Treasure Bow of the Hunt
Skillbook: Marksman (Vernaccus and Bourlor)
Ore Veins x1 Iron
   
Tactical Threat Level: Difficult

  Crystaldrift Cave
Occupants Animals
Special Features Cooking Pot/Spit
Important Treasure Gadnor’s Staff of Charming
Skillbook: Restoration (Mystery of Talara, v 2)
Ore Veins x1 Iron; x1 Moonstone
   
Tactical Threat Level: Easy-Difficult* (dependant upon animals)

  Darkwater Pass
Occupants Falmer / Chaurus
Special Features Arcane Enchanter
Important Treasure Skillbook: Enchanting (Catalogue of Weapon Enchantments)
Ore Veins x1 Silver; x1 Iron
   
Tactical Threat Level: Dangerous

  Fallowstone Cave
Occupants Bears / Frostbite Spiders / Giants* / Trolls
Special Features None
Important Treasure None
Ore Veins x1 Iron; x2 Silver; x1 Silver (outside 320ft NW of entrance); x2 Orichalcum (outside, one is NW at foot of mountains, other is near the aforementioned silver vein)
Interesting Notes NW of the cave, under a tree N of the road and SE of the above Silver vein is Skillbook: Illusion (Incident at Necrom)
   
Tactical Threat Level: Difficult (Dangerous)
- *There will be Giants present during *The Cursed Tribe
.

  Honeystrand Cave
Occupants Bears
Special Features None
Important Treasure Skillbook: Lockpicking (The Locked Room)
Interestin Notes There are bees everywhere outside and a few beehives for those interested in Alchemical ingredients.
   
Tactical Threat Level: Average

  Lost Prospect Mine
Occupants None
Special Features None
Important Treasure None
Ore Veins x3 Gold
   
Tactical Threat Level: None

  Northwind Mine
Occupants Skeletons
Special Features None
Important Treasure Skillbook: Block (Death Blow of Abernanit)
Ore Veins x3 Ebony (as per the Unofficial Patch, could also be Iron)
   
Tactical Threat Level: Average

  Pinepeak Cavern
Occupants Bears
Special Features None
Important Treasure Skillbook: Smithing (Heavy Armor Forging)
Ore Veins x1 Corundum
   
Tactical Threat Level: Average

  Purewater Run
Occupants Slaughterfish
Special Features None
Important Treasure Skillbook: Smithing (Cherim’s Heart)
Ore Veins x1 Quicksilver
   
Tactical Threat Level: Easy?
- Scrolls or Spells utilizing Cloak spells can kill the fish while underwater.

  Redbelly Mine
Occupants Frostbite Spiders
Special Features None
Important Treasure None
Ore Veins x3 Iron
   
Tactical Threat Level: Average

  Redwater Den
Occupants Various Civilians / Bandits / Vampires / Ebony Vampire* / Vampire Thralls / Death Hounds / Venarus Vulpin
Special Features Alchemy Lab; Arcane Enchanter; Cooking Pot/Spit; Forge/Anvil; Grindstone; Workbench
Important Treasure Spell Tome: Telekinesis
Ore Veins x2 Iron; x2 Gold
   
Tactical Threat Level: Dangerous (Perilous*)
- Venarus is a mage in addition to being a Vampire, utilizing both Destruction and Cojuration spells.
- *An Ebony Vampire has a chance to spawn in place of the Steel Plate Vampire Boss.

  Ruunvald Excavation
Occupants Charmed Vigilants / Huskies / Minorne / Moric Sidrey / Volk
Special Features None
Important Treasure None
Ore Veins x4 Malachite
   
Tactical Threat Level: Dangerous
- Minorne is a Conjurer.

  Tolvald’s Cave
Occupants Chaurus / Falmer / Frostbite Spiders
Special Features Alchemy Lab; Tanning Rack
Important Treasure Crown of Barenziah
Skillbook: Block (Battle of Red Mountain)
Skillbook: Destruction (Mystery of Talara, v3)
Ore Veins x2 Iron; x1 Moonstone; x2 Quicksilver; x1 Silver
Interesting Notes Highest number of Glowing Mushrooms (282) and second highest number of Chaurus Eggs (11) in the game.
   
Tactical Threat Level: Dangerous

Dwemer Ruins

  Avanchnzel
Occupants Automatons
Special Features Alchemy Lab
Important Treasure Skillbook: Restoration (Racial Phylogeny)
Ore Veins x2 Iron
   
Tactical Threat Level: Dangerous

  Ruins of Bthalft
Occupants Bandits
Special Features None
Important Treasure None
Ore Veins x1 Corundum
   
Tactical Threat Level: Average

  Ruins of Rkund
Occupants Wispmother / Wisps
Special Features None
Important Treasure None
   
Tactical Threat Level: Dangerous

  The Aetherium Forge
Occupants Automatons / The Forgemaster
Special Features Aetherium Forge
Important Treasure Aetherial Crown or
Aetherial Shield or
Aetherial Staff
   
Tactical Threat Level: Perilous
- The Forgemaster is a unique, powerful Dwarven Centurion that can ‘shoot’ large gouts of fire instead of steam.
- Flames linger on the ground where it breaths the fire, similar to the spell Firewall

Forts, Nordic Towers, & Watchtowers

  Darklight Tower
Occupants Hagravens / Hags / Witches / Frostbite Spiders / Skeekvers
Special Features Alchemy Lab; Arcane Enchanter
Important Treasure Skillbook: Destructiom (Horror of Castle Xyr)
Skillbook: Destruction (Mystery of Talara, v3)
Skillbook: Illusion (2920, Sun’s Dawn, v2)
Skillbook: Lockpicking (Proper Lock Design)
Staff of Hag’s Wrath
Interesting Notes Largest concentration of Scaly Pholiota (17) in the game.
   
Tactical Threat Level: Dangerous
- Illia battles a Witch in the 2nd room and if alive will give a quest to clear the tower.
- Illia can be recruited as a follower/spouse after the quest is complete, providing she’s still alive after.

  Faldar’s Tooth
Occupants Bandits / Wolves
Special Features Cooking Pot/Spit; Fishing Supplies; Forge/Anvil; Grindstone; Tanning Rack
Important Treasure Skillbook: Alteration (The Lunar Lorkhan)
Skillbook: Lockpicking (Proper Lock Design)
Skillbook: Marksman (The Marksmanship Lesson)
Ore Veins x1 Silver (outside, 210ft N of the tower, on the far side of the rocky area)
   
Tactical Threat Level: Average

  Fort Greenwall
Occupants Bandits / Frostbite Spiders
Special Features Forge/Anvil; Grindstone; Workbench
Important Treasure Skillbook: One Handed (Mace Etiquette)
   
Tactical Threat Level: Average

  Nilheim
Occupants Bandits
Special Features Wood Chopping
Important Treasure None
   
Tactical Threat Level: Average

  Rift Watchtower
Occupants Bandits
Special Features Tanning Rack
Important Treasure Skillbook: Heavy Armor
Ore Veins x1 Orichalcum (outside, to the SE)
   
Tactical Threat Level: Average

  Treva’s Watch
Occupants Bandits
Special Features Arcane Enchanter; Cooking Pot/Spit; Forge/Anvil; Grindstone; Workbench
Important Treasure Skillbook: Enchanting (Twin Secrets)
Ore Veins x2 Iron (outside, SW of the fort)
Interesting Notes On the far side of the river to the west is a Clay Deposit.
   
Tactical Threat Level: Average

Ruins & Tombs

  Angarvunde
Occupants Draugr
Special Features Word Wall: Animal Allegiance
Important Treasure Skillbook: Illusion (Before the Ages of Man)
Skillbook: Speech (A Dance in Fire, v7)
Ore Veins x1 Corundum; x1 Silver (outside, SE of the camp a short distance)
   
Tactical Threat Level: Difficult

  Arcwind Point
Occupants Draugr / Skeletons / Dragon / Leveled Creatures*
Special Features Word Wall: Drain Vitality
Important Treasure Skillbook: Restoration (Withershins)
   
Tactical Threat Level: Perilous
- *Not entirely sure what that means for Requiem, but if you’re ready for a Dragon you’re ready for whatever.

  Forelhost
Occupants Dragon Cultists / Draugr / Skeevers / Dragon Priest Rahgot
Special Features Alchemy Lab; Arcane Enchanter; Forge/Anvil; Grindstone; Workbench; Word Wall: Storm Call
Important Treasure Dragon Priest Staff
Dragon Priest Mask: Rahgot
Skillbook: Restoration (The Exodus)
Ore Veins x1 Gold; x1 Quicksilver
   
Tactical Threat Level: Perilous
- Rahgot uses powerful fire magic, can conjure Flame Atronach, and can Command Daedra.

  Geirmund’s Hall
Occupants Draugr / Frostbite Spiders / Skeevers / Sigdis Gauldurson
Special Features Arcane Enchanter; Fishing Supplies
Important Treasure Gauldur Amulet Fragment
Gauldur Blackbow
Skillbook: Two Handed (Words and Philosophy)
Ore Veins x1 Iron
   
Tactical Threat Level: Difficult
- Sigdis wields the Gauldur Blackbow, can summon illusions, and can teleport.

  Shroud Hearth Barrow
Occupants Draugr / Skeletons / Wyndelius Gatharian
Special Features Alchemy Lab; Word Wall: Kyne’s Peace
Important Treasure Philter of the Phantom x2
Skillbook: Illusion (Before the Ages of Man)
   
Tactical Threat Level: Difficult