Online:Volenfell

The ancient Dwarven city of Volenfell was long lost to the sands of the Alik'r Desert. But its ruins have recently been discovered, prompting a race between scholars and treasure-hunters to be the first to search its storied depths.

Dwemer Ruin: Volenfell (view on map) (lore page)
Group Dungeon
Discoverable	Yes
Completion	Objective
Dungeon	Yes
# of Zones	1
Occupants
Tharayya;Defender Fadanah;Defender Israhal
Zone
Tigonus, Alik'r Desert
Location
Alik'r Desert
Instanced Dungeon
Min Level	31
Group Size	4
Bosses	3
Mini-Bosses	3

Volenfell

Volenfell is a group dungeon found in Alik'r Desert. The researcher Tharayya wants your help finding a Dwemer artifact called the Guardian's Eye. You can learn about its location from Earrona Kneecapper outside Velyn Harbor, Magnifico Jalid in Sentinel, or Felvyn the Swordarm in Windhelm.

The interior of Volenfell

Related Quests

• Volenfell Objective: Explore the ruins of Volenfell. / You escaped the ruins of Volenfell.
  • Blood and Sand: Help a Dwemer researcher recover her notes on a Dwemer artifact.
• Tharayya's Trail: Trace a Dwemer researcher through the ruins of Alik'r.
•  Pledge: Volenfell: Prove you are truly Undaunted by clearing Volenfell.
•  Volenfell Pledge: Explore Volenfell and return Undaunted. (disabled since Patch 2.6.4)

Volenfell

Characters

• Tharayya
• Expedition Guard
  • Defender Fadanah
  • Defender Israhal
• Expedition Philologist

Enemies

• Assassin Beetles and Boilbite's Assassin Beetles
• Dunerippers
• Lions, Lionesses and Desert Lionesses
• Various kinds of Dwemer constructs
  • Dwarven Centurions
  • Dwarven Spheres
  • Dwarven Spiders
  • Unstable Dwarven Spiders
• Various kinds of Treasure Hunters
  • Imperial Overseers
  • Treasure Hunter Diggers
  • Treasure Hunter Healers
  • Treasure Hunter Incendiaries
• Mummies
• Skeletons

Minibosses

• Desert Lion, a white lion
• Boilbite, a large shalk
• Unstable Construct, a charged Dwemer Sphere

Bosses

• Quintus Verres, Tharayya's traitorous husband, who awakens the Monstrous Gargoyle
• Tremorscale, a large duneripper
• The Guardian Council, a group of three Dwemer Centurions: The Guardian's Spark, The Guardian's Soul and The Guardian's Strength

Sets

Set Name	Bonuses	Location(s)	Set Type
Treasure Hunter	2 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Magicka 3 items: Adds 15-657 Spell Critical 4 items: Adds 15-657 Spell Critical 5 items: Adds 3-171 Spell Damage 5 items: Gain Major Prophecy at all times, increasing your Spell Critical rating by 2629.	Volenfell	Light Armor
Crusader	2 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Stamina 3 items: Adds 3-129 Stamina Recovery 4 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Stamina 5 items: Increases the duration of the dodge chance bonus of Roll Dodge by 0.3 seconds.	Volenfell	Medium Armor
Duneripper's Scales	2 items: Adds 28-1206 Maximum Health 3 items: Adds 4% Healing Taken 4 items: Adds 4% Healing Taken 5 items: While you are blocking, your Physical and Spell Resistance are increased by 123-5310.	Volenfell	Heavy Armor
Tremorscale	1 item: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Stamina 2 items: When you activate a taunt ability on an enemy, you cause a duneripper to burst from the ground beneath them after 1 second, dealing 139-6000 Physical damage to all enemies within 4 meters and reducing their Physical Resistance by 55-2395 for 8 seconds. This effect can occur once every 8 seconds.		Monster Helm Sets

Achievements

There are several Achievements associated with this dungeon:

Achievement		Points	Description
	Volenfell Vanquisher	10	Defeat Quintus Verres, Tremorscale, and the Guardian Council at Volenfell.
	Volenfell Conqueror	15	Complete Veteran Volenfell by defeating the Desert Lion, Quintus Verres and the Monstrous Gargoyle, Boilbite, Tremorscale, the Unstable Construct, and the Guardian Council.
	They Were Just Rusty	50	Defeat the Guardian Constructs in Veteran Volenfell, after invoking the Scroll of Glorious Battle.
	Veteran Dwarven Construct Slayer	10	Defeat 300 Dwarven Constructs in Veteran Volenfell.
	Veteran Treasure Hunter Slayer	10	Defeat 250 Treasure Hunters in Veteran Volenfell.
	Volenfell Survivor	50	Defeat the Desert Lion, Quintus Verres and the Monstrous Gargoyle, Boilbite, Tremorscale, the Unstable Construct, and the Guardian Council in Veteran Volenfell, without suffering a group member death.
	Volenfell Assassin	50	Defeat the Desert Lion, Quintus Verres and the Monstrous Gargoyle, Boilbite, Tremorscale, the Unstable Construct, and the Guardian Council in Veteran Volenfell within twenty minutes of starting the dungeon. Timer starts when players engage the first group of treasure hunters.

Notes

• Before dungeon scaling was introduced in Update 5, Volenfell was designed for levels 34–37.

Maps

Desert Lion Quintus Verres Tremorscale Hallway 1 Exit 1 Door 2 Door 3 Door 4 A map of Volenfell

Boilbite Door 2 The Guardian's Helm

Unstable Construct Door 3 The Guardian's Skull

Door 4 Door 5 A map of the Guardian's Orbit

Guardian Council Door 5 A map of The Eye's Chamber and the Hall of Volendrung