Online:Western Skyrim

Zone: Western Skyrim (view on map) (lore page)
Greymoor Chapter
Zone Story Quests	7
Wayshrines	11
Delves	4
Points of Interest	16
Striking Locales	4
Set Stations	2
Public Dungeons	1
Group Dungeons	1
World Bosses	4
World Events	6
Skyshards	11
Player Hub
Solitude
Notable Treasure
Western Skyrim Antiquities
Regions
Haafingar, Hjaalmarch, Karthald
Location
Northern Tamriel
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Sundered from Eastern Skyrim in years past, High King Svargrim rules the cold and unforgiving land known as Western Skyrim. Consisting of the holds of Haafingar, Karthald, and Hjaalmarch, the realm gives rise to hardy natures, brave warriors, and suspicious townsfolk.
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Solitude

Western Skyrim is a Nordic kingdom in northern Tamriel. It is ruled by High King Svargrim and is not under jurisdiction of the Ebonheart Pact. It includes the holds of Haafingar, Hjaalmarch, and Karthald, and sits above the Greymoor Caverns section of the underground expanse known as Blackreach.

Western Skyrim is a zone added by the Greymoor Chapter. The zone also contains an entrance to the Castle Thorn group dungeon, but the Stonethorn DLC is needed in order to access it.

Places

Delves

Two of the Delves required for Zone Completion are found in Blackreach.

•  Chillwind Depths — A cave and delve in Karthald Hold of Western Skyrim, located north of Karthwatch containing Falmer and their livestock. (map)
•  Dragonhome — A Nordic barrow and delve in Karthald Hold of Western Skyrim, located northwest of Mor Khazgur containing Dragon Cult cultists with their atronachs, and draugr. (map)
•  Frozen Coast — The northeastern shoreline of Western Skyrim. (map)
•  Shadowgreen — A delve in Haafingar Hold of Western Skyrim, located northwest of Solitude containing Reachmen and wildlife. (map)

Points of Interest

Seven of the Points of Interest required for Zone Completion are found in Blackreach.

•  Coastal Giant Camp — A giant camp in Haafingar Hold of Western Skyrim, located southwest of Ysmgar's Beach. (map)
•  Deepwood Giant Camp — A giant camp in Haafingar Hold of Western Skyrim, located west of Kilkreath Temple. (map)
•  Dragon Bridge — A town in Haafingar Hold of Western Skyrim, located southwest of Solitude. (map)
•  Eastern Great Lift — An entrance to Blackreach: Greymoor Caverns on the eastern edge of Western Skyrim, just northeast of the Hailstone Valley Ritual Site. (map)
•  Highland Giant Camp — A giant camp in Haafingar Hold of Western Skyrim, located near the coast north of Solitude. (map)
•  Hjaalmarch Great Lift — A dwemer ruin in Hjaalmarch Hold of Western Skyrim, located west of Morthal. (map)
•  Karthald Giant Camp — A giant camp in Karthald Hold of Western Skyrim, located just east of Karthwatch. (map)
•  Karthald Great Lift — An entrance to Blackreach: Greymoor Caverns on the western edge of Western Skyrim, just southwest of the Mor Khazgur Giant Camp. (map)
•  Karthwatch — A town in Western Skyrim. (map)
•  Kilkreath Giant Camp — A small giant camp in Haafingar Hold of Western Skyrim, located south of Kilkreath Temple. (map)
•  Kilkreath Temple — A Nordic shrine dedicated to Meridia in Haafingar Hold of Western Skyrim, located west of Solitude. (map)
•  Mor Khazgur — An Orc stronghold in northwestern Western Skyrim. (map)
•  Mor Khazgur Giant Camp — A giant camp found south of Mor Khazgur. (map)
•  Morthal — A town that serves as the capital of Hjaalmarch in Western Skyrim. (map)
•  The Silver Cormorant — A ship found locked in ice east of Solitude. (map)
•  Solitude — A city that serves as the capital of Haafingar Hold and the hub of Western Skyrim. (map)

Striking Locales

Two of the Striking Locales required for Zone Completion are found in Blackreach.

•  Lendoran Ruin — A Nordic ruin found in northeastern Western Skyrim. (map)
•  Storm-Hawk's Altar — A Nordic ruin in Hjaalmarch Hold of Western Skyrim, located at the base of the Great Arch, below Solitude. (map)
•  Sword's Point Watchtower — A ruined watchtower found in Haafingar Hold of Western Skyrim, located southeast of Ysmgar's Beach. (map)
•  Wolf's Eye Lighthouse — A lighthouse in Haafingar Hold of Western Skyrim, located north of Solitude. (map)

Set Stations

One of the Set Stations required for Zone Completion is found in Blackreach.

•  Dragon's Belly — An abandoned ruin located in northwestern Western Skyrim, just east of Lendoran Ruin. (map)
•  Hunter's House — An hunting cabin in Hjaalmarch Hold of Western Skyrim, located southeast of Dragon Bridge. (map)

Public Dungeons

One of the Public Dungeons required for Zone Completion is found in Blackreach.

•  Labyrinthian — An extensive Nordic ruin complex found in the mountains of Hjaalmarch, southeast of Morthal. (map)

Group Dungeons

•  Castle Thorn‎‎ — A group dungeon nestled in the Haafingar Mountains of Western Skyrim. (map)

Trials

•  Kyne's Aegis — An island bastion in the Sea of Ghosts. It is located on an island north of Solitude. (map)

World Bosses

Two of the World Bosses required for Zone Completion are found in Blackreach.

•  Circle of Champions — A small circle in front of a watchtower ruin. It houses Skreg the Undefeatable. (map)
•  Hordrek's Hunting Grounds — A small camp in Hjaalmarch Hold of Western Skyrim, located north of Morthal. (map)
•  Shademother's Haven — A small river island in Hjaalmarch Hold of Western Skyrim, located southwest of Morthal. (map)
•  Ysmgar's Beach — A camp in Haafingar Hold of Western Skyrim, located on the northern coast. (map)

World Events

Four of the World Events required for Zone Completion are found in Blackreach.

•  Black Morass Ritual Site — A Harrowstorm ritual site in Hjaalmarch Hold of Western Skyrim, located south of Solitude. (map)
•  Chilblain Peak Ritual Site — A Harrowstorm ritual site in Karthald Hold of Western Skyrim, located Dragon Bridge. (map)
•  Giant's Coast Ritual Site — A Harrowstorm ritual site in Haafingar Hold of Western Skyrim, located on the northwestern coast. (map)
•  Hailstone Valley Ritual Site — A Harrowstorm spawn point east of Morthal in eastern part of Western Skyrim. (map)
•  Northern Watch Ritual Site — A Harrowstorm ritual site in Haafingar Hold of Western Skyrim, located on the coast north of Solitude. (map)
•  Old Karth Ritual Site — A Harrowstorm ritual site in Karthald Hold of Western Skyrim, located northeast of Karthwatch. (map)

Player Houses

•  Antiquarian's Alpine Gallery — A large player house in southern Hjaalmarch. (map)
•  Proudspire Manor — A large player house in Solitude. (map)
•  Shalidor's Shrouded Realm — A player manor in Western Skyrim, located northeast of Labyrinthian. (map)
•  Snowmelt Suite — A player room in Solitude. (map)
•  Stillwaters Retreat — A player manor in Western Skyrim. (map)

Wayshrines

Eight of the Wayshrines required for Zone Completion are found in Blackreach.

•  Deepwood Vale Wayshrine — Located northwest of Dragon Bridge in Western Skyrim. (map)
•  Dragon Bridge Wayshrine — Located in Dragon Bridge. (map)
•  Frozen Coast Wayshrine — Located on the eastern coast of Western Skyrim, just east of Hordrek's Hunting Grounds and south-southeast of the wreck of The Silver Cormorant. (map)
•  Giant's Coast Wayshrine — A wayshrine in the northwestern corner of Western Skyrim. (map)
•  Kilkreath Temple Wayshrine — Located near Kilkreath Temple. (map)
•  Mor Khazgur Wayshrine — A wayshrine at the entrance to Mor Khazgur. (map)
•  Morthal Wayshrine — A wayshrine on Morthal's west side. (map)
•  Northern Watch Wayshrine — A wayshrine on the northeastern coast of Western Skyrim. (map)
•  Solitude Wayshrine — A wayshrine in the center of Solitude. (map)
•  Solitude Docks Wayshrine — A wayshrine at the docks of Solitude. (map)
•  Southern Watch Wayshrine — A wayshrine east of Karthwatch. (map)

Unmarked Locations

• Bleakridge Barrow — A barrow found in Western Skyrim, just west of Karthwatch, containing Reachmen. (map)
• Coastal Camp — An abandoned graveyard in Haafingar Hold of Western Skyrim, located on the northwestern coast.
• Deepwood Vale — A secluded valley containing caves and Nordic ruins in western Haafingar. (map)
• Dragon Bridge Smuggler Caves — A cave system beneath the Dragon Bridge settlement. (map)
• Folgunthur Barrow — A Nordic ruin in Hjaalmarch Hold of Western Skyrim, located southeast of Solitude. (map)
• Kjenstag Ruins — A Nordic ruin found in Hjaalmarch, east of Morthal. (map)
• Midland Camp — An encampment in Hjaalmarch Hold of Western Skyrim, located west of Morthal.
• Morthal Barrow — An ancient barrow located east of Morthal. (map)
• Silversnow Mine — An abandoned mine in Karthald Hold of Western Skyrim, located east of Karthwatch. (map)
• Verglas Hollow — A Nordic ruin found in northeastern Western Skyrim, east of the wreck of The Silver Cormorant. (map)

Event Hubs

•  Event Exchange — A tent found outside the walls of Solitude. (map)

Isolated Buildings

• Aerolf's Shack — A small shack located south of the Hunter's House. (map)
• Eversnow Inn — An inn in Karthald Hold of Western Skyrim, located near the southern border southeast of Karthwatch. (map)
• Gorn's Lodge — A small lodge in the foothills north of Solitude. (map)
• Havil's Farmhouse — A farmhouse west of Morthal. (map)
• Jarl Morryn's Cabin — A small cabin found southwest of the Chilblain Peak Ritual Site. (map)
• Old Mjolen's Hut — A house located in Western Skyrim, north of Morthal. (map)
• Pilgrims' Lodge — A small cabin found west of Kilkreath Temple. (map)
• Tidi's Shack — A building located by the coast of Western Skyrim. (map)
• Wiljar's Farm (map)

Western Skyrim also contains several locations from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that are otherwise unnamed and inaccessible in ESO. These locations are documented at Out-of-Bounds Locations in the Western Skyrim.

Quests

Story Quests

• The Gathering Storm: Investigate a threat to Solitude and its king.
• Dark Clouds Over Solitude: In light of a tragedy, hunt down the creature responsible.
• Danger in the Holds: Work with Svana to warn the Holds of Western Skyrim of a coming threat.
• The Vampire Scholar: Find Fennorian in Blackreach and bring him back.
• The Gray Host: Create a defense against the Harrowstorms and learn the Gray Host's plans.
• Greymoor Rising: Prevent a Harrowstorm from being unleashed on Solitude.
• Daughter of the Wolf: Check in with Solitude's survivors after the Harrowstorm.

Side Quests

Karthald

• The Blood of Old Karth: Rescue the citizens of Karthwatch from the Reachmen.
• A Clan Divided: Help an Orc stronghold in crisis with the collapse of their mine.
• Cultural Conciliation: Help Rigurt convince two thanes to attend a diplomatic meeting with the Jarl of Whiterun.
• Spellbound: Free a trapped mage from an existence as a cursed doll.

Haafingar

• The Antiquarian Circle: Join the Antiquarian Circle.
• The Antiquarian's Art: Learn how to scry and excavate Antiquities.
• Bound in Blood: Escape captivity at the hands of the Icereach Coven. (disabled since Update 30)
• Crisis at Dragon Bridge: Help Dragon Bridge against a threat from the southwest — and from beneath their own feet.
• The Maelmoth Mysterium: Help the "famed historian" Narsis Dren liberate himself from a magical ward.
• Meridia's Brilliance: Assist the priests of Kilkreath Temple.
• The Mountain Bellows: Help a fellow adventurer end the Reachmen's mischief in Shadowgreen.
• Orchestrations: Help a bard recover a famous musical instrument.
• Reinforcement for Kyne's Aegis: An island bastion calls for aid!
• A Salskap to Remember: Help promote a bardic salskap to celebrate a momentous occasion.
• Soldiers of Fortune and Glory: Answer the summons of a posted job offer.

Hjaalmarch

• The Aspiring Scholar: Help a scholar confirm her theory about the Dragon mounds.
• The Fading Fire: Stop a necromancer from awakening a high-ranking Dragon Priest.
• The Fate of the Frozen: Help a defecting raider find her lost partner and lover.
• Long Journey Home: Investigate the source of the undead and spirits surrounding Morthal.
• Of Ice and Death: Help the crew of the Silver Cormorant to get out of the ice.
• The Pale Man: Help an old man hunt down the creature he has been chasing for decades.
• Poison's Sting: Escort a healer into Chillwind Depths to find ingredients for a poison remedy.
• Potent Poison: Return a note to its author.

Blackreach: Greymoor Caverns

• Adanzda's Mining Samples: Return mining samples to the consortium.
• Digging Up Trouble: Help a pair of ghost hunters uncover the secret of the missing miners.
• Ghamborz's Mining Samples: Return the mining samples to the consortium.
• Hounds of Hircine: Help cure a devastating disease afflicting the werewolves of Dark Moon Grotto.
• Inguya's Mining Samples: Bring a dead miner's samples back to Dusktown.
• Kelbarn's Mining Samples: Return some mining samples to the consortium.
• The Lady of Blood: Help stop an evil vampire and rescue an old friend.
• One Last Adventure: Help find a woman's missing husband.
• Prisoner of the Past: Uncover the truth about a woman's ancestor.
• Reeh-La's Mining Samples: Return mining samples to the consortium.
• Scraps Matter: Help a Dwemeric Scholar find parts for his new experiment.
• The Tones of the Deep: Temporal disturbances are wreaking havoc within the ruins of Nchuthnkarst.

Event Quests

•  Bloody Reunion: Mel Adrys is on the hunt for a particular vampire in Western Skyrim. (disabled)

Trial Quests

•  The Fight for Kyne's Aegis: Retake Kyne's Aegis from a Vampire Lord's army.

Daily Quests

Delve Quests

Given by Tinzen:

•  Dwemer Disassembly: Help a researcher gather Dwemer items from the Scraps.
•  Precious Bark: Harvest bark from Shadowgreen for an alchemist.
•  The Preservation of Life: Collect preserved organs from Dragonhome.
•  The Strength of Giants: Help Tinzen test his alchemy recipe.
•  Spiritual Release: Investigate a buried barrow.
•  A Trail Gone Cold: Assist with an anthropological study of an unknown tribe within Chillwind Depths.

World Boss Quests

Given by Hidaver

•  Circle of Cheaters: Help the Swords of Solitude rid the Circle of Champions of a cheater.
•  Feasting in the Dark: Help the Shields of Solitude in cleansing a vampire feeding ground.
•  Lost Along the Shore: Help the Swords of Solitude with a threat from the northern seas.
•  Moonlight Kidnapping: Deal with some goat-rustling werewolves for the Swords of Solitude.
•  Mother of Shadows: Defeat a legend come to life and cleanse her corruption.
•  Problem Growth: Clear Blackreach of a dangerous self-repairing Dwarven Colossus.

Harrowstorm Quests

Given by Swordthane Jylta:

•  Halt the Harrowstorms: Help liberate Skyrim from the Icereach Coven's threat by disrupting Harrowstorms.

Sets

Overland

Set Name	Bonuses	Armor Weight
Eternal Vigor	2 items: Adds 3-129 Magicka Recovery 3 items: Adds 3-129 Stamina Recovery 4 items: Adds 3-129 Health Recovery 5 items: Adds 7-337 Stamina and Magicka Recovery while your Health is above 50%. Adds 23-1011 Health Recovery while your Health is 50% or less.	Heavy Armor
Venomous Smite	2 items: Adds 15-657 Critical Chance 3 items: Adds 15-657 Critical Chance 4 items: Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage 5 items: Dealing Critical Damage inflicts Hunter's Venom on your enemy for 10 seconds, dealing 714 Poison damage to your target and enemies within 6 meters of them every 2 seconds. This effect can occur once every 15 seconds and scales off the higher of your Weapon and Spell Damage.	Medium Armor
Winter's Respite	2 items: Adds 3-129 Magicka Recovery 3 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Magicka 4 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Magicka 5 items: Casting abilities that leave an effect on the ground will create a circle of healing frost for 10 seconds. You and your group members restore 1125 Health every 2 seconds while inside the circle. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds and scales off the higher of your Max Magicka or Stamina.	Light Armor

Crafting

Set Name	Bonuses	Location(s)
Dragon's Appetite	2 items: Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage 3 items: Adds 3-129 Stamina Recovery 4 items: Adds 3-129 Stamina Recovery 5 items: Increase your damage done to Bleeding enemies by 5-225. Dealing non-Bleed damage to Bleeding enemies generates a stack of Dragon's Appetite for 5 seconds, up to once per half second. After 10 stacks you consume Dragon's Appetite and heal for 4415 Health. The heal effect scales off the higher of your Max Magicka or Stamina.	Dragon's Belly
Spell Parasite	2 items: Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage 3 items: Adds 15-657 Critical Chance 4 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Magicka 5 items: Whenever you deal damage, you restore 1-63 Magicka. This effect can occur once every 0.25 seconds.	Parasite's Cave
Stuhn's Favor	2 items: Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage 3 items: Adds 34-1487 Offensive Penetration 4 items: Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage 5 items: When you deal damage to an enemy who is Off Balance, your Offensive Penetration is increased by 123-5312 for 10 seconds.	Hunter's House

Trials

Set Name	Bonuses	Armor Weight
Kyne's Wind	2 items: Adds 3-129 Magicka Recovery 3 items: Gain Minor Aegis at all times, reducing your damage taken from Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%. 4 items: Adds 4% Healing Done 5 items: Casting an ability, drinking a potion, or using a poison that applies a Major Buff on yourself or a group member creates a pool of Kyne's Blessing for 4 seconds. You and group members standing in Kyne's Blessing restore 9-420 Stamina and Magicka every 1 second. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds.	Light Armor
Roaring Opportunist	2 items: Adds 34-1487 Offensive Penetration 3 items: Gain Minor Slayer at all times, increasing your damage done to Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%. 4 items: Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage 5 items: After completing a fully-charged Heavy Attack, you and up to 5 group members gain Major Slayer, increasing your damage done to Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 10% for 1 second for every 600 Spell Damage or 6300 Magicka you have. Roaring Opportunist can only affect a target every 22 seconds. Maximum duration 12 seconds.	Light Armor
Vrol's Command	2 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Stamina 3 items: Gain Minor Aegis at all times, reducing your damage taken from Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%. 4 items: Adds 28-1206 Maximum Health 5 items: After completing a fully-charged Heavy Attack, apply Major Aegis to you and up to 11 nearby group members for 12 seconds, reducing damage taken from Dungeon, Trial, and Arena enemies by 10%. This effect can occur once every 21 seconds.	Heavy Armor
Yandir's Might	2 items: Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage 3 items: Gain Minor Slayer at all times, increasing your damage done to Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%. 4 items: Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage 5 items: Dealing Critical Damage grants you a stack of Giant's Endurance for 5 seconds, up to one every half second. Each stack of Giant's Endurance adds 0-41 Weapon and Spell Damage, up to 10 times. Completing a fully-charged Heavy Attack removes Giant's Endurance and grants Giant's Might for 15 seconds, increasing your Weapon and Spell Damage by 1-63 per stack removed. You cannot have Giant's Endurance and Might active at the same time.	Medium Armor

Maps

• Each image is relevant to its location, and each number corresponds to the key on the right.

A map of Western Skyrim

Gallery

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