To help you find the best areas available in Skyrim, this list details the most satisfying secret areas of the game. A few of these areas can be seen on Skyrim’s map and fall under the game’s category of clearable dungeons. However, most entries on this list can’t be found through the typical method of moving toward icons on the map. Folgunthur — A medium-sized Nordic ruin located southeast of Solitude. (map) Forbidden Legend: Investigate the forgotten Gauldur Legend. Forelhost — A ruined fortress on a peak southeast of Riften which contains a word wall for the Storm Call shout.
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The following dungeons each have specific quests related to them. Many of them automatically start when you enter the associated dungeon, and provide a backstory about the location.
Dungeon Side Quests[edit]
- Darklight Tower — A tower occupied by hagravens. (map)
- Repentance: Help Illia prevent her mother Silvia from transforming into a hagraven.
- Folgunthur — A medium-sized Nordic ruin located southeast of Solitude. (map)
- Forbidden Legend: Investigate the forgotten Gauldur Legend.
- Forelhost — A ruined fortress on a peak southeast of Riften which contains a word wall for the Storm Callshout. (map)
- Siege on the Dragon Cult: Enter the ruins of Forelhost and defeat Rahgot to recover his mask for Captain Valmir.
- Frostmere Crypt — A Nordic ruin south-southwest of Dawnstar and just northeast of the Lord Stone. (map)
- The Pale Lady: Find out what happened in Frostmere Crypt.
- High Gate Ruins — A medium-sized Nordic ruin directly west of Dawnstar, and a short distance east of the Wreck of the Icerunner. (map)
- A Scroll For Anska: Help Anska trace her roots in High Gate Ruins.
- Hillgrund's Tomb — A small Nordic barrow where the Hillgrund family dead are interred. (map)
- Ancestral Worship: Help Golldir save his aunt and stop a necromancer from defiling his ancestral barrow.
- Treva's Watch — A fort situated to the southeast of Ivarstead and to the west of Riften. (map)
- Infiltration: Help Stalleo take back Treva's Watch.
- Valthume — An ancient barrow where ancient knowledge awaits and the restless dead still battle. (map)
- Evil in Waiting: Seal away an ancient evil.
- Volunruud — A tomb containing a word wall for the Aura Whisper shout, as well as the treasure and dead body of the Tongue Chieftain Kvenel. (map)
- Silenced Tongues: Unlock the burial chamber of the Tongue Chieftain Kvenel.
Dungeon Miscellaneous Quests[edit]
- Angarvunde — A medium-sized Nordic tomb at the foot of the mountains directly west of Riften and slightly northwest of Avanchnzel. (map)
- Angarvunde: Discover the treasure of Angarvunde.
- Ansilvund Excavation — A Nordic ruin situated northeast of Shor's Stone and northwest of Riften. (map)
- Ansilvund: Kill Lu'ah Al-Skaven in Ansilvund.
- Blind Cliff Bastion — A cave southwest of Karthwasten along the banks of the Karth River containing Forsworn. (map)
- The Affairs of Hagravens: After discovering an imprisoned hagraven, you must help her reclaim her lost tower.
- Frostflow Lighthouse — A lighthouse located west of Winterhold in the north of Skyrim. (map)
- Frostflow Abyss: Uncover the tragic events inside Frostflow Lighthouse.
- Ironbind Barrow — A Nordic ruin which contains a word wall for the Become Etherealshout, and the tomb of a long dead warlord. (map)
- Coming of Age: Help a daring adventurer and her companion retrieve their riches.
- Mistwatch — A fort located at the northern base of the mountains on the border of the Rift and Eastmarch, just southeast of the Atronach Stone on the edge of the hot springs. (map)
- Mistwatch: Help Christer locate his kidnapped wife Fjola.
- Moss Mother Cavern — A small, open-roofed cavernous grove lush with many kinds of flora, located due north of Hunter's Rest and northwest of Half-Moon Mill. (map)
- Moss Mother Cavern: Help an injured hunter avenge his fallen companions.
- Nilheim — A tower east-northeast of Ivarstead containing bandits disguised as guards. (map)
- Telrav's Request: Escort Telrav back to his camp in Nilheim.
- Pilgrim's Trench — A ship graveyard not far off of the northern coast of Skyrim. (map)
- Trius' Trinket: Find Trius' jewelry box. (unfinished)
- Ragnvald — A medium-sized Nordic ruin north of Markarth containing draugr. (map)
- Ragnvald: Discover the secrets of Ragnvald.
- Rebel's Cairn — A cave located in The Reach between the Sundered Towers and Bleakwind Bluff. (map)
- Rebel's Cairn: Find Red Eagle'ssword.
- Robber's Gorge — A bandit camp spanning the road from Rorikstead to Dragon Bridge. (map)
- Robber's Gorge: Find the treasure of Robber's Gorge.
- Shroud Hearth Barrow — An ancient Nordic ruin located just northeast of Ivarstead. (map)
- Lifting the Shroud: Investigate the haunted barrow outside of Ivarstead.
- Southfringe Sanctum — A remote snowy cave that is home to the conjurerBashnag and his coven. (map)
- The Savior of Selveni Nethri: Help a necromancer escape from Southfringe Sanctum.
- Sleeping Tree Cave — A small giant camp southwest of Whiterun, and where the Sleeping Tree is located. (map)
- Sleeping Tree Cave: Question Ysolda about an interesting note you found on a dead Orc.
- Volskygge — A Nordic barrow west of Solitude in the coastal mountains, situated between Deepwood Redoubt and Lost Echo Cave. (map)
- Volskygge: Climb your way to the evil of Volskygge.
- Yngol Barrow — A barrow northeast of Windhelm on the south bank of the White River. (map)
- Yngol's Barrow: Find the treasure unlocked by the Coral Dragon Claw.
The Forgotten Vale is a hidden region of Skyrim that is inhabited by Falmer. However, it once was a holy place to their predecessors, the Snow Elves, and houses a temple to the goddess Auri-El. It also contains a massive frozen-over lake and waterfall, where dragons are known to lurk, even underwater. It contains variants of almost any species known in Skyrim, including the otherwise unseen Frost Giants.
At the north-eastern shore of the frozen lake a word wall for the shout Drain Vitality can be found.
NPCs[edit | edit source]
- Four Spectral Prelates, tending to the Wayshrines.
- Four Spectral Prelates, tending to the Wayshrines.
Monsters[edit | edit source]
- Naaslaarum, dragon
- Voslaarum, dragon
- Frostbite Spiders (×2)
- Giant Frostbite Spider (×1)
- Ice Wraith (×3)
- Naaslaarum, dragon
- Voslaarum, dragon
- Frostbite Spiders (×2)
- Giant Frostbite Spider (×1)
- Ice Wraith (×3)
Places[edit | edit source]
Skyrim Forgotten Dungeons Walkthrough Guide
Forgotten Vale Cave[edit | edit source]
Shortly after entering the vale the Dragonborn will stumble upon a small cave, just north of the main path. In the cave a Rope Release opens up a hidden passage to the a Shellbug that can be mined for Shellbug Chitin.
Further along the path the Wayshrine of Sight is located. And entering the main vale with the frozen waterfalls, to the south-east is the Wayshrine of Learning. At the northern end of the frozen lake the Wayshrine of Resolution is located. Finally just before crossing the stone bridge to the Inner Sanctum the Wayshrine of Radiance appears.
Paragon Portal[edit | edit source]
Entering the main vale, turn north along the frozen waterfalls, upriver to find the Paragon Portal, that lets you place paragon gems (from Frost Giants), opening portals to various hidden areas in the vale.
Darkfall Grotto[edit | edit source]
- seeDarkfall Grotto
Forgotten Vale Overlook[edit | edit source]
The Forgotten Vale Overlook is accessed by using the Emerald Paragon at the Paragon Portal.
Forgotten Vale Forest[edit | edit source]
The Forgotten Vale Forest is located within the Forgotten Vale and accessed via the Paragon Portal by using the Ruby Paragon.
Sharpslope Cave[edit | edit source]
After the Wayshrine of Resolution, following the river upstream will lead to a cave connecting the river bed with the Falmer tents up in the mountains, this can be used as a short cut to avoid some of the Falmer resistance in the canyon. Another Shellbug can be found here.
Glacial Crevice[edit | edit source]
On the roundabout path to the Inner Sanctum, the Glacial Crevice will need to be traversed. High up an otherwise inaccessible ledge can be explored via Paragon Portal by using the Diamond Paragon.
Inner Sanctum[edit | edit source]
Located up the cliff at the south-eastern tip of the ice lake in the Forgotten Vale, reaching the sanctum requires taking a long-winding path through the vale. A secret room at the sanctum can only be accessed via Paragon Portal by using the Sapphire Paragon. A Shrine of Auriel can be found here.
Quests[edit | edit source]
- Touching the Sky, the search for Auriel's Bow.
- Forgotten Vale Books Quest, 'Bring Ancient Falmer Tome to Urag-gro Shub'.
Items of Note[edit | edit source]
- Forgotten Vale Cave: Falmer chest ~1120 value (L72).
- Darkfall Grotto: Falmer chests ~1930, ~1140, ~1550, ~1620 value (L72).
- Glacial Crevice (via Diamond Paragon): Metal Chest ~1210 value (L72).
- Forgotten Vale Forest (via Ruby Paragon): Falmer Warmonger with Auriel's Shield and metal Chest ~440 value (L72).
Inner Sanctum hidden room (via Sapphire Paragon):
- Garnet ×14, Flawless Garnet ×4, Amethyst ×4, Flawless Amethyst ×3, Diamond ×2, Emerald and Flawless Emerald.
- Elven Sword of Malediction, Elven Shield, Elven Light Gauntlets and Elven Helmet.
- Metal chests ~380, ~1060, ~540 value (L72).
Dark Grotto (via Amethyst Paragon):
- Potion and metal Chest ~860 value (L72).
- Sharpslope Cave: Falmer Chest ~4670 value (L72).
Glacial Crevice:
- Falmer chests ~2710, ~1050, ~2690, ~1760, ~170, ~1560, ~1110, ~1830, ~1230, value (L72).
Forgotten Vale Overlook (via Emerald Paragon, follow river):
- A copy of Unknown Book, Vol. II, Elven Greatsword of Evoking, Ebony Bow of the Inferno and metal Chest ~1650 value (L72).
Forgotten Vale (out in the open):
- Silver Ore Vein ×7, Gold Ore Vein ×5, Malachite Ore Vein ×7, Moonstone Ore Vein ×9 (at ice lake), Orichalcum Ore Vein ×7 (near Sharpslope Cave), Quicksilver Ore Vein ×10 (exiting Glacial Crevice), Gold Ore ×4 (Sharpslope Cave exit), Moonstone Ore, Quicksilver Ore ×8 and Silver Ore.
- Metal chests ~1420 ~740, ~470; satchel ~410, ~410, Falmer chests ~2420, ~2050, ~580, ~4360, ~790, ~1520, ~1110, ~720, ~1350 value (L72).
- A copy of Unknown Book, Vol. I can be found just passing the spiders, entering the main vale, next to a skeleton.
- Around frozen lake: Potions ×5, Elven Sword and metal Chest ~1690 value (L72).
- Potions ×16, alchemy lab, Falmer Bow, Garnet ×3, Ruby, Amethyst, Emerald, Greater Soul Gem, and Honed Falmer Sword.
- A copy of Unknown Book, Vol. III, south of the upper Sharpslope Cave exit, in a tent.
- A copy of Unknown Book, Vol. IV, south of the Inner Sanctum, in the lower canyon in a tent with mammoth scull above the doorway.
- Under Inner Sanctum bridge, south-west side, east along cliff: Gold Ore Vein, Honed Falmer Sword, Gold Ruby Necklace, Powdered Mammoth Tusk, Gold Ore ×2, Flawless Diamond and Diamond.
- On north-eastern side of bridge, go west: Elven Greatsword and Flawless Sapphire.
Inner Sanctum:
- Potions ×17, Silver Emerald Necklace, Necklace of Extreme Health, Circlet of Waterbreathing, Amethyst, Emerald and Garnet.
- Staff of Ice Spikes, Elven Arrows ×30 and Elven War Axe.
- Metal chests ~1170, ~1970, ~980, ~1380 value (L72).
- Scroll of Blizzard, Scroll of Fireball, Scroll of Ironflesh, Scroll of Conjure Flame Atronach, Scroll of Grand Healing, Scroll of Fire Storm and Spell Tome: Pacify.