Skyrim:Boulderfall Cave

Cave: Boulderfall Cave (view on map)
# of Zones	1
Clearable	Yes
Dungeon	Yes
Respawn Time	10 days or 30 days
Level	Min: 6
Occupants
Necromancers
Important Treasure
Herbalist's Guide to Skyrim
Console Location Code(s)
BoulderfallCaveExterior01, BoulderfallCave01
Region
The Rift
Location
Northwest of Riften Southeast of Clearspring Tarn
Special Features
# of Alchemy Labs	1
Ore Veins
# of Corundum	1

Boulderfall Cave

Boulderfall Cave is a small cave northwest of Riften containing necromancers. It contains only one zone, Boulderfall Cave.

Alchemy laboratory

Related Quests

• Arniel's Endeavor: Uncover an ancient Dwemer secret. (radiant)
• Onmund's Request: Help Onmund negotiate the return of a family amulet from Enthir. (radiant)

• This location is one of many potential targets for one or more of the Radiant quests.

Walkthrough

Exterior

The cave is fairly remote in the wilderness. There is a small game trail that runs north-southeast near the cave, and a path leads from this to the entrance that is marked with several piles of rocks. Above the entrance is a flag post with a flag fluttering in the breeze. By the base is a medium coin purse and two random potions; these may have been knocked off and be found on the ground beneath the flag. A few paces to the northwest of the flag, nestled among the rocks is a novice-locked chest with a corpse beside it. There is a leveled, hostile necromancer near the entrance that acts as the apprentice for the master within. He may be found sitting on the rock by the flag post above the entrance, and may raise the corpse to help with the fight upon detecting you.

Boulderfall Cave

The entrance leads into a tunnel descending to the southwest with two barrels of ingredients on the left where it opens onto some wooden scaffolding at the entrance to a small chamber. Be careful, as there are three sets of bone chimes lining the passageway to navigate, and avoiding setting one of these off can be quite a challenge. Any noise will alert the necromancer that is toiling away at an alchemy lab in the chamber. The necromancer will be of the highest level possible for your level, and will immediately attack if alerted to your presence. Once past the bone chimes, there is a ramp that descends to the cave floor. Two patches of fly amanita fungus can be found growing in the chamber.

There is a corundum ore vein on the northeast wall, to the right of the ramp. Against the north wall is a wooden table with three whole slaughterfish and five seared slaughterfish steaks on top and barrels on either side, one of which contains food, and the other ingredients. To the left are a stack of three open crates holding empty wine bottles, with more on the ground in front. Beside these are two baskets, one containing red apples, and the other potatoes. More barrels are to the left, with a bottle of wine on one of them and a pile of firewood and a woodcutter's axe beside them. Behind the firewood is a pheasant on the ground, which presumably has fallen from one of the five racks hanging from the ceiling above. These hold a further three pheasants and seven rabbits. Finally, against this wall is a novice-trapped chest.

At the rear of the chamber on a low platform is an alchemy lab with a bucket containing five bottles of Nord mead beside it. Along the wall to the right is a set of shelves with three baskets around; one of these holds potatoes, another many bulbs of garlic, and the third three carrots. The shelves hold three bottles of ale, a bottle of wine, a bottle of alto wine, several loaves of bread, three bottles of Nord mead, a copy of the Alchemy skill book Herbalist's Guide to Skyrim, a random poison, two cabbages, and a leek. To the left of the platform is another table with three more bottles of Nord mead on top and an open crate containing two more cabbages underneath.

Notes

• Several internal game data references suggest Boulderfall Cave was originally the site of the quest The Savior of Selveni Nethri, which was ultimately moved to Southfringe Sanctum in the final game.
• Some internal game data refers to the location as "Boulderfall Pass".
• Boulderfall Cave also appears in ESO as Boulderfall Pass.

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