Deal with the hostile mercenaries, then locate and read his journal to progress the quest. These rare devices have the ability to control the weather, and this particular one threatens to throw the entirety of Skyrim into chaos due to malfunction. He is the leader of this expedition, and as his journal reveals he has entered the ruins in an attempt to shut down the Weather Witch contained within. You will play witness to the death of the mage Elberon by one such lightning strike.
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You will be greeted by a scene of chaos, as lightning strikes and hostile mercenaries fill the entire chamber.
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Once you've entered the ruins proper, you will find yourself in Vardnknd Gallery, a central hub area for the dungeon. The lightning will hit you if you tarry, so move swiftly onward. You will likely hear this entrance before you see it, as it is surrounded by stormclouds and lightning strikes. With this done, continue on until you come to the entrance of Vardnknd. This path will eventually lead you up and around to the other side of the cavern, where you will begin to encounter hostile mercenaries who are still very much alive.īefore you continue on deeper into the ruins, it is advisable to drop the lever lowering the drawbridge, allowing for easy access back to the entrance camp without having to trudge back through the side passages each time. Your only option is to descend down to the floor of the cavern, fighting your way through hostile automatons until you come to a side passage. Clearly they were overwhelmed by the Dwarven spiders patrolling the cavern, and the drawbridge spanning the chasm has unfortunately been raised, blocking your progress. A note in one of the tents will provide some context for this failed expedition the dead mercs were hired by a mage who headed deeper into the ruins, leaving them to guard the entrance. You will soon come to a massive central chamber where a group of deceased mercenaries had set up camp.
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Head inside the dungeon and you will quickly notice that these natural caverns actually contain a large Dwarven ruin. Activating this strange relic will begin a separate quest called The Dwarven Horse to reassemble the construct, which can be done in tandem with this quest. The cave has an unassuming entrance located just west of Lost Valley Redoubt you will know you have arrived once you see the torso of a broken Dwarven Horse. You will be directed to Runoff Caverns, an undiscovered cave far south of Rorikstead which will already be marked on your map. This quest will be added to your journal upon installing the Forgotten Seasons Creation.