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The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Walkthrough

Kurtis Seid
By Kurtis Seid, Game Guides Editor

Stop right there criminal scum. Our The Elders Scrolls V Skyrim Walkthrough provides strategies for the main quest, crafting tips, and secrets about guilds.

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Alduin's Wall

Getting to Sky Haven Temple is a long journey southwest. No town is all that close so you can't depend on a wagon. Soljund's Sinkhole is about the closest location to the temple, but that's not really near anything. So get ready for a long walk or grab a horse to make the journey faster. Beacuse you'll most likely arrive on foot expect to by attacked by just about anything along the way. If you want to prevent being sidetracked, just bolt out of these random encounters.

The Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim Walkthrough

To get into Sky Haven Temple proper, you will need to fight through Karthspire. You will mostly be fighting Forsworn: they are mostly barbarians that use hide armor and crude weapons. Some of them have lighting and ice magic which can make such casters more of a problem. However, Delphine and Esbern will hopefully still be by your side, making these encounters manageable. The Forsworn being wild people means most of their gear is junk not worth looting. Head northwest, up the stairsand turn the pillars so that each of them has the dragon reborn symbol: the circular heart shape.

The Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim Walkthrough

In the next room the floor will contain fire traps and more symbols. Keep walking along the dragon reborn symbols to stay safe. You can also jump across safe pressure points instead of just walking. Pull the chain ahead to completely disable the trap and lower the next bridge. You'll soon come to a stone head where nothing will seem to happen at first. Wait for Esbern to finish his speech and then activate the blood seal just before the head. Through the next room, wait for Esbern and Delphine to finish their dialogue and then examine the mural on the north wall. Talk to Delphine again and she will admit that you'll need the Greybeards help. Return to High Hrothgar for now.

Kurtis Seid
By Kurtis Seid, Game Guides Editor

Kurtis Seid is a sadomasochist for games. He’s clocked over 200 days in a Final Fantasy entry but isn’t sure if he’s actually a fan of the series. His ideal game would somehow involve the harshest elements of King’s Quest, Team Fortress, River City Ransom, Ogre Battle, and Dark Souls.

346 comments
richardp007
richardp007

I can't get Malborn to take any weapons from me..he says thanks then walks away, leaving me no weapons at the party..am I missing something?  I've tried to give him stuff OVER AND OVER!





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friddell
friddell

anyone know the combonation for the ruby claw door??or where to find it


superepicdude32
superepicdude32

ok it wasn't me it was my sister but you get the point


superepicdude32
superepicdude32 like.author.displayName 1 Like

i completed all this after playing skyrim for 1 month and i had full steel plate amour and orcish greatsword it was epic i completed in level 13 and 9786 gold hehe

slipweav2k
slipweav2k

i am a werewolf, and happy with that, but in dawngaurd, i am offered to be a powerful vampire, is it really that much power? also, i see wings, will i be able to fly? anybody know please respond

scared7
scared7

There is so much to do in this awesome game "The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim" a good Walkthrough is always welcome.

jennandjuice69
jennandjuice69

Okay so, I don't know if anyone's answered this or not, but.... If the whole point of this scene is to go through all this sh*t & get fighting experience, then discover the horn ISN'T actually there and you actually have to go to Riverwood to retrieve it....

Can't you just skip this scene altogether and just go right on over to Riverwood? Or is something crucial supposed to happen (besides loot stuff & fighting skills) that you cannot miss?

Just someone please tell me if I can skip it & just go to Riverwood, or if I HAVE to complete this part.

BrutalStorm
BrutalStorm like.author.displayName 1 Like

Start a new character and in the first house that you can get your first weapons, the NPC that helps you, waits for you to take a key from 1 dead soldier and open the door..... DONT open the door, go in sneak/stealth mode and backstab him as much as you want.... He does NOT die..... I left there with 44 level 1 handed weapons and 100 level sneak. Character level about 18.  I could wait more to get 1 handed weapons in 100 but i got bored..... ^^

SamThePurpleton
SamThePurpleton

+It's only 50 gold to get to Solitude from Whiterun, and if u don't have 50 gold, then u r spending waaaaayy too much, and only doing the main quest

SamThePurpleton
SamThePurpleton

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there meant to be a word wall in this dungeon? This guide misses out on the shout so I was just wondering if this is a foolish mistake or what?

YariStar
YariStar

How do you put spells or souls into your weapons? I just started playing the game, and all the stuff that can be done is a little overwhelming.

slipweav2k
slipweav2k

 @YariStar find an enchanting table, there you can break enchanted weapons or clothes or jewelry etc. you break these items to learn the spell, after a spell is learned you can use the table to enchant you own belongings, as long as you have filled soul gems, the bigger the soul gem the more powerful the spell will be. to fill soul gems you need a soul trap spell or a weapon with soul trap capabilities, the bigger the creature the bigger the soul. 

emily_bown
emily_bown

how do you get through the gates that open when the stones are walked near by... all my gates were open n i whirlwinded through them but i couldn't go through the gates???

emily_bown
emily_bown

how do you et through the 3 gated.... they were all open but my it wont le me walk through them???

lolgamer73
lolgamer73

Do you have to finish the main quests before going to side quests? or is it just better to finish them first?

hmoobpaladin
hmoobpaladin

 @lolgamer73 No, you can finish the main quest and do the sidequests if you want. I always do sidequests first before finishing the main story. It's up to you. Not sure if there are any missable sidequests for completing the main quest first.

lolgamer73
lolgamer73

OK, don't laugh, please. but I can't figure out how to use the PS3 controls to take and then equip objects. Some of them just "follow" me and I don't know how to pick them up. Some of them make it to my inventory but some don't. What buttons do I push to get this stuff? Before you think I'm stupid, I'm not, I'm just a LittleOldLadyGamer that hasn't forgotten her inner child :)

hmoobpaladin
hmoobpaladin

 @lolgamer73 You can't equip objects. Only weapons, armor, rings and necklaces. You can pick up objects by pressing X or drag them around by clicking R3.

Jezbo888
Jezbo888

Hi guys, I just got Skyrim yesterday and it's a cool game but I seem to be stuck at one section in the golden claw part and it's annoying the hell out of me! When I get to the chest at the end of the tunnel where I've slashed up all the undead dudes and got past the spike door and the swinging blades I pull that chain that opens the iron gate over the stream and then I can only go a few meters into the cave and I get blocked by a heaps of rocks in the way that wont let me go any further. Has anyone else had this problem? Is there something that I've missed that makes the game do that? Any help would be awesome! Cheers.

jolene26
jolene26

where can i find and enchanted armor, or apparel item ; boots , necklace,shield ; etc. enchanted with firewalker that i can break. my character is a vampire, and i need fire resistance on my armor.

slipweav2k
slipweav2k

 @jolene26 just enchant your own armor, you have to disenchant something with the effect first(to learn it), your skills will improve, as will your enchantment, the more you use the enchantment tables.

 

slipweav2k
slipweav2k

 @jolene26 sorry i didnt read you question properly, there is a theft merchant at the college of winterhold that had a necklace that had 30% fire resistance, hope that helps

 

Madusa88
Madusa88

im stuck in Saarthal in the chamer with 6 stones that have a snake, eagle, and fish on it...what order do they go in???

Thandorblix
Thandorblix

Doing "In My Time of Need" quest where I need to talk to Alik'r prisoner in jail. Apparently need to unlock the jail cell in order to talk to the prisoner. I have pickpocketed 4 jail keys from guards, but at cell door I keep getting the message that I need a key. What am I overlooking or doing wrong?

jonevitt
jonevitt

you are missing quite a bit of the quests their bud just though i would let you know!!!!!

Lantazan
Lantazan

Who the Hell is Drelas and why is he trying to kill me?!? I'm quite a way into the game and don't remember how I might have slighted this fellow, but he surely wants me dead and I can't figure out why.

Papajack55
Papajack55

 @Lantazan  Drelas is a wizard who has a cottage and if you find him, he tries to kill you with magicka powers. If you kill him though, you inherit his cottage. If there are things that still say "steal," which they shouldn't, unless he's still alive. I was stumbling around and came across his cottage and he tried to kill me, so I zapped him dead with my shout of fire. I instantly got his cottage. You will officially have another home.

Lantazan
Lantazan

.......maybe because I just went busting into his house on a rainy afternoon, but I remember that guy's name from somewhere and the quest log has no record.

 

nbarocks123
nbarocks123 like.author.displayName 1 Like

in the beginning of the game I am just sitting there do i have to press something or is it automatic PLZ SOMEONE HELP VERY FRUSTRATED

 

Jebril
Jebril like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

 @nbarocks123 Just wait for the opening scene to finish...then you'll be able to make your character...damn are people this bad at games now?

XM8LonePineXM8
XM8LonePineXM8

i need help to find all the mask things cuse i need 2 more

Game_Bastard
Game_Bastard

I'm stuck on a side quest for words of power.  The area that is stoping me is a riddle of sorts from "the four totums" or something like that.  the door I need to go through is locked and the only way to get to the other side tis to solve the riddle.  The totums must be activated in order.   Each totum has an animal on it's face. 

 

The animals are as follows:  Fox, Wolf, Bear, and Snake.  (Not Nessessarily in that Order).

 

The Riddle goes something like this:  The first fears all: the Second fears none.  The third will eat the first  and the forth when allone fears the second.  Again I'm not positive agout the exact wording but this ai all I have.  Could someone please give me the correct order for this riddle.

 

Thanks,  Game_Bastard

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