High Gate Ruins

Location
The High Gate Ruins is a Nordic ruin in the Pale, directly west of Dawnstar, east of Solitude, and north of Ustengrav.

Description
It is divided into three different parts. The first two areas are full of Draugrs, and the third with Vokun, one of the eight Dragon Priests, and a Thu'um Word of Power.

A woman named Anska is near the beginning of the dungeon, and she will ask you for help getting a scroll at the end of the dungeon. It is advisable to get her help because the "Guardian" of the ruins, Vokun uses a Staff of Fireballs, and can conjure atronachs. It is also advised that you take out the Atronach first so that Anska can attack, and distract Vokun. When you defeat Vokun, he drops the Staff of Fireballs and a mask, Vokun.

The Word of Power, Storm Call, is located in the room directly behind where you fight Vokun.

In one part of the dungeon there is a puzzle that opens a trap door on the floor. To solve it activate the four switches in the correct order. Anska will advise the player to refer to the symbols printed on banners hanging from the ceiling. The order is eagle, whale, fox, then snake. When you first enter the room, look to your right and pull the lever on the fallen head. Then go to the front of the room and activate the other lever. The trapdoor should then open.

In the High Gate Ruins Catacombs you will come across a room with a lamp and a lever. The lamp is hanging above the lever and there are two gates in the room. When you pull the middle lever, the gate on the right will open and a Dragaur Overlord will confront you. After dealing with him, look in the room he was hiding in and pull the lever. The gate on the left will open and release a Draugr Death Overlord. Finish him and pull the lever in his room and finally the gate will open. The passage will lead you to Vokun's Throne Room.

Characters

 * Anska
 * Vokun

Quests

 * A Scroll For Anska

Notable Loot

 * Destruction - Skill Book A Hypothetical Treachery
 * Conjuration - Conjure Flaming Familiar
 * Dragon Priest Mask - Vokun
 * Ebony Bow Soul Trap Enchantment
 * Elven Bow of Expelling

Dragon Shouts

 * Word Wall - Storm Call