The Pale

The Pale is one of the nine Holds of Skyrim. It is one of the four oldest holds in Skyrim, known collectively as Old Holds. . Its unique shape resembles that of a boot. Its coat of arms is a four pointed star.

The Capital City of The Pale is Dawnstar. The Jarl of Dawnstar and The Pale is Skald the Elder.

The Pale is located in the central northern area of Skyrim and extending to the northern coast where Dawnstar is situated. The hold borders Hjaalmarch to the west, Whiterun to the south, and Winterhold and Eastmarch to the east. Most of the region is treacherously cold, pine forests stand straight facing the harsh winds whipping down the mountians. Only the southernmost part of the hold towards Whiterun becomes grassy plains.

Lore
Dawnstar, capital of the Pale Hold, sits on Skyrim's northern coastline, halfway between Winterhold and Solitude. Because of the glacial icefields just to the east, it is the last port before Windhelm that is not icebound. Dawnstar's economy is driven by its two mines, and the people od Dawnstar often find meaning in the stones. Like thier leader, Jarl Skald the Elder, they stand unbreakable and firm despite all their troubles. Residents of the city fight the weather, the beasts, and raiders every day in order to keep goods and ore flowing into and out of their port and market.

Quests

 * Waking Nightmare
 * Pieces of the Past

Capital City

 * The-Pale.jpgtar

Settlements

 * Dawnstar Sanctuary
 * Nightgate Inn
 * Heljarchen Hall
 * Hall of the Vigilant

Farms

 * Loreius Farm

Mills

 * Anga's Mill

Camps

 * Blizzard Rest
 * Pale Stormcloak Camp
 * Pale Imperial Camp
 * Red Road Pass
 * Stonehill Bluff
 * Tumble Arch Pass

Forts

 * Fort Dunstad
 * Nightcaller Temple

Nordic Ruins / Tombs

 * Windward Ruins
 * Frostmere Crypt
 * High Gate Ruins
 * Korvanjund
 * Silverdrift Lair
 * Volunruud

Dwarven ruins

 * Tower of Mzark
 * Raldbthar
 * Raldbthar - Blackreach Elevator
 * Irkngthand
 * Alftand - Blackreach Elevator
 * Mzinchaleft

Shrines

 * Shrine of Mehrunes Dagon

Caves

 * Bronze Water Cave
 * Forsaken Cave
 * Duskglow Crevice
 * Dimhollow Crypt (Dawnguard Add-on)

Ships and Shipwrecks

 * Wreck of the Brinehammer

Dragon Lairs

 * Shearpoint

Guardian Stones

 * The Lord Stone

Groves

 * Shrouded Grove

General Landmarks

 * Weynon Stones

Secondary locations

 * Horker Standing Stones
 * Sunken Treasures
 * Bandit's Hovel
 * Dragon Mound: Sea Shore Foothills
 * Barnacle Boat
 * Bandit Camp (Dawnstar)
 * Dawnstar Frost Troll Den
 * Shoreline Lover's Tent
 * A Bloody Trail
 * Shrine of Mara: Pale Border
 * Mammoth Graveyard
 * Dragon Mound: Shimmermist Hills
 * Julianos's Fallen
 * Yorgrim Forest Spider Trap
 * Wayward Peak Summit
 * Dragon Mound: Yorgrim Resurrection

Trivia

 * The version of the map of Skyrim in the image above labels the Pale as "White Shore"; this was presumably Bethesda's original name for the Hold. In the Russian localization, this Hold is still named "Белый Берег" (Beliy Bereg "White Shore").