Alftand

Alftand is a Dwemer Ruin in the northern part of Skyrim.

About Area
Following the map marker for Elder Knowledge, the Dragonborn arrives at a large ravine of ice. An entrance to the Dwemer Tower can be found and the end of the ravine, slightly above ground. This tower is a short jot to the other side of the ice mountain, coming out at an excavation site.

Upon arriving, the Dragonborn finds journals of an excavation team, which has been cutting away at the ice to get to lost Dwemer sites. The journal makes note of a large storm blowing in, forcing them to take cover in the glacier below, across the wooden bridge.

Progressing into the ruin, you begin to find the remains of the Archeological team, with their respective journals besides them. The Dragonborn finds that a large storm blew in, forcing the team to have to stay inside the dig for several weeks. Faced with the problem of no food, they were forced to venture further in to the cave. Along the way, the Dragonborn finds spatters of blood all over the ice, and a Khajiit driven mad by the lack of skooma, which his brother was trying to get him off of, resulting in the death of a few team members. Those members lucky enough to not be slaughtered by the khajiit, were taken by the Falmer during the night. Two of the team members managed to escape, the leader and the brute force. The leader is found dead under Dwemer grates, hiding from the Dwarven Centurions. The brute force was found dead later into the cave, killed trying to buy time for the leader to escape, according to his journal.

Related Quests

 * Elder Knowledge

Notable Loot

 * Glass Sword of Malediction on the platform above the moving pistons in Alftand Glacial Ruins. Use the pistons to get up here.
 * Dwarven Metal Ingot (2) on the same platform.
 * Philter of Strength on the same platform.
 * Potion of Extreme Healing on the same platform.
 * Flawless Emerald on the same platform.
 * Dwarven Armor of Major Health found in a locked chest behind a locked gate in Alftand Glacial Ruins.
 * Scale Helmet of Major Archery found in a locked chest behind a locked gate in Alftand Glacial Ruins.
 * Glass Bow of Immobilizing found in a locked chest behind a locked gate in Alftand Glacial Ruins.
 * Approximately 100 Dwarven Metal Ingots worth of Dwermer Scrap metal.