The Midden Dark

 is a cave located in. It is within The Midden, and is the location for the Augur of Dunlain.

Overview
Upon entering, after a short passageway, there is an ice cave with a bridge across it. After crossing the bridge, a path to the left (still inside the ice cave) leads down to a ledge with a chest with some gold. Returning to the bridge level from the ledge is possible (by jumpinmg on top of the chest, then hugging the wall to the left and jumping while moving forward). However, upon dropping further down into the depths of the cave from the ledge, it will be impossible to climb back up. However, proceeding through the cavern as described below will eventually lead back to the bridge.

At the bottom of the cave, one passage leads west that eventually leads outside. Another passage leads east to what appear to be sewers. In the first room (one with columns spread throughout) are a skeleton, the corpses of Frostbite Spiders, and some low-level weapons and armor. Against the north wall of the room is a passage to the east that is blocked by spider webs that can be cut. The passage turns to the north northwest and leads to another ice cave, where steps lead up to what appears to be the remains of someone attempting to cook.

Further up the steps is a circular room with a table to the left that has a copy of the Midden Incident Report and an Investigator's Key. The report speaks of a group of students who were killed while attempting a summoning ritual, and a strange sculpture from which four rings were pried (which are now supposedly stored in The Arcanaeum. To the south southwest is an alcove with ingredients. In the center of the room is a sculpture of a hand for the quest Daedric Relic.

Up a set of steps to the northwest is a door that leads to a room with a pit containing a large number of skeletons and two Draugr. Up a short set of steps is an Alchemy Lab, with the Alchemy skill book De Rerum Dirennis on its left side.

From there, the path leads up stairs to the south, then down another set of stairs to another ice cave. This has passages to the west northwest and southeast. The southeast passage leads back to the first ice cave encountered in this cavern. The other leads to stairs down to a locked door, where the Augur can be found.

Notable items

 * The Daedric Relic

Characters

 * Augur of Dunlain

Enemies

 * Draugr

Facilities

 * Alchemy Lab

Trivia

 * Proceeding to the bottom of the ice cave will prevent returning directly, but the entire lower level of the cavern eventually loops back to the bridge..
 * The lower parts of the cavern are not shown on the map, except for a few minor details.