Auriel's Shield (Dawnguard)


 * Some Spoilers*

Readers of this article should have already completed the Touching the Sky quest. You will also need the Ruby Paragon which can be obtained by killing one of the Frost Giants in the Forgotten Vale.

In Skyrim's DLC, Dawnguard, you can travel to a new location called the Forgotten Vale. Here you can explore a large region of snowy landscape. This includes a lake, numerous water falls, and forests. Auriel's Shield is in this location. There may or may not be different ways to obtain the shield.

When fast traveling to the Forgotten Vale you will be placed in front of the Shrine of Sight. Go inside it and select the Portal to Shrine of Resolution. From there travel South down the path towards the lake. Continue left along side the bank (East). Go to the edge of the cliff. DO NOT GO DOWN THE WATERFALL. Its tempting I know. Once you're at the edge, continue North (or to the left) and bare to the right of the land barrier. Carefully traverse down the side until your are safe on the crooked staircase. If you continue down the staircase, there is a Frost Giant. You can kill him or continue up the stairs. After the three lonely stairs about 20 feet up, go right towards the waterfall. Continue towards the Forgotten Vale icon on your Quest Bar/ compass. Don't cross the river; look to your left and there should be temple ruins. Go towards them. There should be a Paragon Socket that almost looks like a Dwarven button. Activate it and use the Ruby Paragon. If you don't already have it, go around the Forgotten Vale and kill Frost Giants. They all have some sort of paragon. Once you use the Ruby Paragon, continue into the portal to the Forgotten Vale Forest. It is a very dense forest, but it is small. Continue West until you reach a small clearing with a path going from North to South. Follow that path due south and up the hill. There should be a Falmer Warmonger along with three or so Frost Trolls. Kill them all and search the Falmer. You now have obtained Auriel's Shield which "Stores the energy of blocked attacks. Performing a power bash will release the stored energy." It is a heavy armor varient.

Weight: 14

Armor: 78 (upgraded with 100 Smithing and 20% Fortify Smithing Gauntlets, upgraded with Refine Moonstone)

Value: 1630