Helgen Keep

 is a location in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Description
Serving as both a prison for Helgen and a lodging for the Imperial Legion, the Dragonborn fled through the location as Alduin massacred its inhabitants and laid waste to the surrounding town.

Revisited
Returning to Helgen Keep later in the game reveals a myriad of burned out buildings and other destruction. A few corpses lay about the town containing tiny amounts of gold (<4) or Bone Meal. Inside the keep you can pass through many of the same chambers you did before, picking up any previously missed loot. Depending on how much time passed the Town and Keep will be abandoned, or Bandits may have moved in. The tunnels you passed through during your escape may still be blocked by fallen stone shortly after the torture chamber, or the blockage may have been cleared (may be related to how long bandits have been inhabiting the Keep before your return). In general, it is nothing but a tourist attraction with nothing of value anywhere inside/outside the keep.

Notable loot

 * Spell Tome: Sparks
 * The Black Arrow, v2 in the torture room on the shelf next to the ale. Book does not appear until the bandits take over.

Enemies

 * Imperial soldiers (if you went with Ralof)
 * Stormcloaks (if you went with Hadvar)
 * Bandits (if you return after some time has passed); respawn gradually if enough time passes between visits