Frostflow Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the coast of Winterhold in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
History[]
The lighthouse was owned by a Redguard couple, Ramati and Habd, who had previously admired the location from afar, and achieved their dream of buying it. They had recently moved to Skyrim from Hammerfell, much to their children's dismay. The interior of the lighthouse is in a state of disarray following an apparently violent struggle, with blood splattered around. The wife, Ramati, lies in the middle of the floor with a Falmer War Axe sticking out of her chest. Nearby lies the body of a chaurus.
Quests[]
Frostflow Abyss[]
At this point of finding the corpses, the miscellaneous quest will be received.
Reading the diaries that are scattered throughout the house will reveal the clue in one of them to find the cellar key: it's in a burial urn on the mantelpiece. Use the key or pick the lock to get to the cellar, which is infested with chaurus. There is a huge hole in the wall that leads to tunnels that are filled with chaurus and Falmer. In there are many chaurus eggs and glowing mushrooms here to collect. Further down, jump off a ledge to continue. There are a lot of chaurus ahead as well as Chaurus Hunter Fledglings that might hatch if the eggs are not destroyed, and there is no way to retreat. In one large cavern there are several chaurus and a Chaurus Reaper. Avenge the family by killing the Reaper to complete the mission.
After the Chaurus Reaper is dead, search its body to find Habd's key and Habd's Remains. Take his remains up to the lighthouse and open the other wooden door leading to the roof. On the roof of the lighthouse, climb the ladder to the lighthouse fire and activate it. This will remove Habd's remains from the player's inventory and give the active effect: Sailor's Repose (healing spells cure 10% more).
Sublocations[]
Notable items[]
- Unique item: Torchbug in a Jar
- Skill Book (Restoration): Mystery of Talara, Book II
- Rare clothing: One Hammerfell Garb, and one Alik'r Hood inside the lighthouse, (located on a shelf in the cellar), not in the Chaurus Cave.
- The Hammerfell Garb may be replaced with plain clothing.
- Around 426 chaurus eggs, 64 glowing mushrooms, and 30 white cap mushrooms inside the cave. Some of the eggs can only be obtained by using the console with the
tcl
command. - Quicksilver ore vein in Frostflow Abyss.
- Honningbrew Mead on the shelf.
Trivia[]
- Frostflow Lighthouse is an efective location to level up the Sneak skill. As long as the Dragonborn does not open the Cellar Door, they can continually trick the remaining chaurus into endlessly searching for them, thus quickly leveling the skill at no danger to themselves.
- The depths below the cellars are hard for followers to navigate, and at one point companions will all but completely stop because they cannot advance any further They will re-appear if the player leaves the area, or they can glitch and teleport down. Any knockback effect will work to get the Follower down.
- If the player is already at the base, use the console command
tcl
to turn off collision to get the player back up to the ledge (look up and walk). Reverse the process to restore collision after the follower is down. - It is also possible to dismiss the follower, then go to where the follower is usually stationed and re-recruit them.
- If the player is already at the base, use the console command
- Using the Animal Allegiance shout will make chaurus allies which attack the other chaurus, including the Reaper.
- There is a small shed built onto the wall of the lighthouse on the western side, near the covered well, that has a few potions, some gold, leather strips, and other miscellaneous items. Next to it is a garden growing potatoes and leeks.
Bugs[]
This section contains bugs related to Frostflow Lighthouse. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:
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- PC It may be impossible to complete the quest if the final Chaurus Reaper is killed first and Habd's remains are collected before the quest is activated. The remains can still be placed in the lighthouse fire and the Sailor's Repose active effect can still be obtained, but the quest will remain in the journal's miscellaneous quest list.
- PC (Fix) The miscellaneous quest objective can be removed with the console command
setobjectivecompleted dunfrostflowabyssqst 5 1
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- PC (Fix) The miscellaneous quest objective can be removed with the console command