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Frostmere Crypt

Map

Hold

The Pale

Location

West of Hall of the Vigilant
Northeast of The Lord Stone
South of Mzinchaleft

Type

Nordic Tomb

Sublocations

Frostmere Depths

Quests

The Pale Lady

Characters

The Pale Lady
Kyr
Ra'jirr
Eisa Blackthorn

Location ID
FrostmereCrypt01

Frostmere Crypt is an ancient Nordic tomb in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Located southwest of Dawnstar, close to the Shrine of Mehrunes Dagon and also directly south from Mzinchaleft, this dungeon is accessed during the quest "The Pale Lady." It has two levels: Frostmere Crypt and Frostmere Depths. Within the latter is a word wall for the dragon shout Ice Form.

Interior

Although generally styled as a Nordic tomb, the place is inhabited by a group of bandits, who live in the Frostmere Crypt area. Because of their presence, there are numerous bed rolls and dressers scattered about the area.

Along side several, more obvious, chests (with various lock strengths) that are scattered around the crypt, there are two hidden chests. One, master-locked and located in Frostmere Depths, can be found by heading left just before the altar and following the path around. The second (adept-locked) can be found in the submerged room after exiting Frostmere Depths. It is located at the bottom of the room, next to a table which has a leveled weapon on it (there is also a piece of leveled armor within this room).

The crypt itself is fairly straightforward to navigate and contains only a couple of traps. Most notably, there is an arrow trap in the hallway leading to the submerged room. The only enemies encountered within the dungeon are leveled bandits and the Pale Lady.

Quests

The Pale Lady

This tomb serves as the location in which the quest takes place.

Shalidor's Insights

Frostmere Crypt is a possible location for the Shalidor's Insights book.

Notable items

Quest Items: Eisa's Journal, Kyr's Log, and Ra'jirr's Note
The Pale Blade
Word Wall: Ice Form
Skill Book (Sneak): The Red Kitchen Reader

Mining

Silver ore vein – located within Frostmere Crypt, near the entrance to Frostmere Depths.
Iron ore vein – located within Frostmere Crypt.
Orichalcum ore vein – Located northeast within Frostmere Depths.

Alchemy ingredients

Trivia

If sneaking and undetected, one can overhear conversations between bandits as the Dragonborn explores the ruin:

Bandit 1 "But...Eisa? She's smarter than that."
Bandit 2 "Ra'jirr was always dragging her into things."
Bandit 1 "But..Stealing the boss' sword? Did he have a death wish?"
Bandit 2 "Who knows. The cat was crazy. She was a fool to trust him."

Bandit 1 "What? There's a whole shift down there!"
Bandit 2 "Kyr's orders. Nobody goes in or out until he gets back. Or the boss will skin you when he's done with Ra'jirr."
Bandit 1 "Gods, what a mess."

Bandit 1 "The boss went down there? Today?"
Bandit 2 "Yeah, he's after Ra'jirr - I've never seen him so angry."
Bandit 1 "I've got a bad feeling about this...something's just felt wrong down there lately. Eerie."
Bandit 2 "Now you're starting to sound like the cat. Be going on about the Pale Lady next."

Bandit 1 "Something's wrong...boss' been down there too long."
Bandit 2 "Yeah...Let's wait a little longer. Then..."

The forest part of the ruins is considered outdoors, therefore it can be fast-traveled from.
The bandits in Frostmere Crypt do not respawn.
Frostmere Crypt is the only Ancient Nordic ruin that does not contain draugr.^{confirmation needed}

Bugs

This section contains bugs related to Frostmere Crypt. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:

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Be descriptive when listing the bug and fixes, but avoid having conversations in the description and/or using first-person anecdotes: such discussions belong on the appropriate forum board.

Next to the Word Wall, a Steel Greatsword may be found floating in mid-air. The sword cannot be interacted with in any way. To fix this, shoot it with an arrow; this will cause it to drop to the ground for retrieval.

Appearances

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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+{{SkyrimLocations
-{{SkyrimTombs
-|image = TESV Frostmere Crypt.png
+|image        = TESV Frostmere Crypt.png
-|map = Frostmerecryptmap.jpg
+|map          = Frostmerecryptmap.jpg
-|hold =[[The Pale]]
+|hold         = [[The Pale]]
+|type         = Nordic Tomb
-|location =West of [[Hall of the Vigilant]] <br/>
-Northeast of [[The Lord Stone]] <br/>
+|location     = West of [[Hall of the Vigilant]]<br />Northeast of [[The Lord Stone (Skyrim)|The Lord Stone]]<br />South of [[Mzinchaleft]]
+|sublocations = Frostmere Depths
-South of [[Mzinchaleft]] <br/>
+|quests       = [[The Pale Lady (Quest)|The Pale Lady]]
-|type = [[Nordic Tombs|Ancient Nordic Tomb]]
+|characters   = [[The Pale Lady (Creature)|The Pale Lady]]<br />[[Kyr]]<br />[[Ra'jirr]]<br />[[Eisa Blackthorn]]
-|sublocations = [[Frostmere Depths]]
+|enemies      = [[Bandits (Skyrim)|Bandit]]<br />[[Wispmother (Skyrim)|Wispmother]]
-|quests = [[The Pale Lady (Quest)|The Pale Lady]]
+|LocationID   = FrostmereCrypt01
-|characters = [[Pale Lady (Skyrim)|Pale Lady]], [[Kyr]], [[Ra'jirr]], [[Eisa Blackthorn]]
+}}
-|enemies = [[Bandits (Skyrim)|Bandit]]<br>[[Wispmother]]}}
+'''Frostmere Crypt''' is an ancient [[Nordic tombs|Nordic tomb]] in {{Skyrim}}. Located southwest of [[Dawnstar (Skyrim)|Dawnstar]], close to the [[Shrine of Mehrunes Dagon]] and also directly south from [[Mzinchaleft]], this dungeon is accessed during the quest "[[The Pale Lady (Quest)|The Pale Lady]]." It has two levels: Frostmere Crypt and Frostmere Depths. Within the latter is a [[Word Wall (Skyrim)|word wall]] for the [[dragon shout]] [[Ice Form]].
-==Description==
+==Interior==
+Although generally styled as a Nordic tomb, the place is inhabited by a group of [[Bandits (Skyrim)|bandits]], who live in the Frostmere Crypt area. Because of their presence, there are numerous bed rolls and dressers scattered about the area.
-Located southwest of [[Dawnstar (Skyrim)|Dawnstar]], close to the [[Shrine of Mehrunes Dagon]] and also directly south from [[Mzinchaleft]], this dungeon is accessed during the quest [[The Pale Lady (Quest)|The Pale Lady]]. It has two parts, Frostmere Crypt, and [[Frostmere Depths]]. Within the latter is a [[Word Wall]] for the [[Dragon Shout]] [[Ice Form]].
+Along side several, more obvious, chests (with various lock strengths) that are scattered around the crypt, there are two hidden chests. One, master-locked and located in Frostmere Depths, can be found by heading left just before the altar and following the path around. The second (adept-locked) can be found in the submerged room after exiting Frostmere Depths. It is located at the bottom of the room, next to a table which has a leveled weapon on it (there is also a piece of leveled armor within this room).
-The tomb is dominated by the [[Pale Lady (Skyrim)|Pale Lady]], a named Wispmother, which can make this tomb difficult at lower levels. If the Pale Lady is defeated, the player can obtain the [[The Pale Blade|Pale Blade]], a unique one-handed Ancient Nord Sword. However, rather than defeat her, the Dragonborn can "banish" her by placing the Pale Blade back on the altar. It is possible to return later and reclaim the sword, although removing it from the altar will once again summon the Pale Lady, who must be defeated if the Dragonborn wishes to keep the blade.
+The crypt itself is fairly straightforward to navigate and contains only a couple of traps. Most notably, there is an arrow trap in the hallway leading to the submerged room. The only enemies encountered within the dungeon are leveled bandits and the [[The Pale Lady (Creature)|Pale Lady]].
-As well as several obvious chests (some with various lock strengths) scattered around the Crypt, there are two hidden chests: one, Master-locked and located in Frostmere Depths, can be found by heading left just before the altar and following the path around; the second (Adept-locked) can be found in the submerged room after exiting Frostmere Depths. It is located at the bottom of the room, next to a table which has a leveled weapon on it (there is also a piece of levelled armour within this room). At higher levels, it may be possible to locate the spell tomes [[Summon Dremora Lord]] and [[Lightning Bolt]] in this dungeon.
+==Quests==
-The Crypt itself is fairly straightforward to navigate and contains only a couple of traps (including an arrow trap in the hallway leading to the submerged room). The only enemies encountered within the dungeon are levelled bandits and the Pale Lady. Note: Frostmere Crypt is, quite possibly, the only Ancient Nordic ruin that doesn't contain Draugr.
+===[[The Pale Lady (Quest)|The Pale Lady]]===
+This tomb serves as the location in which the quest takes place.
+===[[Shalidor's Insights (Quest)|Shalidor's Insights]]===
-==Sublocations==
+Frostmere Crypt is a possible location for the ''[[Shalidor's Insights (Book)|Shalidor's Insights]]'' book.
-*Frostmere Depths
-==Related quests==
+==Notable items==
+*[[Quest Items (Skyrim)|Quest Items]]: ''[[Eisa's Journal]]'', ''[[Kyr's Log]]'', and ''[[Ra'jirr's Note]]''
-*[[The Pale Lady (Quest)|The Pale Lady]]
+*[[The Pale Blade]]
-*Radiant Quest: [[Shalidor's Insights (Quest)|Shalidor's Insights]]
-==Notable Loot==
-*Quest Item: [[Eisa's Journal]]
-*Quest Item: [[Kyr's Log]]
-*Quest Item: [[Ra'jirr's Note]]
-*Unique Weapon: [[The Pale Blade]]
 *Word Wall: [[Ice Form]]
-*Skill Book (Sneak): [[The Red Kitchen Reader]]
+*[[Skill Book (Skyrim)|Skill Book]] ([[Sneak (Skyrim)|Sneak]]): ''[[The Red Kitchen Reader]]''
-*[[Spell Tome (Skyrim)|Spell Tome]]: [[Conjure Dremora Lord]] (level dependent).
+===Mining===
-*[[Spell Tome (Skyrim)|Spell Tome]]: [[Lightning Bolt]] (level dependent)
-*Chest (Master Lock), located west within Frostmere Depths, next to the giant rock pillar.
+*[[Silver ore vein]] – located within Frostmere Crypt, near the entrance to Frostmere Depths.
-*Chest (Adept Lock), located in the submerged room after exiting Frostmere Depths.
+*[[Iron Ore (Skyrim)|Iron ore vein]] – located within Frostmere Crypt.
+*[[Orichalcum Ore (Skyrim)|Orichalcum ore vein]] – Located northeast within Frostmere Depths.
-*A leveled weapon on the desk next to the submerged chest.
-*A piece of levelled armor in the submerged room (accessed after exiting Frostmere Depths)
+===[[Alchemy (Skyrim)|Alchemy]] ingredients===
-*[[Silver Ore]] Vein - located within Frostmere Crypt.
+*[[Torchbugs (Skyrim)|Torchbugs]]
-*[[Iron Ore]] Vein - located within Frostmere Crypt.
+*Mountain Flowers
-*[[Orichalcum Ore Vein]] - Located northeast within Frostmere Depths.
+*[[Wisp Wrappings]]
-*A variety of alchemical ingredients including torchbugs, mountain flowers, wisp wrappings and glow dust.
+*[[Glow Dust (Skyrim)|Glow Dust]]
-*Other possible loot include the usual soul gems, gold and several books.
+*[[Imp Stool (Skyrim)|Imp Stool]]
+==Trivia==
+*If sneaking and undetected, one can overhear conversations between bandits as the Dragonborn explores the ruin:
+<div class="blockquote">
+'''Bandit 1''' "But...[[Eisa]]? She's smarter than that."<br />
+'''Bandit 2''' "[[Ra'jirr]] was always dragging her into things."<br />
+'''Bandit 1''' "But..Stealing the boss' sword? Did he have a death wish?"<br />
+'''Bandit 2''' "Who knows. The cat was crazy. She was a fool to trust him."
+</div>
+<div class="blockquote">
+'''Bandit 1''' "What? There's a whole shift down there!"<br />
+'''Bandit 2''' "[[Kyr]]'s orders. Nobody goes in or out until he gets back. Or the boss will skin you when he's done with Ra'jirr."<br />
+'''Bandit 1''' "Gods, what a mess."
+</div>
+<div class="blockquote">
+'''Bandit 1''' "The boss went down there? Today?"<br />
+'''Bandit 2''' "Yeah, he's after Ra'jirr - I've never seen him so angry."<br />
+'''Bandit 1''' "I've got a bad feeling about this...something's just felt wrong down there lately. Eerie."<br />
+'''Bandit 2''' "Now you're starting to sound like the cat. Be going on about the [[The Pale Lady (Creature)|Pale Lady]] next."
+</div>
+<div class="blockquote">
+'''Bandit 1''' "Something's wrong...boss' been down there too long."<br />
+'''Bandit 2''' "Yeah...Let's wait a little longer. Then..."
+</div>
+*The forest part of the ruins is considered outdoors, therefore it can be fast-traveled from.
+*The bandits in Frostmere Crypt do not respawn.
+*Frostmere Crypt is the only Ancient Nordic ruin that does not contain [[Draugr (Skyrim)|draugr]].{{Conf}}
+==Bugs==
+{{Bugs}}
+*Next to the Word Wall, a [[Steel Greatsword (Skyrim)|Steel Greatsword]] may be found floating in mid-air. The sword cannot be interacted with in any way. To fix this, shoot it with an arrow; this will cause it to drop to the ground for retrieval.
 ==Appearances==
 *{{Skyrim}}
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+[[Category:Skyrim: Orichalcum Ore Vein Locations]]
+[[Category:Skyrim: Silver Ore Vein Locations]]
+[[Category:Skyrim: Iron Ore Vein Locations]]