Online:Zone Guide/The Reach

THE REACH
Few adventurers choose to brave the rocky highlands of the Reach. Savage predators, perilous Dwarven ruins, and hostile Reach clans make it one of the least hospitable regions in all of Tamriel.

Welcome to the Reach	The Reach Master Explorer
The Reach Grand Adventurer	Master of Storms

MAP COMPLETION

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Zone Story Quests

Zone Story Quests are the main story arc for the zone. Completing these quests can award you with skill points, experience, gold, and gear.

• The Despot of Markarth: Secure an alliance with the Despot of Markarth.
• Blood of the Reach: Search for the Arkthzand Keystone.
• The Study of Souls: Search for Lady Belain and the Ashen Lord in a Dwarven ruin.
• The Awakening Darkness: Learn more about the prophecy the Gray Host seeks to fulfill.
• The Dark Heart: Search for the truth about the Dark Heart.
• A Feast of Souls: Stop the vampiric assault on Markarth.

Wayshrines

Wayshrines allow free, instantaneous travel between wayshrines that have been discovered and unlocked. You can also travel directly to any unlocked wayshrine from anywhere in the world for a small amount of gold.

•  North Markarth Wayshrine — Located east and north of Markarth. (map)
•  Karthwasten Wayshrine — A wayshrine found on the side of the road just outside of Karthwasten. (map)
•  Briar Rock Wayshrine — A wayshrine located east of Briar Rock Ruins. (map)
•  Rebel's Retreat Wayshrine — A wayshrine south of Rebel's Retreat. (map)
•  Lost Valley Wayshrine — A wayshrine located northwest of Lost Valley Redoubt. (map)
•  Druadach Mountains Wayshrine — A wayshrine in the northwestern Reach. (map)
•  Markarth Wayshrine — A wayshrine in the center of Markarth. (map)
•  Arkthzand Wayshrine — A wayshrine to the north of the Library of Arkthzand. (map)
•  Nighthollow Wayshrine — Located atop a cliff west of Nighthollow Keep. (map)

Cave Delver

Delves are solo-able dungeons found throughout the world. Delves will always contain a single skyshard and a boss who drops item set gear.

•  Gloomreach — A cave with entrances in the Reach and Blackreach: Arkthzand Cavern. (map)
•  Briar Rock Ruins — A ruin located in the southwestern corner of the Reach. (map)

Points of Interest

Points of Interest are self-contained stories that explore the lore, characters, and locations within a zone. These can award you with experience, gold, and gear.

• Markarth — A Dwemer city that is inhabited by the Reachfolk. (map)
•  Karthwasten — A village in the northern Reach which has recently suffered through a magical storm. (map)
•  Arkthzand Great Lift — An entrance to Blackreach: Arkthzand Cavern in the Reach, north of the North Markarth Wayshrine and east of Bthardamz. (map)
•  Nalzthdbar Great Lift — An entrance to Blackreach: Arkthzand Cavern in the Reach, located east of Briar Rock Ruins. (map)
•  Understone Keep — A seat of the Ard in Markarth. (map)
•  Reachwind Depths — A Dwemer ruin located north of the Reachwind Ritual Site in the Reach. (map)
•  Vateshran Hollows — A solo arena located in the Reach. (map)
•  Wildspear Clan Camp — A small camp inhabited by members of the Wildspear Clan of Reachfolk found just northeast of the North Markarth Wayshrine. (map)
•  Valthume — A cemetery located east of Vateshran Hollows. (map)
•  Lost Valley Redoubt — A Nordic ruin built over ancient Reachmen caverns, in the south-eastern Reach. (map)
•  Cinder-Heart Clan Camp — A small camp inhabited by the Cinder-Heart Clan which is located northwest of Hroldan Ring. (map)
•  Shadefeather Clan Camp — A small camp inhabited by members of the Shadefeather Clan of Reachfolk found just west of Gloomreach's entrance in the Reach. (map)
•  Black-Moon Clan Camp — A small camp inhabited by members of the Black-Moon Clan of Reachfolk found just northwest of the Arkthzand Great Lift. (map)
•  Nchuand-Zel — A Dwarven ruin located in Understone Keep. (map)
•  Library of Arkthzand — An expansive Dwemer ruin in northwestern Blackreach. (map)
•  Bthar-Zel — A Dwarven ruin in the northwestern corner of Arkthzand Caverns beneath the Reach. (map)
•  Nighthollow Keep — A keep located in the eastern half of Arkthzand Cavern. (map)

Pathfinder

Striking Locales are places of interest within the world. Discovering all of the Striking Locales in a zone will award that zone's Pathfinder achievement.

•  Deep Folk Crossing — A Dwarven ruin located in the northern Reach. (map)
•  Bthardamz — A Dwarven ruin located in The Reach. (map)
•  Rebel's Retreat — A camp located east of Markarth, across the Karth River. (map)
•  Hroldan Ring — A landmark located in The Reach. (map)
•  Ghostlight Grotto — A striking locale located east of the Library of Arkthzand in Blackreach: Arkthzand Cavern. (map)
•  Mistgloom Thicket — A luminescent fungal forest located west and south of Gloomreach in Blackreach: Arkthzand Cavern. (map)

Set Stations

Set Stations are locations in the world where you can craft items with specific item set bonuses.

•  Druadach Redoubt — A crafting site located southeast of Deep Folk Crossing used for crafting the Legacy of Karth set. (map)
•  Red Eagle Redoubt — A crafting site located west of Rebel's Retreat used for crafting the Red Eagle's Fury set. (map)
•  Philosopher's Cradle — A Dwemer ruin located in the western corner of Blackreach: Arkthzand Cavern, just south of the Library of Arkthzand. (map)

World Events

World Events such as Dark Anchors are activities that occur in the world that are best tackled by a group of adventurers. Completing a World Event can award you experience, gold, and higher tier gear.

•  Ragnvald Ritual Site — A Harrowstorm ritual location northwest of the North Markarth Wayshrine. (map)
•  Witchborne Ritual Site — A Harrowstorm ritual location east of the Black-Moon Clan Camp. (map)
•  Harrowed Haunt Ritual Site — A Harrowstorm ritual location north of Hroldan Ring. (map)
•  Reachwind Ritual Site — A Harrowstorm ritual location south of Reachwind Depths. (map)

World Bosses

World Bosses are difficult enemies meant to be tackled by a group of adventurers. Defeating a world boss can award you higher tier gear.

•  Four Skull Lookout — A ruin located northeast of Rebel's Retreat. (map)
•  Sentinel Point — A Dwarven ruin located in southern Arkthzand Cavern. (map)

Skyshard Hunter

Skyshards are scattered throughout the world and can be identified by the bright beam of white light they emanate. Discovering three Skyshards will grant you a skill point, which can be used to unlock or morph new abilities.

Clue	Location		Notes
Hidden in the rubble of a Karthwasten canyon	Karthwasten	(map)
At the brink of a timeworn aqueduct near Lost Valley Redoubt	Lost Valley Redoubt	(map)
On the lip of a broken bridge, north of Ghostlight Grotto	North of Ghostlight Grotto	(map)
Beneath Nighthollow Keep, obscured by a watery void	Outside of Nighthollow Keep	(map)
On an ancient stone overlook in Briar Rock Ruins	Briar Rock Ruins	(map)
Atop a massive rock, surrounded by eggs in Gloomreach	Gloomreach	(map)	Can only be reached by dropping onto the rock from the ledge above it. Approach from the south.

Shalidor's Library Books

Shalidor's Library Books are scattered throughout the world. These books are identified by their distinctive purple glow. Discovering these books will improve your Mages Guild rank and advance the associated skill line.

• The Werewolf's Hide by an Unknown Packleader — A werewolf's greatest asset
• Bloodfiends of Rivenspire by Nalana, Advisor to House Tamrith — A report on the vampiric Bloodfiends of Rivenspire
• Living with Lycanthropy — Guidance on living a productive, peaceful life while afflicted with Lycanthropy
• A Life Barbaric and Brutal by Arthenice Belloq — The first chapter in an account of abduction and slavery at the hands of the Reachmen
• Nords of Skyrim by Hrothmund Wolf-Heart — An essay professing the finer qualities of Nords
• Varieties of Faith: The Nords by Brother Mikhael Karkuxor of the Imperial College — An excerpt of Varieties of Faith in Tamriel regarding the Nordic belief system
• The Crown of Freydis by Taleon Mythmaker — A history of the second royal crown of Skyrim
• All About Giants by Bonorion the Wanderer — Observations on the Giantish Peoples of Skyrim
• Clans of the Reach: A Guide by Ehcelmo — A cautionary guide to three Reachmen clans
• Thenephan's Mysteries of Mead by Daria Thenephan — On the intricacies of creating and consuming Nord mead