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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Game Add-Ons (DLC) Hints
Escape Bloodskal Barrow.
1 of 8: The first part of your escape involves opening the giant, fancy stone door.
2 of 8: Past the door is a long series of swinging axe traps. Quicksave next to each one, and time your sprint-run through it so you don't get hit too badly.
3 of 8: Past the last axe trap, use the lever on the left to open a large iron gate, then turn left right after going through it to find another lever-opened iron gate.
4 of 8: Before going through that gate and moving on, consider going to the other end of the waterlogged chamber to find a Word Wall with a word for the Dragon Aspect shout. The catch is that as you cross the chamber, a powerful dragon priest named Zahkriisos will rise out of the water and attack you.
5 of 8: If you don't want to fight Zahkriisos, you could sprint over to the Word Wall to get the word, then sprint through the gate you opened and onward. However, not killing Zahkriisos will deprive you of his unique dragon priest mask.
6 of 8: Just past the gate is a large black book on a pedestal. Read it to start the "Black Book: The Winds of Change" quest, then either do that quest or read the book in inventory to return here and put the quest on hold.
7 of 8: Go up the wooden staircase to find a door that leads into the Bloodskal Barrow, then move along the tunnel until you find a secret rock door that you can open with a pull chain.
8 of 8: Past that, make your way along the passage, killing reavers as you encounter them, until you reach the door that leads outside. Going through it will get you the "Return to Crescius Caerellius" objective.
