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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Hints

How can I get through that area?

  • 1 of 8: Move forward and kill the dwarven spider, then sneak your way down to a lever next to a fence that you can use to activate a spinning blade trap in the room below.
  • 2 of 8: Wait for any falmer who survive the trap to come after you, then use the lever again to turn the trap off before you go down there.
  • 3 of 8: Watch out for several fire trap pressure plates as you move on to an area with a whole lot of falmer in it.
  • 4 of 8: There's no realistic way to sneak through that area, so hang back and try to lure the falmer to you a few at a time.
  • 5 of 8: Go through the unlocked gate at the other end of the area, then move along a passage to reach another falmer-filled area.
  • 6 of 8: Stay back near the pipes and lure in as many falmer as you can before moving ahead to the next set of large pipes.
  • 7 of 8: You could crouch-walk onto those pipes and along to the other side of the area, but your companions would be detected even if you weren't. Even so, you may want to use the pipes as a sniping vantage point against the remaining falmer and their chaurus.
  • 8 of 8: Go down the side passage to find a couple more falmer, followed by a gate and a door that leads to the Irkngthand Sanctuary area. (Note that no autosave is made when you enter the sanctuary, so you might want to quicksave right before you enter.)