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Where can I find the gate's key?
1 of 8: Go back through the swinging axe trap and on down the passage to find a room with a ghost in it, followed by a passage with two draugr in it (including a scourge).
2 of 8: Move on to find two more draugr (including a wight), then watch for more draugr in wall niches as you go down to where a doorway is guarded by another swinging axe trap.
3 of 8: In the room past it are two draugr wights and two magic rune traps. Hit the traps with the Flames or Firebolt spell from a distance to detonate them harmlessly, then deal with the wights one at a time (preferably without going past the axe trap).
4 of 8: Not far past that is a very dangerous area that starts off with a draugr scourge and a wight. Fortunately, they're very reluctant to go up the slope that's just past a locked chest and a coffin, so use that to your advantage.
5 of 8: Not far past them, near a swinging gate trap, are several more powerful draugr that will rise and attack as you approach. Try to use the gate trap against them, then retreat past the above-mentioned slope.
6 of 8: Past that are even more powerful draugr near a dart trap. Try to wake them up with ranged attacks, then retreat quickly to the safe slope.
7 of 8: Watch for another dart trap's pressure plate near an iron door, then go through it to find a room where a draugr wight lord will rise up and attack you along with two regular wights.
8 of 8: Loot the chest that's near the wight lord's sarcophagus to find the Forelhost well key.
