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Retrieve the fragments of Wuuthrad.
1 of 8: Travel to Dawnstar, then follow the quest arrow SE until you reach a mountain.
2 of 8: Turn left and go around it until you reach Driftshade Refuge, then kill the two outdoor guards before using the door to go inside.
3 of 8: Go down the passage to find a door that leads to a room some Silver Hand guys. After you kill them, go through the rooms to the west to reach a door that leads to another Silver-Hand-occupied room.
4 of 8: Move on past that to reach a third room with Silver Hands in it. After they're down, use the lever that's to the right of the raised spears to lower them so you can enter the Driftshade Cellar region.
5 of 8: Move along the cellar passage, watching for a swinging gate trap's pressure plate on the floor. Carefully go around it, then kill the Silver Hand who attacks you just past it.
6 of 8: Past the next door, kill a couple of Silver Hands, then start down the frosty tunnel to find a couple more. Past the tunnel is a torture room, followed by a larger room, both of which have more Silver Hands in them.
7 of 8: Down the next passage is a door that leads back into the Driftshade Refuge area. The last three Silver Hands are in the large room that's past the nearby door.
8 of 8: Kill them, then check the table they were at to find the fragments of Wuuthrad and a One-Handed skill book. Pick up the fragments to get the "Return to Jorrvaskr" objective.