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How can I enter Blackreach through Raldbthar?
1 of 7: First, see the "Kill Alain Dufont" objective for hints on getting to Alain Dufont's room and finishing him and his bandit buddies off. (That objective is part of a Dark Brotherhood faction quest, but you don't need to be doing it in order to find and kill Dufont.)
2 of 7: Go through the large gate that's in the back of Dufont's room, then go to the back of the next room to find some large golden doors.
3 of 7: Past them, go along the passage to reach more golden doors. As you approach them, a dwarven sphere will drop down and attack.
4 of 7: Past those doors, watch for a dwarven spider and two more spheres (use the oil spills against them), then move on to find another spider and the base of a trapped ramp.
5 of 7: Past the ramp, stay back and fight the dwarven sphere (or carefully lure it into the spinning blade trap), then approach the moving piston. Right after it retracts, sprint past it.
6 of 7: Go up the stairs and deal with another sphere (using the oil spill and/or the trapped ramp), then move on to find three more dwarven spiders and a lever.
7 of 7: Use the lever to get taken to the Raldbthar Deep Market area, where you'll find a door leading to Blackreach.
