Skyrim:Mara's Eye Den

Cave: Mara's Eye Den (view on map)
# of Zones	1
Clearable	Yes
Dungeon	Yes
Respawn Time	10 days or 30 days
Level	Min: 6
Occupants
Vampires
Important Treasure
Guide to Better Thieving
Console Location Code(s)
MarasEyePond01
Region
Eastmarch
Location
Southwest of Windhelm North of Mixwater Mill

Mara's Eye Den

Mara's Eye Den is a small cave southwest of Windhelm containing vampires. It contains only one zone, Mara's Eye Den.

The cave, on the central island of Mara's Eye Pond, was once an underground smuggling hideout before its current occupation by two vampires.

Related Quests

• Culling the Beast^DG: Kill the thin-blooded vampires. (radiant)
• Onmund's Request: Help Onmund negotiate the return of a family amulet from Enthir. (radiant)

• This location is one of many potential targets for one or more of the Radiant quests.

Walkthrough

Exterior

Information on the exterior can be found at Mara's Eye Pond.

Mara's Eye Den

Storage area

Flooded area

Upon entering, you are at the end of a short tunnel that opens in front of you into a small cave. Two rock pillars support the ceiling, and many crates, barrels, and sacks are scattered around the cave. You are at the top of the cave, with wooden planking and a ramp descending to a flooded area at the bottom. On your right are several crates, barrels, sacks, and an apprentice-locked chest along the wall and stacked next to a statue. On the statue is a large coin purse, which can be difficult to pick up.

Around the first pillar are more crates, barrels, and sacks, and on top of one of the crates is a random potion of healing. Around the far side of the same pillar is an open crate containing two copies of Uncommon Taste and copies of A Minor Maze, Brief History of the Empire, v1, Killing - Before You're Killed, and the Pickpocket skill book Guide to Better Thieving. There is also a filled common soul gem. Between the two pillars are two barrels and an open crate containing a lootable skeleton. There is another barrel by the second pillar, and just around the corner is a slightly raised area with two single beds on which the two vampires may be sleeping. Between the beds is an end table holding a random poison and a copy of Immortal Blood, and leaning against one of the beds is a random one-handed weapon, which may be enchanted.

Smuggler's journal

Against the south wall is a small wooden table with two chairs. The table holds a medium coin purse, an amethyst, a sapphire, four loose gold coins, a gold necklace, a gold ring, and a smuggler's journal which describes what took place in this small subterranean sanctuary. Around the cave are several empty body-shaped boxes, which are probably part of the shipment mentioned in the journal. Several of the barrels contain ingredients. To the southwest against the wall is a campfire with the dead smuggler lying next to it. An executioner's block, a woodcutter's axe, and a couple of gory skulls are to the right of the fire, and a long table and a pair of benches with gory human remains are nearby. The vampires can also occasionally be found here, with one of them feasting and the other playing a drum.

Following the ramp down to the flooded area, there is an unlocked boss chest on your right, and two large cages are in front of you. The first is empty, but novice-locked, while the second is unlocked and contains the body of a dead Vigilant of Stendarr.