Skyrim:Windward Ruins

Ruins: Windward Ruins (view on map)
Clearable	Yes
Respawn Time	10 days or 30 days
Level	Min: 5
Occupants
Skeevers
Console Location Code(s)
WindwardRuinsExterior
Region
The Pale
Location
Southwest of Dawnstar Northeast of Mzinchaleft

Windward Ruins

Windward Ruins is a small outdoor Nordic ruin southwest of Dawnstar containing skeevers.

It is one of the three ruins visited for the quest Destruction Ritual Spell. With the Vigil Enforcer Armor Set Creation installed, Azarain's corpse can be found here.

Related Quests

• Destruction Ritual Spell: Learn the most powerful Destruction spells Skyrim has to offer.
• Kyne's Sacred Trials: Participate in Kyne's Sacred Trials by hunting the guardian beasts of Skyrim.
• Unholy Vigil^CC: Investigate the mysterious disappearances of Vigilants of Stendarr in the Pale.^CC

Walkthrough

Windward Ruins interior

There is a central circular area surrounded by an enclosed outer passage. It is guarded by two skeevers and contains an adept-locked chest behind a tilted pillar by the outer wall of the passage. During the Kyne's Sacred Trials quest, you will find a larger-than-life, ghostly skeever within the ruin. During the quest Destruction Ritual Spell, you will need to activate a plinth in the central area to place the book Power of the Elements received from Faralda, then cast a flame spell at the plinth; you will then advance the quest and receive the clue to the second location. There is a snowberry bush in the central area.

Notes

• Three leveled bandits have set up a camp 580 feet to the northwest below a rock ledge. The only items of note in the camp are an unlocked treasure chest and a copy of the Destruction skill book A Hypothetical Treachery.
• Agrane Peryval's camp can be found north of Windward Ruins if you have the Saturalia Holiday Pack Creation installed.