Valtheim Towers, Joe's Dungeon Guide Part 5

• Posted by Joe Lacy March 20, 2012 - 982 views

   Dungeon: Valtheim Keep

  

   Set-Up:

  • Melee: Steel Battleaxe of Bitter Cold
  • Magic School: Conjuration
  • Ranged: Ancient Nord Bow of Bitter Cold with Steel Arrows
  • Armor: Iron Boots(Fine), Iron Helmet(Fine), Steel Armor(Fine), Steel Imperial Gauntlets(Fine)
  • Companion: Faendal: Imperial Light Armor, Iron Helmet, Iron Boots, Iron Gauntlets, Ancient Nord Greatsword, Hunting Bow with Iron Arrows

   First Thoughts:

  • This area is completely open, so I don't expect any sort of trend here and there isn't much to say about it other than it is assigned to you by the innkeeper(Whiterun).
  • I believe there is a Bandit Chief here along with a Thug, so lower levels should be cautious.

    Note1: The bandit in front of the first tower will talk to you, giving you a chance to increase your speech skill.

    Note2: Sometimes "Intimidate" will still remove 200 Septims

    Note3: The 200 Septims cannot be retreived from the bandit's corpse.

    Note4: On the map, this location is labled "Valtheim Towers" not "Valtheim Keep"

   Play-By-Play:

  • Upon exiting the inn a dragon attacked Whiterun, I managed to survive and keep most of the city alive. Of course, now, there's a huge skeleton in the middle of Whiterun.
  •  Up the path from the towers is the Ritual Stone, in case you were missing that one.
  • On the way to the towers I found a group of Pit Wolves munching on a body, the note found will unlock Cragslane Cavern on your map.
  • Upon my arrival I've found that the Bandits are "Outlaws" making them a little tougher for my character. I've killed two of them now, but my range skill is really lacking.... Taking a while.
  • Three down, and right when he was about to kill Faendal.
  • The boss was a bit of a challenge at my level, but once he was distracted it was a piece of cake.
  • The chest in the first tower has a trap, but it's easily avoided or you can disarm it.
  • Going across the bridge now, there's a bandit shooting at me from the opposite shore.
  • Killed him and found an alchemy table along with a chest.
  • Upstairs I found another chest(bigger with iron bands) and a Skillbook.
  • On the top level I found an enchanted bow.

   

   Chest/Bosses:

    Chest1:

  • Difficulty: Unlocked (with trap, Apprentice)
  • Loot: Gold(59), Potion of Healing
  • Affected: No

    Chest2:

  • Difficulty: Novice
  • Loot: Gold(50), Gold Ingot, Potion of Minor Healing, Scroll of Call to Arms, Steel Nordic Gauntlets, Iron Arrow(7)
  • Affected: No

    Chest3:

  • Difficulty: Unlocked
  • Loot: Hide Shield, Gold(66), Steel Battleaxe of Embers, Orcish Sword
  • Affected: Maybe? My battleaxe might have caused it to trend.

    Boss Battle:

  • Boss: Bandit Chief
  • Weapon:Warhammer
  • Playstyle: Steel Battleaxe of Bitter Cold with Conjure Familiar
  • Loot: Steel Warhammer, Gold(52), Banded Iron Armor, Iron Helmet, Iron Boots, Iron Gauntlets, Steel dagger
  • Affected: No

   Noteable Items/Locations:

  • Standing Stone: Ritual Stone: Located South-West of the Keep Towers
  • Note: Small Note: Located on Pit Wolves Bandit: Unlocks Cragsbane Cavern
  • Skillbook: The Black Arrow Volume Two: Archery
  • Weapon: Blessed Hunting Bow: Found on the top level, upon revisiting on another character the bow was different so I'm assuming this scales with level and has a random enchantment.