White River Watch, Joe's Dungeon Guide Part 10

• Posted by Joe Lacy March 27, 2012 - 1,177 views

  Dungeon: White River Watch

  

   Set-Up:

  • Melee: Steel Battleaxe of Bitter Cold
  • Magic School: Conjuration
  • Ranged: Ancient Nord Bow of Bitter Cold
  • Armor: Steel Imperial Gauntlets(Fine), Steel Cuffed Boots(Fine), Steel Armor (Fine), Imperial Officer's Helmet, Silver Ring(+24 Magicka), Amulet on Kynareth (+10 Stamina)

  • Companion: Faendal: Iron Set, Orcish Battleaxe of Torpor(+15 Stamina Damage), Imperial Bow with Iron Arrows

  First Thoughts:

  • This is one of my favorite "dungeons" in Skyrim!
  • I made a RP character based on one of the NPC's located here.
  • Filled with bandits with a named boss at the end.
  • This "dungeon" is extremely well done, and has its own story.

    Note1: The Orcish Battleaxe always has 32 base damage, in Movarth's Lair I
     thought it had 31, sorry.
    Note2: From now on, chests found in the area around the entrance will be labeled
     as Chest1-(letter) and will not include an "Affected" section.
    Note3: If you're using my handicap system don't forget to use the cooking pot at
     the beginning of this "dungeon."

   Play-By-Play:

  • Well after riding back to Whiterun to cure my Sanguine Vampiris(precursor to Vampirism) I looked at my map and saw that I had not cleared this "dungeon" yet, so here we are.
  • At the entrance is a small bandit camp containing two low-level bandits and a chest.
  • After cooking up some Venison, Beef, and Veggetable stews along with an Elswyr Fondue I'll head in.
  • Walking in you're greeted by the "watchman," Ulfr the Blind; my favorite NPC
  • When he asks if you are Rodulf, I say yes, otherwise two bandits will spawn and all three of them will attack.
  • Ulfr has a book sitting on the table in front of him, but there's something "special" about it. (I won't spoil it for you)
  • After snatching up the book it's time to delve deeper.
  • Going farther into the "dungeon" I overheard two bandits plotting to kill both Hajvarr and his uncle (Ulfr the Blind).
  • I ended up pulling three bandits instead of two, one of them is an outlaw here, so watch out.
  • I continue on finding a chest hidden near the walkway.
  • The next room I overheard two bandits talking about taming the wolf.
  • The wolf can be used against these bandits by either shooting the door to its cage, pulling the chain without alerting the bandits, or picking the lock.
  • I end up shooting the door to pull the bandits closer as this wolf tends to glitch.
  • The wolf is killed in the battle, but distracts the bandits long enough for me to take two of them down, two more to go.
  • Only one left, Faendal and I charge up the path after him with our battleaxes ready to tear into his flesh.
  • I summon Stains just to finish the Outlaw off.
  • There is a bandit in the hanging cage, but he isn't worth the risk of falling to my death.
  • There's a light at the end of the tunnel leading to White River Overlook, and Hajvarr Iron-Hand.
  • Coming out, this boss can be very difficult due to his ability to one-shot, but by going into sneak before entering his "zone" you can get the jump on him.
  • I immediatly summon Stains, and fire off an arrow to get the sneak attack and force him to draw his bow.
  • While he is stunned, Stains and I rush in and I spam my power attack to keep him stunlocked.
  • If you kill him too close to the edge he can fall off and you have to follow him all the way down, so be careful.

  
   Chests/Bosses:

    Chest1-A:

  • Difficulty: Novice
  • Loot: Gold(65)

    Chest1:

  • Difficulty: Unlocked
  • Loot: Gold(62), Iron Helmet
  • Affected: No

    Chest2:

  • Difficulty: Unlocked
  • Loot: Hide Shield, Gold(57), Banded Iron Armor
  • Affected: Maybe? Both Faendal and myself used heavy armor throughout, but not likely.

    Boss Battle:

  • Boss: Hajvarr Iron-Hand
  • Weapon: Greatsword
  • Playstyle: Battleaxe, Conjure Familiar, and sneak attack with my bow
  • Loot: Steel Arrow(16), Gold(109), Hajvarr's Journal, Steel Armor, Steel Helmet, Steel Nordic Gauntlets, Steel Shin Boots, Iron Arrow, Ironhad Gauntlets(+15% Two-Handed Weapon Damage), Iron Greatsword of Diminishing(+30 Magicka Damage), Hunting Bow

  • Affected: No

   Notable Items/Locations:

  • Book: Ulfr's Book: Found on the table in front of Ulfr the Blind
  • Helmet: Fur Helmets: Two can be found throughout this "dungeon"
  • Letter: Addressed to Rudolf: Letter to Rudolf explaining that he has wronged the gang and Hajvarr Iron-Hand wants him dead: Found on one of the bandits.

  • Armor: Ironhand Gauntlets: +15% Two-Handed Weapon Damage: Found on boss