Skyrim: Forelhost Location and How to Get Inside
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is a sandbox RPG that offers players countless hours of dungeon delving through handmade icy caverns, ancient Nordic catacombs, or mysterious Dwemer ruins. It's an Elder Scrolls tradition to have themed dungeons based around the province the game takes place in – such as the Ayleid ruins in Oblivion – and most of these dungeons hoard much-coveted loot deep within its depths for the players to find.
For those who decide to collect all the dragon priest masks of Skyrim, Forelhost represents a mandatory point of interest. It is an ancient Nordic ruin situated on a peak southeast of Riften, and in addition to being the home of restless draugr affiliated with the Dragon Cult, it also contains a word wall for a piece of the Storm Call shout.
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The recommended minimum level in Skyrim to safely traverse the ruins of Forelhost is 24, and the most reliable way of reaching the location is by leaving Riften through the southern gate, and treading along the eastern road until the player comes across a bridge. Passing through, they will find themselves at a crossroads: left will take them to the Black Briar Lodge, continuing forward will take them to Fort Dawnguard, but turning right will set them on the path to the slopes of Forelhost.
The climb to Forelhost's courtyard is easy enough, and the player should soon find themselves coming face-to-face with Captain Valmir, an Altmer soldier clad in the armor of whichever faction the Dragonborn chose in the Civil War questline (or escaped with during the incident in Helgen in case they haven't picked a side yet). He requests their aid in braving the crypts of Forelhost and obtaining the mask of the dragon priest buried
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