Online:The Rift

Zone:
The Rift
(lore page)

Level

37–43

Silver

5

Gold

10

Skyshards

16

Alliance

Ebonheart Pact

Location

Southeastern Skyrim

Skyrim's southernmost hold has a relatively temperate climate, thanks to northern mountains that block the frigid gales of the Sea of Ghosts, and warming volcanoes in the Velothi Mountains to the east. Its capital is Riften, on the shores of broad Lake Honrich.

The Rift

The Rift is the southeastern hold of Skyrim. Its capital is Riften, which is surrounded by rich autumnal forests. The local wildlife includes stags, bears and sabre cats.

Places

Cities

Riften — A city in the eastern Rift. (map)

Settlements

Boulderfall Pass — A fort in the northern Rift, southwest of the Eastmarch gate. (map)
Fallowstone Hall — A fort in the northern Rift, west of the Eastmarch gate. (map)
Fullhelm Fort — A fort in the southeastern Rift, in front of the Stonefalls gate. (map)
Geirmund's Hall — An estate in the western Rift, northwest of Nimalten. (map)
Ivarstead — A small town in the western Rift. (map)
Nimalten — A town in the western Rift. (map)
Shor's Stone — A mining town in the eastern Rift, just southwest of the Eastmarch gate. (map)
Skald's Retreat — An estate in the central Rift, on the islands west of Riften. (map)

Farms and Plantations

Frostmoon Farmstead — A farm in the eastern Rift, south of Riften. (map)
Treva's Farm — A farm in the western Rift, east of Nimalten. (map)

Groves and Marshes

Vernim Woods — A forest located in the northern Rift. (map)

Caves, Ruins and Mines

Honrich Tower — A ruined lakeside tower in the central Rift, southeast of Nimalten. (map)
Northwind Mine — A mine in the northern Rift. (map)
Pinepeak Cavern — A cave in the far northwest of the Rift. (map)
Taarengrav — A ruin in the western Rift, west of Nimalten. (map)

Battlefields, Cemeteries and Crypts

Forelhost — A crypt in the eastern Rift, southeast of Riften. (map)
Lost Prospect — A mine in the eastern Rift. (map)
Trolhetta — A mountain in the southeastern Rift, south of Forelhost. (map)

Dungeons

Avanchnzel — A Dwemer ruin in the southern Rift, south of Honrich Tower. (map)
Blessed Crucible — A group dungeon found in the Rift. (map)
Broken Helm Hollow — A small cave in the southeastern Rift, east of Forelhost. (map)
Faldar's Tooth — A ruined fort in the central Rift, east of Honrich Tower. (map)
Fort Greenwall — A fort in the eastern Rift, north of Riften. (map)
The Lion's Den — An isolated valley in the Rift. (map)
Shroud Hearth Barrow — A tomb in the western Rift, just northeast of Ivarstead. (map)
Snapleg Cave — A cave in the northern Rift, far north-northeast of Nimalten. (map)

Group Bosses

Abandoned Camp — A camp in the Rift. (map)
Frozen Ruins — A ruin in the Rift. (map)
Giant Camp — A camp in the Rift. (map)
Hunter Camp — A camp in the northern Rift, west of Shor's Stone. (map)
Troll Cave — A cave in the Rift. (map)
Wisplight Glen — An abandoned settlement in the Rift. (map)

Dolmens

Ragged Hills Dolmen — A Dark Anchor spawn point northeast of Ivarstead in the northwestern Rift. (map)
Smokefrost Peaks Dolmen — A Dark Anchor spawn point southwest of Riften in the southern Rift. (map)
Stony Basin Dolmen — A Dark Anchor spawn point southeast of Shor's Stone in the northeastern Rift. (map)

Mundus Stones

The Apprentice — A Mundus Stone found in Reaper's March, Bangkorai, the Rift, and Cyrodiil. (map)
The Steed — A Mundus Stone found in Reaper's March, Bangkorai, the Rift, and Cyrodiil. (map)

Points of Interest

20x20px Autumnshade Clearing — Located across the lake northeast of Honrich Tower in the central Rift. (map)
Eldbjorg's Hideaway — A cave in the western Rift, northeast of Nimalten. (map)
20x20px Grethel's Vigil — A camp found west of Nimalten in the western Rift. (map)
20x20px Honeystrand Hill — A giant camp located south of Ivarstead in the western Rift. (map)
20x20px Jenedusil's Claw — Located south of Riften in the southeastern Rift. (map)
20x20px Linele Skullcarver's Camp — Located just south of the Eastmarch gate in the northeastern Rift. (map)
20x20px Mammoth Ridge — Located east of Nimalten in the central Rift. (map)
Smokefrost Vigil — A ruin in the southeastern Rift, south-southwest of Forelhost. (map)
20x20px Three Tribes Camp — A Reachmen camp located southwest of Boulderfall Pass in the central Rift. (map)
Trollslayer's Gully — A cave in the southern Rift, southeast of Honrich Tower. (map)

Wayshrines

Fallowstone Hall Wayshrine — A fort in the northern Rift, west of the Eastmarch gate. (map)
Fullhelm Fort Wayshrine — A fort in the southeastern Rift, in front of the Stonefalls gate. (map)
Geirmund's Hall Wayshrine — An estate in the western Rift, northwest of Nimalten. (map)
Honrich Tower Wayshrine — A ruined lakeside tower in the central Rift, southeast of Nimalten. (map)
Nimalten Wayshrine — A town in the western Rift. (map)
Northwind Mine Wayshrine — A mine in the northern Rift. (map)
Ragged Hills Wayshrine — Located southeast of Nimalten in the southern Rift. (map)
Riften Wayshrine — A city in the eastern Rift. (map)
Skald's Retreat Wayshrine — An estate in the central Rift, on the islands west of Riften. (map)
Taarengrav Wayshrine — A ruin in the western Rift, west of Nimalten. (map)
Trolhetta Summit Wayshrine — A mountain in the southeastern Rift, south of Forelhost. (map)
Trolhetta Wayshrine — A mountain in the southeastern Rift, south of Forelhost. (map)

Unmarked Locations

Arcwind Point — A Nordic ruin in the southwestern Rift, southwest of Nimalten. (map)
Nimalten Barrow — A Nordic burial crypt located beneath Nimalten.
Shor's Stone Mine — A mining town in the eastern Rift, just southwest of the Eastmarch gate. (map)

Quests

Ebonheart Pact Story Quests

Stony Basin

Beneath the Stone: Rout the Boneshaper Reachmen from the Shor's Stone mine.
Unearthed: Discover an ancient enemy buried in Shor's Stone Mine.
Storming the Hall: Help retake an ancient site.
To Vernim Woods: Assist the Pact at Vernim Woods.
Dangerous Union: Discover why the Worm Cultists are working with the Reachmen.
Gift of the Worm: Assist Belron's research of the Worm Cultists.
Through the Shroud: End the threat of the Reachmen at Vernim Woods.

Ragged Hills

To Nimalten: Warn the Ragged Hills of impending danger.
Concealed Weapons: Help investigate an assault on a thane by their housecarl.
Pinepeak Caverns: Investigate a report of a Worm Cult ambush at the Cavern.
Tomb Beneath the Mountain: Release the Companion spirit from the Worm Cult's control.
To Taarengrav: Travel to Taarengrav to protect another of Ysgramor's companions.
The Shackled Guardian: Prevent the Worm Cult from binding the Companion's spirit at the dragon burial mound.
To Honrich Tower: Investigate Honrich Tower.
Shattered Hopes: Turn the tide in the Pact's war against the Worm Cult.

Smokefrost Peaks

A Giant in Smokefrost Peaks: Track the giant Sinmur into Smokefrost Peaks.
In His Wake: Help Riften recover from the giant attack.
Pulled Under: Investigate rumors of a suspicious disappearance.
To the King: Prepare to defeat the Worm Cult at Trolhetta.
Securing the Pass: Clear the way for the Pact's army.
Stomping Sinmur: Use the fragments of Wuuthrad to banish Sinmur's spirit.

Stony Basin Side Quests

Aiding Sigunn: Help recover a merchant's supplies from a giant.
Breaking the Coven: Help remove a coven of Hagravens.
Drink, Drink, and Be Merry: Investigate a keg of enchanted wine found in a bandit lair.
The Farmer's Champion: Save the survivors of a Worm Cult attack.
Finding Winter's Hammer: Recover Winter's Hammer from bandits at Fort Greenwall.
Kalodar's Farewell: Help find a woman's missing father.
Move out Miners: Rescue the Shor's Stone miners from the Reachmen.
Raise the Colors: Kill the leaders of the Reachmen tribes at Boulderfall.
Returning Winter's Bite: Recover Winter's Bite from cultists at Faldar's Tooth.
The Rise of Sage Svari: Help a skald become a sage.
Scouting the Mine: Discover why the Reachmen have taken over Northwind Mine.
Smoke on the Horizon: Help defend Boulderfall Pass.
Soul Harvest: Save the souls of the dead from the Worm Cult's animus geodes.
The Troubleshooter: Help bring two Worm Cult agents to justice.
Yngrel the Bloody: Track down a wanted bandit in Stony Basin.

Ragged Hills Side Quests

Beneath the Surface: Rescue the Pact soldiers investigating Faldar's Tooth.
A Business Proposition: Help retrieve a merchant's silks.
Fierce Beasts of Ivarstead: Help make Ivarstead safer.
Geirmund's Guardian: Join the trials to be named Geirmund's Guardian.
- Trial of the Body: Pick a fight with someone at Geirmund's Hall.
- Trial of the Mind: Find the answers to riddles and rhymes hidden around Geirmund's Hall.
- Trial of the Spirit: Follow Kyne's path of fire around Geirmund's Hall.
Geirmund's Oath: Participate in a drinking contest at Geirmund's Hall.
Prisoner Dilemma: Free several Pact prisoners from the Lion Guard and identify the turncloak.
Problems Into Profit: Help a farmer deal with an insect infestation.
Research Subject: Help rescue a researcher's colleague.
A Ritual in the Ragged Hills: Stop the Worm Cult ritual at the Ragged Hills Altar.
Save Your Voice: Rescue some drunken bards from a giant camp.
Shroud Hearth Barrow: Find out what is happening within Shroud Hearth Barrow.
Soldier Down: Help the wounded soldiers around Honrich Tower.
A Valuable Distraction: Distract the Lion Guard until reinforcements can arrive.
Where the Frostheart Grows: Help retrieve medicine for a dying pilgrim.

Smokefrost Peaks Side Quests

All's Fair: Investigate reports of black market goods in Riften's marketplace.
Approaching Thunder: Prepare for an undead attack at Fullhelm Fort.
Blood Upon the Soil: Investigate the murders of a Rift farming family.
A Diamond in the Root: Find and deliver a bandit's diamond to a Riften fence.
Guard the Knowledge: Help protect the knowledge of the skalds.
Into the Outside: Help recover some stolen Dwemer artifacts.
Lost Companions: Help find some missing companions.
Names of the Fallen: Collect the amulets of the fallen Pact soldiers.
Redguard on the Run: Help track down a fugitive Redguard.
Ritual at the Dragonshrine: Stop the Worm Cult ritual at the Smokefrost Dragonshrine.
A Ritual in Smokefrost Peaks: Stop the Worm Cult ritual at the Smokefrost Peaks Altar.
River of Names: Find personal items to identify the Worm Cult's murdered captives.
Song of Awakening: Find out why the sky has turned a nightmarish purple.
Those She Devours: Save some captives from having their souls consumed in a necromancer's rituals.
The Thunder Breaks: Drive the undead out of Fullhelm for good.
A Walk Above the Clouds: Climb a treacherous mountain to retrieve a shard of Wuuthrad.
Worm Cult Summoner: Defeat the Worm Cult Spirit Healer at Trolhetta.

Dungeon Quests

Blessed Crucible Pledge: Explore the Blessed Crucible and return Undaunted.
Fires of Battle: Compete in a fiery arena to claim the Brimstone Crown.

Skyshards

Clue	Location
Braced against wind near the mine.	Beside exit to Northwind Mine	(map)
Be Shor to search all over the stone.	Beside Fallstone Hall	(map)
Nearly discovered by a mauled stablehand.	Northwest of Mammoth Ridge/Southeast of Eldborg's Hideaway	(map)
Cultists' prize near Ragged Hills.	West of Abandoned Camp	(map)
Scour the crags near Avancheznel [sic].	Just northwest of Avanchnzel with Bears	(map)
South where worms swarm the barrow.	South Tagrengrav, behind rocks in a crate.	(map)
A prospect found.	Left of Lost Prospect Sanctum	(map)
Walk above the clouds.	Must go through Forelhost, after dungeon, there is a stone gate uphill with two torches on each side, skyshard is beside it,	(map)
Stay alert between Riften and Greenwall.	Road from Riften to Greenwall, Building on right, skyshard is on the rocks on the left.	(map)
Clank of gears and hiss of steam.	Avanchnzel left after entering	(map)
Guarded by bears in the hollow.	Broken Helm Hollow, Large room, far right after entering.	(map)
Deep in the roots of the tooth.	Faldar's Tooth, small room turn right after entering.	(map)
Where green grows in the fort's wall.	Middle room with the hole in the floor	(map)
Take a shrouded approach.	Middle room, right side of Shroud Hearth Barrow.	(map)
Tread carefully; don't break a leg.	Snapleg Cave, room far right outside	(map)
Protected by wraiths in a beast's den.	Lion's Den, go through almost to the last camp, right before that camp go Northwest to skyshard in rocks with ice wraiths.	(map)