Welcome to the Ice Caves Content . Congratulations . You made it to the ice caves . If you ' re reading this , it ' s because you ' re working a shift mining in the ice caves . If you ' ve never done this sort of work before , rest assured there ' s always a need for more miners . Here ' s some free advice . If you don ' t read this , we ' re not responsible for what happens to you . 1 ) You can always ask questions from the more experienced miners . If they ' ve lived long enough to make it through a few seasons down here , they ' ve got good advice . The miners who don ' t ask advice tend to make mistakes . I won ' t lie to you : some of those mistakes can be fatal . If you get hurt , you ' ll need some of that coin you ' ve been saving up . 2 ) Always keep an eye out for a possible attack from the enemy . If it ' s been a while since we ' ve found something valuable , we can ' t afford to deploy lots of guards . Everyone ' s got to get a pick and pitch in . We know that makes us vulnerable to attack from bandits , invaders , animals , or worse , but if we don ' t keep making a profit , we ' ll have to close the mine . 3 ) Claim jumpers , bandits , and invaders are always a problem . We recruit as many folks as we can , just in case an organized force comes in and tries to take over . Soldiers seem to think that mines are valuable targets for conquest , but of course , they don ' t want to do any of the actual work here . If you see any signs of suspicious activity , contact one of the more experienced miners or the foreman . Right now , we ' re paying you . If soldiers seize this place , you ' re going to be slave labor . Don ' t think it couldn ' t happen . 4 ) I know it ' s cold . Even if you ' re a Nord , you ' re going to find the cold miserable , and I don ' t care . Heat melts ice , and we can ' t heat up the mines too much , or all that ice is going to melt . A collapsing tunnel is even worse than the mine getting attacked . 5 ) Do what you ' re told . I know you think you ' ve got an instinct of where to dig and where not to dig , but that ' s not your job . There ' s always going to be someone in a mine who has more experience than you do , and they ' re the ones who decide where you dig . They ' ll tell you what they ' re looking for . Once you ' ve found a deposit , tell your superior and focus on harvesting it as fast as you can . Time is money . 6 ) Keep an eye out for danger . You ' ve made it through enough training to recognize the signs of a buttress or brace that ' s about to collapse , the color a flame makes when exposed to harmful gas , the scent of hazardous gas , and the chances of a cave - in . When in doubt , point it out . We ' d rather have you look like a fool and be wrong than chance losing valuable lives because you didn ' t tell someone . 7 ) Think of home , but be careful what you say . We all have folks at home . If you miss them , there ' s someone nearby who misses home more . You ' re not here to talk . You ' re here to dig . I know some of the miners are lucky enough to have family staying in quarters nearby , but that costs money , and you can ' t afford that yet . You ' re probably working here to raise money for your precious loved ones , so remember that when you ' re working hard . No one wants to hear about your family troubles or your money troubles , because we all have them . If you didn ' t have them , you wouldn ' t be working here . Either that , or you ' re here because you ' re expecting to have a lucrative career mining in the ice caves . 8 ) This is a job . We ' re paying you . If you can ' t show up for your shift on time or do what you ' re told , you won ' t have a job anymore . It ' s a long walk back to town , especially when you don ' t have any gold . Do what you ' re told , and you ' ll get your pay . And remember , it could be worse . If this mine gets attacked , you ' ll be slave labor real quick . Be grateful you ' re getting paid . You ' re lucky to have this job . Thank you for doing what you were told and reading this . Hope you enjoyed the break . Now get back to work .