Darkfall Cave

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 is a cave located to the south-west of Mor Khazgur and provides the only way into the Forgotten Vale. It is the location of the fabled Auriel's Bow.
Frostbite Spiders, and a giant one await the adventurer.
After a bridge collapses a long-winding path leads to a crossing, a dead Breton woman has a note on her body here, warning of trolls nearby. To the west will lead to the exit. In the north a hidden switch will open up a short-cut passage, and the path to the east leads through a huge cave with four trolls, and also to a Shrine of Auriel. Some apparently sunken-into-the-ground structure awaits activation (only via quest).
== NPCs ==
* Knight-Paladin Gelebor, only during Touching the Sky
== Places ==
=== Darkfall Passage ===
The cavern becomes accessible via portal that Gelebor opens. Here the Wayshrine "pilgrimage" begins. Chaurus (×8), Falmer (×15) and a few unique Vale Sabre Cats (×3) and Vale Deer (×4) populate the passage. Gleamblossoms (×33) and Poison Blooms make up this unique habitat.
Two skeletons have the Darkfall Passage Note I and Darkfall Passage Note II on them.
At the end of the path the Wayshrine of Illumination awaits, leading to the Forgotten Vale.
== Quests ==
* Touching the Sky
== Items of Note ==
* Mushrooms ×29, Moonstone Ore Vein ×2, potions ×3, bed roll ×3.
* Chests ~770 (in spider nest), ~1210, ~840 value (L51).
Darkfall Passage:
* Potions ×14, poison, alchemy lab and Greater Soul Gem.
* Elven Armor, Elven Sword and Elven Shield.
* Falmer chests ~1250, ~1340, ~1290, ~2650, ~1220; metal chests ~1430 (jump down waterfall); chest ~1680; knapsack ~270 (cave) value (L72).
Category:Caves
Category:Dawnguard DLC locations
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