Stonekeep (Location)

Stonekeep is a large palace-turned-dungeon located to the north of the city-state of Rihad, in southern Hammerfell.
==Description==
The palace is one floor, but is quite extensive. Among the rooms included is a throne room, office hall, royal bed-chamber, residential area, dining room, kitchen, and a prison.
At the time of Eternal Champion's arrival in the Third Era, beginning their journey to rebuild the Staff of Chaos, Stonekeep was in shambles. There were numerous passages in the walls to the south, and tunnels dug through the ground (most which have flooded).
Large amounts of flooding in the main section of the prison suggest Stonekeep was built next to a river, or lake.
==History==
Stonekeep was originally a palace run by a group of peace-keeping knights, led by a king. It was required to surrender all weapons to the guards upon entering, for the protectors of Stonekeep were the "keepers of the peace."Events of "Stonekeep"
At an unknown point in time, Stonekeep was attacked by Golthog the Dark and his band of goblins who tunneled their way into the fortress. After the goblins had killed the king with a bronze-colored dagger through the chest, the remaining survivors tried to escape through the goblins' caves to the south, etching their statuses onto the walls:
"An old faded sign reads "The king and palace are lost. We, the last survivors of the court of Stonekeep, are heading south through the goblins' caves.""''
Failing, however, the survivors followed the tunnels back to the north to make their last stand, where they were wiped out, their corpses littering the dungeon:
"An old faded sign reads "We are following the goblins' tunnels to the north to make our last stand.""''
Afterward, the fortress became the home to numerous creatures: Rats, Wolves, Orcs, Skeletons, Minotaurs, giant Spiders and Ghouls, as well as Golthog the Dark and his band of Goblins. Golthog's infestation set the stage for the invasion of Rihad Palace, in turn stealing a document said to reveal part of the Elder Scrolls from Queen Blubamka of Rihad.
==Quests==
===Stonekeep===
The first part to the second quest of Arena. Now free of the Imperial sewers, the Eternal Champion must complete a favor for Queen Blubamka: they must recover a parchment, which will decipher the Elder Scrolls' location for the Fang Lair. Blubamka also demands the assassination of Golthog the Dark.
==Gallery==
Stonekeep Conference Room (Arena).png|A conference room, behind the throne room.
Stonekeep Dining Hall (Arena).png|The dining hall, with the kitchen door to the right.
Stonekeep Kitchen (Arena).png|Said kitchen.
Stonekeep Prison (Arena).png|The prison at the eastern end of the dungeon.
Stonekeep Offices (Arena).png|The office hallway, with the royal bed chamber's door at the end.
Stonekeep Royal Bed Chamber (Arena).png|Said chamber.
Stonekeep Throne Room Flag (Arena).png|The throne room variant of Stonekeep's flag.
Stonekeep Royal Flag (Arena).png|A separate flag in the royal offices.
Stonekeep Seal (Arena).png|Seal of Stonekeep, painted on a wall.
Stonekeep Seal 2 (Arena).png|A variant of Stonekeep's seal, painted on a door.
==Appearances==
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==References==
cs:Stonekeep
es:Bastión de Piedra
fr:Donjon de la pierre (Lieu)
Category:Arena: Hammerfell Locations