The Rift (Online)

The Rift is one of the nine Holds of Skyrim, located in the southeast of the province and is one of the four Old Holds in . Major settlements include Riften, Nimalten and Shor's Stone, among many other settlements dotted throughout the hold such as Ivarstead.
==Background==
The Rift is a relatively temperate, autumnal region, protected from the frigid gales of the Sea of Ghosts by the northern mountains and is warmed by the Velothi Mountains to the east. Its capital is Riften, on the eastern shore of broad Lake Honrich. Many crafters and traders frequently visit the city due to its compactness and the fact that most trading facilities are in close proximity to each other.Events of Rivers of Profit in Riften
The Rift is located in the southeastern corner of Skyrim and borders Stonefalls in Morrowind to the east, Cyrodiil to the south, Eastmarch and Whiterun to the north and northwest, and Falkreath to the west.
Most of the Rift is composed of lush, autumnal valleys and river basins, surrounded by mountains to the south, east, west and northeast. The hold itself is located atop a large vertical ridge that separates it from Eastmarch, and the western mountain range south of Throat of the World goes along its border with Falkreath, making it one of the most isolated holds in Skyrim. In fact, there are only two known roads that lead into other zones: the one at Fort Virak in Stonefalls and the one in Eastmarch.
The Rift is teeming with wildlife, both docile and hostile. It serves as an excellent hunting ground due to the presence of so much wildlife. Bears, sabre cats and wolves are common in the wilderness, and mammoths and giants also appear regularly.Rilaso's Guide to Tamriel, Ch. 21
==Locations==
The following are locations accessible in the Rift and, with the exception of unmarked locations, are discoverable on the map. Points of Interest serve as locations with unique side quests, while cities serve as the centralized areas with multiple sublocations and act as a hub for services and merchants. Explanations of the types of locations are provided in the main locations page.
Wayshrines 	Dungeons 	Points of Interest	Points of Interest
 Fallowstone Hall Wayshrine
 Fullhelm Fort Wayshrine
 Geirmund's Hall Wayshrine
 Honrich Tower Wayshrine
 Nimalten Wayshrine
 Northwind Mine Wayshrine
 Ragged Hills Wayshrine
 Riften Wayshrine
 Skald's Retreat Wayshrine
 Taarengrav Wayshrine
 Trolhetta Summit Wayshrine
 Trolhetta Wayshrine	
 Avanchnzel
 Blessed Crucible
 Broken Helm Hollow
 Faldar's Tooth
 Fort Greenwall
 Lion's Den
 Scrivener's Hall 
 Shroud Hearth Barrow
 Snapleg Cave	
 Boulderfall Pass
 Fallowstone Hall
 Forelhost
 Frostmoon Farmstead
 Fullhelm Fort
 Geirmund's Hall
 Honrich Tower
 Ivarstead
 Lost Prospect
 Nimalten
 Northwind Mine
 Pinepeak Cavern
 Riften
 Shor's Stone
 Skald's Retreat
 Taarengrav
 Treva's Farm
 Trolhetta
 Vernim Woods	
 Boulderfall Pass
 Fallowstone Hall
 Forelhost
 Frostmoon Farmstead
 Fullhelm Fort
 Geirmund's Hall
 Honrich Tower
 Ivarstead
 Lost Prospect
 Nimalten
 Northwind Mine
 Pinepeak Cavern
 Riften
 Shor's Stone
 Skald's Retreat
 Taarengrav
 Treva's Farm
 Trolhetta
 Vernim Woods
Set Stations	Mundus Stones	Dark Anchors 	Striking Locales
 Eldbjorg's Hideaway (Night Mother's Gaze)
 Smokefrost Vigil (Willow's Path)
 Trollslayer's Gully (Hunding's Rage)	
 The Apprentice
 The Steed	
 Ragged Hills Dolmen
 Smokefrost Peaks Dolmen
 Stony Basin Dolmen	
 Autumnshade Clearing
 Grethel's Vigil
 Honeystrand Hill
 Jenedusil's Claw
 Linele Skullcarver's Camp
 Mammoth Ridge
 Three Tribes Camp
World Bosses	Housing 	Unmarked locations	Unmarked locations
 Angarvunde Mound
 Frozen Ruins
 Giant Camp
 Troll Cave
 Wisplight Glen	
 Autumn's-Gate
 Hunter's Glade
 Old Mistveil Manor	
 Arcwind Point
 To Eastmarch
 To Stonefalls
 Vampire Ritual Site
 Werewolf Ritual Site	
 Arcwind Point
 To Eastmarch
 To Stonefalls
 Vampire Ritual Site
 Werewolf Ritual Site
==Quests==
The Rift features a series of zone story quests and unrelated side quests. The zone story quests conclude the Ebonheart Pact's overarching storyline and carries on from Eastmarch, but it is not necessary to complete the story quests for zones prior to those in the Rift. Side quests are non-sequential and can be completed in any order, except where one carries on from another, and repeatable quests can be completed multiple times: weekly for arenas and trials and daily for all others. Pointer quests are optional zone quests that send the Vestige to the tarting location of another zone quest.
; Zone quests
*Beneath the Stone
*Unearthed
*Storming the Hall
*Dangerous Union
*Gift of the Worm
*Through the Shroud
*Concealed Weapons
*Tomb Beneath the Mountain
*The Shackled Guardian
*Shattered Hopes
*A Giant in Smokefrost Peaks
*In His Wake
*Pulled Under
*Securing the Pass
*Stomping Sinmur
; Pointer quests
*A Grave Situation
*Calling Hakra
*Honrich Tower
*Pinepeak Caverns
*The Shards of Wuuthrad
*To Honrich Tower
*To Nimalten
*To Pinepeak Caverns
*To the King
*To Vernim Woods
; Side quests
*A Business Proposition
*A Diamond in the Root
*A Ritual in Smokefrost Peaks
*A Ritual in the Ragged Hills
*A Valuable Distraction
*A Walk Above the Clouds
*Aiding Sigunn
*All's Fair
*Approaching Thunder
*Beneath the Surface
*Blood Upon the Soil
*Breaking the Coven
*Drink, Drink, and Be Merry
*Fierce Beasts of Ivarstead
*Finding Winter's Hammer
*Geirmund's Guardian
*Geirmund's Oath
*Guard the Knowledge
*Into the Outside
*Kalodar's Farewell
*Lost Companions
*Move out Miners
*Names of the Fallen
*Prisoner Dilemma
*Problems Into Profit
*Raise the Colors
*Redguard on the Run
*Research Subject
*Returning Winter's Bite
*Ritual at the Dragonshrine
*River of Names
*Save Your Voice
*Scouting the Mine
*Shroud Hearth Barrow
*Smoke on the Horizon
*Soldier Down
*Song of Awakening
*Soul Harvest
*The Farmer's Champion
*The Rise of Sage Svari
*The Thunder Breaks
*The Troubleshooter
*Those She Devours
*Trial of the Body
*Trial of the Mind
*Trial of the Spirit
*Where the Frostheart Grows
*Worm Cult Summoner
*Yngrel the Bloody
; Solo dungeon quests
*The Mad God's Bargain
*Will of the Council
; Group dungeon quests
*A War of Scribes 
*Fires of Battle
* Pledge: Blessed Crucible
* Pledge: Scrivener's Hall 
; Faction quests
* Contract: The Rift Spree 
* Contract: The Rift 
* Crime Spree 
* Dark Anchors in The Rift
* Dragon Lore: Shroud Hearth
* Idle Hands 
* Inflamed Pyres of The Rift
* Madness in The Rift
* Plucking Fingers 
* Salty Meats
* The Covetous Countess 
* Under Our Thumb 
; Companion quests
*Tempting Fates 
; Prologue quests
*The Coven Conspiracy
*The Emperor's Secret
==Characters==
;Random encounters
*Anirione – A merchant who can be robbed during random encounters.
*Farmir – A traveler having trouble lighting their campfire during random encounters.
*Filthwhisker – A beggar who can be donated to during random encounters.
*Haghai – A traveler having trouble lighting their campfire during random encounters.
;Traveling merchant
*Aluri – On the road between Honrich Tower Wayshrine and Trollslayer's Gully.
*Balynor – On the road between Ragged Hills Wayshrine and Angarvunde Mound.
*Dratholar – On the road between Autumn's-Gate and Eldbjorg's Hideaway.
*Greca – On the road between Lost Prospect and Fullhelm Fort.
*Walks-with-Bargains – On the road between Hunter Camp and Fallowstone Hall Wayshrine.
==Item Sets==
Item sets are related armor and weapons that, when worn together, provide unique benefits. Overland sets can be acquired from world bosses, world events, delves, public dungeons and containers and as quest rewards; dungeon sets can be acquired from within group dungeons; monster sets can be acquired from the final boss of veteran group dungeons and Undaunted Enclaves; and crafted sets can be created at specific locations across the zone.
;Overland
*Draugr's Heritage (Heavy)
*Witchman Armor (Medium)
*Ysgramor's Birthright (Light)
;Dungeon
*Abyssal Brace (Heavy; Scrivener's Hall) 
*Apocryphal Inspiration (Medium; Scrivener's Hall) 
*Nikulas' Heavy Armor (Heavy; Blessed Crucible)
*Noble Duelist's Silks (Light; Blessed Crucible)
*Runecarver's Blaze (Light; Scrivener's Hall) 
*Sword Dancer (Medium; Blessed Crucible)
;Monster
*Ozezan the Inferno (Scrivener's Hall) 
*The Troll King (Blessed Crucible)
;Craftable
*Hunding's Rage (Trollslayer's Gully)
*Night Mother's Gaze (Eldbjorg's Hideaway)
*Willow's Path (Smokefrost Vigil)
==Skyshards==
Sixteen Skyshards can be found in the Rift totaling in five skill points with one left over. The zone guide provides clues as to the location of each Skyshard, but many can be found simply by exploring and watching for the distinctive pillar of light they emit. Skyshards will appear on the map and compass when the Vestige is close to one and will remain discovered on the map even if it was not collected.
# 	Description 	Location
1 	Braced against wind near the mine. 	By the exit of Northwind Mine.
2 	Be Shor to search all over the stone. 	Above Shor's Stone Mine.
3 	Nearly discovered by a mauled stablehand.	North of Trevor's Farm.
4 	Cultists' prize near Ragged Hills. 	Between Ragged Hills Wayshrine and Angarvunde Mound, east past the ritual site.
5 	Scour the crags near Avanchnzel. 	Northeast of the entrance to Avanchnzel.
6 	South where worms swarm the barrow. 	Southwest of Taarengrav.
7 	A prospect found. 	North of the entrance to Lost Prospect Sanctum.
8 	Walk above the clouds. 	South to the clif's edge at Forelhost after exiting the Dragon Cult Temple during the relevant quest.
9 	Stay alert between Riften and Greenwall. 	Between Riften and Fort Greenwall.
10	Clank of gears and hiss of steam. 	Westmost section of Avanchnzel.
11	Guarded by bears in the hollow. 	Eastmost alove in Broken Helm Hollow
12	Deep in the roots of the tooth. 	Down the left-side hall after entering Faldar's Tooth.
13	Where green grows in the fort's wall. 	Down a hole leading to the lower floor in the center of Fort Greenwall.
14	Take a shrouded approach. 	Eastmost chamber of Shroud Hearth Barrow.
15	Tread carefully; don't break a leg. 	Eastmost area at the top of an elevated section of Snapleg Cave.
16	Protected by wraiths in a beast's den. 	By the southmost entrance to Giant's Crush in the Lion's Den.
==Achievements==
Achievements can be earned by completing specific tasks such as completing quests and discovering locations. Achievements are separated into categories and their progress is viewable from the journal. Earning achievement provides the Vestige a number of points, and some achievements unlock unique rewards such as furnishings that can be bought from Achievement Furnishers or collectibles.
; Character
;Skyshards
*The Rift Skyshard Hunter
; Dungeons
;Public Dungeons
*Lion's Den Conqueror
*Lion's Den Group Event
*Lion's Den Vanquisher
;Group Dungeons
*Blessed Crucible Vanquisher
; Veteran Dungeons
;General
*Blessed Crucible Conqueror
;Death Challenges
*Coronation by Fire
;Slayer Challenges
*Veteran Durzog Slayer
*Veteran Gladiator Slayer
;Speed Challenges
*Blessed Crucible Assassin
;Survivor Challenges
*Blessed Crucible Survivor
; Exploration
;Ebonheart Pact
*Avanchnzel Explorer
*Broken Helm Hollow Explorer
*Faldar's Tooth Explorer
*Fort Greenwall Explorer
*Frost Atronach Destroyer
*Ghost Banisher
*Giant Slayer
*Khajiiti Hunters' Bane
*Shroud Hearth Barrow Explorer
*Snapleg Cave Explorer
*The Rift Cave Delver
*The Rift Master Explorer
*The Rift Pathfinder
*Troll Killer
*Wispmother Vanquisher
;Fishing
*Rift Angler
; Quests
;Ebonheart Pact
*Reach Crusher
*Shattered Remnants
*The Rift Adventurer
*Wormsquasher
*Ysgramor's Prodigy
; Scribes of Fate
;General
*Fate's Secrets
*Missing Map Recovered
*Reinfyr's Hero
*Scribes of Fate Scout
*Scrivener's Hall Vanquisher
*Vault Guardian
;Veteran
*Battlescribe Slayer
*Critical Review
*Dousing Exterminator
*Familiar Slayer
*Harsh Edit
*Iced Enemies
*Inflammable
*Keeper of the Keys
*Liberate Combatant
*Magnastylus in the Making
*Pest Control
*Scrivener's Hall Challenger
*Scrivener's Hall Champion
*Scrivener's Hall Champion
*Scrivener's Hall Conqueror
*Speed Reader
*Too Hot to Trot
*Unburnt Footwork
*Unstilled Quill
==Shalidor's Library==
Twenty-nine books that are a part of Shalidor's Library can be found in the Rift and added to the collection. Books that have already been found in other zones will already be marked as completed in the zone tracker.
*16 Accords of Madness, Vol. VI
*Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer IV
*Clans of the Reach: A Guide
*Crow and Raven: Three Short Fables
*Dwemer Inquiries Volume I
*Dwemer Inquiries Volume II
*Dwemer Inquiries Volume III
*Josef the Intolerant
*Myths of Sheogorath, Volume 1
*Myths of Sheogorath, Volume 2
*Proper-Life: Three Chants
*Rivers of Profit in Riften
*Song of the Askelde Men
*Songs of the Return, Volume 27
*Songs of the Return, Volume 49
*Songs of the Return, Volume 5
*The Homilies of Blessed Almalexia
*The Legendary Scourge
*The Lusty Argonian Maid, Volume 1
*The Lusty Argonian Maid, Volume 2
*The Red Book of Riddles
*The Road to Sovngarde
*The Wandering Skald
*The Warrior's Charge
*Thenephan's Mysteries of Mead
*Touch of the Worm's Tongue
*Unexpected Allies
*Wabbajack
*Words of the Wind
==Fish==
Fish can be caught from fishing hotspots, ideally with the correct bait. Common fish will be caught most often while rare fish and alternative bait are rare catches. Each zone has unique rare fish than can be caught from hotspots. Slaughterfish and trodh can be caught from foul hotspots, dhufish and longfin can be caught from saltwater hotspots, silverside perch and spadetail can be caught from lake hotspots, and salmon and river betty can be caught from river hotspots. Chub, minnow, shad and fish roe can be caught and used as bait from foul, saltwater, lake and river hotspots, respectively.
Fish 	Source 	Quality
Bream 	Foul water	
Grouper 	Rivers 	
Ice Koi 	Lakes 	
Ilinalta Trout	Lakes 	
Jarl Salmon 	Lakes 	
Muskellunge 	Rivers 	
Skate 	Foul water	
Skorrn 	Foul water	
Sockeye Salmon	Rivers 	
Sulfursucker 	Foul water	
White Roughy 	Rivers 	
Zebra Oto 	Lakes 	
==Gallery==
The Rift Screenshot.jpg|The Rift landscape.
The Rift (Online).png|Birch forests of The Rift.
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