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For other uses, see The Rift.

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 The Elder Scrolls Online. Major settlements include Riften, Nimalten and Shor's Stone, among many other settlements dotted throughout the hold such as Ivarstead.

Background[]

"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 Loading Screen[src]

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.[1][2]

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.[1]

The Rift (Online)Sabrecats

Two sabre cats blend in to their environment, waiting for unwary prey to ambush.

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.[1]

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.[1][3]

Locations[]

Main article: Locations (Online)

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

Wayshrine Icon Fallowstone Hall Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Fullhelm Fort Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Geirmund's Hall Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Honrich Tower Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Nimalten Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Northwind Mine Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Ragged Hills Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Riften Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Skald's Retreat Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Taarengrav Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Trolhetta Summit Wayshrine
Wayshrine Icon Trolhetta Wayshrine

Delve Icon Avanchnzel
Group Dungeon Icon Blessed Crucible
Delve Icon Broken Helm Hollow
Delve Icon Faldar's Tooth
Delve Icon Fort Greenwall
Public Dungeon Icon Lion's Den
Group Dungeon Icon Scrivener's Hall SoF
Delve Icon Shroud Hearth Barrow
Delve Icon Snapleg Cave

Set Stations Mundus Stones Dark Anchors Striking Locales

Crafting Station Icon Eldbjorg's Hideaway (Night Mother's Gaze)
Crafting Station Icon Smokefrost Vigil (Willow's Path)
Crafting Station Icon Trollslayer's Gully (Hunding's Rage)

Mundus Stone Icon The Apprentice
Mundus Stone Icon The Steed

World Event Icon Ragged Hills Dolmen
World Event Icon Smokefrost Peaks Dolmen
World Event Icon Stony Basin Dolmen

Locale Icon Autumnshade Clearing
Locale Icon Grethel's Vigil
Locale Icon Honeystrand Hill
Locale Icon Jenedusil's Claw
Locale Icon Linele Skullcarver's Camp
Locale Icon Mammoth Ridge
Locale Icon Three Tribes Camp

World Bosses Housing Unmarked locations

Boss Icon Angarvunde Mound
Boss Icon Frozen Ruins
Boss Icon Giant Camp
Boss Icon Troll Cave
Boss Icon Wisplight Glen

Housing Icon Autumn's-Gate
Housing Icon Hunter's Glade
Housing Icon Old Mistveil Manor

Pin Icon Arcwind Point
Pin Icon Border Crossings
Pin Icon Vampire Ritual Site
Pin Icon Werewolf Ritual Site

Quests[]

Main article: Quests (Online)

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 Quest Icon Zone quests
Zone Quest Icon Pointer quests
Online Quest Icon Side quests
Solo Dungeon Icon Solo dungeon quests
Group Dungeon Icon Group dungeon quests
Online Quest Icon Faction quests
Companion Icon Companion quests
  • Tempting Fates NE
Online Quest Icon Prologue quests

Characters[]

Random encounters
Traveling merchant

Item Sets[]

Main article: 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
Dungeon
Monster
Craftable

Skyshards[]

Main article: Skyshards (Online)

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[]

Main article: Achievements (Online)

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 Journal Icon Character
Skyshards
  • The Rift Skyshard Hunter
Dungeon Journal Icon Dungeons
Public Dungeons
  • Lion's Den Conqueror
  • Lion's Den Group Event
  • Lion's Den Vanquisher
Group Dungeons
  • Blessed Crucible Vanquisher
Veteran Dungeons Journal Icon 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 Journal Icon 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 Journal Icon Quests
Ebonheart Pact
  • Reach Crusher
  • Shattered Remnants
  • The Rift Adventurer
  • Wormsquasher
  • Ysgramor's Prodigy
Group Dungeons Journal Icon 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[]

Main article: 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.

Fish[]

Main article: Fishing (Online)

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 Fine
Grouper Rivers Fine
Ice Koi Lakes Fine
Ilinalta Trout Lakes Superior
Jarl Salmon Lakes Fine
Muskellunge Rivers Superior
Skate Foul water Fine
Skorrn Foul water Fine
Sockeye Salmon Rivers Fine
Sulfursucker Foul water Superior
White Roughy Rivers Superior
Zebra Oto Lakes Fine

Gallery[]

Interactive map[]


Appearances[]

References[]

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