Tolvald's Cave
Map
Hold	The Rift
Location	Southeast of Ansilvund
Type	Cave
Sublocations	Tolvald's Gap Tolvald's Crossing
Quests	Arniel's Endeavor No Stone Unturned (Skyrim)
Characters	None
Enemies	Falmer
Location ID	TolvaldsCaveExterior TolvaldsCave01 TolvaldsCave02 TolvaldsCave03

Tolvald's Cave is a cave located in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It is a medium sized cave comprised of three zones, that are inhabited mostly by Falmer.

LocationEdit

Located South-East of Ansilvund and East of Shor's Watchtower. It is on a ridge with a wheelbarrow in front of it. It is the location of The Crown of Barenziah for the "No Stone Unturned" quest.

Related questsEdit

• Arniel's Endeavor
• No Stone Unturned
• Rescue Mission

WalkthroughEdit

Upon entering the cave there is a small bandit camp consisting of three beds and a locked chest (apprentice). There is a hunter's journal to read on the stool between the two beds.

In the following tunnels there will likely be a few Snow Bears or Frost Trolls before reaching a large dwemer door. Ice Wraiths, Snowy Sabre Cats (Confirmed at Level 16) or possibly more Frost Trolls (Confirmed at level 42). After opening the door there is a "shrine", with a chest (trapped) on it. After deploying the trapped chest poison arrows will fly from the walls and three Falmer of varying levels will come out. Two are melee one is ranged. At higher levels 6-8 can appear, mainly being melee.

After defeating them take the left or right path to an area for holding the falmer captives. There are multiple alchemy Ingredients around the room as well as a lab. A dead hunter is found here.

Continue into the next room and there is the first Falmer camp. Usually there are four Falmer in this room and another slain hunter on a table. One of them has a shaman's key, be sure to loot it. There is a chest on the left side next to the tanning rack for random loot.

The next room holds Falmer camp two and has two Frostbite Spider and three Falmer. All three falmer are melee. It is best to sneak because some deploy from the tunnels even if you don't get detected. There is an adept locked chest behind the tent on the left and another found in the right tent with a door on the way out to the next location.

Exit to Tolvald's Gap.

LootEdit

• One Gold Ore - next to Dwemer chest
• Various Falmer weapons

Alchemy IngredientsEdit

• Abundance of Glowing Mushrooms and Chaurus Eggs, a full clear will yield at least 200 of each.
• Many various Mushrooms (leveled).

In Tolvald's CaveEdit

• 2 Iron Ore vein
• 1 Silver Ore vein
• 1 Apprentice level locked chest in first room
• 1 Hunter's Journal in first room on stool between two beds
• 1 Gold Ore, 1 Potion, and a coin purse right in front of the trapped dwarven chest on the table as you proceed through the dungeon.
• Various amounts of food items throughout the dungeon
• Apothecary's Satchel by skeleton where you run into 2nd creature
• Chest in between the two Tanning Racks when you first encounter the Falmer huts
• Adept level locked chest beside the first hut you come across after encountering the spider(s)
• Chest in the hut that has the gate on the entrance of it

In Tolvald's GapEdit

• 1 Quicksilver Ore vein - inside of the gated area that has 3 Chaurus in it
• Chest to the right of doorway if you go up the ramp right where you come across the skeever
• Continue through doorway next where you found previous chest, this one is in the Falmer hut
• After going to the bottom of the ramps where the water runs into the cave, there is an Apprentice level locked chest beside the base of the northern waterfall
• When you get into the room that has the gated area with Chaurus enemies inside of it, going up the ramp near the gate will lead to an Adept level locked chest, right next to the cave opening
• Chest in a Falmer hut that has a fire in the center of it, after going down the pathway beyond the skeever inside of another hut

In Tolvald's CrossingEdit

• Faded Diary beside a skeleton on a rock after going over the bridge with the waterfall raining down on it, at the entrance of this area
• Go down the right path (the one without the tripwire), there will be a Apprentice level locked chest and the Tattered Journal book right where you will see a female ghost appear briefly, before vanishing.
• Continuing down this path you will enter an area with a bunch of skeletons on the ground and some dead Chaurus, as well; there will be several items around a rubble pile with a skeleton, including: Steel Helmet; what is probably a random enchanted weapon; the book The Real Barenziah, v5; the Crown of Barenziah; and a Large Sack that may or may not have items in it.
• From here, backtrack and go down the other path at the previous fork (the path with the tripwire when you proceed past the first skeleton) above and on the table will be the Skill Book (Block): Battle of Red Mountain
• Pile of books, 2 Sacks, a Large Sack and a Gold Necklace around the wrecked cart to the left of the table above with the Battle of Red Mountain book on it; books here are: The Real Barenziah, v4, Short History of Morrowind, The Real Barenziah, v2, On the Great Collapse, The Firsthold Revolt, The Hope of the Redoran, The Real Barenziah, v5
• Pile of books to the right of the table with the Battle of Red Mountain book on it, in a pile between an Expert level locked chest and a Dresser (which has a large sack on top and beside it, as well); books here are: Biography of Barenziah, v2, The Real Barenziah, v1, Mystery of Talara, v3 (Skill Book: Destruction), Ancestors and the Dunmer, The Hope of the Redoran, Biography of Barenziah, v3
• Just past the above area, on your right, is a ramp leading up to a Falmer (probably levelled) guarding a Master level locked chest
• Continuing further in, going up the ramp at the back of this section, there is a chest instead of a Falmer hut, just before the gate covering the tunnel
• Proceeding on, the book, Ruined Trailbook, is located on a table with the bones of some skeletons on it
• After going up the ramp, go to the left and then make your first right...there is a chest at the end of this short tunnel, guarded by a Falmer
• Continuing on through the cavern, cross the bridge over the water...and on the other side to the left of the gate (when facing it) there will be a chest standing upright on one end, guarded by 2 Falmer and a Chaurus
• There is a Moonstone Ore vein to your right as you continue along the path past the gate mentioned above

NOTE: Continuing down this path, if you hug the far side of the wall once you see the metal grate flooring with water rushing over it (pass over it to the far side) and follow it down the ramp, there is a bridge over the gap that will take you back to Tolvald's Cave. There are some more Glowing Mushrooms and Chaurus Eggs through here, and more importantly, there's a pull chain that will open a hidden door back into the first room of the entire dungeon.

Alchemy IngredientsEdit

• Bee - 1
  • NOTE: May or may not be in Apothecary Satchel listed above, which could contain random alchemy ingredients
• Bleeding Crown - 23
• Blisterwort - 15
• Charred Skeever Hide - 5
• Chaurus Eggs - 235
• Chaurus Hunter Antennae - 3+ with Dawnguard
• Chicken's Egg - 2
• Falmer Ear - 3+
  • NOTE: There are a few scattered around on the floor/table in some areas, but otherwise these are a pretty common random drop from Falmer
• Fly Amanita - 28
• Glowing Mushroom - 272
  • NOTE: A lot of these seem to be single glowing mushrooms that are hanging around the sets of 3-5 that are considered one group when harvested)
• Hawk Beak - 1
  • NOTE: May or may not be in Apothecary Satchel listed above, which could contain random alchemy ingredients
• Human Flesh - 3
• Imp Stool - 22
• Namira's Rot - 20
• Orange Dartwing - 1
• Pine Thrush Egg - 2
• Red Mountain Flower - 1
• Salt Pile - 4
• Skeever Tail - 9
• Slaughterfish Egg - 3
• Slaughterfish Scales - 6
• Snowberries - 2
• Spider Egg - 4
• Troll Fat - 3
• White Cap - 27

AmenitiesEdit

• 3 Tanning Rack (2 in the area where you first encounter the Falmer huts; a third to the right after going up the ramp where you find the Ruined Trailbook book)
• Alchemy Lab (in area where you first encounter the Falmer)

BugsEdit

•  360    PC   The secret doors near the trapped chest may fail to open. Re-loading save points do not help, and it is unknown if this is able to be fixed. -- If this happens, a chain next to the left hand door can be used. (Patch 1.4)

NotesEdit

• Directly east of this location, up in the mountains, lies the ancient Nordic tomb of Skuldafn, which is only accessible during the quest "The World-Eater's Eyrie".
• The cave seems to be a use of transport for the Dunmer from Morrowind, as both Keening and the Crown of Barenziah were said to have been lost in Tolvald's Cave from Morrowind.

AppearancesEdit

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (First appearance)