Skyrim Tip #13 Dragon Priests

 Is fighting the dragon priest too difficult? Try bringing a bunch of followers, or a few ghosts to distract him. (See Call of Valor Shout)

Skill Book Locations: Light Armor

Ice and Chitin – Markarth – In the Guard Tower, behind a pillar in the sleeping area

Ice and Chitin – Windhelm – On a table in the guard room under the bridge that leads to the city’s south gate

Jornibret’s Last Dance – Fort Neugrad – On a table in the library

Jornibret’s Last Dance – Autumnwatch Tower – On a small wooden crate atop the smaller tower

Rislav the Righteous – Cracked Tusk Keep – On a bench in one of the side rooms of Cracked Tusk Keep Vaults

Rislav the Righteous – Fort Greymoor – On the podium in the second floor training room

The Rear Guard – Solitude – In Castle Dour, on a table downstairs in the barracks

The Rear Guard – Druadach Redoubt – On a shelf near the fire pit, at the back of the cavern

The Refugees – Solitude – In the blacksmith’s shop, atop the high shelf in the second-floor bedroom

The Refugees – Blind Cliff Cave – Sitting atop the chest  in an alcove on the collapsed tower

Skill Book Locations: Illusion

2920, Sun’s Dawn, v2 – Markarth – in the Inner Sanctum of the Temple of Dibella, on a shelf with a bunch of other books

2920, Sun’s Dawn, v2 – Darklight Tower – On a table near a Hagraven’s tent, just before the entrance to Darklight Chambers

Before the Ages of Man – Shroud Heath Barrow – In Shroud Heath barrow, on the altar in the catacombs chamber with the four levers

Before the Ages of Man – Whiterun – In Dragonsreach, in the Jarl’s Quarters, on the large desk in the study

Incident at Necrom – Pinemoon Cave – On a small table near a large chest at the cave’s far end

Incident at Necrom – Bloodlet Throne – On a small table near the locked area near the Alchemy Lab

Mystery of Talara, Part 4 – Markarth – In Nepos’s House, on a stone shelf in his bedroom

Mystery of Talara, Part 4 – Broken Fang Cave – On a small shelf near the Arcane Enchanter

The Black Arts on Trial – Windhelm – In the White Phial, on the shelf under the counter

The Black Arts on Trial – Falkreath – In Falkreath Jail, tucked between some crates and a wall in the jail area

Skill Book Locations: Heavy Armor

2920, Midyear, v2 – Morthal – In the Morthal Guardhouse, behind a basket and a barrel near the fireplace

2920, Midyear, v2 – Fort Dunstad – In the Fort Dunstad Prison, in the upper-level cell block, on a shelf next to the Alchemy Lab

Chimarvamidium – Markarth – During Thieves Guild Quest: Hard Answers, on the desk in Calcemo’s Tower

Chimarvamidium – Darkwater Crossing – Atop a barrel near the bedroll in a small dead end

Hallgerd’s Tale – Whiterun – In Jorrvaskr, on a low shef in the main hall

Hallgerd’s Tale – Rift Watchtower – On a table atop the tower

Orsinium and the Orcs – Stonehills – On a  short table atop the mine scaffolding

Orsinium and the Orcs – Dushnikh Yal – In the cellar of the longhouse , on a low shelf at the base of the wooden ramp

The Knights of the Nine – Hall of the Vigilant – Inside the Hall, on the short table near the wall map downstairs

The Knights of the Nine – Windhelm – In the civil war room in the Palace of the Kings, on a bookshelf with a cast iron pot

Skyrim Tip #12 Dragon Priests

1Is fighting the dragon priest too dangerous? Try using Unrelenting Force to knock them off a cliff.

Skyrim Tip #11 Leveling Up

Since skill books automatically level you up once, regardless of how high your level is, and you can’t train past 90, it’s a good idea to “store” skill books. Do this by having your follower pick them up and give them to you, instead of picking them up yourself.

People of Skyrim: Haelga

Haelga

Class: Citizen

Race: Nord

Morality: Will report seen crimes

Skills: None

Location: Haelga’s Bunkhouse (Riften), The Bee and the Barb (Riften), Bolli’s bedroom (Riften)

Quest Given: None

Info: Lives with her niece in Riften. In her bedroom is an odd collection involving hand cuffs, stamina potions, horker tusks, honey (one of two jars in Skyrim), leather strips, a shrine to dibella, and books about a Lusty Argonian Maid. Some nights, Haelga can be found in Bolli’s bed, rather than her own.  She was also known to have relations with Hofgrir Horse-Crusher and Indaryn.

People of Skyrim: J'Zargo

J’Zargo

Class: Sorcerer, Blade, Follower

Race: Khajit

Morality: Will not trespass, but will steal items. Will not attack the innocent.

Skills: Destruction, Restoration, Illusion, Heavy Armor, One Handed

Location:  College of Winterhold, Sky Haven Temple

Quest Given: J’Zargo’s Experiment

Info: His level cap is uniquely at level 81. Even though he equips one-handed weapons, he is known to use spells until he runs out of magicka. He may have a weakness for frost spells or magicka, and he has high health. His health regenerates relatively quickly. To gain him as a follower, do his quest: J’Zargo’s Experiment. 

Skyrim Tip #10 The Wabbajack

  A follower will stay the level you were when they met you. To reset them, do the Daedric quest: Mind of Madness and use the Wabbajack on them.

People of Skyrim: Kharjo

Class: Follower, Blade, Warrior

Race: Khajit

Morality: Will do anything except attack and murder townsfolk.

Skills: One-Handed, Heavy Armor, Sneak, Block, Archery.

Location: Travels between Dawnstar, Windhelm and Riften, sometimes passing through the Labyrinth, can be a Blade (Sky Haven Temple).  Appears at a city maybe once a week.

Info: Kharjo is a follower whose service is gained by doing a quest to find a Moon Amulet in a random bandit camp. He is an ideal Blade, because after becoming a Blade, he will stay in place, rather than travel with the Khajit Caravan, where he is employed as a bodyguard to Ahkari and Zaynabi.

Skyrim Tip #9 Blackreach

In the underground city of Blackreach, there is a large, golden sun floating in the center of the cave. Hit it with Unrelenting Force to free a dragon.