Skyrim:Bonechill Passage

Cave: Bonechill Passage (view on map)
# of Zones	1
Clearable	Yes
Dungeon	Yes
Respawn Time	10 days or 30 days
Level	Min: 2
Occupants
Ice Wolves, Ice Wraiths, Frost Trolls, Snowy Sabre Cats
Important Treasure
2920, MidYear, v6
Console Location Code(s)
BonechillPassage01, BonechillPassageExterior01 (north end), BonechillPassageExterior02 (south end)
Region
Falkreath Hold
Location
Southwest of Helgen

Bonechill Passage

Bonechill Passage is a small cave containing beasts, located east of Falkreath and to the southwest of Helgen.

The cave itself is a short iced over passageway leading to Ancient's Ascent.

Related Quests

• Animal Extermination: Fulfill a contract given to the Companions to clear out a beast den. (radiant)
• A New Order^DG: Recruit Isran's old allies for the Dawnguard. (radiant)

Walkthrough

The nearby house

Nearby House

Following the path from the road leading to Helgen will take you past a small house that was attacked by the dragon that lives at the Ancient's Ascent just south from the shack. A note to the authorities on the end table reveals that the owner assumed if the dragon was simply ignored, it would leave him and his wife alone. Two charred lootable corpses can be found outside, presumably proving him deadly wrong. Next to note on the end table are lantern and silver necklace. A copy of the Pickpocket skill book Purloined Shadows is lying underneath his bed. Between bed and end table is unlocked chest. From the house follow the path to the east around an outcrop of rock.

Exterior

As you approach you will see a huge stone square arch over the steps leading up to the entrance. There is a silver ore vein just west of the base of the steps.

Bonechill passage

Bonechill Passage

Upon entering you are in an ice tunnel heading south. There is a skeleton on your left with a medium coin purse beside it, opposite are a pair of random boots. A leveled creature is guarding the path ahead. Once dealt with, moving forward, on your right you pass a mammoth skull with a dead bandit and a leveled potion of healing lying beside it. Further along also on your right there is a knapsack next to another skeleton and a copy of the Heavy Armor skill book 2920, MidYear, v6.

The tunnel narrows and bends to the east, then opens out into an unroofed section with a bridge across a chasm with a leveled creature stood on the far side. On your left at the start of the bridge is a dead goat. Under the bridge are two skeletons that can be looted, with one of them having a random potion of stamina beside it. Once across the bridge the tunnel rises quite sharply and after a couple of turns leads to the exit.

Bugs

• Some users have experienced CTDs after entering Bonechill Passage. This appears to have been fixed in an early patch though there is no mention in any patch notes.
  • The issue can be worked around by playing in windowed mode while inside the cave.

Maps

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  An interior map of Bonechill Passage