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High Hrothgar
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition guide · Learning the Way of the Voice
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High Hrothgar is the secluded mountaintop monastery inhabited by the Greybeards, masters of the Thu'um. During the quest "The Way of the Voice," you meet the monks to prove you are Dragonborn and receive instruction on how to shout. You learn the second word of Unrelenting Force as well as the Whirlwind Sprint shout before completing their trials.
- Region
- Throath of the World
- Getting there
- Up the Seven Thousand Steps starting across the bridge west of Ivarstead
- Connects to
- Throath of the World, Ivarstead
- Related quests
- The Way of the Voice
- Services and people
- Arngeir · Borri · Einarth · Wulfgar
Achievements here
The Way of the VoiceClimb the Seven Thousand Steps to High Hrothgar and complete the trials given by the Greybeards.
Items
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Shops and people
- Arngeir: Locations of Words of Power (free directional quest pointers upon asking)
Tips
- Equip the Whirlwind Sprint shout before approaching the courtyard gate, and wait for Master Borri to open it before using the shout to dart through the gate before it closes.
- Do not attack the Greybeards during your training, as they are exceptionally high-level, possess powerful offensive shouts, and will quickly retaliate.
- If you read all ten etched tablets placed along the 7,000 steps leading up to High Hrothgar, you receive the temporary passive blessing "Voice of the Sky," which stops wild animals from attacking or fleeing from you for a day.
Not listed for this area: secrets, enemies.
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