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Reeking Cave

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition guide · Escaping the Thalmor Embassy

This small cavern serves as the escape route from the Thalmor Embassy dungeon during the quest "Diplomatic Immunity." Players drop down into the cave through a trapdoor and must bypass or eliminate a hostile creature to reach the exit into Skyrim. You may also be accompanied by Malborn and Brelas if they survived the embassy dungeon.

Region: Haafingar
Getting there: Northwest of Solitude, accessed directly via a trapdoor in the Thalmor Embassy dungeon, or entered from the exterior road below the embassy
Connects to: Thalmor Embassy, Skyrim
Related quests: Diplomatic Immunity
Services and people: Malborn · Brelas
Enemy types: Frost Troll

Items

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Unusual Gem: On the ground next to a dead conjurer near the bottom of the cavernSummon Unbound Dremora spell tome: Next to the dead conjurer

Enemies

Frost Troll

Weak to FireSteal / drop Troll Fat

Guards the cavern path leading to the exterior exit

Tips

Use fire magic or a weapon with fire enchantment against the Frost Troll to halt its rapid health regeneration.
If you want Malborn or Brelas to survive, sprint ahead into the cave to draw the Frost Troll's aggression onto yourself immediately.

Not listed for this area: secrets, shops and people.

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