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Silent Moons Camp
Silent Moons Camp is an open Nordic ruin overrun by bandits, located northwest of Whiterun. Players clear the exterior walkways and enter an underground interior to defeat the bandit leader and collect treasure. The location is famous for the Lunar Forge at its summit, which grants access to a unique weapon enchantment.
- Region
- Whiterun Hold
- Levels
- 6–20
- Getting there
- Northwest of Fort Greymoor, or southwest of Halted Stream Camp
- Related quests
- Amren's Family Sword · Bandit Attack · Bounty: Bandit · Dungeon Delving
- Services and people
- Lunar Forge
- Enemy types
- Bandits
Items
0/5
Key fights
Enemies: Bandit Chief and up to 2 supporting Bandits
Threats: Heavy two-handed melee power attacks, high armor rating, and high physical burst damage
Weaknesses and resistances: Vulnerable to frost damage (stamina drain), kiting, poison, and ranged crowd-control
Tactics: Use the narrow stone stairs leading up to the elevated Lunar Forge as a chokepoint to separate the chief from archers below, or snipe from the surrounding exterior walkways before entering melee range
Rewards: Lunar-enchanted weapons (inflicting Lunar Damage under night skies), *Notes on the Lunar Forge* (lore book detailing the enchantment), boss chest loot, and nearby leveled two-handed weapons and heavy armor pieces
Enemies
Located inside the underground cavern section guarding the boss chest
Stationed along the stone walkways and ruins outside
Tips
- The Lunar enchantment on weapons found here only activates between 9:00 PM and 5:00 AM in-game.
Not listed for this area: shops and people.
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