A guide for the Atronach Forge located in the Winterhold Midden. The Midden is located within the depths of the College of Winterhold The Midden is a medium-sized dungeon underneath the containing the and home to, a former mage of the college. There are three entrances; a trapdoor in the northern corner of the courtyard, another trapdoor at the base of the stairwell in the, or through an easy-to-miss cave in the northern face of the rocky outcropping that the College rests upon, the only way to access it without joining the College. The dungeon contains two sections, and. Residents Related Quests •: Find a by summoning a daedra and learn more about. •: Summon the pirate,. •: Find and consult the. •: Find some books about magic to further your Illusion skills. Atronach stone/perk conjuration fix. Try to activate the atronach stone. I just prefer to. 'forge my own way'. The Atronach Forge, inside The Midden. The Atronach Forge is a dais capable of magically creating items and creatures in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. ![]() •: Find the and learn more about magic. The Midden Entering The Midden from the courtyard leads into an icy corridor heading northeast. The corridors have many bones; both human and animal throughout the corridors and rooms along with plenty of other detritus and clutter. In addition you can find many items that can be used at the including,,,, many of these are hidden in items of clutter, in corners on or around crates. On the left beside a pile of firewood is a pair of. Opposite these against the other wall is a bucket containing a. Ahead, the corridor opens into a room with a walkway around two sides of it and a level below with a flight of stairs leading down. The hanging skeleton with the deer head has two rubies for eyes, which can be retrieved using or by disturbing the skeleton and causing it to fall (which risks the rubies falling to random locations). On your right are barred openings looking into another room with water falling ahead. On the left the walkway continues passing another corridor heading northwest. In the northern corner on a wooden block is a cast iron pot containing a and in front of that is a patch of fungus. The corridor passes two small alcoves opposite each other. The one on the right contains two more patches of white caps and has a strange idol fashioned from bones and deer antlers, behind it on the left is a piece of. The one on the left has a crate with a bulb of on top, further along on the left is another patch of white cap. The corridor ends with a wooden door leading to the. Descending the stairs, the floor below is partially covered in old rugs, there is a at the bottom of the stairs and two rubies on the floor behind a crate near the eastern corner. There is another barred opening and one that is unbarred. In the room beyond you can hear an undead creature moving around. A corridor heads northeast from here. Ahead is a fork in the passageway with a patch of in the middle, an leaking from a drain on the right and a skeleton on the floor. By its outstretched hand is a random enchanted. To the right is a short passage leading to an open cell with a bed roll inside. There is blood all over the floor and walls here. Outside the cell is a chair. To the left the passage ends at the top of a flight of stairs. At the bottom is an. Beyond this the ceiling is heavily vaulted with many arches supporting it. The passage continues to the northeast, after a short distance it turns to the southeast by a magical light source that lights up as you approach. Ahead the passage descends another flight of stairs and then opens up into a circular chamber in front of the Atronach Forge. There is a passage heading southwest. To the left of the forge is a wardrobe with a small square wooden table in front. On the table is the, two bowls of, a ruby and beside it a broom. The forge itself is a raised circular stone with the daedric symbol carved in the center, a pedestal, an offering box and a handle on the nearside. The passage to the southwest curves around to the south and ends with a close gate and a chamber beyond. Against the south wall is a slightly raised section with a patch of white cap and a patch of growing on top with a ledge on the wall holding a salt pile and, with a deer skull stuck to the wall above. There is a leather strip and on the floor against the north wall, while the passage heads west into the room seen through the barred openings. There is a cart with more empty wine bottles in and around it and to the left a flight of stairs leading up to a walkway that ends under two arches where a restless archer stands. There is a wooden door to the west at the bottom level. Behind this is an L-shaped passage that ends with another door leading to The Midden Dark The Midden Dark. Skeletal design at the entrance of The Midden Dark Beyond the door a passage heads east for a few paces and then turns north. On the corner is a skeletal design with some growing to the right. To the north is an ice chamber with a bridge crossing a chamber below. It is guarded by an ice wraith. Below you on a rock to the left is an unlocked wooden chest. Across the bridge an ice tunnel enters another chamber with stairs up on the right and a passage heading northwest. This leads to an flight of stairs descending to a chamber with a wooden door that is locked and requires a key. Beyond is the, who you can gain access to during and again when you come to complete the. Climbing the stairs on the right leads to a passage heading north, before descending another flight of stairs. At the bottom there is an in front of you with a salt pile and a copy of the. To the left is a patch of white cap and to the right stairs down into a room containing two standing on a lower level filled with human bones. To the southeast is a wooden door. Behind the door is a circular ritual chamber with a large black metal gauntlet on a pedestal. The symbol of Oblivion is emblazoned on the palm of the gauntlet. A long wooden table opposite has The and the on top. Following the clues in the report, the player can find the needed rings in the, in a master-locked chest. The lock can be picked, or simply opened with the key. Returning the rings to the gauntlet will activate it, and the gauntlet will clench into a fist. Shortly afterwards the will be summoned. An alcove to the right contains a kettle containing two pieces of, a bowl of and a sample of. Beside this is a and on a crate behind is an, a salt pile and a. Opposite the alcove against the wall is a bucket containing a. There are several hanging moss growing from the walls and a ring of high up on ledges around the room. To the east a corridor leads to the top of more stairs with a dead, a, a bloodied, a salt pile, a sheaf of, a bulb of garlic and a loose all on a cart wheel. At the bottom of the stairs is another passage that is eventually blocked by thick cobwebs you will have to burn or chop your way through. Ahead in another heavily vaulted section are two leveled. Around the area you can find several more white cap fungus growths, a skeleton that can be looted, an, a, an and a. The passage exits the area heading west, passing into the chamber beneath the bridge and then outside to the shore beneath the college. Once through the exit, the player can reenter the dungeon or jump down a small cliff to a cave below. The cave exits near the shoreline underneath the college. It is possible to enter The Midden Dark through this cave with a combination of sprinting, jumping and persistence. This is useful for characters wishing to access this area and the Atronach Forge without having to enroll with the College. Notes • The three undead required for the quest can conveniently be found here (one in The Midden, two in The Midden Dark). It is advisable to get this quest before clearing the dungeon, or the player will have to travel elsewhere to find undead. • During the quest, will give you the spell and tell you to go get a. This is the missing spherical object needed for the most powerful objects the forge can produce.
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