Oblivion:Battlehorn Castle (place)

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Fort: Battlehorn Castle (place)
# of Zones	9
Occupants
Knights of the True Horn
Important Treasure
Lord Kelvyn's Bulwark, Dragonsword of Lainlyn, Lord Kain's Shield, plus more
Console Location Code
BattlehornCastleExterior01, BattlehornCastleBasement, BattlehornCastleEastWing, BattlehornCastleGatehouse, BattlehornCastleGreatHall, BattlehornCastleForgottenPassage, BattlehornCastleTowerN, BattlehornCastleMasterBedroom, BattlehornCastleTowerS
Location (view on map)
West of Chorrol, at the end of the Black Road
Region
Colovian Highlands

Battlehorn Castle (place) is a large castle west of Chorrol that can be won by defeating the attacking marauders (plugin-specific). [edit]

It lies at the western end of the Black Road and becomes the player's property after the quest of the same name is completed. The castle is added by the Fighter's Stronghold official mod.

Upgrades

Nilphas Omellian will sell you many upgrades for the castle.

Barracks

• Note: Battlehorn Barracks
• Base Cost: 1500
• Description: Castellan Athon and two men-at-arms to patrol the castle.

The castle comes with two men-at-arms. This upgrade improves security by supplying two more plus a commander for them. You can ask them to follow you and act as your companions in battle. If an accident befalls Castellan Athon, another captain (simply called Battlehorn Castellan) can be hired by visiting Nilphas Omellian and purchasing the Battlehorn Captain upgrade.

Bedroom

The bedroom, before being upgraded

The bedroom, after being upgraded

• Note: Battlehorn Bedroom
• Base Cost: 1500
• Description: Furnishings for your private quarters and a maid, Rona Benanius, to look after you.

The castle's master bedroom already has a bed but the upgrade adds a sumptuous double bed, a warm fire and all the creature comforts the lord of the castle should expect. The maid can provide you with any drink that the wine cellar has in stock, as well as cheese, grapes, strawberries, mutton, Shepherd's Pie, and sweetrolls. She can also be asked to accompany you on your travels. The upgrade also adds three skill books: 2920, Morning Star (v1) (Blade) and Warrior (Block), which appear near the bed and King (Blunt) which appears on a table on the balcony overlooking the Great Hall.

Dining Area

The dining area, before being upgraded

The dining area, after being upgraded

• Note: Battlehorn Dining Area
• Base Cost: 1500
• Description: Furnishes the dining table in the East Wing of the castle.

The East Wing initially houses a set of three small tables set with cheap ceramics. For your 1500 gold you will receive a single high quality table and the finest silver cutlery and equipment.

Dwemer Forge

The forge, before being upgraded

The forge, after being upgraded

• Note: Battlehorn Dwemer Forge
• Base Cost: 1500
• Description: An upgraded forge that provides a 15 point ability bonus to the Armorer skill when near it. It can only be purchased after at least one other castle upgrade has been purchased.

Although the castle has its own forge from the start, the Dwemer Forge upgrade provides the Dwemer Fireheart greater power, acting as a 15 point increase to your Armorer skill, for as long as you are standing nearby. Because it is implemented as an ability rather than an enchantment, it provides the skill-appropriate perks at ranks 25, 50, 75, and 100.

Kitchen Area

The kitchen, before being upgraded

The kitchen, after being upgraded

• Note: Battlehorn Kitchen Area
• Base Cost: 1500
• Description: Fixtures and fittings for the kitchen, together with a cook named Plautis Rusonius.

The Cook can provide you with any drink that the wine cellar has in stock, as well as cheese, grapes, strawberries, mutton, Shepherd's Pie, and sweetrolls.

Library

• Note: Battlehorn Library Area
• Base Cost: 1500
• Description: The library in the private quarters is filled with books, including several Skill Books.

Although your private room has a few books to start with, the library upgrade provides a wide variety of new books, including two skill books: Heavy Armor Repair (Armorer), and History of the Fighters Guild (Heavy Armor).

Training Area

The training area, before being upgraded

The training area, after being upgraded

• Note: Battlehorn Training Room
• Base Cost: 1500
• Description: Contains weaponry, targets and dummies, plus the services of an invincible sparring partner Shagrol gro-Uzug.

Trophy Room

The taxidermy area, before being upgraded

The taxidermy area, after being upgraded

• Note: Battlehorn Trophy Hall
• Base Cost: 1500
• Description: An area in which to display stuffed replicas of the creatures you kill, as created by ace taxidermist, Melisi Daren.

After purchasing the Trophy Hall upgrade, trophies can be created with the help of Melisi Daren. Each requires the appropriate creature's alchemical ingredient to create, and takes 24 hours, after which they will go on display in the Great Hall. She will only create one of each creature. Presumably for added realism, Melisi places a nirnroot behind the stuffed wolf figurine.

Animal	Ingredient
Bear	Bear Pelt
Clannfear	Clannfear Claws
Daedroth	Daedroth Teeth
Minotaur	Minotaur Horn
Mountain Lion	Lion Pelt
Ogre	Ogre's Teeth
Troll	Troll Fat
Wolf	Wolf Pelt

Wine Cellar

The wine cellar, before being upgraded

The wine cellar, after being upgraded

• Note: Battlehorn Wine Cellar
• Base Cost: 1500
• Description: Wines and vintages from all Cyrodiil and the services of Talan the vintner to create new wines for you.

The wine cellar usually houses only a large vat containing 20 bottles of Mead. After purchasing the upgrade, it gains several other barrels: another large barrel containing 20 bottles of Cheap Wine and seven other barrels that will contain the special varieties of wine created by the vintner, Talan. These seven start empty. 24 hours after supplying Talan with the correct ingredients, one bottle of wine will be added to the relevant barrel. When not making a special wine, Talan will gradually replenish the two large barrels, up to their 20 bottle capacity. One bottle of Shadowbanish Wine can also be found in the wine cellar.

Wine Name	Object ID	Ingredients Required	Effects
Argonian Bloodwine	xx00a6a8	Bergamot Seeds ×2 Foxglove Nectar ×2 White Seed Pod	Resist Poison 40% for 50s Resist Disease 40% for 50s Water Breathing for 50s	20	1
Colovian Battlecry	xx00a6a5	Bog Beacon Asco Cinnabar Polypore Red Cinnabar Polypore Yellow	Shield 10% for 50s Fortify Endurance 5pts for 50s	25	1
Frostdew Blanc	xx00a6a2	Aloe Vera Leaves ×2 Green Stain Cup ×2	Restore Health 1pt for 50s Restore Fatigue 1pt for 50s	20	1
Julianos Firebelly	xx00a6ab	Sacred Lotus Seed Lady's Smock Leaves ×2	Resist Frost 15% for 50s Fortify Health 15pts for 50s	25	1
Numbskin Mead	xx00a6a9	Dragon's Tongue Lady's Smock Leaves ×2	Resist Fire 15% for 50s Fortify Health 15pts for 50s	25	1
Sparkling Honeydew*	xx00a6ad	Lavender Sprig ×2 Summer Bolete ×2	Fortify Personality 10pts for 50s Fortify Speechcraft 10pts for 50s	30	1
Stumblefoot's Reserve	xx00a6af	Arrowroot Flax Seeds ×2	Feather 25pts for 50s Fortify Strength 10 pts for 50s	30	1

Maps

For maps of the castle, see Battlehorn Castle Maps.

Related Quests

• Battlehorn Castle: Rescue Battlehorn Castle from marauders, and claim it as your own.
• Unwanted Tenants: Rid your new home of two unwanted guests.

Notes

• The gatehouse has a useable portcullis.
• Only the containers in the Private Quarters cell are safe (non-respawning) storage. Most of the containers in other occupied interior areas will respawn and any items in them will be lost.
• There is an altar of Julianos in the Great Hall, to the right of the main door into the castle, which grants you Julianos' blessing when you activate it. Just like the altars in chapels, this will only work if you have visited a wayshrine of Julianos.
• The castle has three 'hidden' doors. The easiest can be found by exploring the basement - a door at the back of the wine cellar leads to a hidden pillar door on the main floor. The second is a hidden pillar door at the back of your private quarters. This door leads to a small 'storage vault' with 3 chests, 2 barrels, a box and a jewelry case. In the ceiling is a trapdoor that leads to the roof where you will find a steel bow, arrows and some mugs on a table with chairs, presumably for drinking and shooting from the roof of your castle. There is a journal on the top of a bookcase that leads you to the third secret door, behind the archery target in the weapons room in the basement. Use the unlit wall candelabra to the right to open the door. Travel through another hidden pillar door to fight the skeleton and lich that inhabit the castle's Grotto.
• Once all upgrades have been purchased, a chest appears at the foot of the bed in your private quarters. It contains the leveled shield Lord Kelvyn's Bulwark.

Bugs

• An accidental change in the Battlehorn plugin clears the ownership of the Mystic Emporium; see its page for details
• Both the note and the quest update about the forge claim it will cost 3000 gold, but in fact the base cost is 1500.
  • This bug is fixed by the Unofficial Official Mods Patch.
• Spelling in the mod is far from perfect; "Deadroth" on the Taxidermy Needs List, "deliverered" in the Battlehorn Trophy Hall, and "necromatic" in Lord Jaren's Journal are all incorrect.
  • This bug is fixed by the Unofficial Official Mods Patch.
• The trapdoor to the roof of the gatehouse is on the north-western tower on the outside but the south-eastern tower on the inside
  • This bug is fixed by the Unofficial Official Mods Patch.