Oblivion:Howling Cave

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Cave: Howling Cave
# of Zones	2
Occupants
Necromancers Undead
Important Treasure
1 boss-level Coffin
Console Location Code
HowlingCaveExterior, HowlingCave, HowlingCave02
Location (view on map)
East of Skingrad

Howling Cave is a medium cave east of Skingrad containing necromancers (quest related). [edit] It contains two zones: Howling Cave and Howling Cave Lower Galleries.

Notes

• This cave contains 1 Cairn Bolete plant and 19 Wisp Stalk plants.
• The entrance to this cave is located in a small graveyard with several tombstones and an open coffin with a zombie corpse... evidence of looting by the necromancer inhabitants.

Related Quests

• Meridia: Wipe out a band of Necromancers.

Exterior

Key to Maps

Howling Cave Exterior

• The exterior is located at coordinates: Tamriel -9, -1
• This location's map marker (M on map) is named Howling Cave (editor name HowlingCaveMapMarker). The entrance door is WNW of the marker, 60 feet away.
• 1 Wilderness Creature (Forest variety) is near the entrance
• The following plants can be found near the entrance: 24 Alkanet plants, 8 Columbine plants, 4 Emetic Russula plants, 19 Flax plants, 3 Fly Amanita plants, 2 Lady's Smock plants, 7 Motherwort plants, 6 Nightshade plants, 4 Peony plants, 1 Primrose plant, 1 Strawberry bush, and 12 Viper's Bugloss plants

Zone 1: Howling Cave

Occupants:

• 2 Undead
• 6 Nuisance Animals

Treasure:

• 2 Silver Veins (non-respawning)
• The following plants will always be found: 10 Wisp Stalk plants

Doors and Gates:

• There are two doors in/out of this zone
  • 1 door (at Out) leads outside
  • 1 door (at C) leads to the zone Howling Cave Lower Galleries

Zone 2: Howling Cave Lower Galleries

Occupants:

• 5 Necromancers (target of Meridia's quest; non-respawning) at locations Q on map
• 1 Zombie Undead
• 5 Undead
• 1 Undead (always best possible level)

Treasure:

• 1 boss-level Coffin (Undead variety) at location B on map
• 1 Chest 04
• 2 Coffins 01
• 2 Coffins 02
• The other following items will always be found: 1 Novice Mortar & Pestle, 1 Novice Retort, 1 The Argonian Account, Book 4, 1 Scales, 1 Troll Fat, and 1 Steel Dagger
• The following plants will always be found: 1 Cairn Bolete plant and 9 Wisp Stalk plants
• Some of the above items are clustered at location D: 1 Novice Mortar & Pestle, 1 Novice Retort, 1 Scales, 1 Steel Dagger, and 1 Troll Fat

Traps:

• 1 Pressure Plate trigger at location E on map
• 1 Swinging Mace trap at F

Doors and Gates:

• There is one door (at C) in/out of this zone, leading to the zone Howling Cave