Skyrim:Kjenstag Ruins

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Ruins:
Kjenstag Ruins
(view on map)
Clearable No
Respawn Time 10 days
Level Min: 5
Console Location Code(s)
KjenstagRuinsExterior
Region
Hjaalmarch
Location
East-northeast of Morthal
Southwest of Hjaalmarch Stormcloak Camp
Kjenstag Ruins

Kjenstag Ruins is a small outdoor Nordic ruin east-northeast of Morthal, southwest of the Hjaalmarch Stormcloak Camp.

Kjenstag Ruins[edit]

It is a circular ruin with an arched entrance to the north. Inside there is a short central wall with an empty stone table in front and an adept-locked wooden chest behind. It is possible to climb to the top of the walls via the southeast where the structure has partially crumbled, or to the west by climbing a rock formation and jumping from there. However, apart from the view, there is nothing of interest up there. There are also no harvestable plants in the immediate vicinity.

Upon approaching the ruins at night between 8pm and 5am, an unnamed ghost will run from the entrance, leading you to an unmarked barrow just southeast of Hjaalmarch Stormcloak Camp. The grave site is being robbed by two bandits, one of which is carrying the Block skill book A Dance in Fire, v2. The barrow itself is a spiral staircase leading down to a sarcophagus containing a mummified draugr and three items of leveled loot: a weapon, a necklace, and a shield. As the ghost only appears once, it might be easy to miss.

If you happen upon the grave site, and open the locked crypt before getting to the ruins, the ghost will not appear. The grave site will be open to you when you get back to it with the draugr and staff.[verification needed]

Notes[edit]

  • Kjenstag Ruins also appears in ESO.
  • If you kill the ghost before arriving at the unmarked tomb, you can get a complete set of Ancient Nord Armor from its ashes.