Skyrim:Moss Mother Cavern
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| # of Zones | 1 | ||
| Clearable | Yes | ||
| Dungeon | Yes | ||
| Respawn Time | 10 days or 30 days | ||
| Level | Min: 8 | ||
| Occupants | |||
| Bears, Spriggans | |||
| Console Location Code(s) | |||
| MossMotherCavernExterior01, MossMotherCavernStart | |||
| Region | |||
| Falkreath Hold | |||
| Location | |||
| Northwest of Half-Moon Mill | |||
| Ore Veins | |||
| # of Gold | 1 | ||
| # of Iron | 1 | ||
Moss Mother Cavern is a small, open-ceiling, cavernous grove lush with flora, located northwest of Half-Moon Mill.
As its name suggests, there is a lot of Hanging Moss that can be harvested from the various ledges near the small interior pond. It is also a good spot to harvest the Mora Tapinella mushroom which is usually only found growing sporadically on decaying logs. Other flora are present in smaller quantities.
As you approach the cave for the first time, Valdr, a Nord bandit archer, beckons you to help him: "Hello? You! Over here! Please, I need help!" His hunting party chased a wounded bear sow into the cave, and were ambushed by spriggans. His companions Ari and Niels were not so lucky and can be found dead inside. Valdr requires immediate healing or he will die due to his injuries: "I may have lost a drop or two of blood. Truth is, I'm not going anywhere like this. Hurts to breathe."
The cave is made up of an entrance passageway and a main chamber with a pool in it. The entrance has a spriggan and the bear in it which can be dealt with separately with enough stealth. Ari's corpse is lying here near a bear trap. The cave continues in through two ledges with a decaying log lying over them. Just past that is the main chamber inhabited by two spriggans. The room is just large enough that they can be handled individually without excessive noise. Niels' corpse can be found in this area.
[edit] Related Quests
- Dungeon Delving: Do a favor by retrieving an item from a cave. (radiant)
- Moss Mother Cavern: Help an injured hunter avenge his fallen companions.
[edit] Notable Loot
- A Soul Gem and a chest with an Adept-level lock in the first room, on the right ridge towards the entrance.
- A boss-level chest at the end of the cave, up the slope along the back wall.
- A weapon, potions, and coin purse behind a stump just before the log that connects two ledges.
- A shield and weapon lying at the bottom of the pool of water near a skeleton.
- A leveled one-handed weapon lies on a rock, next to the boss chest in the south-east part of the cave, and an armor piece lies behind the chest.
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