Delphine’s Secret Room

Delphine’s Secret Room is the hidden Blades hideout behind a closet in Riverwood’s Sleeping Giant Inn, with a Blades Sword, enchanter, alchemy lab and the Map of Dragon Burials.

Delphine’s Secret Room is a hidden chamber inside the Sleeping Giant Inn in Riverwood. Behind the friendly innkeeper act, Delphine keeps her Blades war room here, and you only get in when she invites you.

What you’ll find

  • The entrance: a movable panel at the back of the closet in the room to the right of the bar, probably Delphine’s own.
  • An Arcane Enchanter and an Alchemy Lab.
  • Weapons, potions, ingredients, books and a little gold scattered around.
  • The Map of Dragon Burials on the central table.

Quests

The room opens during A Blade in the Dark, when Delphine leads you down and lays out her plan.

Notable items

  • Blades Sword, on the weapon rack.
  • Map of Dragon Burials.

Tips

Once you’ve talked to Delphine, everything in the room is yours to take, so a free enchanter and alchemy lab in a safe spot near Riverwood is a nice bonus. Grab the Blades Sword early. It’s a solid blade for that stage of the game.

Good to know

Pickpocket Delphine later at Sky Haven Temple and you’ll find she still carries the key to this room.

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