Fort Greenwall straddles the main road from Riften north to Shor’s Stone – the road literally runs through its courtyard, which makes travelling past it exciting whenever someone hostile holds it. Bandits occupy it at first, but the Civil War eventually turns it into a garrisoned fort and a battlefield.
What you’ll find
- Bandits, and during the war Stormcloak or Imperial soldiers.
- The main interior on the north side: bodies of the bandits’ victims, a dead alchemist in a novice-locked cage, a wall-mounted cage with more ingredients and a grindstone.
- Fort Greenwall Prison, with frostbite spiders downstairs while bandits hold the fort.
- Fort Greenwall Captain’s Quarters, connected to the prison, with a Shrine of Stendarr.
- Greenwall Cave, reached through a well in the courtyard or a second entrance in the rocky hill north of the fort. It’s full of glowing mushrooms and has an expert-locked gate leading to a pool.
- A workbench and forge in the courtyard.
Quests
The Battle for Fort Greenwall – for the Imperials, you take it from the Stormcloaks to secure Riften. If Riften was handed to the Empire in the “Season Unending” truce, the roles flip and the Stormcloaks attack instead.
Notable items
- Mace Etiquette (One-Handed) on the floor of the Captain’s Quarters bedroom, plus a locked chest with leveled loot.
- An apprentice-locked chest in the middle room with the bodies.
- An unlocked chest underwater in Greenwall Cave, beneath a floating Imperial soldier, next to a letter about his story.
Tips
The cave’s outside entrance in the northern hill is your sneak route – it brings you up into the fort without walking through the front door. If you just want to get past, there’s a path around the fort to the east. Depending on your level, a bear may lurk in the cave, so don’t go swimming for the soldier’s chest half-dead.
Nearby
Closest places covered on TamrielSaga: Shor’s Stone, Merryfair Farm, Autumnshade Clearing, Riften Stables, Ruunvald Excavation.
Location data (hold, map position, editor ID) read from the Skyrim game files; details checked against community wiki articles and summarised in our own words.