Blindsighted

Blindsighted: chase Mercer Frey through the Dwemer ruin of Irkngthand, confront him and recover Nocturnal's Skeleton Key.

Objectives

  1. Travel to Irkngthand
  2. Speak to Karliah
  3. Locate Mercer Frey
  4. Slay Mercer Frey
  5. Retrieve the Skeleton Key
  6. Escape from Irkngthand
  7. Speak to Karliah

Blindsighted is the showdown with Mercer Frey. He’s heading for Irkngthand, a Dwemer ruin full of Falmer, to steal the Eyes of the Falmer – a pair of giant gems.

Walkthrough

Meet Karliah and Brynjolf at Irkngthand and work your way down through the ruin. When you finally catch up with Mercer at the giant Falmer statue, things don’t go entirely to plan. Defeat him, take the Skeleton Key from his body and escape the flooding cavern.

Rewards

The Skeleton Key (to be returned), the Eyes of the Falmer and the Nightingale Bow.

Characters

BCharacterBrynjolfNord thief and second-in-command of the Thieves Guild in Riften, who recruits the Dragonborn.KCharacterKarliahDunmer Nightingale framed by Mercer Frey for Gallus' murder, and your ally in the Thieves Guild questline.MCharacterMercer FreyBreton Guildmaster of the Thieves Guild and the main antagonist of its questline.

Creatures

FCreatureFalmerBlind descendants of the Snow Elves who live in Dwemer ruins and caves, using poisoned weapons and chaurus…

Factions

TFactionThieves GuildSkyrim's down-on-its-luck guild of thieves, hidden in the Ratway beneath Riften – home of the Nightingales.

Rewards: Items

SItemSkeleton KeyNocturnal's unbreakable lockpick, recovered during the Thieves Guild questline.

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