The Elder Scrolls: Tamriel

Perched high in the mountains south of Falkreath, Ancient’s Ascent is a towering Nordic ruin built into the cliffs, its stone terraces and broken archways overlooking the forests far below. Time has worn the structure to fragments, but the carved dragon motifs and weathered Word Wall at its peak hint at its purpose—once a sacred site where the ancient Nords worshipped the dragons and recorded their Thu’um in stone. Today, the site is quiet, save for the howling wind and the occasional echo of distant wings. Since the return of the dragons, travelers speak of seeing one perched at the summit, guarding the Word Wall and testing any who would dare approach. Snow blankets the stone, and the climb is treacherous, but those who reach the top find not only a powerful Shout, but a view that stretches endlessly across the southern wilds of Skyrim. Ancient’s Ascent is a place of danger, reverence, and forgotten power—where the sky feels closer, and the past never fully sleeps.