The Elder Scrolls: Tamriel

Tucked along the icy northern coast of Haafingar, Broken Oar Grotto is a massive sea cave hidden behind a narrow cliffside inlet, its interior lit by shafts of pale light filtering through cracks in the stone above. Inside, the cavern stretches wide and deep, with wooden walkways, makeshift docks, and half-sunken ships betraying its use as a smuggler’s haven and bandit hideout. Now home to the Blackblood Marauders, the grotto serves as a secret port for illicit trade and piracy, its flooded floor scattered with crates of stolen goods and corpses of those who crossed them. The creaking of old planks, the drip of seawater, and the echo of shouted orders fill the air, while a derelict longship rests in the center like a rotting throne. Broken Oar Grotto is not just a den of thieves—it’s a dark refuge where lawless ambition sails unchecked through the chill of Skyrim’s northern waters.