The Elder Scrolls: Tamriel

Isolated along the icy marshes of Hjaalmarch, east of Solitude and south of the coast, the Abandoned Shack is a decaying, weather-worn structure nestled against the cold waters of a stagnant bay. From the outside, it appears unremarkable—just another forgotten building lost to Skyrim’s harsh wilderness. But inside, its bloodstained floorboards and iron restraints tell a darker story. Used by the Dark Brotherhood during the With Friends Like These... quest, the shack serves as a grim interrogation chamber where the player is forced to make a chilling choice under the watchful eye of Astrid, the group’s enigmatic leader. With no neighbors for miles and the thick fog muffling all sound, the Abandoned Shack is a perfect prison—and a perfect stage for initiation into one of Tamriel’s most feared organizations. It stands as a quiet, rotten doorway between innocence and the life of an assassin.