The Elder Scrolls: Tamriel

Hidden beneath the icy cliffs north of Winterhold, The Chill is not a dungeon by design—but a frozen, windswept cave used by the Hold's guards as a brutal prison for escaped criminals. Instead of cells or chains, those sentenced here are thrown into the freezing dark with little more than the company of frost atronachs—silent, merciless sentinels who ensure the condemned do not survive long. The air inside bites with lethal cold, the ground is slick with ice, and the howling wind that rushes through the cavern never ceases. Scattered bones and frozen corpses serve as grim reminders that The Chill offers no rehabilitation—only punishment, and final silence. Rarely seen by outsiders and almost never escaped, The Chill is a chilling testament to Winterhold’s harsh justice and the unforgiving nature of Skyrim’s far north. It is exile by frost—where the cold is judge, jailer, and executioner.