The Elder Scrolls: Tamriel

Tucked into the cliffs southeast of Riften, near The Rift's misty lakes and golden forests, Lost Prospect Mine is an abandoned gold mine that once held the promise of wealth and prosperity. Now long deserted, the mine’s winding tunnels echo with dripping water and silence, its supports sagging and its walls lined with faint, glittering veins that hint at what once was. Inside, the Dragonborn discovers scattered tools, collapsed tunnels, and the ghost of a miner’s dream—alongside a journal that tells a tale of desperation, obsession, and ultimate failure. While a keen eye may uncover a few hidden gold veins within, most who come here find only disappointment and damp stone. Lost Prospect Mine is more than a forgotten dig—it’s a quiet monument to ambition unfulfilled, a place where riches turned to ruin, and where hope now gathers dust in the dark.