The Elder Scrolls: Tamriel

Built into the cliffs of Haafingar’s northern coast, Northwatch Keep is a heavily fortified stone bastion overlooking the frigid Sea of Ghosts. Manned by Thalmor agents, the keep serves as a secretive detention and interrogation center, far from the prying eyes of Skyrim’s citizens and courts. Its high walls, narrow battlements, and iron-bound gates make it one of the most secure—and feared—outposts in the region. Within, the halls are stark and cold, lined with cells, torches, and the quiet tread of Altmeri boots. Prisoners suspected of Talos worship or rebellion are brought here, rarely to be seen again. Though officially denied by the Thalmor, Northwatch Keep is known among Nords as a place of silent disappearances and quiet injustice. Isolated and imposing, it is a grim symbol of the Aldmeri Dominion’s reach into Skyrim’s western edge.