The Elder Scrolls: Tamriel

Hidden within the rocky cliffs southwest of Windhelm, Lost Knife Hideout is a vast, multi-leveled cave system that has been repurposed into a bustling bandit stronghold. What begins as a narrow mountain cave quickly opens into a massive cavern pierced by a roaring underground river and illuminated by torchlight reflecting off the water’s surface. Wooden walkways, rope bridges, and makeshift fortifications span the central chamber, where bandits train, gamble, and patrol in surprisingly organized fashion. Echoes of clashing steel and raised voices ring through the air, making it one of the more dangerous dens in Eastmarch. A few remnants of an old Nordic ruin suggest the cave may once have served a very different purpose before falling into outlaw hands. Lost Knife Hideout is more than a simple bandit lair—it’s an underground fortress, carved from stone and chaos, where ambition festers in the dark and danger waits behind every corner.