The Elder Scrolls: Tamriel

Tucked into a rugged cliffside southwest of Windhelm, near the banks of the White River, the Abandoned Prison is a forgotten Imperial structure left to rot in the snow and silence. Once used to house criminals from across Eastmarch, the prison has long since been deserted—its cells now rusted, its halls flooded with icy runoff from the nearby river. Inside, broken furniture, scattered documents, and skeletal remains tell a grim story of neglect and despair. Crumbling walls and collapsed passages make navigation treacherous, while whispers of past injustices seem to linger in the damp air. Despite its decay, the prison still draws the curious, the desperate, and those hiding from the law. The Abandoned Prison is a chilling relic of Skyrim’s forgotten justice—where stone once held the lawless, and now holds only echoes of suffering and slow, frozen decay.