The Elder Scrolls: Tamriel

Hidden deep in the forested slopes south of Heartwood Mill, Avanchnzel is a vast and haunting Dwemer ruin, largely untouched by time and adventurers alike. Its entrance, half-swallowed by mountain rock and moss, gives way to an expansive underground complex of bronze halls, humming machinery, and echoing silence. During the quest Unfathomable Depths, the Dragonborn visits Avanchnzel to return a stolen Dwemer lexicon—and in doing so, relives ghostly memories of a doomed expedition through haunting echoes of the past. Inside, malfunctioning Dwarven automatons and lurking Falmer guard the ruin’s secrets, while the lingering presence of the lexicon warps time and memory. Avanchnzel is more than an abandoned ruin—it’s a fractured echo of Dwemer brilliance and mortal folly, where knowledge weighs heavy, and the cost of stealing truth from the deep still lingers in the air.