Hour 45: The Bloodworm Helm

I return to Traven, and he asks me to return two artefacts which were stolen by guild members in their panic to find ways to combat Mannimarco. The first of these is the Bloodworm Helm (I think Lady GaGa wore one of these at her last show...). I head off to an abandoned fortress in a distant, gloomy corner of the map. I have to footslog a long way to get there, and the terrain is murky and filled with large boulders:

These boulders prove to be a great help, though. I encounter my first Spriggan, but with my increased Acrobatics I am able to jump atop many of the boulders and stay out of close combat. The journey to the fortress actually takes quite a while as I encounter two Spriggans, a Troll, and an enraged 'Hedge Wizard' (?).

The fortress is overrun with Necromancers. Strangely, there also seems to have been a Daedra incursion, and many of the Necromancers are being attacked by Flame Atronachs and Clannfear demons. The Necromancers are a piece of cake, but the Daedra less so. Eventually I take to my heels with a mob of Daedra in pursuit. I arrive at the end of the fortress into a large 'pit' area. To my relief, I'm able to jump out of the pit, whilst the Daedra remain stuck. Two Clannfear, two Atronachs, and a Dremora, no less! It's a simple matter then of summoning my Faded Wraith into the pit a few times, who makes short work of them.

I return the Bloodworm Helm to Traven. I picked up a lot of loot from the fortress, including potions, and sell the gear for a few thousand. One item I won't be parting with, however, are the Water-walking boots I stole from the corpse of one of the Necromancers. Here I am, floating on the surface of a lake and enjoying the view: