Skyrim:Saering's Watch

Dragon Lair: Saering's Watch (view on map)
Clearable	Yes
Respawn Time	10 days or 30 days
Level	Min: 25
Occupants
Dragon, Draugr
Console Location Code(s)
DLC2SaeringsWatchExterior01, DLC2SaeringsWatchExterior02
Region
Solstheim
Location
Northeast of White Ridge Barrow Northwest of Benkongerike
Special Features
Word Wall	Bend Will

Saering's Watch

Saering's Watch is a dragon lair in the shadow of Frykte Peak on Solstheim. Its word wall teaches the first word of the Bend Will shout.

Related Quests

• Dragon Seekers: Go to a dragon lair with Farkas or Vilkas and kill the dragon. (radiant)
• The Fate of the Skaal: Find a way to free the citizens of Skaal Village.

Walkthrough

Word wall

Should you come here from Benkongerike up the hill southeast of Saering's Watch, you'll pass under two arches before coming upon the lair, where the dragon (appearing after Dragon Rising) and draugr will almost always be locked in battle. Unless you're up for some jumping, you'll have to enter from the northwest, navigating around some rubble. On the east-northeast and southeast sides of this small courtyard are hut-like structures, the former of which contains an unlocked chest.

Stairs are to the southwest, with a broken shelving unit at the base of the stairs holding a potion. The right-hand stairs lead up to a hut-like structure containing three random potions, two random soul gems (one filled and one empty), and an overlook from which a draugr may snipe at the dragon and/or you. The left-hand stairs lead up to the second level, which contains two upright sarcophagi, one of which is around the corner to the right. If the dragon is here, these will be open already; if not, they will burst open as you arrive on this level. The third level has the word wall, which teaches the first word for the Bend Will dragon shout, and a boss chest. Across from the stairs is another upright draugr sarcophagus. In front of the word wall, a dead skeleton surrounded by candles lies on a table, with two fire enchanted swords laid across it in a cross shape. A random pair of gauntlets and a random pair of boots are on the ground beside the table.

Notes

• The dragon shout word can be learned without the quest active or the Dragonborn questline even started.
• At high levels, past 30 or so, the dragon/draugr battle can result in a stalemate, as any Draugr Deathlords will frequently bombard the dragon with Unrelenting Force. This can work to your advantage.
• You can use the structures of Searing's Watch itself to help defeat the dragon. If you use archery or ranged spells, there is a lot of cover, and not enough space for the dragon to land, so you can easily snipe it.
• If you drop in from the mountains to the south, you can get the shout and leave again without ever triggering the dragon.
• If the Dragonborn questline is started but not completed, Miraak may steal the dragon's soul here each time the location respawns.