Oblivion:Cracked Wood Cave

Cave: Cracked Wood Cave (view on map)
# of Zones	1
Occupants
Bloody Hand Goblins
Important Treasure
1 boss-level Chest 12 Arrows of Burning
Console Location Code(s)
CrackedWoodCaveExterior, CrackedWoodCave
Region
Nibenay Basin
Location
North of the Yellow Road, West of the Corbolo River

Cracked Wood Cave

Cracked Wood Cave is a small cave southeast of the Imperial City containing goblins (quest-related). It contains only one zone, Cracked Wood Cave.

Related Quests

• Goblin Trouble: Stop a goblin war so a family can return to their village.

Notes

• This cave contains 7 Cairn Bolete plants.
• This cave can be fully explored without starting the quest Goblin Trouble. If you defeat the Bloody Hand Goblin Shaman you will complete one of the objectives of the quest.
• Cracked Wood Cave also appears in ESO.

Exterior

Key to Maps

Cracked Wood Cave, Exterior

• The exterior is located at coordinates: Tamriel 21, 7
• This location's map marker (M on map) is named Cracked Wood Cave (editor name CrackedWoodCaveMapMarker). The entrance door is NNE of the marker, 100 feet away.
• 2 Bloody Hand Goblin Skirmishers are near the entrance
• 2 Road Creatures (Forest variety) are near the entrance
• The following plants can be found near the entrance: 14 Bergamot plants, 2 Flax plants, 20 Lavender plants, and 28 Monkshood plants

Zone 1: Cracked Wood Cave

Cracked Wood Cave

The first room to explore lies straight ahead of you. It is a small room with a treasure chest protected by a Swinging Mace trap (E) activated by the tripwire at F. The next room to the east is the dining room of the goblins, where a Goblin Chef is preparing a meal and will flee when he sees you. A minor loot chest is in the southeastern corner.

In the next room you will find two goblins, though fighting them will probably attract another two. In the middle (at C) is a broken crate with five lettuces and five pumpkins scattered around. The room to the east is even larger and contains the bulk of the goblin tribe, including the Bloody Hand Goblin Shaman. Depending on whether they are out raiding you may not encounter the Bloody Hand Goblin Berserker, Skirmisher and War Chief. At the back of the room is a locked cage with a Dead Captive at G.

Head back to the previous room and take the tunnel leading out of the southwestern corner. From here you can head west to an area with a minor loot chest and a rat pen (A) with 5 rats. Following the tunnel south instead will lead you to a collection of 12 Arrows of Burning at D . The tunnel is caved in here, so you'll need to backtrack all the way to the entrance.

Occupants:

• 6 standard Bloody Hand Goblins
• 5 Rats
• 1 Bloody Hand Chef
• 1 Bloody Hand Rat Farmer
• 1 Bloody Hand Goblin Skirmisher
• 1 Bloody Hand Goblin Berserker
• 1 Bloody Hand Goblin War Chief
• 1 Bloody Hand Goblin Shaman (non-respawning)

Treasure:

• 1 boss-level Chest 02 (Goblin variety) at location B on map
• 12 Arrows of Burning at D (ten are in a quiver on the ground; the other two are stuck in the cobwebs overhead)
• 2 Chests 01 (1 locked)
• 1 Chest 02
• 1 Chest 04
• The following ingredients will always be found: 1 Apple, 1 Carrot, 7 Corns, 11 Lettuces, 1 Onion, and 6 Pumpkins
• The following plants will always be found: 7 Cairn Bolete plants
• Some of the above items are clustered at the following locations:
  • At C: 5 Lettuces and 5 Pumpkins
  • At A: 7 Corns and 3 Lettuces

Traps:

• 2 Swinging Mace traps at location E on map
• 1 Tripwire trigger at F

Doors and Gates:

• There is one door (at Out) in/out of this zone, leading outside

Other:

• 1 Dead Captive (carries light armor greaves and gauntlets, 10% chance jewelry, all possibly enchanted) at location G on map
• 4 bedrolls at b