Online:Lipsand Tarn

Elven Ruin: Lipsand Tarn (view on map) (lore page)
Delve
Discoverable	Yes
Completion	Explore and Clear
Dungeon	Yes
# of Zones	1
Skyshards	1
Occupants
Bloodborn Icemaster, Bloodborn Slayer, Bloodfiend, Bone Colossus
Zone
Amber Woodland, Cyrodiil
Location
North of Fort Rayles
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In the language of the Ayleids, the name of this ruin translates as "Soapstone Delve," but the locals around Chorrol know it as the Elf Haunts, and keep away from it.

Lipsand Tarn

Lipsand Tarn is an Ayleid ruin in northwestern Cyrodiil, north of Fort Rayles containing vampires. The ruin consists of a few chambers. The entrance hall is on the upper floor, and leads to a main chamber with stairs that lead downward. Varius and Laudine can be found inside the ruins. Their bodies must be burned so they don't transform into vampires.

Gaston Ashham performs a ritual downstairs in the northwestern chamber. A chest can be found in Gaston's chamber. Another chest can be found on an altar in the northeastern chamber, which lies across the hall from Gaston's dwelling. A heavy sack can be found in front of a bench in the hallway connecting these two chambers.

Marbita stands before an altar downstairs in the western chamber, which can be accessed by going down the stairs from the main hall, turning right at the stairs' landing, and making another right to enter the hallway heading west. Several bookshelves can be found against the walls in every room. Two water sacks can be found in the main chamber.

The exterior of the ruin consists of camps, featuring brown tents for the vampires to take shelter in. A chest can be found outside of Lipsand Tarn, down the cliff and to the south.

Related Quests

•  Abominations: Burn the bodies of two Weynon villagers before they rise as vampires.

Clearing the Dungeon

Explore and clear Lipsand Tarn.

To clear this dungeon and mark it as complete, you need to kill the following bosses:

Gaston Ashham

Marbita

Books

• Final Statement of Leobert Charien by Leobert Charien — The journal of a man in pursuit of Gaston Ashham

Achievements

There is one achievement associated with this location:

Achievement		Points	Description
	Lipsand Tarn Explorer	10	Explore and clear Lipsand Tarn.

Notes

• Lipsand Tarn also appeared in Oblivion.

Maps

A map of Lipsand Tarn

Gallery

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  Skyshard

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  Entrance hall

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  Main hall

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  Main hall

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  Main hall offshoot

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  Main Hall

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  Main hall (downstairs)

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  Hall to Gaston's room

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  Gaston's chamber

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  Gaston's chamber

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  Hall to Marbita's room

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  Marbita's chamber