Online:Direfrost Keep

Group Dungeon
Discoverable	Yes
Completion	Objective
Dungeon	Yes
# of Zones	1
Zone
	Icewind Peaks, Eastmarch
Location
	Southeastern Eastmarch
Instanced Dungeon
Min Level	24
Group Size	4
Bosses	3
Mini-Bosses	3
Veteran Speed Run Target	20 mins
Loading Screen
	Ancestral home of the Direfrost clan, this frozen castle has long been sealed to the outside world, its owners neither seen nor heard from in generations. Mountain storms rage above the castle walls, conjured up by some unknown malignant power.

Direfrost Keep

Direfrost Keep is a group dungeon found in Eastmarch.

Once the ancestral home of the witch hunting Direfrost clan, the castle has been abandoned following an attack by the ice witch Drodda. A surviving member of the clan, Eboric Direfrost, needs your help to reclaim his home. You can learn about its location from Untouchable Naim outside Velyn Harbor, Twice-Lucky in Sentinel, or Felvyn the Swordarm in Windhelm.

A chest can spawn under the bridge leading to the keep's main gate, and on top of the sewer grate that leads into the dungeon.

Related Quests[edit]

Direfrost Keep Objective: Explore the Direfrost Keep. / You defeated Drodda and freed Direfrost Keep from her grasp.
- Nobles' Rest: Release an ancient fortress from the grasp of a witch.
Pledge: Direfrost Keep: Prove you are truly Undaunted by clearing Direfrost Keep.
Direfrost Keep Pledge: Explore Direfrost Keep and return Undaunted. (disabled since Patch 2.6.4)

Direfrost Keep
Eboric Direfrost (Projection)

Only after lighting the Direfrost Flame during the quest:

On the Interrogation of Witches — Notes on the Direfrost clan's methods of interrogation
To Posterity by Hafara — On the Direfrost witch-hunters
To the Captain of the Guard by Agomar
The Direfrost Flame by Thorvild Direfrost — On the legacy of the Direfrost clan
The Interrogation of Henghild by Garmath the Bold — An account of the unexpected events encountered during the interrogation of a witch

Set Name	Bonuses	Location(s)	Set Type
Magicka Furnace	2 items: Adds 34-1487 Armor 3 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Magicka 4 items: Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage 5 items: When you take damage while you are under 50% Magicka, you restore 176-7590 Magicka. This effect can occur once every 30 seconds.	Direfrost Keep	Light Armor
Draugr Hulk	2 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Stamina 3 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Stamina 4 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Stamina 5 items: Adds 59-2550 Maximum Stamina	Direfrost Keep	Medium Armor
Ice Furnace	2 items: Adds 25-1096 Maximum Magicka 3 items: Adds 15-657 Critical Chance 4 items: Adds 3-129 Weapon and Spell Damage 5 items: When you deal Frost Damage, you deal an additional 238 Flame damage to all enemies within 8 meters around the initial target. This effect can occur once every 1 second and scales off the higher of your Weapon and Spell Damage.	Direfrost Keep	Heavy Armor
Iceheart	1 item: Adds 15-657 Critical Chance 2 items: When you deal Critical Damage, you have a 20% chance to gain a damage shield that absorbs 116-5000 damage for 6 seconds. While the damage shield holds, you deal 259 Frost damage to all enemies within 5 meters of you every 1 second. This effect can occur once every 6 seconds and the damage scales off the higher of your Weapon and Spell Damage.	Direfrost Keep	Monster Helm Sets

There are seven achievements associated with this dungeon:

Achievement		Points	Description
Normal
	Direfrost Keep Vanquisher	10	Defeat the Guardian of the Flame, the Empowered Frost Atronach, and Drodda of Icereach at Direfrost Keep.
Veteran
	Direfrost Keep Conqueror	15	Complete Veteran Direfrost Keep by defeating Teethnasher the Frostbound, the Guardian of the Flame, Drodda's Apprentice, Drodda's Dreadlord, Iceheart, and Drodda of Icereach.
	A Dish Served Cold	50	Defeat Drodda of Icereach in Veteran Direfrost Keep, after invoking the Scroll of Glorious Battle.
	Veteran Draugr Slayer	10	Defeat 325 Draugr in Veteran Direfrost Keep.
	Veteran Frozen Skeleton Slayer	10	Defeat 350 Frozen Skeletons in Veteran Direfrost Keep.
	Direfrost Keep Survivor	50	Defeat Teethnasher the Frostbound, the Guardian of the Flame, Drodda's Apprentice, Drodda's Dreadlord, Iceheart, and Drodda of Icereach in Veteran Direfrost Keep, without suffering a group member death.
	Direfrost Keep Assassin	50	Defeat Teethnasher the Frostbound, the Guardian of the Flame, Drodda's Apprentice, Drodda's Dreadlord, Iceheart, and Drodda of Icereach in Veteran Direfrost Keep within twenty minutes of starting the dungeon. Timer starts when any player enters the first bear-filled cavern.