There’s a wide-open area coming up with several Draugr in it, so be ready to fight. Once you have the vessel go back and continue past where the gate used to be. Follow this path and a high-level Draugr will fight you for the right to collect the FIRST vessel (the “Opague Vessel”). Kill some skeevers and check out the left rock door to use a handle. Continue on but beware of the oil on the floor with the fire pots up above. Check out the room on the right for goodies, including a RESTORATION SKILLBOOK called “Withershins” on one of the tables. Grab the chest and check the shelves of the room on the left for gems then continue on. I actually fell through it and there’s spiders down below and the only way out is to pick an EXPERT LOCK, so be really careful. The Draugr on the thrones are alive so you may as well sneak attack them. Kill the Draugr you find and you’ll see two paths (one is barred and is our shortcut out of this area). This first area is huge but uneventful, so take the right path downwards and watch out for a floor plate. Before killing the Dragon Priest, we’ll have to collect THREE vessels.