Skyrim Anniversary Editionfeatures quite a lot of Creation Club content, including an addition that centers around an artifact known as the Bittercup. While working on this Creation, players will be forced to decide between filling the Altar of Fortune, the Altar of Power, and the Altar of Nothing, with each altar providing some specialSkyrimBittercup rewards.
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Before getting into the specific rewards associated with each altar, it is important to note thatSkyrimplayers will receive the Bittercup regardless of the option that they choose. When used, this item permanently increases a player’s highest stat by 20 and decreases their lowest stat by 20. While gaining 20 health, stamina, or Magicka may not be extremely significant in the long run, it is still a nice boost to receive from a piece ofSkyrimCreation Club content.
Updated August 02, 2025 by Erik Petrovich: The Skyrim Bittercup quest is a callback to the third Elder Scrolls game where the same item, the Bittercup, was central to a side quest. The Bittercup that Skyrim players can collect is a little bit different than its Morrowind counterpart, though, in part thanks to three branching questlinesdetermined by the player’s decisionto end a lead-in quest. As such, there are three Skyrim Bittercup rewards associated with each of the three branching questlines. No matter the choices, players always receive the Bittercup itself at the end of the questline, and it’s a worthwhile item to find as it gives a permanent boost to one stat while permanently lowering another.
How To Start The Skyrim Bittercup Quest
The Bittercup is a returning item from the thirdElder Scrollsgame,Morrowind, and instigates one of three branching questlines with different rewards. To get to these rewards, you have to start theSkyrimBittercup quest proper first. Head to Falkreath in the southwest of theSkyrimmap and look for the Dead Man’s Drink Inn towards the middle of the Hold’s eponymous capital.
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When you get here head all the way back to the end of the Inn to find the innkeeper’s room. Here you’ll see a note titled “Mysterious Affair”. This note leads the player to a place called the Roadside Ruins just north of town. This quest can be started at any level with no prerequisites, though it tends to be better later on when it takes a long time to level up.
Skyrim Bittercup Rewards: Fortune, Power, or “Nothing”
Skyrim Altar of Fortune Rewards
Players that opt to fill the Altar of Fortune will be sent to rob a character named Cuinanthil, and they will receive a key in doing so. This key gives fans access to a vault where they can loot an assortment of gold, materials, and valuable items. Additionally, players will find a couple of Spell Tomes in the vault, and the unique Spell Tome: Master Transmute, which transmutes unrefined Iron or Silver ore intoGold inSkyrim, is perhaps the most exciting reward of them all.
Skyrim Altar of Power Rewards
Upon selecting the Altar of Power, players will be sent to battle in an arena, and they will loot their rewards from the various foes that they slay there. Among these rewards are the unique Grand Champion’s Sword and Grand Champion’s Helm, which are looted from the corpse of Neski Skull-Sabre. Additionally,Skyrimplayerswill encounter a room that houses some coin purses and gems on their way out of the arena.
Skyrim Altar of Nothing Rewards
This option ultimately leads fans to Giant’s Tooth where they will collect an Ironwood Fruit from a cave. This fruit is used to create a soup that heals a character named Rulnik Wind-Strider, and this NPC’s companionship serves as the reward for filling the Altar of Nothing. Indeed, Rulnik will become afollower inSkyrimfor players that work to restore him, and he will also pass along his unique dagger.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Editionis available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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