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3. Winterhold's Approach To Justice - The Chill
Winterhold is a cold, desolate place located right in the top corner of Skyrim. Though once a proud and noble city, half of the town has fallen into the Sea of Ghosts following the land's Great Collapse. This means that, unless players are following the College of Winterhold questline, there's very few reasons to take the time to pay this hamlet a visit.
Because of the lack of manpower and resources, Winterhold is the one town in the whole game without an official jail. If caught doing something illegal when in the hold, players will be transported all the way to The Chill, a unique location that is only discovered when being arrested. Though it is the one jail that allows players to keep all of their items, there is only one lockpick, and the one room is guarded by a Frost Atronach.
Even if that Atronach is taken down, two more guard the entrance to The Chill, and the cave's location is out in the middle of the treacherous ice plains rife in Winterhold. Though it answers the mystery of how Winterhold justice is dished out, it's a tough lesson to take.