Head toWinterhold, located in the north-east part of Skyrim (screen above).
If you have already visited the town, use fast travel of course.
Otherwise, you will have to plan your journey.
The easiest way of reaching Winterhold is hiring a carriage (e.g.
Faralda will ask you to cast a random spell.
If you know it, you will be able to skip to the next step.
Choose the spell and set it as active.
Remember not to aim at Faralda, as it might provoke her to a fight!
There are also two other methods of gaining access to the College.
If your character has highly developedSpeech, you might try persuasion.
Another solution is informing Faralda that she’s speaking with the Dragonborn (screen above).
Faralda will want you to prove to her that you’re the Dragonborn.
As a result, press TAB, fire up the Magic menu and activate any you like.
Using them is completely optional, so feel free to use better mage equipment if you have one.
In the end Mirabelle will offer you a tour around the College, which you should agree to.
New main objective: Tour the College of Winterhold
Head afterMirabelle.
The woman will take you to theHall of Attainment, showing you your assigned room (screen above).
Wait until you return onto the main square to learn that the mage Tolfdir will conduct your first training.
Tolfdir will soon inform the gathered students that the first test will concern using protective spells.
The mage will once again turn towards you, asking if you know any spells of that kind.
If you don’t, you will automatically learn theLesser Wardfrom theRestorationgroup.
Afterwards stand on the marked plate (screen above).
Turn around towards Tolfdir and hold down the mouse button to which you assigned the spell.
Now just listen to what the mage has to say.
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