Skyrim – Earliest Places to Sleep

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I want my character to sleep ASAP from the start of the game. Where is the earliest place I can do that? Let's say it's in Riverwood. Is there or is it possible for a borrowable bed to spawn, like at a campsite, earlier than reaching Riverwood?

Best Answer

There are 2 places you can sleep before reaching Riverwood.

  • A bed inside the Embershard mine (as stated by Rodrigo Guedes)
  • A hunters camp at the first 3 ritual stones/standing stones.

Both will give you the "Rested" state.
Note that the beds inside the mine will require you to kill 3 bandits before being able to reach it.

Screenshots for locations:

The First Standing Stones enter image description here

The Hunters Camp From The Stones enter image description here

The Bed Providing The Rested State enter image description here

The Camp Site Inside The Embershard Mine enter image description here