Emerald Valley Gates are visited during the main series quest Returning the Favor. Before and after that quest the location cannot be entered, as bars block the gate.
Horndew Lodge is the player house which can be purchased in Amber Creek. Once purchased, a number of improvements can be made. The house as described here assumes that all of these have been purchased. Many of the items inside and outside the house respawn.
Behind the house are 4 Cabbage and 3 Potato in a cart and 2 Barrels and 2 Larges Sacks which may contain food. There is an insect critter spawn and 1 Blue Mountain Flower, 5 Cabbages, 2 Deathbell, 1 Dragon's Tongue, 3 Gourds, 3 Hanging Moss, 2 Jazbay, 8 Leek, 2 Nightshade, 5 Potato, 1 Purple Mountain Flower, 3 Red Mountain Flower, 3 Snowberry, 3 Spiky Grass and 3 Tundra Cotton.
Around the side is 1 Red Mountain Flower and around the front are 1 Deathbell, 1 Gourds, 1 Nightshade, 1 Purple Mountain Flower and 3 Salmon.
Also on the front porch are:
Tanning Rack
Leather Strips
Dried Frost Mirriam
Barrel - This contains meat and Salt Piles
Large Sack - This may contain food
On a table are:
2 Amber Mead
Bread
Cooked Beef
Eidar Cheese Wedge
Goat Cheese Wedge
Green Apple
Grilled Chicken Breast
Underground:
(7) In the area under the stairs are:
Honey
Barrel - This contains meat and Salt Piles
3 Barrels - These may contain food
Fish Barrel - This contains fish and Salt Piles
Shelf - On it are:
2 Alto Wine
5 Amber Mead
2 Bread
Cabbage
5 Tomato
Wine
Table - On this are:
Alto Wine
2 Carrot
3 Eidar Cheese Wedge
Goat Cheese Wedge
Goat Cheese Wheel
Grilled Leeks
Honey Nut Treat
Leg of Goat Roast
Pheasant Roast
Sliced Eidar Cheese
Venison Stew
2 Wine
(8) Hanging above the fireplace are:
Dried Elves Ear
Dried Frost Mirriam
Garlic Braid
Pheasant
On the hearth are:
3 Chicken Breast
Raw Beef
2 Salt Pile
In front of it is a Cooking Pot
(9) Here there are:
Barrel - This may contain food
Chest - Empty
Bookcase - This has three shelves, each of which can take 18 books
Shelf - On this are a Display Case and:
Flawless Garnet
9 Gold
Ruby
Sapphire
To the right of the Bookcase is a Button which move the Shelf (13)
(10) Next to the bed are two End Tables. On top of the left hand one is The True Nature of Orcs. On top of the right hand one is a Sweet Roll. At the foot of the bed is an empty Chest.
(11) Here there are a Wardrobe and an empty Safe.
(12) Weapons Rack
(13) Shelf - This is moved by the Button at (9) and reveals the entrance to the secret grotto
(14) Here there are:
Arcane Enchanter
Table - On it are:
2 Common Soul Gem (Common)
Grand Soul Gem (Empty)
Greater Soul Gem (Empty)
Lesser Soul Gem (Empty)
Petty Soul Gem (Petty)
Random gauntlets
(15) Here there are:
Corundum Ingot
Orichalcum Ingot
Anvil
Chest - Empty
Table - On this are:
2 Iron Ingot
Moonstone Ingot
Steel Ingot
(16) Here there are:
Large Sack - This may contain food
Table - On it are:
Arcana Restored
Catalogue of Weapon Enchantments, an Enchanting skill book
Coin Purse
Light Armor Forging, a Smithing skill book
(17) In this area are:
2 Weapon Racks, each of which holds 2 Iron Greatswords and 2 Iron Shields
2 Mannequins
Creature Display - This can be toggled to show a Brown Bear, a Dwarven Centurion, a Dwarven Sphere, a full set of Dwarven Armour being worn, a Nord, a Spriggan or a Troll