actually mages in skyrim are broken, b i dont know if its like wo since iv never played

the character cant use NPC spells, all spells NPCs use are leveled and dont hit anykind of cap untill the character cant level up anymore (and the spells you can sue hit their cap MUCH faster than that)

I remember that place.
It took me like 2 tries on Master difficulty to get her.

I just decided to send Lydia to charge at her, and after the was distracted I would go in and use all kinds of poisons + weapon combination.
That and the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=789lNhxE--A move.

Orphan rock aint that hard. I had a train of 3 witches come down the hill and just stood there shooting ice spikes at them ,they didn't even get close to me.

The hagraven at the top wasn't a problem either, I just charged in with a shock spell and a paralyze potion and I did fine.

Well, obviously if you are that high a level that you can fight 1 vs 3 of the mages then the encounter will be trivial.

The drops were way above what I have got before. A 1000g robe that improves illusions (sold), tome of Trap Soul, gold, and some soul gems. Fighting above your level is worth it!