I can't believe after searching the forums so much I have't found anyone with the same question.

Ok, I'm at stormfist castle, I'm almost level 31 (goofed off a lot before takign the quest, needing to redo)

HOW do I open all the locked cabinets? And how do I get into that treasure room behind Janus' room?

The problem is, even though I have level 5 lockpicking, the castle WONT LET ME USE ANY SKILLS!
Is this supposed to be?

I did figure out how to open any chest I want, I dragged it into my inventory and took it to the wine cellar, my skills work down there, but I can't do that with ALL those fricking cabinets with no key, as well as the doors.

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ONE MORE QUESTION:

I REALLY don't feel like taking all this stuff to the dungeon afterwards, do you think it would be possible to put everything into a chest, and throw it over the wall, then I could retrieve it later after I'm back outside? Or will it just dissappear or something?

AND

Does stan's bow serve any purpose?

Thanks for everyones help!