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Not to be confused with Ash Creatures.

Ash Spawn are creatures that appear in The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn.

Background[]

"Ash Spawn began to appear on Solstheim after the massive eruptions of Red Mountain early in the Fourth Era covered the southern part of the island in ash. Their exact origins are unknown."
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Locations[]

Combat[]

Loot[]

Variants[]

All variants are immune to poison, have a 75% resistance to fire, and can breathe underwater.

Ash Spawn[]

The standard, lowest-level of ash spawn. They can be seen wielding one-handed weapons, two-handed weapons, and wielding destruction magic.

Type Level Health Magicka Stamina Items Spells Abilities
One-Handed 20 440 50 175
  • Spawn Ash
  • Leveled gem
  • Leveled ore
  • Firebolt
  • Immune to Poison
  • Fire Resist 75%
  • Waterbreathing
Two-Handed 20 440 50 175
  • Spawn Ash Battle Axe
  • Spawn Ash
  • Leveled gem
  • Leveled ore
  • Immune to Poison
  • Fire Resist 75%
  • Waterbreathing
Mage 20 440 145 80
  • Spawn Ash
  • Leveled gem
  • Leveled ore
  • Firebolt
  • Immune to Poison
  • Fire Resist 75%
  • Waterbreathing

Ash Spawn Immolator[]

Ash Spawn Immolators seem to be merely more powerful versions of ash spawn. They have nearly two to three times as much health as normal ash spawn, and fight in similar manners.

Type Level Health Magicka Stamina Items Spells Abilities
One-Handed 40 940 100 375
  • Ash Spawn War Axe
  • Spawn Ash
  • Leveled gem
  • Leveled ore
  • Firebolt
  • Flame Cloak
  • Immune to Poison
  • Fire Resist 75%
  • Waterbreathing
Two-Handed 40 940 100 375
  • Ash Spawn Battle Axe
  • Spawn Ash
  • Leveled gem
  • Leveled ore
  • Flame Cloak
  • Immune to Poison
  • Fire Resist 75%
  • Waterbreathing
Mage 40 940 295 80
  • Spawn Ash
  • Leveled gem
  • Leveled ore
  • Firebolt
  • Flame Cloak
  • Immune to Poison
  • Fire Resist 75%
  • Waterbreathing

Ash Spawn Skirmisher[]

The ash spawn skirmishers use both magic and melee attacks. They usually keep their distance to cast fire destruction spells from a range. They use Firebolt and Fireball to attack.

Type Level Health Magicka Stamina Items Spells Abilities
One-Handed 30 690 75 275
  • Ash Spawn War Axe
  • Spawn Ash
  • Leveled gem
  • Leveled ore
  • Firebolt
  • Immune to Poison
  • Fire Resist 75%
  • Waterbreathing
Two-Handed 30 690 75 275
  • Ash Spawn Battle Axe
  • Spawn Ash
  • Leveled gem
  • Leveled ore
  • Immune to Poison
  • Fire Resist 75%
  • Waterbreathing
Mage 30 690 220 80
  • Spawn Ash
  • Leveled gem
  • Leveled ore
  • Firebolt
  • Immune to Poison
  • Fire Resist 75%
  • Waterbreathing

Ash Spawn at Attius Farm[]

Type Level Health Magicka Stamina Items Spells Abilities
One-Handed variants 0.75xPC (25–50) 352–602 0 320–445
  • Ash Spawn War Axe (Ash Spawn Immolator)
  • Spawn Ash
  • Leveled gem
  • Leveled ore
  • Firebolt
  • Immune to Poison
  • Fire Resist 75%
  • Waterbreathing

Trivia[]

  • When ash spawn are killed, the weapons that they used when alive cannot be looted.
  • They usually drop a variety of metal ores—including the typically rarer ones such as ebony ore, gold ore, or quicksilver ore—but they always drop some spawn ash, an alchemical ingredient.
  • The Dragonborn can acquire the Conjure Ash Spawn spell by helping Neloth with his research and purchasing the spell from Talvas Fathryon afterwards.
  • According to Elder Othreloth, ash spawn are the re-animated cremated remains of deceased Dunmer. The Dunmer cremate their dead and inter or scatter the ashes, and it is further proven by them being encountered in the Raven Rock Ancestral Tomb, rising from the ashes of the deceased.
  • According to Redoran Guards, ash spawn tend to spring up from nowhere in the ashlands. This is correct, as they can randomly spring up by surprise, and the Dragonborn usually must wait until they fully emerge.
  • Ash spawn race has "ActorTypeDwarven" keyword assigned, so they, as any other dwarven automaton, cannot be expelled, turned, scared or repelled, nor is it affected by any healing or necromantic healing spells.
    • The Conjure Ash Spawn spell is unaffected by the Twin Souls perk.
    • Ash spawn are resistant to vampire drain attacks.
    • When killed, ash spawn add to the "Automatons Killed" counter.confirmation needed
  • The second volume of Ildari Sarothril's journal—a former apprentice of Neloth with a heart stone replacing her actual heart—describes how she heard "the bones in the ash calling to [her]" through the connection that her heart stone gave. Through it, she found she could "bind the spirits to bone and ash and raise a servant to do [her] bidding."
  • Ash spawn have their own form of Firebolt, which has less flames and throws off a small shower of sparks and smoke on contact. This spell also does a very small amount of physical damage, making it one of the only spells in the game that can harm the Dragonborn with 100% spell absorption.confirmation needed
  • Ash spawn race is called "Draugr" in Creation Kit, so the animations are copied from the actual draugr race.

Bugs[]

This section contains bugs related to Ash Spawn. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:

  1. Please reload an old save to confirm if the bug is still happening.
  2. If the bug is still occurring, please post the bug report with the appropriate system template  360  /  XB1  ,  PS3  /  PS4  ,  PC  /  MAC  ,  NX  /  PS5  ,  XS  , depending on which platform(s) the bug has been encountered on.
  3. Be descriptive when listing the bug and fixes, but avoid having conversations in the description and/or using first-person anecdotes: such discussions belong on the appropriate forum board.
  •  PS4   Even after "March of the Dead" is completed, Ash Spawn may still continue to attack Raven Rock.

Appearances[]


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