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The following is a detailed list of creatures found in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, as well as all of its expansions. For humanoid enemies, see this page.

Animals

Domesticated Animals

Domesticated animals are animals usually found living in camps, villages, cities or ocassionaly wandering about alone. As such, if these animals are physically harmed, or stolen (in a horse's case), the one harming them will earn a bounty in that hold or city.

Wild Predators

Wild predators can be found wandering the wilds.

Wild Prey

Wild Prey are the opposite of predators, as they are being killed more often than killing. Deer, Elk, Wild Goats, Foxes, Mammoths and Hawks are often hunted for food or clothing.

Insects

There are many insects and bugs in the game. Some can be eaten or used as potion ingredients.

Fish

Main article: Fish

The only harmful fish is the Slaughterfish, like its real-life counterpart, the ghar. Salmon and Spadetails are simply mindless-seeming fish that can be captured for food and potion ingredients.

Certain fish thrive where others do not. Docks are excellent places to find fish for alchemy that the Alchemy merchants do not have.

Chaurus

Main article: Chaurus

Daedra

Main article: Daedra

The Daedra are creatures that roam the planes of Oblivion, and are usually summoned by powerful mages, usually of the Conjuration school. A Dremora is a devilish humanoid being wearing Daedric armor and wielding burning Daedric weaponry, but can also be extremely adept at using magic and casting spells. Atronachs are humanoid beings (except the Storm Atronach) that are formed out of their own element of power: Flame, Frost, or Storm.

Dragons

Main article: Dragons

Dragons are giant, legendary, reptilian creatures with the abilities to Shout and breath Fire or Frost.

Named Dragons

Draugr

Main article: Draugr

Draugr are the reanimated bodies of deceased Nords, that are usually found in old dungeons and ancient Nordic ruins.

Named Draugr

These bosses are legendary figures of Tamrielic history that have been reanimated and are few out of many enemies that the Dragonborn will encounter in Skyrim.

Dwarven Automatons

Dwarven Automatons range in size from smaller than a human to larger than a giant. They are golden coloured, strong robotic creations made by the Dwemer. They are also extremely resistant to Frost damage.

Falmer

Main article: Falmer

Falmer are lost elves, found in caves and Dwarven ruins. Due to being in these areas for so long, as well as their ancestors being fed a toxic plant by their tyrannical Dwemer overlords, they have lost all eyesight, making their other senses stronger.

Frostbite Spiders

Frostbite Spiders are giant spiders found in caves and ruins all over Skyrim. They shoot balls of poisonous web, and can range in size from smaller than the Dragonborn to bigger.

Giants

Giants are, as their name states, giant humanoid beings who cannot speak, instead yelling at the Dragonborn to move away if he/she gets too close.

Named Giants

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Grok

Hagravens

Hagravens are a mix of an old crone and a crow, and are exclusively female. They are often called witches, and many serve the Forsworn as Matriarchs.

Horses

There are three named horses in Skyrim, Shadowmere, a black horse with red, glowing eyes, Frost, a pale-gray horse that must be stolen to own. Finally, Arvak, an undead horse added in the Dawnguard DLC.

Shades

Corrupted Shade

Skeletons

Skeletons are skeletal, humanoid beings who usually use bows as their offence. Skeletons are extremely easy for the Dragonborn to defeat.

Skeleton

Spriggans

Spriggan are tree-like humanoid creatures, always female. Matrons tend to be harder to defeat than the usual Spriggan, with their heavier armor and more powerful magics. They are guardians of nature, and specific groups follow either Kynareth or Meridia.

Trolls

Trolls are big, ape-like creatures with three eyes, and their usual loot is only a Troll Fat inside a bowl. Trolls inhabit most of Skyrim, although mediocrely uncommon. Two types of trolls can be found, regular and Frost trolls. Frost trolls, as their name suggests, live in colder regions with snow.

Wisps

Wisps are glowing, spherical creatures flying around to attack the Dragonborn. They are usually near their mother, the Wispmother, who is a female, glowing humanoid being that are somewhat hard to defeat. Wispmothers are also pretty resistant to Frost.

Start a Discussion Discussions about Creatures (Skyrim)

Who's the hardest person you have killed?

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- Brunoob
  
  71.28.108.118 wrote:The Frost Troll on the way to the Throat of the World, he seems a little unfair if you've practically just started ... 2013-05-21T11:52:44Z
- A Wikia contributor
  
  Definitely the Draugr Overlords in Labyrinthian/ Lost Valkygg God, they were hard at Lvl 12. Falmer were also fairly hard at a low lev... 2013-05-21T17:34:49Z
Weird thing

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- AlxCj
  
  Nait Nelthar wrote:Wispmother is the word you're looking for... and it has already been suggested sorry... didn't see that one... 2013-05-18T02:59:52Z
- Wenny0119
  
  Alduin1996 wrote:I was in a Nordic tomb and there was some boucing balls. They were following me about. They done no damage to my character. T... 2013-05-18T05:10:53Z

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