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For other uses, see Hagraven.

Hagravens are aggressive humanoid creatures with bird-like features found across Skyrim. Coming in contact with one can cause brain rot, a disease that lowers the victim's magicka.

Powers[]

"This Hagraven was horrifying, almost human but more an abomination of woman and creature [crow] fused together, nothing more than a husk of humanity surrendered in exchange for possession of the powers of dark magic."
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In exchange for their sacrificed humanity, hagravens gain enhanced magical powers that trump those of most other witches and warlocks. In addition to a 10% resistance to spells, hagravens can cast powerful spells such as Fireball and Ice Spike. They prefer to keep their distance, lobbing spells at any would-be attackers. Even in melee combat, they are a force to be reckoned with, employing a claw attack, potentially infecting enemies with brain rot. They can also cast healing spells on themselves when damaged or fleeing.

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Trivia[]

"Few creatures match the depravity and repulsiveness of the Hagravens. A terrible conjoining of woman and bird, they will take through savagery what they cannot win through guile."
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  • Named hagravens usually have Breton names due to their association with the Forsworn, the indigenous Bretons of the Reach.
  • The witch Silvia, who was a member of the Darklight Tower Coven, was once aspiring to become a hagraven, and the quest "Repentance" seems to shed light on the ritual undertaken to become a hagraven. It would appear that a human sacrifice is necessary, as well as soul gems and the corpse of a skeever.[1]
  • Although hagravens are known for using human corpses as sacrifices and potion ingredients, they also seem to cannibalize them, as suggested by Melka's dialogue: she continually refers to the Dragonborn as "Meat," "Morsel," and "Nibble," and states that she likes to collect "shiny eyeballs" for stewing. This is similar to ravens in real life, who, in addition to eating carrion, are also known for eating the eyeballs of dead animals first.
  • Hagravens can be heard from a distance by their heavy, rasping breathing and the loud shuffling sound of their footsteps.
    • Despite having wings, they are flightless avians and thus take falling damage when pushed off cliffs, bridges and other surfaces with the Unrelenting Force shout.

Bugs[]

This section contains bugs related to Hagraven (Skyrim). 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.
  •  PC   360   PS3   Hagraven bodies may sometimes spawn when having exited a location into Skyrim or arriving after fast traveling.
  • If killed with Soul Tear, it may just disappear.
  •  PC   360   PS3   Sometimes, after a hagraven is killed, they will stand up with their arms and legs spread apart, but remain dead.

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References[]

  1. Events of "Repentance"


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