Skyrim:Dremora

Dremora at the Shrine of Mehrunes Dagon

Dremora are humanoid Daedra aligned with the Daedric Prince Mehrunes Dagon. They are often very intelligent and are generally hostile. In lore, it is said they can be found in clans of large numbers in the wastes of Oblivion. Dremora are grouped into several different castes: Churl, Caitiff, Kynval, Kynreeve, Kynmarcher, Markynaz, and Valkynaz. Dremora are a rare sight in Skyrim, only appearing as summoned creatures and in a few set locations, such as the Shrine of Mehrunes Dagon, Shalidor's Maze, Azura's Star Interior, and the Deadlands^CC.

The other way to encounter Dremora in Skyrim is by summoning one. There are a few ways to summon Dremora:

• The Sanguine Rose, a reward from the quest A Night To Remember, will summon a leveled melee fighter Dremora for 60 seconds, or 120 seconds with the appropriate Conjuration perks.
• The Conjuration spell Conjure Dremora Lord will summon a Dremora Lord for 60 seconds, or 120 seconds with the appropriate Conjuration perks.
• The Atronach Forge can be used to summon hostile Dremora, which will obviously attack anybody or anything on sight.
• The Conjuration Ritual Spell quest involves summoning an Unbound Dremora; this Dremora cannot be summoned anywhere other than the roof of the Hall of Attainment. Once again, this will be automatically hostile to everything it encounters.
• The Wabbajack has a chance to momentarily turn the target into a hostile Dremora.

Dremora Types

There are three types of Dremora, based on their preferred fighting style (melee fighters, archers, and warlocks). All Dremora are NPCs, which means that they have black souls. All types of Dremora have a 100% chance of dropping a Daedra Heart on death, making them one of the few guaranteed sources of this rare ingredient.

Melee Fighters

These Dremora belong to the Dremora NPC class and use one or two-handed weapons in battle. They wear a unique version of Daedric Armor available only to Dremora and wield a leveled mace, sword, war axe, warhammer, greatsword, or battleaxe, all of which are enchanted with fire damage. The type of enchantment depends on the quality of the material, as follows:

• Iron or steel: of Embers, of Burning, of Scorching
• Glass: of Scorching, of Fire, of the Blaze
• Ebony or Daedric: of Fire, of the Blaze, of the Inferno

They also carry an iron dagger and will drop a Daedra Heart on death.

A Dremora warrior wielding a steel war axe

Name	PC Level	NPC Level	ID			Sta.	Perks
Dremora Churl	1	6	00023a95	105	50	70	• Champion's Stance • Fighting Stance • Tower of Strength
Dremora Caitiff	12	12	00016ef0	171	50	94	• Bladesman • Hack and Slash • Champion's Stance • Limbsplitter • Deep Wounds • Tower of Strength • Fighting Stance
Dremora Kynval	19	19	00016f40	248	50	122	• Bladesman • Hack and Slash • Champion's Stance • Limbsplitter • Deep Wounds • Savage Strike • Devastating Blow • Tower of Strength • Fighting Stance
Dremora Kynreeve	27	27	00016f6a	336	50	154
Dremora Markynaz	36	36	00016ff4	435	50	190
Dremora Valynaz [sic]	46	46	00016ff8	545	50	230

^1This Dremora is also the template used for the Dremora Lord summoned with Conjure Dremora Lord.

Archers

These Dremora have the Bandit NPC class and wield fire-enchanted bows to fight from a distance. They wear the same unique Daedric Armor as their melee counterparts and use one of the following enchanted bows:

• Hunting Bow: of Embers, of Burning, of Scorching
• Glass Bow: of Scorching, of Fire, of the Blaze
• Ebony or Daedric Bow: of Fire, of the Blaze, of the Inferno

They also carry an iron dagger, one iron arrow, and a quiver of up to 20 iron, steel, orcish, dwarven, or elven arrows, depending on their level.

Name	PC Level	NPC Level	ID			Sta.
Dremora Churl	1	6	00025d1c	105	50	70
Dremora Caitiff	12	12	00016ef6	171	50	94
Dremora Kynval	19	19	00016f46	248	50	122
Dremora Kynreeve	27	27	00016fe2	336	50	154
Dremora Markynaz	36	36	00016ff6	435	50	190
Dremora Valkynaz	46	46	00016ff9	545	50	230

Warlocks

Dremora warlocks are members of the Destruction Mage NPC class and prefer to use spells in combat. They wear unique black robes and boots. In case they are forced into melee combat, they carry an iron dagger and a mace, sword, war axe, warhammer, greatsword, or battleaxe (any quality from iron to elven).

A Dremora warlock wielding fire

Name	PC Level	NPC Level	ID			Sta.	Spells	Perks
Dremora Churl	1	6	00025d1d	92	183	50	• Fast Healing • Flames • Lesser Ward • Oakflesh	• Regeneration
Dremora Caitiff	12	12	00016f04	142	223	50	• Fast Healing • Firebolt • Lesser Ward • Stoneflesh	• Augmented Flames • Recovery • Mage Armor • Regeneration • Magic Resistance • Respite
Dremora Kynval	19	19	00016f69	200	270	50	• Close Wounds • Steadfast Ward • Fireball • Stoneflesh • Firebolt	• Augmented Flames • Recovery • Mage Armor • Regeneration • Magic Resistance • Respite
Dremora Kynreeve	27	27	00016ff3	267	323	50	• Close Wounds • Flame Cloak • Fireball • Ironflesh • Firebolt • Steadfast Ward	• Augmented Flames • Recovery • Mage Armor • Regeneration • Magic Resistance • Respite
Dremora Markynaz	36	36	00016ff7	342	383	50	• Close Wounds • Incinerate • Fireball • Ironflesh • Flame Cloak • Steadfast Ward	• Augmented Flames • Regeneration • Mage Armor • Respite • Magic Resistance • Ward Absorb • Recovery
Dremora Valkynaz	46	46	00016ffa	425	450	50	• Close Wounds • Incinerate • Fireball • Ironflesh • Flame Cloak • Steadfast Ward	• Augmented Flames • Regeneration • Mage Armor • Respite • Magic Resistance • Stability • Recovery • Ward Absorb

Summonable Dremora Lord

A Dremora Lord

A Dremora Lord can be summoned using either Conjure Dremora Lord, an Expert level Conjuration spell or the Sanguine Rose. The Dremora Lord is a Dremora Valynaz, a melee fighter equipped with the standard unique Daedric armor that wields a Daedric Greatsword of the Inferno.

The Dremora Lord has 545 health and 230 stamina. Dragon Priests cannot take control of conjured Dremora Lords. Furthermore, while the Dremora Lord is technically not an Atronach, it is affected by the Summoner and Atromancy Conjuration perks, although it is not affected by Elemental Potency. The Twin Souls perk also applies to Dremora Lords, making it possible to have both a Dremora Lord and an atronach or thrall, or two Dremora Lords. Unlike other NPC Dremoras, Dremora Lords cannot be pickpocketed for weapons or armor, and they will not drop Daedra Hearts because their bodies disappear upon death. They are also immune to all Soul Trap effects.

Dremora Lord Dialogue

In combat	After defeating an enemy	After spotting an enemy	After losing sight of an enemy	After being defeated
"I will feast on your heart." "I honor my lord by destroying you!" "You are weak, mortal." "Are you prepared for your death?" "Oblivion take you!" "You will bleed!" "Fall before me!"	"No match at all." "There could be no other end."	"I smell weakness..." "A challenger is near..." "Another who seeks death." "There you are weakling!" "You meet your end, mortal." "No one escapes!" "Now you suffer!" "You return, foolish mortal?"	"Hiding will not save you now." "You cannot escape me!" "Quiet again." "Nothing after all."	"No... not by a mortal..." "It cannot... end like this..."

Notes

• Game data reveals that all DremoraRace NPCs are modeled directly on a Dark Elf character model, with the only changes being: horns, their own unique skin tone, their own unique complexion (red facial markings), and their in-game height being equal to that of the High Elf.
• The Daedric Prince Sanguine appears in the form of a Dremora.
• Several NPCs are classified in the game data as Dremora.
• Seven of the Dremora lines appear in the book I Was Summoned by a Mortal in ESO.

Bugs

• Strangely, some Dremora, either through natural spawning or use of the console, do not use the regular Dremora voice type, but instead sound like male Nords. ^?
• Although there is an Archer class for Dremora, they do not appear in the game; only the melee fighters and mages can be encountered.
• Dremora may not voice their death quotes when they die; only pained grunts or yells are heard, instead.

See Also

For more information on Dremora in the Elder Scrolls universe, see the lore article.

• Dremora Butler^DB — A Dremora ally that can be summoned to carry items for you
• Dremora Merchant^DB — A Dremora trader that can be summoned at will
• Unbound Dremora — A unique Dremora summoned during the Conjuration Ritual Spell quest
• Velehk Sain — A Dremora pirate trapped in the Planes of Oblivion
• Dremora Sehtkynaz, Dremora Lyrkynaz, Dremora Sovereign^CC — Three Dremora summoned during the quest The Arms of Chaos
• Valkyn Gatanas, Valkyn Methats^CC — Two of Dagon's Dremora generals you must defeat during the quest The Consequences

Books

• Darkest Darkness — A description of various Daedra
• Spirit of the Daedra — A look into the Daedric mindset
• There Be Dragons by Torhal Bjorik — A report on the nature of dragons
• A Tragedy in Black — The story of a youth summoning a Dremora
• Varieties of Daedra by Aranea Drethan — An analysis of Daedra forms, focusing primarily on the Dremora