Morrowind Bestiary

by Sinder Velvin

These are the creatures in The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind. Choose one.

<Animals>
• Alit
• Clam
• Cliff Racer
• Guar, Normal
• Guar, Pack
• Guar, White
• Kagouti
• Kwama, Egg
• Kwama, Forager
• Kwama, Queen
• Kwama, Scrib
• Kwama, Warrior
• Kwama, Worker
• Mudcrab
• Netch, Betty
• Netch, Bull
• Nix-Hound
• Rat, Giant
• Silt Strider
• Slaughterfish, Normal
• Slaughterfish, Small

<Constructs>
• Centurion, Sphere, Normal
• Centurion, Spider
• Centurion, Steam, Normal

<Daedra>
• Atronach, Fire
• Atronach, Frost
• Atronach, Storm
• Clannfear
• Daedroth
• Dremora
• Golden Saint
• Hunger
• Ogrim
• Scamp
• Winged Twilight

<Monsters>
• Corprus, Ascended Sleeper
• Corprus, Ash, Ghoul
• Corprus, Ash, Slave
• Corprus, Ash, Vampire
• Corprus, Ash, Zombie
• Corprus, Dwarf
• Corprus, Lame
• Corprus, Stalker
• Dreugh, Water

<Undead>
• Bonelord
• Bonewalker, Normal
• Bonewalker, Greater
• Ghost, Ancestor
• Spectre, Dwarven
• Skeleton

The Alit is a tailless two-legged predator common to the grasslands and ash wastes of Vvardenfell. Built like its larger cousin and more dangerous cousin, the Kagouti, the Alit has a large head and protruding jaw, and when running on its short, stumpy legs, it looks like a big toothy mouth with feet.

Clams cannot be destroyed.

The long-tailed Cliff Racer is an aggressive, dangerous flying creature with a large vertical sail along its spine. Racer plumes from the native Bird-like Cliff Racer are used locally and throughout the Empire as decorations for garments and household goods.

The Guar is the dominant domesticated herd animal of Morrowind, useful as a pack animal and for its meat and hides.

The Guar is the dominant domesticated herd animal of Morrowind, useful as a pack animal and for its meat and hides.

The White Guar is involved in the Miscellaneous quest "Dreams of a White Guar".

The Kagouti is a large, aggressive, dangerous, short-tailed bipedal creature with huge tusks. Kagouti hide is made into leather and used in clothing and household goods.

The Kwama Forager scouts the surface of the land and natural underground passages, searching for suitable locations for new colonies, and hunting for prey. Foragers are aggressive but not very dangerous.

The Kwama Queen is the huge, bloated Kwama that produces the nest's eggs. They are too large and fat to move, and all their needs are attended by Worker Kwama.

The Scrib is a late larval form of the Kwama. Crushed Scribs produce a nutritious but sour-tasting gelatin with modest magical properties that the natives eat with gusto.

The Kwama Warrior defends the Kwama colony's tunnels and chambers. Warriors are aggressive and dangerous.

The Kwama Worker digs the colony's tunnels and chambers and tends the queen and the eggs. Workers are unaggressive, but not completely helpless.

The Mudcrab is a large, edible crab found in marine, coastal, and cavern environments. The Mudcrab is rarely aggressive, but tough and territorial, and groups of Mudcrabs may become a nuisance. Larger Mudcrab species, like the King Mudcrab and Mudcrab Titan, may be a threat to careless travelers.

The Betty Netch is a large hovering beast, supported by internal sacks of magical vapors. The Betty Netch, the female of the species, is smaller than the male Bull Netch, but fiercely territorial. Cured netch skin, durable, flexible, and variously colored, is used throughout the Empire in garments, armor, weapons, household goods, and furnishings.

The Bull Netch is a huge beast that hovers in the air, supported by internal sacks of magical vapors. Cured netch skin, durable, flexible, and variously colored, is used throughout the Empire in garments, armor, weapons, household goods, and furnishings.

The Nix-Hound is a medium-sized, aggressive pack predator. The meat of the Nix-Hound is sweet and tender, and has modest magical properties.

The Rat is a hardy, abundant hunter-scavenger, found on the land surface and in natural and excavated underground environments. Rat meat is tough and greasy, with an unpleasant odor and taste. Nonetheless, it is cheap, abundant, and nutritious, and palatable when cooked in a stew and masked by strong spices.

Silt Striders carry passengers and cargo between settlements on Vvardenfell. Fares depend on distance to be traveled. Silt Striders are giant Insects. A compartment for passengers and cargo is hollowed from the creature's shell; the driver directs the beast by directly manipulating exposed organs and tissues. Silt Striders travel between Ald'ruhn, Balmora, Seyda Neen, Suran, Gnisis, Molag Mar, Maar Gan, and North Landing near Vivec.

The Slaughterfish is an aggressive creature found both in open waters and subterranean pools. The meat of the Slaughterfish is meally and noisome, but dried Slaughterfish scales are said by locals to be 'a crunchy treat' when prepared in the native manner.

The Slaughterfish is an aggressive creature found both in open waters and subterranean pools. The meat of the Slaughterfish is meally and noisome, but dried Slaughterfish scales are said by locals to be 'a crunchy treat' when prepared in the native manner.

The Centurion Sphere is an enchanted animated artifact of Dwemer creation. These aggressive and dangerous devices compress into a ball when inactive, and transform into a mobile warrior when aroused. Scrap metal collected from Dwemer artifacts is rare and precious, and prized both by collectors of antiquities and students of metals and enchantments.

The Centurion Spider is an enchanted animated artifact of Dwemer creation. Constructed in the form of large metal Spiders, they are aggressive and dangerous. Scrap metal collected from Dwemer artifacts is rare and precious, and prized both by collectors of antiquities and students of metals and enchantments.

The Steam Centurion is an enchanted animated artifact of Dwemer creation. Constructed in the form of an armored warrior, they are aggressive and dangerous. Scrap metal collected from Dwemer artifacts is rare and precious, and prized both by collectors of antiquities and students of metals and enchantments.

The Flame Atronach is a powerful Daedric summoning associated with elemental fire. Crystalline elemental fire compounds called fire salts may be salvaged from the remains of banished Fire Atronachs.

The Frost Atronach is a powerful Daedric summoning associated with elemental frost. Crystalline elemental frost compounds called frost salts may be salvaged from the remains of banished Frost Atronachs.

The Storm Atronach is a powerful Daedric summoning associated with elemental lightning. Crystalline elemental shock compounds called shock salts may be salvaged from the remains of banished Storm Atronachs.

The Clannfear is a fierce, green, lizardlike bipedal Daedric summoning. Daedra hearts have modest magical properties, and are prized by alchemists.

The Daedroth are the crocodile-headed Daedric minions of the Daedra Lord Molag Bal. Daedra hearts have modest magical properties, and are also available at reasonable prices and with considerably less excitement from alchemists.

The Dremora are a class of intelligent, powerful war spirits in the service of the Daedra Lord Mehrunes Dagon. Daedra hearts have modest magical properties.

These magical winged females are spawn of Sheogorath. Their hearts have modest magical properties.

The Hunger is one of the many voracious servants of the Daedra Lord Boethiah. Daedra hearts have modest magical properties.

Ogrim are massive, powerful, dimly intelligent servants of the Daedra Lord Malacath.

The Scamp is a weak, cowardly servant of Mehrunes Dagon. Scamps may be summoned by Conjurers, and their skin is sought by alchemists for its magical properties.

The Winged Twilight are the female-formed Daedric messengers of the Daedra Lord Azura. Daedra hearts have modest magical properties.

The Ascended Sleepers are distorted, half-human, half-beast creatures transformed by a mysterious force into powerful magical beings. Ascended Sleepers are highly intelligent, aggressive, and dangerous. Ascended Sleepers are associated in some way with the Devil Dagoth Ur.

The Ash Ghoul is a distorted, half-human, half-beast creature transformed by a mysterious force into a powerful magical being. Ash Ghouls are highly intelligent, aggressive, and dangerous. Ash Ghouls are associated in some way with the Devil Dagoth Ur.

The Ash Slave is a humanoid creature transformed by a mysterious force into a deranged beast. These creatures are aggressive and dangerous. Ash Slaves are associated in some way with the Devil Dagoth Ur.

Ash Vampires are immortal magical beings of vast powers. Close kin and loyal lieutenants of the Devil Dagoth Ur, they partake of his supernatural vitality.

The Ash Zombie is a humanoid creature transformed by a mysterious force into a deranged beast. Though their skulls are apparently empty, these creatures are nonetheless intelligent, aggressive, and dangerous. Ash Zombies are associated in some way with the Devil Dagoth Ur.

Supposedly the last Dwarf alive, Yagrum Bagarn is a character involved in the game's main quest.

The Lame Corprus is a deformed, deranged victim of corprus disease. Aggressive and dangerous, they carry corprus disease, a deadly disease profoundly affecting a victim's mind and body.

Corprus Stalkers are the deformed, deranged victims of corprus disease. Aggressive and dangerous, they also carry corprus disease, a deadly disease profoundly affecting a victim's mind and body.

Dreugh are ancient sea monsters, half-Human, half-Octopus in appearance. Dreugh are hunted for their hides, which are used for making armor, and Dreugh wax, a tough, waxy substance with modest magical properties, scraped from Dreugh shells.

The Bonelord is a revenant that protects the tombs of clan and kin. Bonemeal, the finely ground powder made from the bones of the Skeleton minions, has modest magical properties.

Greater Bonewalkers defend the tombs of clan and kin. Greater Bonewalkers are aggressive and dangerous. Bonemeal is a finely ground powder with modest magical properties made from the bones of the Bonewalker.

Bonewalkers are among the distinctive ancestral revenants that guard Dunmer burial sites, and which may be summoned as spirit guardians. Among the Undead, they are less worrisome than their more powerful manifestation, the Greater Bonewalker.

Ancestor Ghosts commonly defend the tombs of clan and kin, but may also be summoned and controlled by sorcerers. Ancestor ghosts are aggressive but not very dangerous -- IF you have an enchanted or silvered weapon, or deadly sorcery.

Dwarven Spectres are encountered in the ancient abandoned Dwemer ruins. They are aggressive and dangerous, but ectoplasm, a filmy residue that remains after the revenant spirit of a Dwemer has been banished from the mortal plane, is a rare, valuable substance with modest magical properties. Normal weapons do not harm them; only enchanted or silver weapons or deadly spells affect them.

The Skeleton is a revenant that protects the tombs of clan and kin. Bonemeal, the finely ground powder made from the bones of the Skeleton, has modest magical properties.