The Soul Stone is one of the artifacts of the Elder Scrolls gaming universe. It is needed to replenish the character's magic and strength. To fill the stone with souls, you need to kill various creatures with weapons of a certain rank. The characteristics should indicate whether a given sword (or staff, dagger, etc.) can infuse stone. The stronger the killed creature, the more the artifact is needed to take away its powers. Of course, not counting the “Azura star”, which has an endless supply of souls. Such a stone costs a lot of money from innkeepers or merchants, but it is quite difficult to get it.
Soul stones are used to improve the hero’s weapon and reload it. To do this, you need special spells that are cast on staves and swords. Usually, after use, stones disappear from the character's inventory. These artifacts can be found from merchants and innkeepers, as well as from various creatures.
Also, in story places or when completing quests:
- Soul stones can be obtained at the Black Reach, in a place where minerals accumulate.
- Steal a few stones from the archmage's mansion in Winterhold. They are located near the pentagram on the shelves.
- You can make pentagrams of souls at each of the protagonist’s houses. Several stones appear along with them.
- Offer assistance in cleansing the points of accumulation of magical energy to Dervis Neloren. For this he will thank you.
- Spheres and spiders usually feed on stones.
Each type of stone has its own soul size.
So, what are they?
- Tiny stone. It absorbs into itself only the souls of defenseless creatures up to the fourth level, except for those who have consciousness or intelligence. It could be a dog, deer, wolf, cow, rabbit, etc. This includes draugr with skeletons. Its capacity is only 250, and the cost is relatively small. The ID of such a filled stone is 002E4E3.
- Small. In the same way, it absorbs into itself only the souls of weak creatures, but up to the sixteenth level, except for those who have consciousness or intelligence. It could be a troll, sabertooth, spriggan, atronach, ghost and others. Its capacity is already 500, but still quite small. The ID of such a filled stone is 0002E4E5.
- Ordinary stone. Just like those listed above, it absorbs only the souls of weak creatures, but up to the twenty-eighth level, except for those who have consciousness or intelligence. This could be a Falmer, Ice Troll, Falmer Guardian, Spriggan Matron and many others. Its capacity is 1000, and its cost is 150. The ID of such a filled stone is 0002E4F3.
- Big Stone. For all creatures who have not yet reached level thirty-eight. Except for the reasonable ones, of course. These can be giants, draugr warlords, atronachs, scorched spriggans and many others. Its capacity is 2000, and its cost is 350. The ID of such a filled stone is 0002E4FB.
- Great stone. For absolutely any creature except intelligent ones. Its capacity is 3000, and its cost is 500. This stone is valued much more than others in Skyrim, a great soul stone filled - Id: 0002E4FF.
- Black stone. For all creatures that exist. Including, of course, the intelligent ones. Its capacity is about 3000, and its cost is 750. The ID of such a filled stone is 0002E504.
- Azura's Star. The same infinite soul stone that is used for all creatures except intelligent ones. Its cost is 1000. Azura's star ID is 00063B27.
- Black Star. The most valuable stone for souls, which can be used for all creatures of the Skyrim universe, including, of course, intelligent ones. Also costs 1000. The ID of the black star is 00063B29.
In order to instantly receive any stone, you need to enter its code into the console. It's done like this. For example, take any of the stones in Skyrim, the great soul stone filled with the ID of this stone - 0002E4FF.
These are some kind of gems that are needed to capture the substances of dying people and other creatures. They can be used to recharge or create enchanted items. Different species are used for different creatures. Large ones can absorb a more powerful creature. Only black soul stones can be used for human souls. You can also find a soulstone fragment.
In order to charge soul stones in Skyrim, you must have an empty gem of the appropriate size for a given creature, and the learned Soul Trap spell. The spell can be learned by reaching the rank of student in the school of mysticism, and higher rank will provide the ability to use more effective and longer-lasting spells. In order for the essence to move into the vessel, the victim must be under the influence of a spell at the time of killing. The main thing here is to choose the right tactics and the moment to cast the spell. You can also use a weapon enchanted to capture essence or use a scroll with a spell.
The effectiveness of use depends on the strength filling it. You can place a small soul in a large soul gem, and the enchanted item will correspond to the small substance. If there are several types of “vessels”, then the essence moves into the smallest soulstone suitable for this type. If the required size of gem is not available, then it is placed in the next empty container. Choose your victims carefully if you have rare, expensive options left.
Both empty and full soul stones in Skyrim can be found while traveling around the world, in many dungeons, and can be purchased from some merchants. Although it is easier to find them when clearing dungeons. Locations where great soul stones are located:
— Cave “Langouste”
— Region “Krucha”
- Lobby, University of Magic (one empty and with great entities)
— Windy tunnels, squandered mine
— Ayleid Ruin of Nornal
— Agisel
— Melisande's Farm
— Drakelow, basement
— Chorrol Mages Guild (two).
— Living rooms of magicians, university of magic
There is a special map of soul stones for searching.
How to use soul stones in Skyrim?
With their help, you can reload enchanted weapons or create enchanted items. Enchanted weapons lose charge when used and must be recharged. For this, unlike creating enchanted items, an enchanting altar is not required. You need to have a full soulstone in your inventory. Open the inventory, select an unloaded weapon and press the T button. After this, the enchanted weapon will be charged depending on the size of the gem. To obtain enchanted items, we need a special enchantment altar. An altar can be placed in your home and can also be found in major cities. In addition to soulstones, Constellation and Barenziah stones are used. They also deserve special attention.
Madesi at her kiosk.
Quick Walkthrough
- Talk to Madesi at his kiosk in Riften.
- Mine one mammoth tusk, one gold ore and two flawless sapphires.
- Return to Madesi.
Detailed walkthrough
All necessary components
Meeting
When you enter the Riften Town Market, you can talk to the merchant Madesi about the jewelry he sells. During the conversation, you learn that he is now experiencing very great difficulties in supplying materials due to the presence of numerous bandits on the roads of Skyrim. Madesi will tell you that he needs help collecting some components to make a precious necklace, namely, he needs to bring: one mammoth tusk, one gold ore and two flawless sapphires.
Search for materials
Flawless sapphires, like all stones, can be found by chance in mines. One guaranteed sample of a flawless sapphire can be stolen from the shelves in the Inner Sanctum of the Temple of Dibella in Markarth.
Mammoth ivory can be obtained from a killed mammoth, and can also be purchased from hunters and some traders. Three guaranteed samples can be found at the College of Winterhold in Arcaneum; eight guaranteed samples can be found at Clear Springs Camp.
Gold ore can be found randomly, but the easiest one is to find a gold mine in the Kolskeggr Mine. There is also Lost Chance Mine; it is closer, but does not have as many gold veins as in the Kolskeggr Mine. On the other hand, you can simply use the ore spell and convert one iron ore into one gold ore.
Reward
You can return found components for Madesi as you find them, or all at once. He will give you 100 gold for each element (ie 200 gold for two sapphires). After you bring them all, you can ask Madesi if he needs anything else, after which he will thank you with a leveled necklace.
Note
- Completing this quest will count as assistance in the Than Rift quest.
- Try not to purchase components for this quest, as the cost of purchasing the component may exceed their reward.
- Clearsprings Camp is the location for the Bounty for the Bandit Leader quest, possibly the location for the Dungeons (Bandits) quest with Amren, and possibly the location for the Lunar Amulet quest, giving you the opportunity to easily complete multiple quests at once if you decide to find the mammoth tusk in this location.
Bugs
Quest stages
- The following empty quest stages were not listed in the table: 10, 200, 250.
Notes
- Any text in angle brackets (for example,) is a parameter set by the Radiant Quest engine that will be assigned a value when the quest is received.
- Not all of the specified entries may appear in the game log: which entries appear and which do not depend on how the task is completed.
- The stages are not always listed in the order in which the task is completed. This typically occurs with tasks that have multiple possible outcomes or where certain tasks can be completed in a random order.
- If an entry is marked as " Completing the task", this means that the task is removed from the list of active ones, but new records of the stages of execution of this task can continue to be added to the log.
- When playing on a personal computer, you can use the console to progress through a quest by entering the command setstage (((ID))) stage , where quest is the in-game identifier of the quest, and stage is the number of the stage to which you want to go. However, it is not possible to move on to uncompleted (i.e., skipped) quest stages. However, using the console command resetquest (((ID))) you can reset the quest stage.
The Soul Stone is one of the artifacts of the Elder Scrolls gaming universe. It is needed to replenish the character's magic and strength. To fill the stone with souls, you need to kill various creatures with weapons of a certain rank. The characteristics should indicate whether a given sword (or staff, dagger, etc.) can infuse stone. The stronger the killed creature, the more the artifact is needed to take away its powers. Of course, not counting the “Azura star”, which has an endless supply of souls. Such a stone costs a lot of money from innkeepers or merchants, but it is quite difficult to get it.
Soul stones are used to improve the hero’s weapon and reload it. To do this, you need special spells that are cast on staves and swords. Usually, after use, stones disappear from the character's inventory. These artifacts can be found from merchants and innkeepers, as well as from various creatures.
Also, in story places or when completing quests:
- Soul stones can be obtained at the Black Reach, in a place where minerals accumulate.
- Steal a few stones from the archmage's mansion in Winterhold. They are located near the pentagram on the shelves.
- You can make pentagrams of souls at each of the protagonist’s houses. Several stones appear along with them.
- Offer assistance in cleansing the points of accumulation of magical energy to Dervis Neloren. For this he will thank you.
- Spheres and spiders usually feed on stones.
Each type of stone has its own soul size.
So, what are they?
- Tiny stone. It absorbs into itself only the souls of defenseless creatures up to the fourth level, except for those who have consciousness or intelligence. It could be a dog, deer, wolf, cow, rabbit, etc. This includes draugr with skeletons. Its capacity is only 250, and the cost is relatively small. The ID of such a filled stone is 002E4E3.
- Small. In the same way, it absorbs into itself only the souls of weak creatures, but up to the sixteenth level, except for those who have consciousness or intelligence. It could be a troll, sabertooth, spriggan, atronach, ghost and others. Its capacity is already 500, but still quite small. The ID of such a filled stone is 0002E4E5.
- Ordinary stone. Just like those listed above, it absorbs only the souls of weak creatures, but up to the twenty-eighth level, except for those who have consciousness or intelligence. This could be a Falmer, Ice Troll, Falmer Guardian, Spriggan Matron and many others. Its capacity is 1000, and its cost is 150. The ID of such a filled stone is 0002E4F3.
- Big Stone. For all creatures who have not yet reached level thirty-eight. Except for the reasonable ones, of course. These can be giants, draugr warlords, atronachs, scorched spriggans and many others. Its capacity is 2000, and its cost is 350. The ID of such a filled stone is 0002E4FB.
- Great stone. For absolutely any creature except intelligent ones. Its capacity is 3000, and its cost is 500. This stone is valued much more than others in Skyrim, a great soul stone filled - Id: 0002E4FF.
- Black stone. For all creatures that exist. Including, of course, the intelligent ones. Its capacity is about 3000, and its cost is 750. The ID of such a filled stone is 0002E504.
- Azura's Star. The same infinite soul stone that is used for all creatures except intelligent ones. Its cost is 1000. Azura's star ID is 00063B27.
- Black Star. The most valuable stone for souls, which can be used for all creatures of the Skyrim universe, including, of course, intelligent ones. Also costs 1000. The ID of the black star is 00063B29.
In order to instantly receive any stone, you need to enter its code into the console. It's done like this. For example, take any of the stones in Skyrim, the great soul stone filled with the ID of this stone - 0002E4FF.
From left to right: Tiny, Small, Normal, Large, Great and Black Soul Stone
Soul stones (original Soul Gems) refer to various subjects, which can be used as traps For shower dying creatures and people. Stones filled in this way can be used for enchanting items or reloading enchanted weapons. Please note that the Black Soul Stone can be used to capture the soul of NPCs and always stores Great Souls.
You can also find in the game soul stone fragments. They are classified as minor loot and are not true Soul Gems.
Empty Soul Gems can be obtained from mineral outlets, with a total of 2-3 stones of any size, including Black Soul Gems. The Black Reach is a place with a large number of mineral outlets.
Types of Soul Gems
| Name | Name English | Soul | ID | Characteristics | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Soul Gems | ||||||||
| Tiny Soul Stone | Petty Soul Gem | No | 0002e4e2 | 0.1 | 10 | 250 (Tiny) | The smallest size soul stone. | |
| Tiny | 0002e4e3 | 40 | ||||||
| Small Soul Stone | Lesser Soul Gem | No | 0002e4e4 | 0.2 | 25 | 500 (Small) | The second largest stone. | |
| Small | 0002e4e5 | 80 | ||||||
| Regular soul stone | Common Soul Gem | none | 0002e4e6 | 0.3 | 50 | 1000 (Regular) | The soul stone is medium in size. | |
| Ordinary | 0002e4f3 | 150 | ||||||
| Great Soul Stone | Great Soul Gem | none | 0002e4f4 | 0.4 | 100 | 2000 (Big) | The second largest soul stone. | |
| Big | 0002e4fb | 350 | ||||||
| Great Soul Stone | Grand Soul Gem | none | 0002e4fc | 0.5 | 200 | 3000 (Great) | The largest soul stone. If you receive a message that you do not have a suitable soul stone (and there are definitely empty stones in your inventory), this means that you are trying to capture a humanoid soul, which requires a black soul stone. |
|
| Great | 0002e4ff | 500 | ||||||
| Special Soul Stones | ||||||||
| Black Soul Stone | Black Soul Gem | No | 0002e500 | 1 | 300 | 3000 (Great) | Special soul stones that can capture the soul of a humanoid. | |
| Great | 0002e504 | 750 | ||||||
| Enchanted Soul Stone | Treated Soul Gem | No | 00094e40 | 0.2 | 25 | 500 (Small) | ||
| Wylandria Soul Stone | Wylandriah's Soul Gem | No | 00043e26 | 0 | 0 | 3000 (Great) | Watch the quest "Hunting and Gathering" . | |
| Azura's Star | Azura's Star | No | 00063b27 | 0 | 1000 | 3000 (Great) | Works the same as the Greater Soul Gem, but does not break from use. | |
| Black Star | The Black Star | No | 00063b29 | 0 | 1000 | 3000 (Great) | Can be used to capture the soul of an NPC, and will not break from use. | |
Notes
Bugs
- Sometimes, by throwing a stone out of your inventory, you can clear it of a filled soul without destroying it. This allows you to get rid of an unwanted soul (such as a small soul in a Great Stone) without losing the stone itself.
- Filled stones can lose souls when they are placed in containers (such as nightstands), taken from the container, and put back into inventory. This happens if you already have empty soul stones of the same size and value. Apparently this is some kind of bug where the stones get "confused" with each other (happens with Regular, Small and Tiny soul gems). It is recommended to save the game before moving empty and filled stones from your inventory. Losing filled soul gems can be annoying, so you can use your companion for this problem. For example, if you have a list of empty and full stones and want to put them into packs without losing souls; just give them to your companion and take them back if necessary. Thus, souls from stones should not disappear.
- Solution: If you put soul stones in a container, you can retrieve them intact by finding a filled stone of the same type (or through the console) and removing the problematic stones, having the found one in your inventory. Do NOT use a rock that you have already put in a container, it won't work for some reason. Also, this does NOT work if there are less than 6 stones in the pack, you can only return 1 full soul stone. [ needs checking - see Discussion Skyrim:Soul Gems ]
The gaming world of Skyrim surprises with its possibilities. Here Dovahkiin can find a lot of useful ordinary and magical items. For example, the black soul stone. The ID of this item and its description will be presented below. Knowing about a magic item is extremely important, especially for those who want to practice magic and enchant weapons and armor.
Description
The Black Soul Stone is a magical item with which the player can catch black souls without any problems. They are used to charge enchanted items.
Bright souls can also be caught with the help of an appropriate game item, but only on the condition that there are no suitable (ordinary) “stones” in Dovahkiin’s inventory.
Types of item
It is worth paying attention to the fact that in Skyrim the black soul stone, the ID of which is useful when using a game console to place an item in a character’s bag, varies. In The Elder Scrolls V, users can encounter different types of the corresponding item.
Here's what it could be:
- black soul stone (regular);
- "Black Star" (unique).
The first type of item is the most common. It can be bought from merchants, and can also be found while exploring dungeons and caches.
"Black Star" is a unique soul stone issued for the quest of the same name. You can't get it in any other way in the Skyrim game world.
Identifiers
The ID of the black soul stone is useful if the player wants to independently give himself this item. For this operation you will have to use the game console.
The ID of a regular black soul stone is 0002E500, and the ID of a “Black Star” is 00063B29. If you need a completed item, you will have to use the identifier - 0002E504.
Important: you don’t have to put the first three zeros in the numbers. The game console will work without them.
To give yourself a soul stone (black), you will need:
- Open the game console while playing Skyrim.
- Type the command player.additem
<количество>. - Press the "Enter" button on your keyboard.
Soul Gems in TES5 are most often used to recharge magic items, including weapons, and less often in the process of enchanting items on tables with soul icons. They can be found while traveling around Skyrim or purchased from merchants. They come in different sizes: the larger the soul stone, the stronger the soul of the creature that can be placed in it, and the stronger the enchantment and the more powerful the added charge. They also differ in color: white ones can absorb the souls of any creatures except human ones, while black ones have no restrictions at all (sold by Falion in Morthal). Most soul stones are initially empty; to fill them, you must first cast a soul capture spell on the victim (sold by the court mage Faringar in Dragonsreach in Whiterun), and then kill them within the allotted time while the spell lasts. Also, a weapon with the necessary enchantments is suitable for capture, then the need for spells disappears altogether, but in this case there is a risk of a “disorderly harvest”, when large stones will be filled with small souls, which will affect the charge level and strength, such an approach is irrational. To empty a stone, you need to throw it on the ground and pick it up again. If there is no suitable soul stone in the inventory at the time of killing the creature, the soul will be lost. With the advent of the Azura Star, a reusable soul stone, ordinary ones can be abandoned in favor of saving space and money.
To charge a weapon, you need to select it in your inventory with the cursor, press the [T] key and select the appropriate soul stone from the list. Not all weapons are suitable for charging, only those that have a white horizontal bar in the stats window, for example, staves. Used soul stones disappear and cannot be restored, and you cannot choose which stones need to be filled and which ones to save, everything happens automatically. To find out the level of a target, you need to open the console with the [~] key, click on the target with the cursor and enter the getlevel command.
Dimensions and capacity of soul stones in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Legendary Edition):
- Tiny Soul Stone(Petty Soul Gem) - holds the souls of creatures up to level 4: wolves, mud crabs, skeevers, goats, chickens, foxes, deer, killer fish, skeletons, dogs and horkers.
- Small Soul Stone(Lesser Soul Gem) - contains the souls of creatures up to level 16: brown bears, wolves, draugr, zombies, boars, chaurus, ice ghosts, horses, ghosts, saber-tooths, skeleton guards, snow trolls and falmer.
- Regular soul stone(Common Soul Gem) - holds the souls of creatures up to level 28: ancient ghosts, draugr warriors, smokes, ice trolls, fire atronachs, cave bears, skeleton heroes, spriggans and black bears.
- Great Soul Stone(Greater Soul Gem) - holds the souls of creatures up to level 38: giants, thunder atronachs, daedroths, draugr warlords, ice atronachs, smoke mothers, ogres, ghosts, skeleton champions and terrible zombies.
- Great Soul Stone(Grand Soul Gem) - holds many souls of the same type or one mammoth.
