Vampire (Skyrim)

Vampires are one of the enemies featured in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Description
Vampires are afflicted with the disease Sanguinare Vampiris and can be of any race. They inhabit remote caves and ruins. An unwary adventurer can contract the vampirism disease when fighting them.

Volkihar
The Volkihar vampires of eastern Skyrim live under haunted, frozen lakes and only leave their dens to feed. They have the power to freeze their victims with icy breath, and can reach through the ice of their frozen lake dens without breaking the ice. The vampire type you can become however, is the more or less the same as the cyrodiilic tribe found in Oblivion, the difference being is that the sun weakens the player instead of burning, people will attack you at stage four vampirism and feeding along with being a stage four vampire is actually a crime. The Vampires in Skyrim may be a sub-type or are the Cyrodiilic tribe due the similar powers and vampirism, however, as said above there are a few differences such as sunlight will weaken but not harm a vampire and fire does more damage. The Vampires are indeed called Volkihars and do have a resistance to frost but its unknown if it is true about phasing through the ice or it was just folklore. Vampires encountered are sometimes called Volkihar Vampire or Master Volkihar Vampire.

Locations

 * Haemar's Shame
 * Bloodlet Throne
 * Fellglow Keep
 * Broken Fang Cave
 * Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary
 * Movarth's Lair
 * Alva's House
 * Blue Palace

Known vampires

 * Alva
 * Babette
 * Hern
 * Hert
 * Laelette
 * Movarth
 * Sybille Stentor
 * Vighar