Uderfrykte Matron

A monster lurks in the high country in northeastern Cyrodiil. You get wind of the creature in a couple of places. The easiest to get to is Aerin's Camp to the southwest. From the camp, make your way northeast behind the rocks and you will soon find the body of Andre Labouche. On the body is a letter from Labouche's daughter that mentions a creature known as the Horror of Dive Rock.

Dive Rock is the peak of the mountain to the northeast. At the top of the mountain, make your way north to a rock strewn gully. Follow the gully southwest. Climb out of the west side at your first opportunity, follow the slopes west, and Dive Rock will soon appear on your radar.

Here on an icy sliver of rock, you will find an unoccupied campsite, a tent, supplies, and Agnar's Journal. The Uderfrykte Matron has 500 hitpoints, Chameleon ability, and a 100 percent resistance to frost magicka. But she is just as vulnerable to fire as she is immune to the cold, and fire magic, plus an enchanted weapon, a weapon enchanted with fire magic will quickly be the death of her.

To find her, make your way back to the gully and follow it southeast to a rock strewn shelf. Here you will find the body of Agnar and nearby, the Matron herself.

According the Agnar's Journal, she is the mother of the original Uderfrykte from Morrowind's Bloodmoon expansion.

Drops

 * Frostwyrm Bow (15 pts Frost damage on Strike).

Weaknesses

 * 75% weakness to fire.

Once you kill it, you can find the remains of Svenja, Agnar's wife, as well as her bow.

For more information, see Agnar's Journal.

There are many glitches associated with the Uderfrykte's appearance. Its appearance is 'supposed' to be semi-transparent and frost-like, however it is more commonly totally invisible or visible due to an unknown glitch in the CS. If you fight the Uderfrykte Matron when it's totally invisible it is recommended for you to use detect life spells in order to see it. If you loot Svenja's arms and legs you will notice that she has two right arms and two right legs.

The Uderfrykte Matron's soul level is grand (1600 pts).

Trivia

 * The Udyfrykte in Bloodmoon was a monster who attacked the mead hall of Thirsk. This is likely a reference to Grendel in the epic Beowulf who was a monster that attacked the mead hall Heorot. The Uderfrykte Matron is likely a continuing of this parallel being the equivalent to Grendel's mother further suggesting the link to Beowulf.

Appearances

 * The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion