Goat (Skyrim)

Goats are peaceful animals that can be found in village farms or roaming the lands of.

Attacking Goats on farms can incur a bounty, as they are owned by individuals.

Behavior
They deal very minimal damage and only seem to attack when enthralled by a Spriggan or when rage causing spells such as Courage, Fury, Frenzy, or Mayhem is cast on them. They will very rarely attack a Dragon while it's on the ground.

Loot

 * Goat Hide
 * Leg of Goat
 * Goat Horns (Hearthfire)
 * Rarely gold or gems

Trivia

 * During the quest A Night to Remember, Ennis accuses the Dragonborn of having stolen his special goat, Gleda. This is one of the few named goats in Skyrim.
 * When a spriggan uses a goat as a defense the goat has green patches of skin, caused by the summoning.



Bugs

 * A goat can turn hostile without being attacked or enthralled by a spriggan. They will not attack and will flee if approached too closely. This will prevent fast travel. If the area is left or the Dragonborn becomes hidden (sneak), the goat will cease being hostile. Returning to the goat will not make it turn hostile again.

Behind the scenes

 * Unless otherwise stated, the information above was obtained from in-game play or from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Creation Kit.