Ash Spawn

Ash Spawn
Basic Info
Level	20–40
	440–940
	50–100
Stamina	175–375
Loot	Random ores Spawn Ash Random gems
Soul Size	Common
Base ID	xx01b636 xx01b639 xx01b63a

Not to be confused with Ash Creatures.

Ash Spawn are creatures that appear in The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn.

Background

"Ash Spawn began to appear on Solstheim after the massive eruptions of Red Mountain early in the Fourth Era covered the southern part of the island in ash. Their exact origins are unknown."

―Loading Screens

Locations

• Raven Rock Temple Ancestral Tomb during "Clean Sweep"
• Old Attius Farm before "March of the Dead"
• Fort Frostmoth during and after "March of the Dead"
• Outside the Bulwark attacking Redoran guards before completing "March of the Dead"
• Outside Tel Mithryn before completing "Old Friends"
• Highpoint Tower during and after "Old Friends"
• Randomly spawn in Solstheim's ashlands

Combat

• They are fire-based creatures, and use Destruction spells, such as Firebolt or Fireball.

Loot

• Random ore
• Random gems
• Spawn Ash

Variants

All variants are immune to poison, have a 75% resistance to fire, and can breathe underwater.

Ash Spawn

The standard, lowest-level of ash spawn. They can be seen wielding one-handed weapons, two-handed weapons, and wielding destruction magic.

Type	Level	Health	Magicka	Stamina	Items	Spells	Abilities
One-Handed	20	440	50	175	Spawn Ash Leveled gem Leveled ore	Firebolt	Immune to Poison Fire Resist 75% Waterbreathing
Two-Handed	20	440	50	175	Spawn Ash Battle Axe Spawn Ash Leveled gem Leveled ore		Immune to Poison Fire Resist 75% Waterbreathing
Mage	20	440	145	80	Spawn Ash Leveled gem Leveled ore	Firebolt	Immune to Poison Fire Resist 75% Waterbreathing

Ash Spawn Immolator

Ash Spawn Immolators seem to be merely more powerful versions of ash spawn. They have nearly two to three times as much health as normal ash spawn, and fight in similar manners.

Type	Level	Health	Magicka	Stamina	Items	Spells	Abilities
One-Handed	40	940	100	375	Ash Spawn War Axe Spawn Ash Leveled gem Leveled ore	Firebolt Flame Cloak	Immune to Poison Fire Resist 75% Waterbreathing
Two-Handed	40	940	100	375	Ash Spawn Battle Axe Spawn Ash Leveled gem Leveled ore	Flame Cloak	Immune to Poison Fire Resist 75% Waterbreathing
Mage	40	940	295	80	Spawn Ash Leveled gem Leveled ore	Firebolt Flame Cloak	Immune to Poison Fire Resist 75% Waterbreathing

Ash Spawn Skirmisher

The ash spawn skirmishers use both magic and melee attacks. They usually keep their distance to cast fire destruction spells from a range. They use Firebolt and Fireball to attack.

Type	Level	Health	Magicka	Stamina	Items	Spells	Abilities
One-Handed	30	690	75	275	Ash Spawn War Axe Spawn Ash Leveled gem Leveled ore	Firebolt	Immune to Poison Fire Resist 75% Waterbreathing
Two-Handed	30	690	75	275	Ash Spawn Battle Axe Spawn Ash Leveled gem Leveled ore		Immune to Poison Fire Resist 75% Waterbreathing
Mage	30	690	220	80	Spawn Ash Leveled gem Leveled ore	Firebolt	Immune to Poison Fire Resist 75% Waterbreathing

Ash Spawn at Attius Farm

Type	Level	Health	Magicka	Stamina	Items	Spells	Abilities
One-Handed variants	0.75xPC (25–50)	352–602	0	320–445	Ash Spawn War Axe (Ash Spawn Immolator) Spawn Ash Leveled gem Leveled ore	Firebolt	Immune to Poison Fire Resist 75% Waterbreathing

Trivia

• When ash spawn are killed, the weapons that they used when alive cannot be looted.
• They usually drop a variety of metal ores—including the typically rarer ones such as ebony ore, gold ore, or quicksilver ore—but they always drop some spawn ash, an alchemical ingredient.
• The Dragonborn can acquire the Conjure Ash Spawn spell by helping Neloth with his research and purchasing the spell from Talvas Fathryon afterwards.
• According to Elder Othreloth, ash spawn are the re-animated cremated remains of deceased Dunmer. The Dunmer cremate their dead and inter or scatter the ashes, and it is further proven by them being encountered in the Raven Rock Ancestral Tomb, rising from the ashes of the deceased.
• According to Redoran Guards, ash spawn tend to spring up from nowhere in the ashlands. This is correct, as they can randomly spring up by surprise, and the Dragonborn usually must wait until they fully emerge.
• Ash spawn race has "ActorTypeDwarven" keyword assigned, so they, as any other dwarven automaton, cannot be expelled, turned, scared or repelled, nor is it affected by any healing or necromantic healing spells.
  • The Conjure Ash Spawn spell is unaffected by the Twin Souls perk.
  • Ash spawn are resistant to vampire drain attacks.
  • When killed, ash spawn add to the "Automatons Killed" counter.^{confirmation needed}
• The second volume of Ildari Sarothril's journal—a former apprentice of Neloth with a heart stone replacing her actual heart—describes how she heard "the bones in the ash calling to [her]" through the connection that her heart stone gave. Through it, she found she could "bind the spirits to bone and ash and raise a servant to do [her] bidding."
• Ash spawn have their own form of Firebolt, which has less flames and throws off a small shower of sparks and smoke on contact. This spell also does a very small amount of physical damage, making it one of the only spells in the game that can harm the Dragonborn with 100% spell absorption.^{confirmation needed}
• Ash spawn race is called "Draugr" in Creation Kit, so the animations are copied from the actual draugr race.

Bugs

This section contains bugs related to Ash Spawn. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following: Please reload an old save to confirm if the bug is still happening. If the bug is still occurring, please post the bug report with the appropriate system template  360  /  XB1  ,  PS3  /  PS4  ,  PC  /  MAC  ,  NX  /  PS5  ,  XS  , depending on which platform(s) the bug has been encountered on. Be descriptive when listing the bug and fixes, but avoid having conversations in the description and/or using first-person anecdotes: such discussions belong on the appropriate forum board.

•  PS4   Even after "March of the Dead" is completed, Ash Spawn may still continue to attack Raven Rock.

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn