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Dragonrend is a dragon shout in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The shout forces a dragon to land and experience the concept of mortality. Once obtained, it can make all dragon fights significantly easier without waiting for the dragon to reach 50% health before automatically landing. All three words of the shout are obtained during Alduin's Bane: however, it is not required to use all three words of the shout in order to force a dragon to land. The addition of words makes the effect of the shout last for a longer period of time.
Background[]
Dragonrend is the first shout ever created solely by mortals.[1] It was created as a weapon against dragons, and cannot be known to them as their minds cannot comprehend its concepts.[2] The shout forces a dragon to experience mortality, an incomprehensible idea to a dragon.[1] It is also capable of weakening Alduin and make him vulnerable to attacks,[3] and therefore was crucial to his defeat both by the ancient Nords during the Dragon War,[4] and the Dragonborn during the events of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.[3] During the great Dragon War in ages past, the Dragonrend shout was crafted by the first mortal Tongues—Gormlaith Golden-Hilt, Hakon One-Eye, and Felldir the Old,[2][1] who had learned the usage of the Thu'um from Paarthurnax to be used as a powerful weapon against dragons. Atop the Throat of the World, these Tongues used the shout on Alduin, forcing the World-Eater to land and confront them. The ensuing battle allowed the heroes to use an Elder Scroll to cast Alduin adrift on the tides of time in the hopes that he would be forever banished.[5] Sending Alduin through time resulted in a Time Wound being created.[2]
This event is viewed by the Dragonborn upon reading the Elder Scroll in the time wound. The words of Dragonrend are learned and unlocked when the heroes use the shout on Alduin.
Usage[]
Dragonrend forces a dragon that was hit by it to land and remain grounded temporarily, the more words of power were used the longer the dragon will remain grounded. Repeated use of the Shout can keep a dragon grounded throughout the entire battle. The dragon will need a large enough flat area to land on or else it will either leave the vicinity in search of a place to land or keep on flying. Additionally, whenever the Shout is used on a dragon it will be staggerred by it. This can be used to stop a dragon from attacking before or while the attack takes place. The Shout is crucial when fighting Alduin, since he is immune to any harmful effect as long as he is not affected by Dragonrend.
When used on objects such as bowls and plates, it functions like a weaker version of Unrelenting Force, scattering the objects. When used on non-dragon characters or creatures, a message will appear by the top left corner of the screen saying the target resisted the Shout. Using the Shout on non-dragon targets will not trigger any response from it and it will not turn hostile.
Trivia[]
- It is one of the only two known shouts created by Men, along with Dragon Aspect.
- This shout does not require Dragon Souls to unlock, unlike other shouts.
- Along with Throw Voice, this is one of the few shouts where all three words are learned all at once. It is also one of the few shouts that the Dragonborn can learn by listening alone, as most are learned by looking at their inscriptions.
- If used on Alduin during "Alduin's Bane," Alduin will say "You may have picked up the weapons of my ancient foes, but you are not their equal!"
- After the completion of the main questline Odahviing will circle the Throat of the World. If he is hit by Dragonrend he will keep on flying rather than landing.
Bugs[]
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- May only function on dragons that have detected the Dragonborn.confirmation needed
- If there is not enough room, the Dragon will not land and will instead fly off to land out of combat distance.
- If Miraak has already been killed, using the shout has an extremely low chance to steal dragon souls, just like Miraak's custom shout.
Appearances[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dialogue with Paarthurnax during Elder Knowledge
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dialogue with Paarthurnax during The Throat of the World
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dialogue with Paarthurnax during Alduin's Bane
- ↑ Dialogue with Esbern during Alduin's Wall
- ↑ Events of Alduin's Bane
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