Keeper

Keeper
Basic Info
Level	PC×1.2 (10–80)
	250+(PC-1.2)×12
	0, 200
Stamina	180+(PC-1.2)×6
Resistance	Resist Poison 100, Resist Frost 25, Waterbreathing
Loot	Dragonbone weapons (if Dragonborn's level is high enough)
Soul Size	Grand
Base ID	xx007b0f xx0074f8 xx0074f9
Ref ID	xx0064ab xx0071ec xx0071eb

For the Dark Brotherhood rank, see Dark Brotherhood.

The Keepers are creatures that appear in The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard. They can only be encountered in the Soul Cairn during the quest "Beyond Death."

Appearance

They are much taller than the Dragonborn and wear sets of dragonplate armor, minus the helm. They have no heads, save for a pair of glowing blue eyes set within a cloud of black smoke. They wield different types of dragonbone weapons (mace, battleaxe or bow with arrows).

Interactions

Beyond Death

Upon meeting Valerica, she asks the Dragonborn to kill three Keepers dotted around the Soul Cairn. Once they are killed, it will release the magical barrier that is keeping her imprisoned.

The first can be found atop a large floating tower located to the right of the prison. The second is found south of the last keeper in an open ruin and the last is found within the courtyard of a medium-sized fort south of the prison. Once all three are killed, they do not respawn.

Notable items

They usually carry a filled black soul gem that the Dragonborn can take from their ashes upon death; However, if the Dragonborn is at a high enough level (45+), their Dragonbone weapons may be lootable.

Gallery

Keeper that carries the Dragonbone Battleaxe

Keeper that carries the Dragonbone Mace

Keeper that carries the Dragonbone Bow

Trivia

• The Keepers are one of the tallest NPCs in the game. They are as tall as the Ebony Warrior and smaller than the Nord hero Tsun.
• The Keepers can be found and slain prior to talking with Valerica, and will still count for the quest.

Bugs

This section contains bugs related to Keeper. 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.

•  PC   It is possible that the Keepers' armor is the root of a bug which causes crashing within a small distance of the Keeper spires.
•  PC   It is possible for the Keeper to do the giant bug. Once defeated the Keeper shoots into the air without returning, causing it to become impossible to loot the Keeper.

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard