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"Why don't you hold onto Shadowmere a while longer? He's a fine steed, and hasn't been ridden nearly as much as he should lately."

―Astrid^[src]

Shadowmere is a horse in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, originally owned by Lucien Lachance. Astrid lets the Dragonborn borrow Shadowmere to travel to the Dawnstar Sanctuary for the quest "The Cure for Madness." She then gives him to the Dragonborn as a reward for completing the quest. Shadowmere spawns from a pool outside the Falkreath Sanctuary, follows the Dragonborn when they fast travel, and can provide aid during combat.

Interactions

During "The Cure for Madness," Astrid wants the Dragonborn to follow Cicero, the Night Mother's Keeper, to the Dawnstar Sanctuary as swiftly as possible. To that end, she gives them Shadowmere, whom she calls "one of us." The horse's first appearance outside the Sanctuary is very dramatic, and clearly shows that Shadowmere is no common horse, as it appears out of dark water and smoke, and has glowing red eyes.

If the Dragonborn fast travels anywhere outside a city, Shadowmere will appear there. Fast traveling to a city causes Shadowmere to be found at that city's stables instead.

Shadowmere has much higher health than a regular horse and an extremely fast health regeneration, making him far less likely to die than normal horses. If enemies are nearby, Shadowmere will actively attack them. He deals very little damage, but can serve as a useful distraction while the Dragonborn attacks from afar.

Gender

Astrid calls Shadowmere a "he," although Shadowmere is identified as a "she" by Lucien Lachance in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Astrid is known to sometimes switch between calling Shadowmere a she and he, but never within the same conversation. The Spectral Assassin version of Lachance will also call it a he when Lachance sees the horse.

Exploit

Shadowmere is commonly used for many exploits to raise combat skills because of his large amount of health. The player can either use magic or weapons on Shadowmere to raise that skill. The only problem is killing him. However, due to Shadowmere's massive health regeneration, killing him is unlikely unless one uses high-end smithed weapons or perked sneak attacks. If his health does get low, it is recommended to wait an hour and continue attacking.

Gallery

Trivia

If the Spectral Assassin, who is the spirit of Lucien Lachance, is summoned, he greets Shadowmere as an "old friend."
Unlike its previous incarnation, Shadowmere can be killed by long falls or in combat. Shadowmere will, however, respawn around ten days later, at the location of death.
- Shadowmere will not respawn in this location if killed in a body of water. In that case, he will respawn in the pool outside the Falkreath Sanctuary.
Shadowmere has a unique fabric as part of his saddle, which sports the Black Hand handprint on either side.
While Shadowmere may appear to be pure black, it is actually a very dark reddish brown.
Shadowmere is not immune to all spells and can be killed if Destruction spells are used against him at a faster rate than his health regeneration.
Shadowmere can be killed by the Instant Kill effect of the Wabbajack.
If Shadowmere is not approached at all until "Death Incarnate," it will already be fighting the Penitus Oculatus by the time the Dragonborn returns to the Sanctuary.
Shadowmere's saddle resembles a Roman four horned saddle.
When Shadowmere first appears in the pool, if listening closely over the boiling of the water, galloping can be heard, as well as thunder when Shadowmere appears out of the smoke.
If Shadowmere is spawned by console commands, attacking him will cause him to become hostile towards the Dragonborn.

Bugs

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Sometimes after mounting Shadowmere, the Dragonborn will float in the air in the sitting position, still controlling Shadowmere, giving the impression of becoming Shadowmere. The Dragonborn will also move and rock back and forth while floating in the air. This seems to happen only at the Peryite Shrine, Riften Stables, and just outside Whiterun.
On occasion, Shadowmere will not rise from the pool, making him impossible to ride. This is caused by the scripted event commanding the rise never occurring. Luring enemies near him might cause Shadowmere to attack, fixing this bug (e.g. during the quest "Death Incarnate").
- Solution: Fast travel to where the last horse was bought then fast traveling back to the Sanctuary. Should this fail, visiting all of the stables before going back to the Sanctuary may work.
360 PS3 Shadowmere may spontaneously die with no evident cause.
Shadowmere can appear in Sovngarde during the fight with Alduin.
Shadowmere may disappear from the game entirely, however the Spectral Assassin still makes comments as if he were still present.
- This may be because the Dragonborn fast travelled to Castle Volkihar with Shadowmere. She will remain on the island the castle is on permanently unless the player mounts her and fast travels or swims back to the mainland while mounted. This can happen with Labyrinthian as well.
Shadowmere may fall through the ground and disappear forever.
Rarely, when Shadowmere spawns close to the Dragonborn after fast traveling, the camera view is in Shadowmere's view, and this makes playing impossible.
If "No One Escapes Cidhna Mine" was completed and the Dragonborn sided with the Forsworn, Shadowmere will attack all friendly forsworn.
Shadowmere may attack Serana if her magic hits him.

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-'''Shadowmere''' is a horse in ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]'' and ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]''.
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+{{Quote|Why don't you hold onto Shadowmere a while longer? He's a fine steed, and hasn't been ridden nearly as much as he should lately.|[[Astrid (Skyrim)|Astrid]]|The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim}}
+'''Shadowmere''' is a [[Horse (Skyrim)|horse]] in {{Skyrim}}, originally owned by [[Lucien Lachance]]. [[Astrid (Skyrim)|Astrid]] lets the [[Last Dragonborn|Dragonborn]] borrow Shadowmere to travel to the [[Dawnstar Sanctuary]] for the quest "[[The Cure for Madness]]." She then gives him to the Dragonborn as a reward for completing the quest. Shadowmere spawns from a pool outside the [[Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary (Skyrim)|Falkreath Sanctuary]], follows the Dragonborn when they [[Fast Travel (Skyrim)|fast travel]], and can provide aid during combat.
-==Characteristics==
+==Interactions==
-Shadowmere is given to the character at the beginning of the tenth quest of the [[Dark Brotherhood (Skyrim)|Dark Brotherhood]] quest-line. During "[[The Cure for Madness]]," the Sanctuary-Leader [[Astrid]] wants you to follow [[Cicero]], the [[Night Mother]]'s Keeper, to the [[Dawnstar]] sanctuary as swiftly as possible. To that end, she gives you Shadowmere, whom she calls "one of us," (oddly enough, Astrid calls Shadowmere a "he" even though Shadowmere is identified as a "she" by [[Lucien Lachance]]). His first appearance outside the Sanctuary is very dramatic, and clearly shows that Shadowmere is no common horse. If you have summoned the [[Spectral Assassin]], (which is the spirit of Lucien Lachance), he will greet Shadowmere as an old friend. Shadowmere is the hardiest horse in Skyrim and will fight in the same manner as a companion, killing an Imperial Soldier or Stormcloak with ease. As with any horse, Shadowmere alllows the player to climb hills that are normally unscalable.
+During "[[The Cure for Madness]]," Astrid wants the Dragonborn to follow [[Cicero]], the [[Night Mother]]'s Keeper, to the [[Dawnstar Sanctuary]] as swiftly as possible. To that end, she gives them Shadowmere, whom she calls "one of us." The horse's first appearance outside the Sanctuary is very dramatic, and clearly shows that Shadowmere is no common horse, as it appears out of dark water and smoke, and has glowing red eyes.
+If the Dragonborn fast travels anywhere outside a city, Shadowmere will appear there. Fast traveling to a city causes Shadowmere to be found at that city's stables instead.
-Unlike in his previous incarnation, Shadowmere can be killed if he suffers a long fall or in an extreme matter of combat. Shadowmere has quite a lot of health, and regenerates health very fast.
+Shadowmere has much higher health than a regular horse and an extremely fast health regeneration, making him far less likely to die than normal horses. If enemies are nearby, Shadowmere will actively attack them. He deals very little damage, but can serve as a useful distraction while the Dragonborn attacks from afar.
+==Gender==
+Astrid calls Shadowmere a "he," although Shadowmere is identified as a "she" by [[Lucien Lachance]] in {{Oblivion}}. Astrid is known to sometimes switch between calling Shadowmere a she and he, but never within the same conversation. The Spectral Assassin version of Lachance will also call it a he when Lachance sees the horse.
+==Exploit==
+Shadowmere is commonly used for many exploits to raise combat skills because of his large amount of health. The player can either use magic or weapons on Shadowmere to raise that skill. The only problem is killing him. However, due to Shadowmere's massive health regeneration, killing him is unlikely unless one uses high-end smithed weapons or perked sneak attacks. If his health does get low, it is recommended to wait an hour and continue attacking.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+Shadowmere IceBear.png|Shadowmere fighting a [[Snow Bear (Skyrim)|Snow Bear]].
+Shadowmere Dragon.png|Shadowmere fighting a [[Dragons (Skyrim)|Dragon]].
+</gallery>
 ==Trivia==
+*If the [[Spectral Assassin (Skyrim)|Spectral Assassin]], who is the spirit of Lucien Lachance, is summoned, he greets Shadowmere as an "old friend."
-*If you run off a small cliff, (enough to kill a horse, but not you), Shadowmere will die. He can also die from any other cause of damage, weapons, magic, etc. If Shadowmere dies on the PC version of Skyrim, a new one can be spawned at the player's location by using the console command, (without quotes), "player.placeatme 0009CCD7". Another option is to target Shadowmere's body and typing resurrect in the console command box.
+*Unlike its previous incarnation, Shadowmere can be killed by long falls or in combat. Shadowmere will, however, respawn around ten days later, at the location of death.
-*If Shadowmere is killed, waiting in a main city for 10 days then returning to where he died should respawn him on both PC and console versions.
+**Shadowmere will not respawn in this location if killed in a body of water. In that case, he will respawn in the pool outside the [[Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary (Skyrim)|Falkreath Sanctuary]].
-*Shadowmere appears to be daedric or vampiric, as suggested by her living 210-some years. Glowing red eyes and immortality both suggest that she could be either although Shadowmere's entrance in Skyrim by coming out of a bubbling black pool suggests a daedric summoning; however, it seems more likely that Shadowmere was summoned from "The Void" where the servants of Sithis reside, little is know of this though.
+*Shadowmere has a unique fabric as part of his saddle, which sports the [[Black Hand]] handprint on either side.
-*Shadowmere is, in fact, male in Skyrim. Although Lachance refers to Shadowmere as a "she," in Oblivion and when he sees Shadowmere when summoned. This brings up the theory that Shadowmere was reborn or has no gender due to having daedric origin.
+*While Shadowmere may appear to be pure black, it is actually a very dark reddish brown.
-*Shadowmere's near invincibility can be exploited to increase the [[Dragonborn]]'s combat skills. Simply turn the difficulty up to master and continually attack shadowmere with any weapon or spell. Be careful however, as Shadowmere can be killed in this way if not paying attention.
+*Shadowmere is not immune to all spells and can be killed if Destruction spells are used against him at a faster rate than his health regeneration.
-*There is a certain glitch that if you mount shadowmere the dragonborn will float in the air in the sitting position with the player still controlling shadowmere giving the impression of ''becoming ''shadowmere, The player will also move and rock back and forth while floating in the air. This seemed to happen only at the [[Shrine to Peryite|Peryite Shrine]], [[Riften Stables]], and just outside Whiterun. (confirmed)
+*Shadowmere can be killed by the Instant Kill effect of the [[Wabbajack (Skyrim)|Wabbajack]].
-*[[Mehrune's Razor]] is also capable of killing Shadowmere.
+*If Shadowmere is not approached at all until "[[Death Incarnate]]," it will already be fighting the [[Penitus Oculatus (Skyrim)|Penitus Oculatus]] by the time the Dragonborn returns to the Sanctuary.
-*Shadowmere can be killed by a good hit from a giant or direct hit from a strong trap.
+*Shadowmere's saddle resembles a Roman four horned saddle.
-*Death by falling off a cliff can be avoided for Shadowmere or any other horse by walking very slowly down the cliff. Usually the horse will just walk at the angle of the cliff. This will work for any cliff except for straight 90 degree falls.
+*When Shadowmere first appears in the pool, if listening closely over the boiling of the water, galloping can be heard, as well as thunder when Shadowmere appears out of the smoke.
-*If in water deep enough to force Shadowmere to swim get off then back on (while in the water) then Shadowmere will be able to sprint in the water as if on the land. (console)
+*If Shadowmere is spawned by console commands, attacking him will cause him to become hostile towards the Dragonborn.
 ==Bugs==
+{{Bugs}}
-*{{PS3}}Do NOT hit Shadowmere with the Marked for Death shout. It will cause a glitch where Shadowmere will die very easily to attacks from everything and anything, including you. His health becomes arguably worse than that of a normal horse. There is currently no known fix for this bug.
+*Sometimes after mounting Shadowmere, the Dragonborn will float in the air in the sitting position, still controlling Shadowmere, giving the impression of becoming Shadowmere. The Dragonborn will also move and rock back and forth while floating in the air. This seems to happen only at the [[Shrine to Peryite|Peryite Shrine]], [[Riften Stables]], and just outside [[Whiterun (Skyrim)|Whiterun]].
-*On occasion, when you are standing in front of the pool from which Shadowmere is supposed to spawn during [[The Cure For Madness]], you will hear Shadowmere rising out of the pool and then neighing, but he will not actually rise from the pool, effectively making him impossible to ride or otherwise be unable to ride as he will be trapped. However, Shadowmere wasn't actually prevented from spawning; the scripted event that makes him rise from the ground never occurred. So a good fix for this would be to wait until the quest [[Death Incarnate]] when there are enemies near the pool and bring one of them close to Shadowmere. With luck, the enemy you are fighting will lure Shadowmere out of the area he is trapped in and you will be able to climb on his back and then ride him whenever you wish.
+*On occasion, Shadowmere will not rise from the pool, making him impossible to ride. This is caused by the scripted event commanding the rise never occurring. Luring enemies near him might cause Shadowmere to attack, fixing this bug (e.g. during the quest "[[Death Incarnate]]").
-*{{PS3}}Sometimes Shadowmere will just fall over dead. (I parked him outside of [[Tolvald's Cave]] while doing [[No Stone Unturned (Skyrim)|No Stone Unturned]] and after using the quick exit at the end walked outside to witness Shadowmere falling over, no enemies/traps anywhere nearby.)
+**Solution: Fast travel to where the last horse was bought then fast traveling back to the Sanctuary. Should this fail, visiting all of the stables before going back to the Sanctuary may work.
-*This glitch can also be fixed by simply fast traveling to where you bought your current/last horse. Shadowmere should be there for a split second before teleporting to the pool in front of the sanctuary. Just fast travel back to the sanctuary and get on him. He will then fast travel with you and behave normally as if this never occurred. If this doesn't work, just try going to all of the stables before going back to the sanctuary. An easy way to do this without paying for a horse is to go to [[Riften]] inside the [[Bee and Barb]] and talk to the guy in the corner at the entrance. he will give you a quest to ask [[Sibbi Black-Briar]] in prison about a horse. By the end of the quest you will have a persuade option to get the payment and the horse as well.
+*{{XBOX360}}{{PS3}} Shadowmere may spontaneously die with no evident cause.
-*Shadowmere is a great way for leveling, using mid to lower level spells like flames or courage are a slow but easy way for such leveling as it does not take much magicka and players of all levels can use them. Stronger spells will level faster but take more magicka and if you do not have [[Morokei]] or the Arch-Mages Robes (you get when you become the Arch-Mage) might end up taking longer. The Restoration school does not necessarily work for leveling on Shadowmere as he heals quite fast, as for conjuration simply use soul trap.
+*Shadowmere can appear in [[Sovngarde (Location)|Sovngarde]] during the fight with [[Alduin (Skyrim)|Alduin]].
+*Shadowmere may disappear from the game entirely, however the Spectral Assassin still makes comments as if he were still present.
+**This may be because the Dragonborn fast travelled to [[Castle Volkihar]] with Shadowmere. She will remain on the island the castle is on permanently unless the player mounts her and fast travels or swims back to the mainland while mounted. This can happen with [[Labyrinthian]] as well.
+*Shadowmere may fall through the ground and disappear forever.
+*Rarely, when Shadowmere spawns close to the Dragonborn after fast traveling, the camera view is in Shadowmere's view, and this makes playing impossible.
+*If "[[No One Escapes Cidhna Mine]]" was completed and the Dragonborn sided with the [[Forsworn]], Shadowmere will attack all friendly forsworn.
+*Shadowmere may attack [[Serana]] if her magic hits him.
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