THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
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20.24 Masks of the Dragon Priests
Prerequisites: None
Intersecting Quests: Main Quest: The World-Eater’s Eyrie, College of Winterhold Quest: The Staff of Magnus, Dungeon Quest: A Scroll for Anska, Dungeon Quest: Evil in Waiting, Dungeon Quest: Otar’s Mad Guardians*, Dungeon Quest: Siege on the Dragon Cult
Locations: Forelhost, High Gate Ruins, Labyrinthian, Bromjunaar Sanctuary, Ragnvald, Shearpoint, Skuldafn, Valthume, Volskygge
Enemies: Hevnoraak, Krosis, Morokei, Nahkriin, Otar, Rahgot, Vokun, Volsung
Objectives: None
Demise of the Atmoran Dragon Cult
Sometimes, the corporal remains of a powerful Nordic priest survives even death. Entombed with Draugr brethren, dead but dreaming, the Dragon Priest is a frightening, powerful foe to face. Around since the fall of Alduin, these were part of the Atmoran Dragon Cult, but they exclusively worshipped the dragon. Now that Alduin has returned, something else stirs in the deepest Nordic barrows....
Part 1: Death of the Dragon Priests
As you explore larger and more terrifying Nordic dungeons, you may eventually stumble across a sarcophagus that contains a Dragon Priest. Named Dragon Priests have a namesake mask, and each of these facial coverings is imbued with a particular power. Obtaining all eight is a tough enough endeavor. But that is only half the story....
For each named Dragon Priest you kill, pick up and keep their mask. This isn’t something you can do quickly; for example, you have to finish the Main Quest entirely and almost finish the College of Winterhold Quests in order to obtain two of them. Therefore, this may be one of the later quests you embark on, unless you’re focusing on this above every other activity in Skyrim.
The following table details the dungeon in which you find the masks, the Dragon Priest it belongs to, and each mask’s ability, along with any associated quest you must be on to enter the dungeon. Note that all but two of the Dragon Masks have a Dragon Language translation.
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|
Hold |
Dungeon Name |
Dragon Priest and Mask Name |
Mask Ability |
Associated Quest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|
Hold |
Dungeon Name |
Dragon Priest and Mask Name |
Mask Ability |
Associated Quest |
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|
Haafingar |
Volskygge |
Volsung |
+20 Carry Weight, Improve Prices 20%, Waterbreathing |
None |
|
|
Hjaalmarch |
Labyrinthian |
Morokei |
+100% Magicka Regen |
College of Winterhold Quest: The Staff of Magnus |
|
|
The Pale |
High Gate Ruins |
Vokun |
Improve Conjuration 20%, Illusion 20%, Alteration 20% |
Dungeon Quest: A Scroll for Anska |
|
|
The Pale |
Shearpoint |
Krosis |
Improve Lockpicking 20%, Archery 20%, Alchemy 20% |
None |
|
|
The Reach |
Ragnvald |
Otar |
Resist Fire 30%, Resist Frost 30%, Resist Shock 30% |
Dungeon Quest: Otar’s Mad Guardians* |
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|
The Reach |
Valthume |
Hevnoraak |
+40 Heavy Armor |
Dungeon Quest: Evil in Waiting |
|
|
The Rift |
Forelhost |
Rahgot |
+70 Stamina |
Dungeon Quest: Siege on the Dragon Cult |
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|
Other Realm |
Skuldafn |
Nahkriin |
+50 Magicka; Improve Destruction 20%, Restoration 20% |
Main Quest: The World-Eater’s Eyrie |
Volsung
Morokei (“Glorious”)
Vokun (“Shadow”)
Krosis (“Sorrow”)
Otar
Hevnoraak (“Brutality”)
Rahgot (“Anger”)
Nahkriin (“Vengeance”)
Consult the Atlas chapter and any relevant quests for all the information regarding the exact locations within the dungeons where you can find each Dragon Priest.
Part 2: Life from the Dragon Priest Masks
When you’ve collected one or more masks, you can wear them for the benefits detailed in the previous table. You can also head to an important and ancient location for the Cult of the Dragon Priests: the snow-swept exterior of Labyrinthian. Close to the entrance to Shalidor’s Maze is a low circular building that looks almost like a dragon mound or barrow. Enter these round ruins and approach a ruined altar with a dragon’s head, skeletal remains, a note, and a wooden mask. Read the note...
Related Walkthrough
- Lights Out
- Overview
- The Man Who Cried Wolf
- Missing in Action
- Promises to Keep
- A Return to Your Roots
- Rise in the East
- Rising at Dawn
- Unfathomable Depths
- The White Phial
- Blood on the Ice
- Forbidden Legend
- The Forsworn Conspiracy
- In my Time of Need
- Kyne's Sacred Trials
- Laid to Rest
- Unbound
- Before the Storm
- Bleak Falls Barrow
- Dragon Rising
- The Way of the Voice
- The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller
- A Blade in the Dark

