Skyrim:Shadowmere

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Shadowmere (RefID: 0009CCD8)
Species	Horse	Soul
Level	50	Type	Animals
RefID	0009CCD8	BaseID	0009CCD7
Abilities
4.5x Health regeneration in combat +4% Health regeneration
Other Information
Health	887	Magicka	0
Faction(s)	DarkBrotherhoodFaction

Shadowmere is Astrid's personal horse, received during The Cure for Madness, a Dark Brotherhood quest. Shadowmere has more health than any of the other horses in Skyrim and regenerates health extremely quickly. Shadowmere's introduction is rife with macabre undertones: rising up from the bubbling dark waters and black smoke. Shadowmere's appearance has a strong Dark Brotherhood theme, with glowing red eyes and black handprints on his saddle blanket. Astrid claims that the horse is "One of us."

Unlike the Shadowmere present in Oblivion, this version of Shadowmere is not essential and can die. However, 15-20 days later, Shadowmere will respawn at the location of death.

[edit] Related Quests

• The Cure for Madness: Confront the traitor among the Dark Brotherhood.

[edit] Notes

• When summoned, the spirit of Lucien Lachance will sometimes greet Shadowmere as "Shadowmere, my old and dear friend."
• Because of his high health (887) and his ability to rapidly regenerate health (887 hp * 0.7%/s base heal rate * 1.04 general healing bonus * 4.5 combat healing bonus = 29 hp/s), Shadowmere can defeat low to mid-level enemies despite his low damage output (10 per attack). However this low damage output makes him vulnerable in prolonged combat with enemies that have extreme damage dealing capabilities such as Ancient Dragons. Falling from a great height will also kill Shadowmere.
• Unlike in Oblivion, Shadowmere is a dark brown rather than bluish-black.
• Though Shadowmere is implied to be the same horse in both games, it is referred to as a female in Oblivion but as a male in Skyrim. No explanation is given for this contradiction.

[edit] Bugs

• When completing the subquest to gain Shadowmere, having a purchased horse with you can cause Shadowmere not to appear.
  • Open the console, type prid 0009ccd8 and then moveto player to bring Shadowmere to your location. If this doesn't work, use player.placeatme 0009ccd7 to create a new Shadowmere at your location.

• No amount of waiting will respawn Shadowmere, but after 15 or so days the body will disappear.
  • This may be fixed with patch 1.4 or 1.5.^{[verification needed — Not mentioned in patch notes for either patch]}

• After summoning the Spectral Assassin, Shadowmere may disappear or refuse to follow you.