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Marauder at Fort Wooden Hand

This article is about the NPCs. For the class, see Marauder (class).

Marauders are aggressive, blade-wielding NPCs. They are always hostile towards the player and will attack you on sight. Marauders are regularly found in fort dungeons, though you may find them occasionally in other types of dungeons as well, as summarized at Marauder Dungeons.

There are three basic varieties of Marauder.

  • The most common variety is identified simply as Marauder, and is blade-weapon melee fighter of Marauder class
  • Next most common variety is the Marauder Archer, a Marauder Archer-class NPC equipped with a bow.
  • The least common marauder is the Marauder Battlemage, a spell-casting marauder of the Marauder Mage class.

Marauders are also frequently accompanied by dogs, who may actually appear in place of a marauder; this is usually to the player's benefit, as the dog is much easier to kill than a marauder.

In addition, Marauder Warlords are the marauder bosses, and are only found in dungeons. Eight dungeons have a single Marauder Warlord, typically as the final enemy you will encounter. Despite having Destruction as major skill, they do not possess Destruction spells.

Lastly, you may encounter Dead Marauders. One Orc and one Nord marauder have been killed by other denizens of their homes before you ever arrive. You can find them in Dasek Moor, Fort Blueblood (×2), Fort Coldcorn and Fort Urasek.

All marauders are members of the Marauder Faction, which gives them a slight liking for Creatures and a pathological hatred of bandits.

There are several specialized types of marauders, who take part in a series of Mages Guild, Dark Brotherhood and Miscellaneous quests. These include:

Name Race(s) Level Armor
(all Heavy)
Weapon Other
Dead Marauder

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00065E39

Nord
Orc
1 Boots
Cuirass
(none) Pants
Marauder

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0003DC64
0003DC61
0003DC63
0003DC60
0003DC5D
0003DC5F
00069AD8

Orc
Nord
-2 to -4 Boots
Cuirass
Gauntlets (25%)
Greaves (25%)
Shield (25%)
Long Blade* Repair Hammer (25%)
Pants
Marauder
(Fort Blueblood only)

0003FB81

Nord -1 Boots
Cuirass
Shield (25%)
Blade Pants
Marauder Archer

00035FD2
00035FD3
00035FD4
00035FD5
00069AD9

Imperial
Argonian
-2 to -4 Boots
Cuirass
Bow*†
Arrows*
1 Iron Arrow
Dagger
Repair Hammer (25%)
Pants
Marauder Archer
(Fort Blueblood only)

0003FB83
0003FB86

Imperial
Argonian
-2 to -3 Boots
Cuirass
Bow
Arrows
Dagger
Pants
Marauder Battlemage

00035FDC
00035FDD
00035FD6
00035FD9
00069AD6

Altmer -2 to -4 Light Armor Boots
Cuirass
Dagger
Staff (10%)
Multiple spells
0-3 Restore Health Potion**
Pants
Marauder Battlemage
(Fort Blueblood only)

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0003FB85

Altmer 0 Light Armor Boots
Cuirass
Dagger
Multiple spells
Marauder Warlord

00035FDE
00035FDF
00035FE0
00035FE1

Imperial
Nord
0 Boots*
Cuirass*
Gauntlets* (25%)
Greaves*
Helmet* (25%)
Shield* (50%)
Long Blade* 2 Repair Hammers (25% each)
Pants
Shoes
Marauder Warlord
(Fort Blueblood only)

0003CD2B

Orc +2 Boots
Cuirass
Gauntlets (25%)
Greaves (50%)
Helmet (25%)
Shield (50%)
Long Blade Pants
Shoes
Fort Blueblood Key

* This item may be enchanted. The long blades (Longswords or Claymores) of melee Marauders and the bows and arrows of Marauder Archers may be enchanted starting from level 4, with the likelihood increasing after level 9. The respective percentages for levels 4-9 and for levels 9 and above are 7% and 12% for long blades, 4% to 8% for arrows, and 2% to 4% for bows. The long blades of Marauder Warlords may be enchanted starting from level 3, with the likelihood rising from 25% to 40% at level 6 and to 50% at level 9. Marauder Warlord armor may also be enchanted from level 3, with the likelihood rising from 20% to 25% at level 7 and 30% at level 9.

** The number of possible potions received and the chance of how many changes depending on your level, as does the quality of the potions. Potions are always strongest possible for each level. Individual Restore Health potions have a 25% chance of appearing.

† There is a 20% chance the Marauder Archer may be carrying two bows, one of which may be enchanted (see above for likelihood).

Level: This is the NPC's level relative to your character

Inventory

  • All items without a percentage next to them are guaranteed to be present on an NPC.
  • Items with a percentage will only appear randomly.
  • The quality of armor is determined by the Armor Leveled List; for weapons see the Weapons Leveled List. Only the Cuirass and Greaves of Marauder Warlords are always the strongest possible level.
  • Marauders always carry heavy armor.

Marauder Battlemage SpellsEdit

Battlemages have a very large amount of magicka, as they possess three birthsigns: the Mage and Atronach birthsigns also available to the player, plus the Marauder Mage birthsign which adds another 25 Magicka. Taken alongside their Altmer bonus, this means that they have +325 maximum magicka. It is therefore highly recommended that you use a silence spell or silence enchanted weapon against them to prevent the use of spell casting. Damage Magicka is generally not useful at all due to the repeated casting it would take to reduce the marauder's magicka to zero.

Each Battlemage will know how to cast four randomly selected spells: two Destruction, one Conjuration and one Restoration spell. In each case, the effect is randomly determined from the following list; the strength of the spell is randomly determined based on the battlemage's skill level. The possible effects for each school are: