| Bristleback (lore page) |
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| Location | Western Skyrim The Feral Gallery  West Weald  Infinite Archive |
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| Species | Bristleback | ||
| Health | 119,538 Varies (Infinite Archive) |
Difficulty |  |
| Reaction | Hostile | ||
| Drops | |||
| Foul Hide, Poison Solvents, Leather Scraps, Leveled Weapons, Leveled Glyphs | |||
Bristlebacks are large porcine creatures that can be primarily found across Western Skyrim. They resemble giant daggerbacks.
Related QuestsEdit
A Foe Most Porcine: Perform feats of Porcine Pugilism at the Festival Arena.- A Wailing Wood
: Rescue hirelings from dangerous valley. - Sunflower Stamina : Gather giant sunflowers from a dangerous valley.
- The King's Spoils: Collect mudcrab apples in the Festival Arena during a fight for a Brewer.
- The Moth Study : Gather some moths for study from the Valley of the Watcher.
Skills and AbilitiesEdit
- Gore
- A basic melee attack where the mountain bristleback gores you with its tusks, dealing minor physical damage..
- Uproot
- The bristleback buries one of its tusk into the ground and flings it forward, causing a tremor to rush at you, dealing moderate physical damage.
- Thrash
- The bristleback becomes enraged and starts glowing, and a conal AoE appears, before it charges forward at you, dealing moderate damage, knocking back and stunning targets in its wake. If blocked, you are only staggered and the stun is negated. It will repeat this attack continuously until it is interrupted.
Unique BristlebacksEdit
- Bristleback Gatekeeper, a bristleback found in the Hunter's Grotto
- King Boar, a bristleback that appears during the Jester's Festival
VariantsEdit
- Alchemized Bristlebacks, bristlebacks found in the Stone Garden
- Mountain Bristlebacks, bristleback found in Southern Elsweyr
- Prince Boars, bristlebacks summoned by the King Boar
- Verdant Bristlebacks, bristlebacks summoned by Timbershade in the Valley of the Watcher
NotesEdit
- Chronologically, the Mountain Bristleback of Southern Elsweyr was released first in-game, despite having a less general name.