Soul Gems are used to capture Souls in order to use their energy to recharge magical items or to create your own. For more information on this process, see Enchant and Soultrap. The gold values given on this chart are for empty soul gems. Once filled, the value will be higher, depending on the size of the soul.
| Name | ID |  |
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Max Soul | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Petty Soul Gem | Misc_SoulGem_Petty | 0.2 | 10 | 30 |
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Lesser Soul Gem | Misc_SoulGem_Lesser | 0.5 | 20 | 60 |
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Common Soul Gem | Misc_SoulGem_Common | 1.0 | 40 | 120 |
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Greater Soul Gem | Misc_SoulGem_Greater | 1.5 | 60 | 180 |
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Grand Soul Gem | Misc_SoulGem_Grand | 2.0 | 200 | 600 |
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Azura's Star* | Misc_SoulGem_Azura | 2.0 | 5,000 | 15,000 |
* Azura's Star is a special soul gem, given as a reward for Azura's Quest, and is fully described on the Azura's Star article. Unlike other soul gems, it will not be destroyed when used, so you can use it again and again.
The price of a filled soul gem is: soul size × value of empty gem.
LocationsEdit
Many vendors sell soul gems. Two vendors have restocking supplies:
- Fadase Selvayn in Tel Branora restocks petty, lesser, and common soul gems.
- Elbert Nermarc TR in Mournhold restocks common, greater, and grand soul gems.
Another way to get them is to search bandit caves, as soul gems are often found in random loot. They can also be looted from undead creatures:
- Bonewalkers carry petty and lesser soul gems.
- Greater Bonewalkers and Bonelords carry lesser and common soul gems.
Filled grand soul gems can be found in the following locations:
- Balmora, Guild of Mages
- This soul gem has the soul of a Winged Twilight
- Kora-Dur
- This soul gem has the soul of a Flame Atronach; it is on a plate in the final chamber
- Maelkashishi, Shrine
- This soul gem has the soul of a Bonelord; it is on top of a pillar on the first floor
- Sadrith Mora, Gateway Inn: West Wing
- This soul gem has the soul of a Hunger
Finally, empty grand soul gems can be acquired in the following locations:
- Ald Redaynia, Tower
- On the altar next to the Bittercup
- Ald Sotha, Shrine
- On the altar
- Bal Fell, Inner Shrine
- On the chest beneath the statue of Sheogorath
- Derelict Shipwreck, Cabin
- Next to the skeleton
- Dren Plantation, Dren's Villa (×2)
- In the small chest on the shelf in the basement
- Dun-Ahhe
- Next to a skeleton in the southernmost section of the cave
- Hanud
- Behind a barrel near a skeleton in the central chamber
- Sadrith Mora, Tel Naga Great Hall
- On a table in an alcove
- Salmantu, Shrine
- In a trough in the southernmost room
- Tel Branora
- Felen Maryon has two grand soul gems
- Tel Fyr, Hall of Fyr (×2)
- Both on Divayth Fyr's shelf
- Tel Mora, Tower Services (×3)
- One on a shelf and two hidden on a high ledge, all in Salama Andrethi's room
- Tel Uvirith, Menas' House
- On a desk, upstairs
- Tel Uvirith, Omavel's House
- Next to the bed, upstairs
- Tel Uvirith, Seleth's House
- On a desk, upstairs
- Tel Vos, Aryon's Chambers
- Hidden on a ledge above the tapestry in the upper area
- Ules Manor
- Nevena Ules has a grand soul gem
- Venim Ancestral Tomb
- Goris the Maggot King has a grand soul gem
- Vivec, Redoran Trader
- On a shelf in the back room; also available for purchase
- Vivec, Telvanni Enchanter
- Complete a quest by Audenian Valius
- Vivec, Telvanni Vault
- On a table next to a pile of gold
- Zebabi
- On a desk in a hidden area to the southwest