The dro-m'Athra are former Khajiit whose spirits were corrupted by the Bent Dance, the drumming of the Dark Heart of Lorkhaj. They serve Namiira, the Great Darkness, and reside within the Dark Behind the World. It is considered bad for the humors to even think about the dro-m'Athra for too long, lest these dark spirits have a foothold from which to corrupt an individual. The Twilight Cantors usually arrive in their wake to drive them back.
For more information, see the main lore article.
MembersEdit
LocationsEdit
Arenthia — A city in northern Reaper's March. (map)
Black Heights
— A town northwest of Senchal. (map)- Den of Lorkhaj — A shadowy realm created from the decaying corpse of Lorkhaj.
Do'Krin Monastery — A Khajiiti temple located in western Reaper's March, northwest of the Grahtwood tunnel. (map)
Fort Grimwatch — A fort in northwestern Reaper's March. (map)
Gorne
— An Indoril estate that serves as an asylum for wizards which is currently under invasion by Daedra. (map)- Greenhill — A riverside settlement in northern Reaper's March, southwest of Arenthia. (map)
- Hidden Moon Crypts
— A tomb complex from the First Era. (map) 
Infinite Archive — A two-person arena located in a demiplane linked to Apocrypha. (map)
Maw of Lorkhaj
— A desecrated Khajiiti temple in Reaper's March. (map)
Moonmont Temple — A Khajiiti temple in southern Reaper's March. (map)- Passage of Dad'na Ghaten — A holy site north of Black Heights. (map)
Sathram Plantation — A plantation in the far west of Stonefalls, just northwest of Kragenmoor. (map)
Nightmare Plateau — A group boss site found in Northern Elsweyr. (map)
Related QuestsEdit
- Chiaroscuro Crossroads : Help a Twilight Cantor perform an exorcism.
The Dark Moon's Jaws : Venture into the Maw of Lorkhaj.
The Den of Lorkhaj: Help the Lunar Champion walk the final, dark path.- The Golden Claw: Ensure the Golden Claw's protection.
- Grim Situation: Defeat the spirit invasion in Fort Grimwatch.
- Grimmer Still: Cleanse the temple and Fort Grimwatch.
Into the Maw : Stop the dro-m'Athra from flooding into Tamriel.- Motes in the Moonlight: Cleanse Moonmont and subdue the Dark Mane.
- On the Doorstep: Investigate the evil strangers in Greenhill.
- Shattering Mirror: Banish the dark spirits plaguing the plantation.
- Stonefire Machinations: Defeat the Stonefire Cult and the Dark Mane.
- Test of Faith: Tell Kala about her brother's fate.
- An Unwanted Twin: Unravel the mystery of the silent soldiers of Sathram.
- The Witch of Azurah : Help a friendly necromancer investigate the rise of undead in the Ashen Scar.
- Path of the Hidden Moon : Discover the secrets of an ancient Khajiiti order in the ruins of the Ashen Scar.
- The Moonlight Blade : With the help of the Moonlight Blade, destroy the Dro-m'Athra, Arum-Khal.
- A Waking Nightmare : Vanquish a powerful dro-m'Athra and return ancient urns to their resting places
Overheard DialogueEdit
The dro-m'Athra in the Maw of Lorkhaj have ambient dialogue that is spoken when they are engaged in combat:
- "Moon-swine! Crush them!"
- "Namiira speaks and we obey."
- "Your suffering will be exquisite."
- "Our quarry approaches …."
- "Your souls are Namiira's, but your skins are mine!"
- "Khashool! Dro-sha zargo!"
- "We will kill you. Lorkhaj will consume you."
- "Bloodshed is an art. Let us instruct you."
- "Souls for the darkness! Meat for the beasts!"
- "Vazh. Hissirna kassaad."
The dro-m'Athra at Black Heights in Southern Elsweyr occasionally speak while idling:
- "Death to Azurah's litter."
- "Khajiit did not dance before the Lorkhaj showed him the steps."
- "Khajiit craves the taste of misery."
- "Fill their veins with bile and True Cats go astray."
- "No need to huddle in the Darkness any longer."
- "She bites her tail, bites her tail in time."
- "Poach the blind, the sickly, and the lame. They belong with us."
- "The Great Darkness has come to swallow Nirni up!"
- "We hide Khajiit from the false light of the Moons."
- "Namiira will devour the Lost Cat's suffering."
- "Put fire in their veins and Khajiit will beg for cool shadows."
- "We are outcast no longer!"
- "Listen to the truth of the beating heart!"
- "We dance, dance, dance. Dance, dance, dance, down in the Darks!"
- "Let the beat fill their ears and our venom fill their hearts."
Related AchievementsEdit
| Achievement | Points | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
  |
Archive's Most Adored | 10 | Encounter the following factions within the Infinite Archive. |
NotesEdit
- There is a skin and a crafting style based on them.
- A pet and mount themed after the dro-m'Athra are available for players to equip: the Dro-m'Athra Senche and Dro-m'Athra Senche Cub.
- A Rahd-m'Athra (dro-m'Athra horse) mount was also previously available.
- An Ahz-m'Athra mount resembling a senche-raht is available from Unfeathered Crown Crates.
- Dro-m'Athra used to look more like shadows than substantial beings in early versions of the game and used Barbaric Style armor and weapons. With the release of the Maw of Lorkhaj as part of the Thieves Guild DLC in Update 9, the new shader was introduced. However, it was not immediately applied to all previously-existing dro-m'Athra, some of whom (such as the Dark Mane or Elder Sa-m'Athra) still use the old appearance.
- They are similar to shades, dark spirits which also serve Namira.
GalleryEdit
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The old dro-m'Athra shader
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Dro-m'Athra concept art
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