Wraith

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A Wraith is essentially a more powerful Ghost. Most of their features are hidden by a large, tattered black cloak, showing only their face and hands. The skin of a Wraith is a pale, dirty green, and their face is usually contorted in a terrifying scream. Since no feet emerge from the bottom of the cloak and they move by hovering, it can be safe to assume that their body structure is the same as a Ghost - a head, a torso, and two arms. Gloom Wraiths also seem to have a tiara-like structure of spikes upon their forehead, and Faded Wraiths are obviously less visible and Ghost-like than an ordinary Wraith. Unlike Ghosts, Wraiths appear to be fully or at least slightly solid, as they are able to wield weapons. Similarly to Trolls, Wraiths have a distinct, ear-piercing screech which, along with their huge amount of HP, has earned them a certain amount of infamy with players.

Wraiths cast Frost spells, much like ghosts, but their magic also drains your Strength and Endurance. They also cast a Silence spell, which lasts for about 20 seconds. They can carry weapons, such as Elven shortswords.

As your character attains higher levels, wraiths completely replace ghosts as the game adapts its difficulty to your character level. Thus, wraiths are mainly encountered in dungeons and chapel basements. Like their ghost cousins, wraiths are immune to most normal weapons. They are vulnerable to silver, daedric, and enchanted weapons, as well as magic. Also, if your Hand to Hand skill is high enough (Journeyman), then you can utilize your fists to defeat them.

Wraiths can be summoned as an advanced Conjuration spell, as either a Faded Wraith or a Gloom Wraith. Gloom Wraiths have the highest HP of any summon available, making them extremely useful for Mages that are weak in defence.

Contents 1 General stats 1.1 Drops 1.2 Strengths 1.3 Weaknesses 1.4 Damage types 1.5 Soul level 2 Quests 3 Subtypes 4 Unique

[edit] General stats

[edit] Drops

• Ectoplasms

[edit] Strengths

Resistant to frost damage

[edit] Weaknesses

• Wraiths are vulnerable to the Turn Undead-line of spells.

• Wraiths are vulnerable to silver and daedric

[edit] Damage types

• Magical
• Physical

[edit] Soul level

• Faded Wraith
• Wraith
• Gloom Wraith – Grand (1600)
• Spectral Sailor

[edit] Quests

• The Forlorn Watchman – There are numerous Spectral Sailors in the Emma May shipwreck.
• The Ghost Ship of Anvil You need to retrieve a special crystal ball from a ship infested with Spectral Sailors.

[edit] Subtypes

Subtypes listed in order of strength, with weakest first:

• Faded Wraith
• Wraith
• Gloom Wraith
• Spectral Sailor

[edit] Unique

• Gable the Traitor – located in the Emma May shipwreck, at the Mouth of the Panther in Blackwood. He is part of the side quest, The Forlorn Watchman.
• Wrath of Sithis – When a member of the Dark Brotherhood has broken one of the five tenets, he or she will have to defeat the Wrath of Sithis in order to gain Sithis' forgiveness.