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juniperbugg

Skyrim addict
Ok so I am more then sure there is a thread about this somewhere but noone will be looking at it now...I dont get to play often but I can tonight and I felt like filling some of my empty soul gems.

Anyone know any fast ways to get this done for all kinds?

well except petty and lesser theyre super easy to get filled but greater and grand and black soul gems would be great to get some tips from you all on a speedy way to do this!

Cheers!
 

orca45

What we do in life, echoes in the eternity !
Ok so I am more then sure there is a thread about this somewhere but noone will be looking at it now...I dont get to play often but I can tonight and I felt like filling some of my empty soul gems.

Anyone know any fast ways to get this done for all kinds?

well except petty and lesser theyre super easy to get filled but greater and grand and black soul gems would be great to get some tips from you all on a speedy way to do this!

Cheers!

To make sure you get a GRAND SOULD gem filled with a GRAND SOUL, you need to soul trap and kill mammoths ( Giants will give you a Great Soul not a Grand Soul ). That is what I do and for sure, you will always get a Grand Soul out of them. If you have Black Soul and you want to fill them with a black soul, then you need to soul trap and kill humans. To better enchant your weapon, armor and items, you must have a Grand Soul Gem filled with a Grand Soul or a Black Soul filled. Just my 2 cents .... ;)
 

Two Bears

Active Member
Black soul gems will be ridiculously easy to fill, but are pretty rare unless you take a trip to the Soul Cairn. That place is swimming with them.
 

juniperbugg

Skyrim addict
Ive been doing quests for the night mother (dark brotherhood style) but its becoming time consuming but I dont want to be killing random innocent people if that makes any sence lol I hate thinking I have killed someone who was potentially central to a storyline. >.< Maybe I should go on a guard rampage =S
 

juniperbugg

Skyrim addict
I have quite a few black soul gems =) Not worried about obtaining them I seem to find them everywhere lol its just filling them without killing the wrong people =(
 

Two Bears

Active Member
Ive been doing quests for the night mother (dark brotherhood style) but its becoming time consuming but I dont want to be killing random innocent people if that makes any sence lol I hate thinking I have killed someone who was potentially central to a storyline. >.< Maybe I should go on a guard rampage =S

Why? Just approach any random bandit camp. Or, failing that, wander the roads. When that thief holds you up you've got your soul.
 

juniperbugg

Skyrim addict
I got all my black gems filled. I just attacked all the whiterun guards in sneak mode. Totally innocent over here and they will respawn so >.> no harm no foul rite ^.^
 

Daelon DuLac

How do you backstab a Dragon?
Ok so I am more then sure there is a thread about this somewhere but noone will be looking at it now...I dont get to play often but I can tonight and I felt like filling some of my empty soul gems.

Anyone know any fast ways to get this done for all kinds?

well except petty and lesser theyre super easy to get filled but greater and grand and black soul gems would be great to get some tips from you all on a speedy way to do this!

Cheers!
You can either use the soul capture spell (if you have the ability) or use one of the weapons that does it.

Lesser & common can usually be filled by regular animals and trolls. Oddly, in my game it also works on the undead.
grand and greater can only be filled by higher level creatures (I find that giants & mamomoths do the trick on that although I do get the occassional frost troll or snow bear that will do it too - I don't know if there are others but I'm sure there are, although I've had Drauger Death Lords fill them as well)

black soul gems can only be filled with sentient souls so you'll have to kill a person (khajit, elf, lizard-guy, you know)

This is only based on my experience and there are many more knowledgeable folk about this forum that may have more specifics.
 

orca45

What we do in life, echoes in the eternity !
Black soul gems will be ridiculously easy to fill, but are pretty rare unless you take a trip to the Soul Cairn. That place is swimming with them.

Not just there bro. You can buy them from Enthir at the College or if you do Dragonborn, anytime you read a black book, you will get at least one of them and also Lurkers are giving up filled Black Souls. ;)
 

juniperbugg

Skyrim addict
I have the a legendary enchanted (soul trap) ebony bow I got the equipment just wanted tips on speedy ways to fill them up since I have alot of them ^.^
 

juniperbugg

Skyrim addict
Lurkers always seem to die and promptly fall off of walkways for me lol I think because I use archery I never get to search em >.< haha typical...
 

Daelon DuLac

How do you backstab a Dragon?
Not just there bro. You can buy them from Enthir at the College or if you do Dragonborn, anytime you read a black book, you will get at least one of them and also Lurkers are giving up filled Black Souls. ;)
I find 'em all over the place. Look for necromancers, they usually have a few and there are a couple at Mehrune's Place. For most purposes though Grand or Greater are good enough, especially for enchanting, unless, of course, you like killing people, then, go for it! If you really like the black ones, do the Black Star (Azura) quest and you're in for a surprise.
Not just there bro. You can buy them from Enthir at the College or if you do Dragonborn, anytime you read a black book, you will get at least one of them and also Lurkers are giving up filled Black Souls. ;)
If you're games anything like mine though - DO NOT become the arch-mage or you lose out on Enthir completely. I didn't even know about him until after I was archmage and then it was too late.
 

Daelon DuLac

How do you backstab a Dragon?
I got all my black gems filled. I just attacked all the whiterun guards in sneak mode. Totally innocent over here and they will respawn so >.> no harm no foul rite ^.^
Sheesh, talk about morally ambiguous! I love it! I usually just use bandits and foreswarn, but that is a great idea!
 

Daelon DuLac

How do you backstab a Dragon?
Ive been doing quests for the night mother (dark brotherhood style) but its becoming time consuming but I dont want to be killing random innocent people if that makes any sence lol I hate thinking I have killed someone who was potentially central to a storyline. >.< Maybe I should go on a guard rampage =S
Just kill some bandits or foreswarn. They're people too. Sure, most of Skyrim doesn't think so, but they are. Besides, their comments are great. "Just one more hit of Skooma..."
 

orca45

What we do in life, echoes in the eternity !
I find 'em all over the place. Look for necromancers, they usually have a few and there are a couple at Mehrune's Place. For most purposes though Grand or Greater are good enough, especially for enchanting, unless, of course, you like killing people, then, go for it! If you really like the black ones, do the Black Star (Azura) quest and you're in for a surprise.
If you're games anything like mine though - DO NOT become the arch-mage or you lose out on Enthir completely. I didn't even know about him until after I was archmage and then it was too late.

I don’t know about that but Enthir is available for business once you do the Thieve Guild regardless if you either become or not, an Arch-mage of the college.
 

Daelon DuLac

How do you backstab a Dragon?
I don’t know about that but Enthir is available for business once you do the Thieve Guild regardless if you either become or not, an Arch-mage of the college.
Hmm... then I got wrong information! I've yet to do the Thieves guild (mainly cause I can't pick pockets), but I will see when I'm done (it's my project for this weekend).
 

juniperbugg

Skyrim addict
Sheesh, talk about morally ambiguous! I love it! I usually just use bandits and foreswarn, but that is a great idea!

Hahahaha well a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do lol tbh my character is pretty light on morals..
Stormcloak, Archmage, Guildmaster, Listener but refuses to kill parthunaxx that dragon is so darn cute he's almost fluffy!
 

orca45

What we do in life, echoes in the eternity !
Hmm... then I got wrong information! I've yet to do the Thieves guild (mainly cause I can't pick pockets), but I will see when I'm done (it's my project for this weekend).

When you talk to Enthir and Karliah in Winterhold, he tells you that if you ever want to buy something from him, you should look for him at the College and from that moment on, you can do business with him and he will sell you black souls, grand, daedra hears, etc. ... just my 2 cents bro ... ;)
 

Daelon DuLac

How do you backstab a Dragon?
When you talk to Enthir and Karliah in Winterhold, he tells you that if you ever want to buy something from him, you should look for him at the College and from that moment on, you can do business with him and he will sell you black souls, grand, daedra hears, etc. ... just my 2 cents bro ... ;)
That is true. He says it to me all the time (I do other things for him), but the option is never there. I guess if I do the thieves guild stuff the option will be there. I'd probably only use him for Daedra Hearts and black soul gems, but that's just me and I can get them elsewhere.
 

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