Skyrim:Dremora

thumb|Dremora at the Shrine of Mehrunes Dagon
Dremora are humanoid Daedra aligned with the Daedric Prince Mehrunes Dagon. They are often very intelligent and are generally hostile. In lore, it is said they can be found in clans of large numbers in the wastes of Oblivion. Dremora are grouped into several different castes: Churl, Caitiff, Kynval, Kynreeve, Kynmarcher, Markynaz, and Valkynaz.  Dremora are a rare sight in Skyrim, only appearing as summoned creatures and in a few set locations, such as the Shrine of Mehrunes Dagon, Shalidor's Maze, Azura's Star Interior, and the Deadlands .

The other way to encounter Dremora in Skyrim is by summoning one.  There are a few ways to summon Dremora:
The Sanguine Rose, a reward from the quest A Night To Remember, will summon a leveled melee fighter Dremora for 60 seconds, or 120 seconds with the appropriate Conjuration perks.
The Conjuration spell Conjure Dremora Lord will summon a Dremora Lord for 60 seconds, or 120 seconds with the appropriate Conjuration perks.
The Atronach Forge can be used to summon hostile Dremora, which will obviously attack anybody or anything on sight.
The Conjuration Ritual Spell quest involves summoning an Unbound Dremora; this Dremora cannot be summoned anywhere other than the roof of the Hall of Attainment. Once again, this will be automatically hostile to everything it encounters.
The Wabbajack has a chance to momentarily turn the target into a hostile Dremora.

Dremora Types
There are three types of Dremora, based on their preferred fighting style (melee fighters, archers, and warlocks). All Dremora are NPCs, which means that they have black souls.  All types of Dremora have a 100% chance of dropping a Daedra Heart on death, making them one of the few guaranteed sources of this rare ingredient.
  
Melee Fighters
These Dremora belong to the Dremora NPC class and use one or two-handed weapons in battle.  They wear a unique version of Daedric Armor available only to Dremora and wield a leveled mace, sword, war axe, warhammer, greatsword, or battleaxe, all of which are enchanted with fire damage.  The type of enchantment depends on the quality of the material, as follows:

Iron or steel: of Embers, of Burning, of Scorching
Glass: of Scorching, of Fire, of the Blaze
Ebony or Daedric: of Fire, of the Blaze, of the Inferno

They also carry an iron dagger and will drop a Daedra Heart on death.
thumb|A Dremora warrior wielding a steel war axe

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Archers
These Dremora have the Bandit NPC class and wield fire-enchanted bows to fight from a distance.  They wear the same unique Daedric Armor as their melee counterparts and use one of the following enchanted bows:

Hunting Bow: of Embers, of Burning, of Scorching
Glass Bow: of Scorching, of Fire, of the Blaze
Ebony or Daedric Bow: of Fire, of the Blaze, of the Inferno

They also carry an iron dagger, one iron arrow, and a quiver of up to 20 iron, steel, orcish, dwarven, or elven arrows, depending on their level.


Warlocks
Dremora warlocks are members of the Destruction Mage NPC class and prefer to use spells in combat.  They wear unique black robes and boots.  In case they are forced into melee combat, they carry an iron dagger and a mace, sword, war axe, warhammer, greatsword, or battleaxe (any quality from iron to elven).

thumb|A warlock Dremora wielding the power of fire and ice

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Dremora Lord
thumb|A Dremora Lord
A Dremora Lord can be summoned using Conjure Dremora Lord, an Expert level Conjuration spell. The Dremora Lord is a melee fighter equipped with the standard unique Daedric armor, and wields a Daedric Greatsword of the Inferno. 

The Dremora Lord has 345 health and 230 stamina. Dragon Priests cannot take control of conjured Dremora Lords. Furthermore, while the Dremora Lord is technically not an Atronach, it is affected by the Summoner and Atromancy Conjuration perks, although it is not affected by Elemental Potency. The Twin Souls perk also applies to Dremora Lords, making it possible to have both a Dremora Lord and an atronach or thrall, or two Dremora Lords.

Unlike other types of Dremora, Dremora Lords cannot be pickpocketed for weapons or armor, and they will not drop Daedra Hearts because their bodies disappear upon death. They are also immune to Soul Trap.
 
 

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Notes
Game data reveals that all DremoraRace NPCs are modeled directly on a Dark Elf character model, with the only changes being: horns, their own unique skin tone, their own unique complexion (red facial markings), and their in-game height being equal to that of the High Elf.
The Daedric Prince Sanguine appears in the form of a Dremora.
Several NPCs are classified in the game data as Dremora.
Strangely, some Dremora, either through natural spawning or use of the console, do not use the regular Dremora voice type, but instead sound like male Nords.
Seven of the Dremora lines appear in the book I Was Summoned by a Mortal'' in ESO.

See Also
For more information on Dremora in the Elder Scrolls universe, see the lore article.

Dremora Butler  — A Dremora ally that can be summoned to carry items for you
Dremora Merchant  — A Dremora trader that can be summoned at will
Unbound Dremora — A unique Dremora summoned during the Conjuration Ritual Spell quest
Velehk Sain — A Dremora pirate trapped in the Planes of Oblivion
Dremora Sehtkynaz, Dremora Lyrkynaz, Dremora Sovereign  — Three Dremora summoned during the quest The Arms of Chaos
Valkyn Gatanas, Valkyn Methats  — Two of Dagon's Dremora generals you must defeat during the quest The Consequences

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