Dragon Priest Masks (Skyrim)

A Dragon Priest Mask is a unique piece of headgear and can be obtained after defeating each of the eight unique dragon priests that appear in various locations throughout Skyrim. Each mask is unique in color and varies in smithing material. Each mask is named after their respective master and has unique effects; they are defined as either light or heavy armor.
All dragon priest masks require the Arcane Blacksmith perk to upgrade.
As the majority of the priests are found near word walls, they can be easily located by talking to Arngeir, in High Hrothgar, about finding words of power and receiving quests to discover most word walls.
==Masks==
Image	Name 	Prerequisite 	Enchantment 	Armor	Material
 	Hevnoraak 	Kill Hevnoraak in Valthume 	Immunity to disease and poison 	Heavy	Iron
 	Krosis 	Kill Krosis in Shearpoint 	+20% to Lockpicking, Archery, Alchemy 	Light	Iron
 	Morokei 	Kill Morokei in Labyrinthian 	+100% magicka regeneration 	Light	Moonstone
 	Nahkriin 	Kill Nahkriin in Skuldafn, in the main quest	+50 magicka; -20% Restoration & Destruction cost 	Heavy	Ebony
 	Otar 	Kill Otar the Mad in Ragnvald 	+30% Fire, Frost, Shock resistance 	Heavy	Malachite
 	Rahgot 	Kill Rahgot in Forelhost 	+70 Stamina 	Heavy	Orichalcum
 	Vokun 	Kill Vokun in High Gate Ruins 	-20% Alteration, Conjuration, Illusion cost 	Heavy	Steel
 	Volsung 	Kill Volsung in Volskygge 	+20 Carry limit; 20% better prices; Waterbreathing	Light	Corundum
 	Wooden Mask	Go to the central barrow in Labyrinthian 	The wooden mask hums with an unfamiliar energy 	Light	N/A
 	Konahrik 	Bring the others to Bromjunaar Sanctuary 	When health is low, may heal you & damage enemies 	Heavy	Gold
 	Ahzidal 	Kill Ahzidal in Kolbjorn Barrow 	50% Resist Fire; Fire spells do 25% more damage 	Heavy	Ebony
 	Dukaan 	Kill Dukaan in White Ridge Barrow 	50% Resist Frost; Frost spells do 25% more damage 	Heavy	Ebony
 	Zahkriisos 	Kill Zahkriisos in Bloodskal Barrow 	50% Resist Shock; Shock spells do 25% more damage 	Heavy	Ebony
 	Miraak 	Kill Miraak at the end of the questline 	Increases magicka by 40–70 points 	Both 	N/A
==Trivia==
*According to character artist Jonah Lobe in an AMA thread, the decision to give masks to the Dragon Priests were inspired by masks like Vivec's Ashmask in . Lobe also states that the design of the masks themselves was inspired by a Nigerian mask gifted by a family friend.I made the Skyrim Dragon & the Fallout Deathclaw! I'm an Artist, Game Developer, Writer and World-Building Specialist - Ask Me Anything!
*Each mask seems to be made of a different metallic or stone material. This is supported by the fact that the mesh and texture files are referred to by material rather than by which dragon priest it belongs to.
*Upon retrieving a mask placed on the shrine, all smithing enhancements will be removed from the mask.
*Dragon Priest masks cannot be disenchanted at an arcane enchanter to learn their enchantments.
*Although the in-game descriptions for Ahzidal, Dukaan, and Zahkriisos state that only spells of their respective elements will do 25% more damage, weapons enchanted with said elements will also be affected. For example, equipping Ahzidal will cause a Steel Sword of Scorching to do 18 points of fire damage, instead of 15.
*Vahlok the Jailor is the only notable Dragon Priest who does not have a Dragon Priest mask associated with him.
*As masks are considered armor, the Alteration perk Mage Armor is negated.
*In addition to dragon priest masks having powerful enchantments, certain masks have the highest armor rating of any headgear available.
**For heavy armor, Konahrik has the highest base armor.
**For light armor, Krosis and Volsung have the highest base armor.
**However, with the Dragonborn DLC, Miraak's mask has the highest heavy and light armor.
==Bugs==
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* When equipping a mask and the archmage's robes together; both the mask and the Dragonborn's entire head may disappear, showing only an empty hood.
**A short term fix is to drop the archmage's robes then pick them up again.
**Another fix is to store the mask in a container and then equip it directly from the container.
** This can be temporarily fixed by pressing F5, quicksave, and then F9, quick load.
** Clearing the cache will also correct this issue.
** Can also be temporarily fixed by saving and loading.
* It is possible to equip this item while wearing a falmer helmet, ancient shrouded cowl, the Jagged Crown and circlets.
* If a mask is given to Malborn during the quest "Diplomatic Immunity," it may disappear. This has been known to happen with the masks Morokei and Krosis.
** To resolve this, use the console command player.additem <itemID> 1, and it will add the mask to the inventory again.
 If any mask is given to any follower, it may eventually disappear from their inventory.
==See also==
*Bromjunaar Sanctuary
==Appearances==
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