Online:Miregaunt

Miregaunt (lore page)
Location	Deep-Root, Deepmire, Vakka-Bok Xanmeer Glenbridge Xanmeer, The Silent Halls The Feral Gallery
Species	Miregaunt
Health	119,538	Difficulty
Reaction	Hostile

A Miregaunt

Miregaunts are large, tree-like creatures that can be primarily found in Murkmire. According to Argonian folklore, they have existed as long as the Argonians themselves. Some believe them to be the "wrath of Murkmire," while others believe the Hist sends them to teach lessons.

They consist mainly of plant materials, and will sometimes incorporate other materials into their shape, including mud, stone, vines, and even pieces of ancient architecture. Miregaunts bear some resemblance to certain aspects of lurchers and similar creatures found in other parts of Tamriel.

Every miregaunt has a large cavity in its mid-section. Sometimes, an encountered miregaunt's cavity is empty; other times, a random piece of stone or other detritus fills the empty space. In rare cases, something valuable rests within the miregaunt, such as a precious stone, an ancient relic, or even a living creature. The local Argonians believe that these valuable objects have been taken into the miregaunt to purposely protect or imprison them.

Related Quests

• Monument of Change: Help restore an ancient Argonian calendar.
•  Old Baubles: Kill a powerful miregaunt and collect some antiquities.
•  Old Enemies: Kill a powerful miregaunt and burn some supply caches.
•  Old Growth: Kill a powerful miregaunt and gather some nightbloom vine for the Naga-Kur.
• The Remnant of Argon: Pass through an Ayleid realm of portals to locate the lost Remnant.

Skills and Abilities

Smash

A basic melee attack dealing moderate physical damage.

Bramble Whip

A basic mid-range attack dealing moderate physical damage.

Ruin

The miregaunt extends out its arms and shoots out sharp vines from them, indicated by a red cone, dealing high physical damage and knocking back. This can be blocked.

Undergrowth

The miregaunt stomps the ground, causing vines to travel forward, indicated by a large red circle, which later splits into three smaller ones after a short distance, dealing moderate physical damage and immobilizing targets.

Binding Undergrowth

If caught in the "Undergrowth" ability, targets are restrained and suffer continuous low physical damage. Dodge roll to escape the binding vines.

Caustic Sap

The miregaunt creates a pool of Hist sap to itself, indicated by a very large red circle, getting a large damage shield and dealing continuous moderate magical damage to targets.

Summon Totems

The miregaunt summons a totem nearby, which aids the miregaunt with its own abilities.

Spring Bound

The miregaunt burrows underground to move to another location. It cannot be targeted while it is underground.

Unique Miregaunts

• Anthelmir's Construct, Anthelmir's miregaunt, fought with her as the second boss duo of Oathsworn Pit
• Belly-of-Stone, a miregaunt found northwest of Dead-Water Village
• Breath-Like-Decay, a miregaunt found south of Root-Whisper Village
• Choking Vine, the delve boss of Vunalk
• Colossal Miregaunt, a miregaunt encountered within the Deep-Root
• Guardian of the Blue Stone, a miregaunt found in the Vakka-Bok Xanmeer during the quest The Remnant of Argon
• Roots-That-Stumble, a miregaunt found south of the Teeth of Sithis
• The Silent Sentry, one of the champions of the Silent Halls
• Swallows-the-Sun, a miregaunt found east of Blackrose Prison
• Walks-Like-Thunder, the group boss of the Echoing Hollow

Variants

• Trellis Sentinels, two miregaunts found in the Earthen Root Enclave

Books

• Miregaunts of the Marsh by Kratius Gray of the Black Marsh Exploration Society — An essay regarding the tree-like creatures of Murkmire

Gallery

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  Pre-release Image

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  Colossal Miregaunt

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  Guardian of the Blue Stone

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  Walks-Like-Thunder