Skyrim:River Betty

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	15		0.25
Alchemy Effects
1st	Damage Health (2.5×)
2nd	Fortify Alteration
3rd	Slow
4th	Fortify Carry Weight
Sources
# Samples	6
Creature	River Betty
Merchant Avail.	Common

A river betty

River Betties are fish that can be caught in ponds, lakes, and other bodies of water. Despite their name, they are no more likely to be found in rivers than other fish in the game.

Damage Health poisons made with river betty are 150% stronger than (2.5x as strong as) those made with other alchemy ingredients with this effect; they are the strongest poison ingredient that can be obtained in unlimited quantities. See the effect page for details.

They are also one of only three ingredients with a Fortify Alteration effect in the base game. The Dragonborn add-on also adds Burnt Spriggan Wood.

Combinations

In terms of combinations of two ingredients, River Betty can be combined with 51 other ingredients.

3 Effects

Desired Effect			Combine with:
Damage Health	Fortify Carry Weight	Slow	Poison BloomDG (1.5×)

2 Effects

Desired Effect		Combine with:
Damage Health	Fortify Carry Weight	Coda FlowerCC (1.5×,1.56×) (1.25×,1.27×)
Damage Health	Slow	Deathbell (1.5×)
Fortify Alteration	Slow	Burnt Spriggan WoodDB
Fortify Carry Weight	Slow	Trama RootDB, Worm's Head CapCC (1.25×,1.27×) (2×,2.14×)

1 Effect

Desired Effect	Combine with:
Damage Health	ChokeberryCC (1.5×,1.56×), Crimson Nirnroot (3.0×), Ectoplasm, Emperor Parasol MossDB, Falmer Ear, Fire PetalCC (1.5×,1.56×), Gnarl BarkCC (1.5×,1.56×), Human Flesh, Human Heart, Imp GallCC (1.5×,1.56×), Jarrin Root (100×), Imp Stool, Mort FleshCC, Nightshade, Nirnroot (12.6×), Red Mountain Flower, Redwort FlowerCC (1.5×,1.56×), Scalon FinCC (1.5×,1.56×), Skeever Tail, Small Antlers, Troll Fat, Void Salts, Wisp Stalk CapsCC (1.5×,1.56×)
Fortify Alteration	Blind Watcher's EyeCC (1.25×,1.27×), Grass Pod, Screaming MawCC (1.25×,1.27×), Sload SoapCC (1.25×,1.27×), Spriggan Sap, Wild Grass PodCC
Slow	Bungler's BaneCC (2×,2.14×), Elytra IchorCC (2×,2.14×), Green Butterfly WingCC (6×,0.57×), Kresh FiberCC (2×,2.14×), Large Antlers, Rot ScaleCC (3×,0.26×), Salt Pile
Fortify Carry Weight	Creep Cluster, Giant's Toe, Hawk Beak, Juvenile MudcrabCC, Kagouti HideCC (1.25×,1.27×), MarshmerrowCC (1.25×,1.27×), Netch JellyDB, Scaly Pholiota, Steel-Blue EntolomaCC, Wisp Wrappings

Ingredients

5-6^(DG) guaranteed samples can be found in 3-4^(DG) different locations:

• 3 in the Dawnstar Sanctuary (The Pale)
• 1 on Orphan Rock (Falkreath Hold)
• 1 in Riften Fishery (Riften)
• 1 in Valerica's Study^DG (Castle Volkihar)

It is categorized as a common ingredient, meaning that all apothecary merchants have a 36% chance of carrying 1-5 samples. In addition, it may be randomly found in some barrels and in apothecary's satchels. Other possible locations for already-harvested samples include:

• Fish barrels have a 25% chance of containing river betties.

Creatures

Fish appear at fish spawning sites. Dartwings hovering above water can often be a visual cue; indicating the location of an underwater spawning site. Each spawning site generates one to three fish, which are randomly selected from various types of fish. In ponds and shallow waters, betties have a 20% chance of appearing; in deeper water, betties have a 14% chance of appearing. There are 691 spawning sites in 128 different locations. Locations with the greatest numbers are:

• 30 around the Apprentice Stone (Hjaalmarch)
• 22 around the Abandoned Shack (Hjaalmarch)
• 22 around the Wreck of the Winter War (Winterhold)
• 17 around Goldenglow Estate (The Rift)
• 15 around Geirmund's Hall (The Rift)
• 15 around Robber's Gorge (Hjaalmarch)
• 15 around Solitude Sawmill (Haafingar)
• 14 around Gloomreach (The Reach)
• 13 around Heartwood Mill (The Rift)
• 12 around Folgunthur (Hjaalmarch)
• 12 around the Lady Stone (Falkreath Hold)
• 12 around Reachwater Rock (The Reach)
• 10 around a small island located NE of Swindler's Den (Whiterun Hold) (map)