The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Hints

Kill the ash vampires.

  • 1 of 7: This is a sort of side quest that you might want to do either right before or right after getting the Keening and Sunder artifacts. It has to do with Vivec's instructions to seek out powerful artifacts to help you in your battle against Dagoth Ur.
  • 2 of 7: There are seven super-powerful Dagoth high priests in the game that are blood kin to Dagoth Ur, and look a whole lot like him. They're called ash vampires, and are much more powerful than the other two types of Dagoth (Ash Ghouls and Ascended Sleepers).
  • 3 of 7: Each of the ash vampires has a terrific artifact on him that can be used to cast powerful protective spells. You'll probably want to get at least a few of these items before you confront Dagoth Ur in his citadel.
  • 4 of 7: The one furthest away from Red Mountain is Dagoth Araynys, who's in the Mamaea base at location 14 on the Maar Gan map. He's also the toughest, and you may not be able to beat him. If you can, you'll get the Soul Ring from him.
  • 5 of 7: The other six ash vampires are in citadels and bases within the Ghostfence. They are:
  • 6 of 7: Dagoth Uthol with Belt of Heartfire in Charma's Breath
        (location 9 on the Dagoth Ur map)
    Dagoth Endus with Amulet of Heartrime amulet in Endusal
        (location 5 on the Ghostgate map)
    Dagoth Tureynul with Amulet of Heartthrum amulet in Tureynulal
        (location 14 on the Dagoth Ur map)
    Dagoth Odros with Amulet of Heartfire in Odrosal
        (location 6 on the Ghostgate map)
    Dagoth Vemyn with Amulet of Heartheal in Vemynal
        (location 10 on the Dagoth Ur map)
    Dagoth Gilvoth with Blood Ring in Dagoth Ur citadel
        (location 13 on the Dagoth Ur map)
  • 7 of 7: You'll meet Odros and Vemyn while going after Keening and Sunder, and Gilvoth while going after Dagoth Ur, so you can just incorporate your visits with them into the next two main quests.