What are considered white souls in Skyrim?

Black souls are NPC souls (bandits, city guards, merchants, farmers, etc.); white souls are everything else. Normally you cannot capture a black soul unless you have a black soul gem (which are hard to find), or the Black Star.
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What are white and black souls in Skyrim?

Black souls are those of sentient, humanoid beings, such as Men, Mer, Argonians, Khajiit, and Dremora, whereas white souls are those of animals and certain lesser Daedra. All black souls are of the grand level.
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What are considered common souls in Skyrim?

Common Soul Gem
  • Alduin's Bane.
  • Cave Bear.
  • Snow Bear.
  • Chaurus Reaper.
  • Blood Dragon.
  • Draugr Scourge.
  • Draugr Scourge Lord.
  • Dremora.
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Where can I find black and white souls in Skyrim?

Locations
  • Can be bought from Urag gro-Shub in The Arcanaeum. ...
  • Found in Movarth's Lair by the bed.
  • In the Wreck of the Brinehammer.
  • Stony Creek Cave.
  • Enthir's room in the College of Winterhold, on a bookshelf. ( ...
  • On rare occasion, can be found in Valtheim Towers, under the bed by the Bandit Chief.
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What is the most powerful soul in Skyrim?

The grand soul gem is the largest soul gem that can be obtained in the game.
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Are black soul gems better than grand?

Due to this unique ability, Black Soul Gems are superior for recharging or enchanting jewelry, weapons, or armor, as humanoid enemies like bandits are a much more common foe than high-level creatures.
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Which souls are grand Skyrim?

Grand Souls | Fandom. Dragon Priest, Draugr Death Overlord, Falmer Shadowmaster, Falmer Warmonger, Gargoyle Sentinel, Guardian Saerek, Keeper, King Olaf-One-Eye and Mammoth are the ones that have grand soul.
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Where do white souls go in Elder Scrolls?

On this theory (which I favor), when you trap a white soul, the consciousness of the being whose soul it was doesn't go into your gem, it fades back into Aetherius (think of it as blending back into the ambient liveliness of the universe). The energy of that being is what gets stored in your gem.
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Do black soul gems break?

Special soul gems that can capture humanoid souls. Works the same as a common soul gem, but does not break on use.
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Who is it better to bring Azura's Star to?

For Azura's Star, a refillable grand soul gem, take the Star to Aranea Ienith, forcing the Dragonborn to enter the star by Azura and enter into combat with Malyn after a short dialogue.
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Do Falmer have black souls?

But one interesting thing to notice is that Falmer were once a mortal race. Then somewhere along the line of their devolution, their souls changed. If you steal the soul of a Falmer, you can get a Lesser Soul to a white Grand Soul but never a black soul.
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Can you soul trap dragons?

You can't soul trap a dragon in Skyrim because they're obviously too powerful to have their soul be contained in a soul gem, however shouldn't Azura's Star be powerful enough to hold the soul of a dragon?
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Is Azura evil Skyrim?

On this wiki it says Azura is one of the most benevolent Daedric Princes, but in the Azura's Star quest, Nelacar seems to be quite insistent that she is evil and that she drove Malyn insane.
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Can Azura's Star hold multiple souls?

yes its function exactly like a soul gem so yes it would be filled with a grand soul and act in a similar way to a grand soul gem.
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What fills a Black Soul Gem?

There are several ways to fill a Black Soul Gem. To fill one, you'll need to capture the soul of a humanoid—such as an elf, human, or orc. One way to capture a soul is by casting Soul Trap on a humanoid (while carrying a Black Soul Gem). Once you do this, kill that humanoid, and the Soul Gem will be filled.
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Do Daedra have souls?

The Daedra do not have a "soul" in the direct manner. Rather, when a Daedra is slain, its vestige returns to its realm of Oblivion to be reformed into a new body, following which they live again. The Daedra are born in Azure Plasm, a lightblue liquid found in the realms of Oblivion.
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Do all souls in soul gems go to the Soul Cairn?

All trapped souls do not go to the Soul Cairn upon release.
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Are soul Shriven Daedra?

Eventually all Soul Shriven die, but due to the nature of the vestige, their body simply reforms upon death and the torturous cycle repeats itself. When Soul Shriven become too worn and decrepit for further labor as thralls, they are often set loose to run through the wilds of Coldharbour as prey for hunting Dremora.
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Are Giants grand souls?

Larger or higher-leveled creatures possess greater or grand souls, such as mammoths (grand) or giants (greater). Humanoid races possess grand souls, but can only be trapped in a black soul gem or the Daedric artifact the Black Star, which is obtained through the quest of the same name.
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What is better Azura or black star?

The Black Star is Better as Black/Human Souls are More Powerful than Normal "White Souls" Such as Animals etc.. In Oblivion the Black Soul Gems are the Equivenent of the Black Azura's Star and therefore Hold Human Souls.
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What kind of souls do Draugr have?

Draugr Scourges yield Common Souls. Draugr Deathlords yield Greater Souls (Level 30) or Grand Souls (Level 40).
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Can you capture human souls in Skyrim?

To capture a soul, there must be at least one empty soul gem in the inventory that is large enough to hold that soul. Either cast the Soul Trap spell on the target or attack it with a weapon enchanted with Soul Trap, then slay it before the duration of the effect runs out.
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Where are mammoths in Skyrim?

A dead mammoth can be found lying in one of the springs in the tundra. A giant can be found standing nearby, who is passive to the Dragonborn unless attacked. A mammoth can be found west of Saarthal, frozen in the ice.
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