Shivering:Heretic

A Heretic

Heretics are those opposed to Sheogorath and wish to see him dethroned. Therefore, they are enemies of the law and must live in rural areas. Heretics make camp on the Mania side of the Isles, but can also be found in various ruins, as summarized at Heretic Dungeons. Like everything else in the Isles, they have an opposite of equal status to them: the Zealots of Dementia.

Overview

Heretics usually rely on Conjuration spells, similar to the Zealots of Dementia. They also use Destruction spells and some Restoration. They tend to use Blunt weapons rather than Blades.

There are eight different varieties of Heretic: Heretic Crusader, Heretic Witch, Heretic Lackey, Heretic Novitiate, Heretic Soldier, Heretic Warpriest, Heretic Watchman and Transformed Heretic.

It is possible for the player to disguise themself as a Heretic if wearing both their robes and hoods in order to deceive other Heretics. This works only at a distance, and if the player gets too close they will see through the disguise and attack.

Leveled List

The following table lists only standard Heretics, i.e., those that are generated from standard Leveled Lists. This includes the vast majority of Heretics encountered during the game.

• The level provided for each creature in the Lvl column is the typical level at which the variety is first encountered.
• Bosses are always male and have a chance of carrying an enchanted weapon from level 4 and a generic staff at level 5 and from level 21 (see Bugs).

The following table summarizes the vast majority of the leveled lists that are used to generate standard Heretics. There are some dungeon-specific Heretics that are not covered by this table. See Leveled Lists for details on how these lists are used to determine the probabilities of individual creatures/varieties appearing.

	Standard	Boss
Heretic
Heretic Novitiate	1	1
Heretic Soldier	8	6
Heretic Crusader (Witch)	13	11
Heretic Warpriest	18	16
Transformed Heretic	23	21

Spells

All Heretics have a special Heretic Birthsign that provides them with the following permanent bonus:

• Fortify Magicka 50 pts

They also have a Firm Beliefs lesser power:

• Dispel 300 pts on self
  • The Heretic AI is scripted to dispel any mind-affecting effect affecting them. Because this behavior is scripted, they will dispel even disabling effects like Calm and Demoralize that technically should actually prevent them from taking any action. The only solution is to use spells that exceed the magnitude that can be dispelled by the Dispel power they utilize.

In addition, all Heretics have a set of leveled Heretic Spells. In each case, the effect is randomly determined from the following list; the strength of the spell is randomly determined based on the Heretic's skill level (also for bosses). The possible effects for each school are:

• 1 Major Alteration spell, up to Master-level
• 1 Major Destruction spell, up to Master-level
• 1 Minor Destruction spell, up to Apprentice-level
• 1 Major Restoration spell, up to Master-level
• 1 Major Summon Hunger spell, up to Master-level

"Boss" Heretics have an identical spell set to regular Heretics with the exception of a higher-level Summon Hunger spell (always strongest possible for their skill level).

Heretic Classes

Name	Race	Gender	Level	FormID			Armor / Clothing	Weapon	Other
Heretic Crusader	Breton High Elf	Female	PC-2 (range=11-15)	00052832 00041275	33 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-49	238 + 3.5x(PC-3) (max=287) High Elf +50	Heretic's Robe Heretic's Hood	Staff (10%) War Axe	0-3 Restore Health Potions† 1 Magic Potion 2 Scrolls (50%)
Heretic Crusader	Breton	Male	PC+0	0007DB2C	38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-1), PC=5-43	238 + 3.5x(PC-1) (max=350)	Heretic's Robe	Staff (10%) Blunt Weapon*	0-3 Restore Health Potions† 1 Poison 1 Poison (50%) 1 Torch
Heretic Crusader (Boss)	Breton High Elf	Male	PC+0 (range=11-15)	0004127F 0005283C	38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-1), PC=5-43 38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-1), PC=5-40	238 + 3.5x(PC-1) (max=287) High Elf +50	Heretic's Robe	Blunt Weapon*	0-3 Restore Health Potions† 1 Poison 1 Poison (50%)
Heretic Crusader Witch	Breton High Elf	Male	PC-2 (range=11-15)	0004127A 00052833	38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-45 38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-42	238 + 3.5x(PC-3) (max=287) High Elf +50	Heretic's Robe Heretic's Hood	Staff (10%) War Axe	0-3 Restore Health Potions† 1 Magic Potion 2 Scrolls (50%)
Heretic Lackey	Breton	Male	PC-3	0007DB41	38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-4), PC=8-46	238 + 3.5x(PC-4) (max=350)	Heretic's Robe	Staff (10%) Blunt Weapon*	0-3 Restore Health Potions† 1 Poison 1 Poison (50%)
Heretic Novitiate	High Elf	Female	PC-2 (max=5)	00055007	33 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-49	288 + 3.5x(PC-3) (max=302)	Heretic's Robe Heretic's Hood	War Axe	0-3 Restore Health Potions† 1 Magic Potion 2 Scrolls (50%)
Heretic Novitiate	Breton High Elf	Female Male	PC-2 (max=5)	00041273 00041278 0005282E 0005282F	33 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-49 38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-45 33 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-49 38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-42	238 + 3.5x(PC-3) (max=252) High Elf +50
Heretic Novitiate (Boss)	Breton High Elf	Male	PC+0 (max=5)	0004127D 0005283A	38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-1), PC=5-43 38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-1), PC=5-40	238 + 3.5x(PC-1) (max=252) High Elf +50	Heretic's Robe	Staff (10%) Blunt Weapon*	0-3 Restore Health Potions† 1 Poison 1 Poison (50%)
Heretic Soldier	Breton High Elf	Female Male	PC-2 (range=6-10)	00041274 00041279 00052830 00052831	33 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-49 38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-45 33 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-49 38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-42	238 + 3.5x(PC-3) (max=269) High Elf +50	Heretic's Robe Heretic's Hood	War Axe	0-3 Restore Health Potions† 1 Magic Potion 2 Scrolls (50%)
Heretic Soldier (Boss)	Breton High Elf	Male	PC+0 (range=6-10)	0004127E 0005283B	38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-1), PC=5-43 38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-1), PC=5-40	238 + 3.5x(PC-1) (max=269) High Elf +50	Heretic's Robe	Blunt Weapon*	0-3 Restore Health Potions† 1 Poison 1 Poison (50%)
Heretic Warpriest	High Elf Breton	Male Female	PC-2 (range=16-20)	00041276 00052834 00052835 00052836	38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-42 33 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-49 33 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-49 38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-45	238 + 3.5x(PC-3) (max=304) High Elf +50	Heretic's Robe Heretic's Hood	Staff (10%) War Axe	0-3 Restore Health Potions† 1 Magic Potion 2 Scrolls (50%)
Heretic Warpriest (Boss)	Breton High Elf	Male	PC+0 (range=16-20)	00041280 0005283D	38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-1), PC=5-43 38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-1), PC=5-40	238 + 3.5x(PC-1) (max=304) High Elf +50	Heretic's Robe	Blunt Weapon*	0-3 Restore Health Potions† 1 Poison 1 Poison (50%)
Heretic Watchman	High Elf	Male	PC-2 (max=5)	00054FE7	38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-42	288 + 3.5x(PC-3) (max=302)	Heretic's Robe Heretic's Hood	War Axe	0-3 Restore Health Potions† 1 Magic Potion 2 Scrolls (50%)** 1 Torch
	Nord	Male	PC-5 (max=50)	00055000	53 + (4+1.4)x(PC-6), PC=10-38	138 + 3.5x(PC-6) (max=300)
Transformed Heretic	Breton High Elf	Female Male	PC-2 (min=20)	00041277 00052837 00052838 00052839	33 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-49 38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-45 33 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-49 38 + (4+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-42	238 + 3.5x(PC-3) (max=350) High Elf +50	Heretic's Robe Heretic's Hood	Staff (10%) War Axe	0-3 Restore Health Potions† 1 Magic Potion 2 Scrolls (50%)
Transformed Heretic (Boss)	Breton High Elf	Male	PC+0 (min=21)	00041281 0005283E	40 + (6+1.8)x(PC-1), PC=5-30 40 + (6+1.8)x(PC-1), PC=5-25	225 + 3.5x(PC-1) (max=350) High Elf +50	Heretic's Robe	Staff (75%) Blunt Weapon*	0-3 Restore Health Potions† 1 Poison 1 Poison (50%)

† The average and maximum number of potions that may appear changes depending upon your level, as does the quality of the potions. Individual Restore Health potions have a 19% chance of appearing.

* This item will be either a Mace or War Axe. It may be enchanted, starting at 12% chance from level 4, rising to 21% from level 9.

** These scrolls are from a special list, meaning these Heretics can carry a wider variety of scrolls.

Level: This is the NPC's level relative to your character.

Inventory:

• All items without a percentage next to them are guaranteed to be present on an NPC (although some items, such as potions or poisons could be used before you get a chance to loot them). Healing potions are always strongest for their level.
• Items with a percentage will only appear randomly.
• The quality of the War Axe/Blunt weapon is determined by the Weapons Leveled List; for staves see Generic Staves.

Notes

• There are semi-rare instances when a Heretic won't be hostile towards you, such as after having completed the Knights of the Nine questline they may only remark "You're the Divine Crusader!" and let that be the end of it.
• The Arch-Mages Robe is identical to the robes worn by the Heretics, but does not provide the same camouflage effect.

See Also

• Heretical Thoughts
• Zealot
• Heretic Faction Details

Bugs

• The Transformed Heretics bosses have something of a mismatch between their skills and spells. As a result of their Heretic class, they do not have either Alteration or Destruction as major skills. Due to this and the NPC skill leveling mechanism, they are only be able to cast Novice-level spells, even at higher levels. Since all spells in the Alteration leveled list and in the major Destruction leveled list are at least Apprentice-level, they can never cast any of these. They can cast Restoration and Summon Hunger spells until Expert level at higher levels.
  • The Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch, version 1.5.5, addresses this issue. The class is changed to Heretic Mage
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• The Heretic Soldier, Crusader and Warpriest bosses do not have a chance of carrying a staff, whereas the lower-level Heretic Novitiate bosses and higher-level Transformed Heretic bosses do. All bosses should have a chance of carrying one. It is presumed this is a listing error.

• The standard Heretic Crusader and Warpriest variations have a chance of carrying a staff, whereas all other standard Heretic variations do not. It is presumed this is a listing error.

Gallery

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  Breton Female Heretic

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  Breton Male Heretic

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  High Elf Female Heretic

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  High Elf Male Heretic

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  Breton Heretic Boss

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  High Elf Heretic Boss

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  Heretic Lackey

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  Heretic Watchman