Alteration Ritual Spell

Speak to Tolfdir inside the College, and ask if there’s anything more you can learn about Alteration magic. As it happens, Tolfdir has been working on an improvement on the Ebonyflesh spell and has hit a snag. He requires dragon scales for his incantations, as he uses their essence, but they lack potency. From ancient records, he’s discovered references to dragon “Heartscales.” In addition, there are stories of a dagger called “Kavohzein’s Fang,” which is sharp enough to carve these scales off a dragon. You are to retrieve the dagger, use it to carve off a few Heartscales from a dragon’s corpse, and return the scales to him.

Finding the Fang: The dagger is randomly located in one of the large dungeon crypts and guarded by a fearsome Dragon Priest. Battle through the dungeon, slay the Dragon Priest, and locate the treasure chest close to its corpse. The chest contains Kavohzein’s Fang. The following table shows the possible locations to try:

• Kavohzein’s Fang

Scavenging the Scales: Now that you have the dagger, you need to find a dragon. If you haven’t completed Main Quest: Dragon Rising, do so now. Otherwise:

• Battle a dragon with any and all offensive weaponry you have. After you kill it, approach the dragon’s corpse and equip Kavohzein’s Fang. You don’t have to fight the dragon with the dagger; only search the corpse with it in your hand. Among the other items, you receive Heartscales from the corpse.
• Or, simply return to any dragon you’ve previously killed, and search the corpse. This is a much quicker and easier option!
• Heartscales

Quest Conclusion

Meet Tolfdir again, and inform him that you have the dragon Heartscales that he requires. He is most excited about this and crafts a brand-new spell.

• Spell: Dragonskin

Postquest Activities

Along with the Dragonskin spell, Tolfdir now has the following spell for sale, should you wish to purchase it:

• Spell: Mass Paralysis