The Spriggan Matron is the bigger, tougher sister of the ordinary Spriggan. She haunts dense woodland and the natural caves of Skyrim, usually with a spriggan or two, or some bears and wolves, to keep intruders busy while she closes in. Players meet her when they go poking around groves and grottoes that the forest would prefer to keep to itself.
You can tell a matron from a regular spriggan at a glance. She has a golden glow instead of a green one, and a taller, heavier build in place of the slender spriggan silhouette. At level 18 with 445 health and 250 magicka, she is a clear step up from her smaller kin.
Where to find them
- Eldergleam Sanctuary (Eastmarch)
- Bloated Man’s Grotto (Falkreath Hold)
- Moss Mother Cavern
- Roadside Ruins (at higher levels)
- Peak’s Shade Tower
- Autumnshade Clearing (The Rift)
- Shrouded Grove
- Shadowgreen Cavern (Haafingar)
Variants
Matrons are one rank in the spriggan family. Below them stands the ordinary Spriggan; above them the Spriggan Earth Mother, and there is also the Burnt Spriggan.
Lore
Nobody in Skyrim seems sure where matrons come from. Much of the speculation ties them to Kynareth, because they act as protectors of the province’s natural sanctuaries.
Notes
Her attacks apply an effect listed in the Active Effects menu as “Spriggan Poison”, described as a sap-like poison that deals 0 points of damage over 10 seconds. In other words, it is harmless. The Taproot she carries and the Spriggan Sap she drops most of the time are useful alchemy ingredients.
