They are also the only kind of automaton that can be ragdolled with Unrelenting Force. Dwarven spiders can be looted for Dwarven scraps, a very small chance at precious gems, metal ore, Dwarven Oil, and soul gems once killed. These variants are easily distinguished from workers both by name and by the electrical special effects that emanate from their core. Variants of the dwarven spider higher than level 7 have access to short-range electric jolts that deal shock damage, and will explode a moment after being killed to deal further shock damage. They are very agile in combat and will attack with a variety of leg stabs, and can also perform a leap attack that will both deal greater damage and close the distance between them and their target. They can also be found hiding inside of pipe ports along the walls and ceilings of these ruins where they will lay in wait until they notice something walk by, after which they will leap out and attempt to engage whatever alerted them. They tend to be found mining or working on building or maintaining various objects that are found in their ruins. Instead, they are immune to frost and poison damage, and boast a 25% resistance to magic.ĭwarven spiders are small, arachnid-like automatons, and are very common in Dwarven ruins.

Furthermore, contrary to what one might expect from reading Ruins of Kemel-Ze, Dwarven automatons are not immune to shock, which actually causes them normal damage. Note that while they cannot be soul trapped, they do recharge enchanted weapons when killed by an actor with the Soul Siphon perk. Automatons are immune to paralysis, cannot be ragdolled (except for Dwarven spiders), cannot be reanimated, cannot be soul trapped, and have a permanent Waterbreathing ability. For purposes of powers like Agent of Dibella, all automatons are treated as male. They are non-living constructs that cannot be detected with Detect Life or Detect Undead, but can be detected with the Aura Whisper shout or the Vampire Lord's Detect All Creatures ability. Dwarven automatons come in all shapes and sizes, but ultimately they all follow a similar set of rules for how they function.

Dwemer automaton build command