Skyrim:Meridia

Meridia (RefID: 0004E4E0) (lore page)
Race	High Elf	Gender	Female
Level	1	Class	Warrior
RefID	0004E4E0	BaseID	0004E4DF
Other Information
Health	50	Magicka	50
Stamina	50
Class Details	CombatWarrior1H
Morality	No Crime	Aggression	Unaggressive
Essential	Yes
Voice Type	Unique
Faction(s)	FavorExcludedFaction; NPCs the Player cannot marry

Meridia

The Lady of Infinite Energies

Meridia is a Daedric Prince. She will speak to you should you happen to find Meridia's Beacon while exploring a dungeon or by going to her shrine, which will start the quest The Break of Dawn. For more information, see the lore article.

Meridia seeks for her temple to be restored and after the beacon is returned, will send you to defeat Malkoran in Kilkreath Ruins.

Related Quests

• The Break of Dawn: Find Meridia's Beacon and use its light to cleanse her temple of undead.

Quest-Related Dialogue

If you find Meridia's Beacon by chance, her voice will speak to you:

"A new hand touches the beacon. Listen. Hear me and obey. A foul darkness has seeped into my temple. A darkness that you will destroy. Return my beacon to Mount Kilkreath. And I will make you the instrument of my cleansing light."

If you find her shrine first, her dialogue will be slightly different:

"A new supplicant approaches. Listen. Hear me and obey. A foul darkness has seeped into my temple. A darkness that you will destroy. But first, you must restore to me my beacon. I shall guide you unto it. Find it and return here. And great shall be your reward."

Her voice will speak to you again when you find her beacon:

"You have found my beacon. But it is not time for rejoicing. The defiler continues to profane my temple. Return to my figure on Mount Kilkreath, and I shall make you the instrument of my cleansing light."

Upon going to Meridia's statue with the beacon, she will tell you about her temple's condition:

"Look at my temple, lying in ruins. So much for the constancy of mortals, their crafts and their hearts. If they love me not, how can my love reach them?"

When you place the beacon into her shrine, you will be transported to a point high above Skyrim. Meridia will appear as a sphere of light:

"It is time for my splendor to return to Skyrim. But the token of my truth lies buried in the ruins of my once great temple, now tainted by a profane darkness skittering within. The Necromancer Malkoran defiles my shrine with vile corruptions, trapping lost souls left in the wake of this war to do his bidding. Worse still, he uses the power stored within my own token to fuel his foul deeds. I have brought you here, mortal, to be my champion. You will enter my temple, retrieve my artifact, and destroy the defiler. Guide my light through the temple to open the inner sanctum and destroy the defiler."

Tell me more about this artifact.

"Mortals call it Dawnbreaker, for it was forged in a holy light that breaks upon my foes, burning away corruption and false life. You will enter my shrine, destroy Malkoran, and retrieve this mighty blade."

It doesn't really sound like I have a choice in the matter.

"But a single candle can banish the darkness of the entire Void. If not you, then someone else. My beacon is sure to attract a worthy soul. But if you are wise, you will heed my bidding."

I'll do it.

"Of course you will. I have commanded it! Go now, the artifact must be reclaimed and Malkoran destroyed. Malkoran has forced the doors shut. But this is my temple, and it responds to my decree. I will send down a ray of light. Guide this light through my temple and its doors will open."

No matter which dialogue you choose, you will be returned to the ground to go through the temple and defeat Malkoran.

After defeating Malkoran, her disembodied voice will comment on his death:

"It is done. The defiler is defeated. Take Dawnbreaker from its pedestal."

As you activate Dawnbreaker's pedestal, Meridia will teleport you out of the temple and approach you again, stating:

"Malkoran is vanquished. Skyrim's dead shall remain at rest. This is as it should be. This is because of you. A new day is dawning. And you shall be its herald. Take the mighty Dawnbreaker and with it purge corruption from the dark corners of the world. Wield it in my name, that my influence may grow."

I'll keep the sword. But find someone else to spread your religion.

"It matters not. The plant cares nothing for the rays that bring it the warmth of the sun. As you carry Dawnbreaker, so will my light touch the world."

I'll wield this mighty blade in your name.

"May the light of certitude guide your efforts."

Whichever your reply, she will reward you with Dawnbreaker and return you to the ground, completing the quest.

Notes

• She is voiced by Jean Gilpin.
• There were additional lines recorded if you had found and acquired the Beacon, lost it, and then found it again. As the Beacon is a quest item, this dialogue will not be heard under normal conditions.
  • "Do you prefer heedlessness to my luminous glory? Go! Take my beacon to the mount above Kilkreath."
  • "Can you not hear me? Are your ears full of hate? The defiler waxes! Go now, with haste. Take my beacon to Mount Kilkreath."
  • "Fool! He is perverting my Light. A Light that could illuminate Skyrim and her people."

Gallery

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  Concept art from Skyrim

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  Meridia's Shrine

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  Another view with Secunda in the background