The enemies in the Soul Cairn always drop soul gems, ranging from petty to black, which may or may not be filled.Several unmarked locations on the world map.During a quest for Drevis Neloren, one to three free, empty soul gems of any size can be obtained.Becoming Arch-Mage revokes this crime, unless the soul gems are owned by another member of the college. There are also a number of soul gems that can be found at the College of Winterhold, most of which cannot be taken without stealing.In Dwemer ruins, most Dwarven automatons contain soul gems, ranging from petty to grand.Filled gems are three to four times the price of empty ones. These yield soul gems with random values ranging from petty to black soul gems.įilled and empty soul gems can be purchased from general goods merchants, court magicians and some members of the College of Winterhold. In Blackreach, the Dwemer underground realm, there are geode deposits. Soul gems can be obtained by slaying mages, magically-affiliated enemies, by purchasing them from magic shops and court wizards, mining geode veins or found as randomized loot in containers.
