Online:Shalk

Shalk; (lore page)
Location	Ash Mountain, Bad Man's Hallows, Bloodmayne Cave, Hightide Hollow, Senie, Sulfur Pools; Dreudurai Glass Mine, Forgotten Wastes, Nchuleftingth, Vvardenfell; The Deadlands; Lava Vents; Galen
Species	Shalk
Health	31,364
Reaction	Hostile
Drops
	Carapace, Beetle Scuttle, Razor-Edged Mandible

A shalk

Shalks are aggressive giant beetles native to Morrowind. They attack with fire and can move through lava unharmed.

Related QuestsEdit

Can't Take It With Them: Help prevent the return of a malevolent minor Daedra.
Guardian of Y'ffelon : Go to Y'ffelon and stop the Firesong Circle.
Percussive Ranching: Help a kwama farmer gather his herd.
Peril at the Pools: Locate the farmers who were displaced by the Covenant invasion.
Proving Trust: Aid a town in the wake of a volcanic eruption.
Recovering the Guar: Locate the guar that ran away during the Covenant attack.
The Show Must Go On: Rescue the Dancing Scrib from the Steel Shrikes.
Season of Harvest: Participate in the Harvest Festival at Bad Man's Hallows.
Stem the Tide: Prevent a Covenant attack on Kragenmoor.
The Truth about Spiders: Figure out what is controlling the spiders in Hightide Hollow.
Unbridled Wealth: Recover a merchant's wares and her favorite guar.

Skills and AbilitiesEdit

StandardEdit

Bite: A basic melee attak dealing low physical damage.
Fire Spew: The shalk inhales air before spewing a spray of fire back out of its mouth, indicated by a thin conal AoE, dealing continuous low flame damage.

ChargedEdit

Bite: A basic melee attack dealing low physical damage.
Flash Burst: The shalk quickly releases a burst of flames around itself, dealing low fire damage.
Fiery Bite: The shalk coats its mandibles with fire before lunging for a bite, dealing moderate physical damage and low flame damage over time. This attack can be blocked to set the shalk off-balance.
Flame Release: The shalk releases excess flames all around itself, as indicated by a circular AoE, dealing continuous moderate flame damage. This attack can be interrupted to set the shalk off-balance.

Unique ShalksEdit

Boilbite, the second mini-boss in Volenfell
Dead Shalk, a deceased shalk found in Bad Man's Hallows during the quest Season of Harvest
Incineration Beetles, a quartet of shalks part of the second boss encounter in the Blessed Crucible
Razorback, one of the delve bosses of Bloodmayne Cave
Skitterflame, one of the champions in Bad Man's Hallows

VariantsEdit

Fire Shalks, shalks found in various dungeons
Great Shalks, shalks found on Vvardenfell
Magma Shalks, shalks found in the Infinite Archive
Sickly Shalks, shalks found at Sarandel's Carnival. Later renamed to Trained Shalks.
Spiral Shalks, spectral shalks summoned by Spiral Descenders within Sanity's Edge

Generic ShalksEdit

Generic, unnamed shalks shalks can be encountered in various places across Tamriel, including delves, dungeons, and DLC content. These shalks have varying stats, namely health. Below is a list of shalks, categorized by location, difficulty and health.

Zone / Dungeon	Specific Location	Health
Daen Seeth, Varanis	Standard shalks	31,364
Daen Seeth, Varanis	Charged shalks	60,370
Maelstrom Arena	Stage 8: Igneous Cistern	17,900 ^(?)
The Cauldron	Boiling Path	^(?) ^(?)

NotesEdit

As of Update 10, shalks have a chance to drop beetle scuttle.
Although described as a type of shalk, the dire ash beetle Ash-Eater has the appearance of an assassin beetle.

BugsEdit

The charged shalks at the Sulfur Pools have the same amount of health and abilities as non-charged shalks. ^?

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