Not all dragons are automatically hostile to you, however. Encounters with dragons in the wild are heralded by a loud roar the dragon will often fly very close to you if it has spotted you, causing a palpable rush of air, almost as if the dragon is deliberately trying to provoke you.
As your level increases, more difficult types of dragons will appear, ranging from a basic dragon at the lowest levels up to a mighty legendary dragon at the highest. All dragon lairs contain word walls and are indicated by a dragon's head icon on the map.ĭragons are also often encountered soon after fast-traveling to a relatively wide open location, within smaller towns like Riverwood and Rorikstead, or even inside large walled cities like Whiterun and Markarth.ĭragons are fearsome opponents in combat and are some of the most dangerous creatures in all of Tamriel.
Although the majority of dragon encounters will involve only a single creature, in rare cases it is possible to come across two or more of them at a time, especially after fast-traveling.
There are several encounters with dragons during the main questline, though randomly generated dragons also appear in the wild after the completion of Dragon Rising.
