Skyrim:Torchbug Thorax

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Alchemy Effects
1st	Restore Stamina
2nd	Lingering Damage Magicka
3rd	Weakness to Magic
4th	Fortify Stamina
Sources
# Samples	33
Creature	Torchbugs
Merchant Avail.	None (Uncommon)

Torchbugs

Torchbug Thoraxes can be acquired by catching torchbugs. Torchbugs come out at night in most non-snowy areas. Their slow flight and illuminated bodies make them fairly easy to catch.

Combinations

In terms of combinations of two ingredients, Torchbug Thoraxes can be combined with 47 other ingredients.

2 Effects

Desired Effect		Combine with:
Fortify Stamina	Restore Stamina	Large Antlers, Scrib JerkyCC (1.25×,1.27×) (1.2×,1.22×)
Lingering Damage Magicka	Restore Stamina	Purple Mountain Flower

1 Effect

Desired Effect	Combine with:
Restore Stamina	Bear Claws (0.8×,0.78×), Bee, Charred Skeever Hide, ChokeweedCC (1.2×,1.22×), Eye of Sabre Cat, Hackle-Lo LeafCC (1.2×,1.22×), Hawk Beak, Histcarp, Honeycomb, Mudcrab Chitin, Netch JellyDB (2.0×), Orange Dartwing, Pearl, Pine Thrush Egg, Powdered Mammoth Tusk, Sabre Cat Tooth, Salmon RoeHF (0.4×, 0.36×), SaltriceCC (1.2×,1.22×), Silverside Perch, Small Pearl, Wisp Wrappings
Lingering Damage Magicka	Hagraven Claw, Ogre's TeethCC (2×,2.14), Scalon FinCC (2×,2.14), Swamp Fungal Pod, Wheat
Weakness to Magic	Creep Cluster, Dreugh WaxCC (1.5×,1.56×), Dwarven Oil, Jazbay Grapes, Kresh FiberCC (1.5×,1.56×), MarshmerrowCC (1.5×,1.56×), Rock Warbler Egg, RoobrushCC (1.5×,1.56×), Salt Pile, Scaly Pholiota, Taproot
Fortify Stamina	Boar TuskDB (1.25×,5×,7.5×), Chaurus Eggs, Fungus StalkCC (1.25×,5×,7.5×), Garlic, Lavender, Slaughterfish Egg, Void EssenceCC (1.25×,5×,7.5×)

Ingredients

33 guaranteed samples can be found in 13 different locations. Locations with multiple samples are:

• 9 in the Midden (Winterhold)
• 6 in Forsaken Crypt (The Pale)
• 3 in Proudspire Manor (Solitude)
• 3 in the White Hall (Dawnstar)
• 2 in Cragwallow Slope (Eastmarch)
• 2 in the Hall of Countenance (College of Winterhold)
• 2 in Hjerim (Windhelm)

This ingredient is not in the VendorItemIngredient category that allows it to be traded by apothecary merchants (see bugs).

The only way to make this ingredient become available from apothecary merchants is to unlock the Merchant perk (requires level 50 Speech), at which point it is an "uncommon" ingredient.

Creatures

Torchbugs appear at insect spawning sites, but only between 8pm and 11pm. Some of the sites (50 in all) generate only torchbugs, each one spawning at most 10 insects. The majority of the sites generate up to three nocturnal insects, with a random mix of both torchbugs and luna moths. These sites also typically generate blue and monarch butterflies between 6am and 6pm. In total, there are 576 spawning sites in 153 different locations. Locations with the greatest numbers are:

• 22 around Talking Stone Camp (Hjaalmarch)
• 17 inside Bloated Man's Grotto (Falkreath Hold)
• 14 around Broken Fang Cave (Whiterun Hold)
• 13 around Lund's Hut (Whiterun Hold)
• 13 around Sleeping Tree Camp (Whiterun Hold)
• 12 around Swindler's Den (Whiterun Hold)
• 11 around the Apprentice Stone (Hjaalmarch)
• 11 inside Shadowgreen Cavern (Haafingar)
• 11 around the Whiterun Imperial Camp (Whiterun Hold)
• 11 around Whitewatch Tower (Whiterun Hold)

Notes

• Torchbug thorax is one of 4 items needed at the Atronach Forge to create a Spell Tome: Soul Trap.
• If they are flying too high to catch, you can use the first part of the shout Unrelenting Force to knock them dead out of the air, down onto the ground.
• Torchbug thorax is actually the abdomen of the insect, rather than the thorax. The thorax is the middle section, where the legs and wings attach to the body, while the abdomen is the end part of the insect.
• Torchbug thorax is only an "uncommon" ingredient for merchant chest lists; for all other lists and purposes, it is a "common" ingredient.

Bugs

• This ingredient cannot normally be bought from apothecary merchants, even though it should be available according to their merchandise leveled lists. It also cannot be sold to apothecary merchants; it can only be sold to general goods merchants.
  • The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, version 1.2, fixes this bug.