This is my attempt of fabricating a unique creature for Skyrim. I always thought the ore veins of Skyrim needed something to spice things up and thus, the Atare-Malm came to be in the Nexus Chat Room. Please comment about how it can be improved. The Atare-Malm (singular: Atare) the bane of a many would-be miners, excavators and explorers all across Skyrim. These creatures rely on precious minerals and ores for sustenance and are highly protective of their claimed territory. Although quite deadly, many prospectors use Atare to find mineable ore deposits and rarely, dwarven ruins. Depending on what ore they eat, Atare vary in durability and tactics and the more valuable the ore, the more powerful the Atare. Atare who feed on ores used for heavy armor are considered ‘heavyweights’ while those who feed on ores used for light armors are called ‘lightweights’. Heavy Atare are slower than their lighter counterparts but are more durable as a result. Rivaling Sabre Cats in size, a single Atare alone is enough to threaten an entire mining operation and sometimes, Atare-Malm live in pairs –doubling the threat. Atare use their razor-sharp teeth and claws in combat and have been use to use their weight and mass to push aside and crush their enemies. All Atare-Malm are quite resilient to an extent, some more than others, challenging the player's ability to fight an powerful enemy in a closed-environment. Players can occasionally loot ores from a slayed Atare, depending on what mineral they feed on.
