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A Shout is a specialized language native to dragons. It is said that people were once born with the ability to speak in the dragon tongue, but have lost it over time. Now only a very select/rare few called Dragonborn have the natural aptitude for this ancient language. They can master a shout much quicker than others. Congratulations, like everyone else who plays this game, Your character is one of those rare breeds.

Shouts are separate from Powers and other magic. Shouts do not consume Magicka, but do undergo varying recharge periods. The longer the duration (hold the button) of the shout, the more powerful the effect and the longer the cooldown period. After using a shout, this global cooldown period is indicated by a blue coloring of the on-screen compass. When this coloring fades, the player is again able to use a shout. It's important to note that there are some points in the game you will HAVE to use shouts to get through obstacles, to various platforms or even to fight.

Each Shout is comprised of three Words. Not surprisingly, the Shout increases in strength as you learn more words, culminating in a longer and more powerful version of the Shout once all three Words are combined. The individual words of each Shout are learned from Word Walls in the world. Once you find a word, you must unlock it with a Dragon soul to use it. You can upgrade a shout by spending dragon souls on it to make it even more powerful( only if the shout is upgradable). Dragon souls are obtained by slaying dragons. 

Shout List

• Animal Allegiance
• Aura Whisper
• Become Ethereal
• Call Dragon
• Call of Valor
• Clear Skies
• Disarm
• Dismaying Shout
• Dragonrend
• Drain Vitality
• Elemental Fury
• Fire Breath
• Frost Breath
• Ice Form
• Kyne's Peace
• Marked for Death
• Slow Time
• Storm Call
• Soul Tear
• Summon Durnehviir
• Throw Voice
• Unrelenting Force
• Whirlwind Sprint

Note that Drain Vitality, Soul Tear, and Summon Durnehviir are from the Dawnguard DLC.

Shout Locations

Many shouts can be found through the course of the main quest and some will even be given to you (this will save you from having to go dragon hunting). Feel free to view the full list of Shout Locations. For some easy ones, watch the video below.

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