Gallery of Natural Science (SSE)

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SSE Version

Classic Version

Gallery of Natural Science
Mod required	Legacy of the Dragonborn SSE
Location ID
Skyrim Special Edition	DBMDGNaturalScience

The Gallery of Natural Science is the part of the museum that covers the rich flora, fauna and minerals Skyrim has. Its entrance is in the Upper Gallery of the Hall of Heroes.

The Gallery of Natural Science features buildable static displays. There is also a Gemstone Display and a Tide Pool Display for seashells. A large stairwell leads up to the Fossil Mining Room above the Natural Science Gallery where all the fossils are displayed.

If BadGremlin's Collection is installed, additional displays will be added to house Fishbowls and Fairy Cages.

Below is a list of all displays in the Gallery, starting from the left of the entrance.

Gildergreen Exhibit

This display features a display of the Gildergreen after the quest The Blessings of Nature has been completed.

Read Plaque (23) The Gildergreen The Gildergreen is a holy tree found in the Skyrim city of Whiterun. It is sacred to worshippers of Kynareth, and is of great importance to the city's Temple of Kynareth. The Gildergreen, planted during the early days of the settlement, was grown from a cutting or seedling (accounts vary) taken from the ancient Eldergleam, one of the oldest living things in Tamriel, located in a cave in Eastmarch. Even its name is an echo of the mother tree. Worshippers of Kynareth could sense something holy in it, and since then many pilgrims have traveled to Whiterun to hear the goddess' wind blow through its branches.

Additionally, this display is home to the fairies from BadGremlin's Collection, if the mod is installed. When a cage is placed, the fairy will leave it and will be seen in the display.

Fairy Shelves
1) Fairy 01	2) Fairy 02	3) Fairy 03	4) Goth Fairy	5) Zelda's Fairy	6) Tinker Fairy
7) Fairy 04	8) Fairy 05	9) Fairy 06	10) Great Fairy	11) Fairy 11	12) Fairy 12
13) Fairy 07	14) Fairy 08	15) Fairy 09	16) Fairy 13	17) Fairy 14	18) Fairy 15
19) Rotting Fairy	20) Dead Fairy	21) Fairy 10	22) Hag Fairy

Flora and Entomology Exhibit

This display is an interactive representation of the flora that can be found in Skyrim. Also, the five bug jars from vanilla Skyrim can be placed on display here.

1) Bee in a Jar	2) Dragonfly in a Jar	3) Moth in a Jar	4) Butterfly in a Jar	5) Torchbug in a Jar
Read Plaque (6) Flora of Skyrim From the Reach to the Pale, Skyrim is rich with a vast array of flora. This atrium exhibits a sampling from across Skyrim and its many diverse climates. Additionally samples can been seen up close in planters in the center of this hall. Despite the subtle temperature variances across the province, there is a distinct difference in the foliage across the holds.
Read Plaque (7) Entomology Exhibit The cornerstone of every ecosystem and food chain starts at the lowly insect. If one keeps a keen eye as they travel across Skyrim, a vast array of insect life can be found. Not only as a food source to various small predators, insects are also used in alchemical formulae.

Wolf and Elk Exhibit

Display	Materials needed	Description
Wolf	Wolf Pelt (2x)	Read Plaque Wolves The wolves of Skyrim are a common sight, roaming individually or in small packs. They will hunt other animals but often divert their attention if a person draws near. Wolves come in standard tundra wolf and arctic wolf variations, the latter of which are a more ferocious breed.
Elk	Deer Hide Venison	Read Plaque Elk Elks of Skyrim are larger and more rugged than their southern cousins found in Cyrodiil and other similar breeds found in Vallenwood or the Summerset Isle. They are a main food source for packs of wolves and are also hunted by men for their pelts, meat and horns.

Sabre Cat and Bear Exhibit

Display	Materials needed	Description
Sabre Cat	Sabre Cat Tooth Sabre Cat Pelt	Read Plaque Sabre Cat Sabre cats are large, powerful, and fast felines that, according to Cats of Skyrim, have evolved two dangerously sharp front teeth. They will attack immediately and represent a lethal foe. They are found in the wilds of Skyrim. All sabre cats will usually abandon any current prey they are stalking or fighting and direct their voracious appetites toward you. Sabre cats may carry Witbane, a disease which reduces Magicka regeneration by half. They dislike water, so you can use this to your advantage. As they are naturally stealthy creatures, you may not notice a sabre cat approaching until it's too late.
Bear	Bear Claws Bear Pelt	Read Plaque Bear Bears are large, hostile enemies that will attack if you are found infringing on their territory. They live either in the wilderness or in their cave lairs. Bears carry the disease Bone Break Fever, which reduces your Stamina if you contract it while fighting one. Fortunately, bears will always roar or growl in an effort to intimidate potential threats before attacking, and thus are fairly easy to avoid if you wish to do so. Standard bears and the larger cave bears are encountered throughout Skyrim and Solstheim, while the mighty snow bears are largely confined to high altitudes and snowy regions.

Horker and Mudcrab Exhibit

Display	Materials needed	Description
Horker	Horker Meat Horker Tusk	Read Plaque Horker Horkers are large creatures native to northern Skyrim. They make dens inside caves and grottos along the coastline and prey upon fish, mudcrabs and any other creature slow enough to not escape their slow attack. They are heavily insulated with thick layers of fat and secrete oil that keeps water off their bodies when on land. As long as distance is kept, horkers will leave people alone, but wander too close and they may attack.
Mudcrab	Mudcrab Chitin (3x)	Read Plaque Mudcrab Mudcrabs are native to most provinces across Tamriel. These creatures live near the coastlines, rivers and lakes and can survive in areas of extreme cold or heat with slight variances in appearance based on the region they have developed in. They burrow beneath the mud, posing as unsuspecting rocks and leaping out at passing prey.

Frostbite Spider and Chaurus Exhibit

Display	Materials needed	Description
Frostbite Spider	Spider Egg Frostbite Venom	Read Plaque Frostbite Spider Frostbite Spiders are giant arachnids which attack on sight, and can be found both in the wilderness and in dungeons. Their lairs are often covered in webs and usually contain web sacs. Spider eggs can be found in these web sacs as well as nearby egg sacs. When at range they spit poisonous venom and can leap onto the victim to attack with their bite. Without poison resistance one will be poisoned by nearly every hit from these monsters. Their deceased victims, dessicated corpses, can sometimes be found nearby.
Chaurus	Chaurus Chitin Chaurus Eggs	Read Plaque Chaurus Chaurus are medium to large hostile earwig-like creatures found in swamps, marshlands, and deep underground caverns. They vigorously project a strong acidic poison, which can eat through most armor pretty quickly. They can cling to walls and have large amounts of health. Chauri are often found in the company of Falmer, who breed them for their chitin. Chaurus Hunters and Chaurus Hunter Fledglings have apparently transformed from a regular Chaurus.

Farm Exhibit

Display	Materials needed	Description
Chicken	Chicken Breast Chicken's Egg	Read Plaque Chicken Chickens are docile, domesticated birds common throughout Skyrim, usually within cities and towns.
Horse	Horse Meat Horse Hide	Read Plaque Horse Horses are available as mounts in Skyrim, and improve your movement speed. They are somewhat slower than horses in Cyrodiil but are better at combat and have more endurance.
Cow	Cow Hide (2x)	Read Plaque Cow Cows are large, docile, domesticated animals common throughout Skyrim, especially on farms. Cows are often painted and offered by farmers to giants who live near their lands. This practice keeps the giant at bay but can turn ugly for the farmer at the whim of the giant.
Dog	Dog Meat (2x)	Read Plaque Dog Dogs have long been domesticated in Skyrim, as companions and partners in trade. Dogs can be seen roaming the wilds alone or in small groups as well.

Troll and Goat Exhibit

Display	Materials needed	Description
Troll	Troll Fat (2x) Troll Skull (2x)	Read Plaque Troll Trolls are large, ape-like humanoids endowed with three eyes. Their powerful arms and claws deal massive physical damage. Trolls are also very strong defensively, possessing high health levels and a particularly effective ability to quickly and fully regenerate health during combat. Their greatest vulnerability is to fire, which not only damages them, but also impairs their capacity to self-heal.
Goat	Goat Hide (2x) Goat Horns (2x)	Read Plaque Goat Goats are passive creatures generally found on mountain slopes. They can be hunted for their hides, meat and goat horns, but occasionally drop nothing. In addition to those found in the wild, domestic goats are also found around farms and towns.

Hagraven and Spriggan Exhibit

Display	Materials needed	Description
Hagraven	Hagraven Claw Hagraven Feathers	Read Plaque Hagraven Hagravens are a horrific cross between an old crone and a bird. They are extremely dangerous and equally hostile up close or when casting various Destruction spells from afar, usually preferring area-of-effect spells such as Fireball. They can often be found in the company of the Forsworn or dwelling in secret groves and lairs in the wilderness with other witches and hags.
Spriggan	Spriggan Sap Taproot	Read Plaque Spriggan Spriggans are malevolent nature spirits appearing as glowing, green humanoid females made mostly of wood. They can restore themselves to full health easily, and can call various animals to aid them in battle, even normally non-hostile creatures such as foxes and deer. Spriggans also have the ability to summon swarms of insects to attack. They are weak to fire. Spriggans can be an unwanted surprise in seemingly peaceful caves, as they blend in with the foliage using an invisibility spell, then attack when you pass them. Some even seem to inhabit the trunks of trees, stepping from within them when one comes too close.

Dragon Exhibit

Left Display
Display	Materials needed	Description
Vulthuryol	Dragon Bone Scales of Vulthuryol	Read Plaque Vulthuryol Believed to be a variety of ancient dragon, Vulthuryol was discovered within the massive underground ruins of Blackreach. Prolonged exposure to the environment of Blackreach has apparently affected his appearance, yet his structural form remains closely similar to that of the ancient dragon breed.
Legendary Dragon	Dragon Bone Dragon Scales	Read Plaque Legendary Dragon A variety of dragon seldom seen in Skyrim is dubbed the legendary dragon. This vicious beast is as swift as it is powerful, sporting characteristic arching horns from its head. The legendary dragon generally uses a much larger array of Thu'um when in battle, and engaging one is no easy task.
Kreindeinvith	Dragon Bone Scales of Kreindeinvith	Read Plaque Kreindeinvith Kreindeinvith was a variety of dragon known as a swamp dragon or blood dragon, believed to be amphibious dragons native to Black Marsh. Dragons of this type have been seen here in Skyrim as of late. Kreindeinvith was encountered within Windcaller Pass.
Sahrotaar	Dragon Bone Scales of Sahrotaar	Read Plaque Sahrotaar The origins of the serpentine dragon Sahrotaar are unknown. The nature of the beast suggests that it is from Akavir like its more common brethren, but the theory has been submitted that it may hail directly from Apocrypha, Hermaeus Mora's realm of Oblivion. Sahrotaar was vanquished in the Dragonborn's climactic encounter with Miraak.

Right Display
Display	Materials needed	Description
Naaslaarum and Voslaarum	Scales of Naaslaarum Scales of Voslaarum	Read Plaque Naaslaarum and Voslaarum Naaslaarum and Voslaarum are twin dragons, rumored to have hatched from a single egg despite evidence that dragons do not brood or lay eggs. They are of the revered classification of dragons. These two were encountered and defeated at the same time in the Forgotten Vale of the Snow Elf Temple ruins.
Elder Dragon	Dragon Bone Dragon Scales	Read Plaque Elder Dragon The elder dragon is a much more rugged and powerful breed of dragon, bringing to bear more powerful shouts and abilities. These beasts can be found all across Skyrim since the coming of Alduin, though the Dragonborn seeks to rein their kind in.
Izvenyah	Dragon Bone Scales of Izvenyah	Read Plaque Izvenyah The frost dragon is one of the more deadly varieties of dragon found in Skyrim. Though all dragons originate from Akavir and all breeds seem to be converging here to Skyrim, it is thought that the frost dragons of the Merethic Era chose Skyrim as their home due to the cold. One example of the frost dragon species is Izvenyah who was defeated at Windcaller's Pass.
Odahviing	None, quest display that activates after completing 'The Fallen'.	Read Plaque Odahviing Odahviing is a rare red dragon who until the fall of Alduin was his greatest ally. Lured to Dragonsreach and captured, the Dragonborn forced Odahviing to take them to Skuldafn for their final encounter with Alduin in Sovngarde.

The Aquarium

The Aquarium consists of a large water tank with three glass panes. It features a Fish Hatchery which can be accessed via a short stairway behind the door on the right. You can jump into the water from there, catch your breeded fish and leave the water via the "Exit Aquarium"-activator to the right.

With BadGremlin's Collection installed, shelves will be added in front of the left pane to display the Fishbowls, and the fish will be set free in the Aquarium (these fish obviously cannot be caught).

Fish Shelves
Left Shelf
1) Betta - Red	2) Betta - Blue	3) Betta - Green	4) Abeclongfin
5) Cyrospade	6) Jellyfish	7) Fishbowl 3	8) Fishbowl 2
Right Shelf
9) Riverbetty	10) Histcarp	11) Silverperch	12) Guppy
13) Diver	14) Fishbowl 4	15) Fishbowl 5	16) Fishbowl 1

Supplies

The Supplies cabinet is located behind the door that leads to the Fish Hatchery. It is linked to all the supply chests in the Safehouse and provides an alternate way to get access to the supplies needed to build the displays.

The following displays are located in the center of the Gallery of Natural Science, starting from the entrance.

Mammoth and Giant Exhibit

Display	Materials needed	Description
Mammoth	Mammoth Snout Mammoth Tusk	Read Plaque Mammoth and Giant Giants are a race of enormous humanoids with colossal strength. They are found in the wilderness of Skyrim, High Rock, Hammerfell, Cyrodiil and Valenwood. They have thick grey skin, long, powerful limbs, large hands and feet and thick greyish-brown hair decorated with braids and beads. Additionally, most giants have decorative scars carved into their chests. In Skyrim they herd wooly mammoths as stock animals.

Tide Pool Display

Here the seashells that spawn randomly along the Sea of Ghosts in the northern-most part of Skyrim and on the shores of Solstheim are displayed. When activating the display, it lets you choose between placing all seashells from your inventory or removing them all from the display.

List of seashells:

Conch
Conch - Blue	Conch - Green	Conch - Orange	Conch - Red
Conch - Spotted	Conch - Striped	Conch - Weathered	Conch - White

Coral
Coral - Blue	Coral - Gray	Coral - Green	Coral - Orange	Coral - Pink
Coral - Purple	Coral - Red	Coral - Slate	Coral - Spiked	Coral - Yellow

Large Shell
Large Shell - Beige	Large Shell - Blue	Large Shell - Gray
Large Shell - Green	Large Shell - Purple	Large Shell - Red

Old Clam
Old Clam - Large	Old Clam - Medium	Old Clam - Thin

Pansy Shell
Pansy Shell - Brown	Pansy Shell - Gray	Pansy Shell - Purple

Porceletta
Porceletta - Spotted	Porceletta - Striped

Scallop Shell
Scallop Shell - Beige	Scallop Shell - Blue	Scallop Shell - Brown
Scallop Shell - Bruised	Scallop Shell - Colorful	Scallop Shell - Cream
Scallop Shell - Dirty Blue	Scallop Shell - Double-Striped	Scallop Shell - Fine Green
Scallop Shell - Green and White	Scallop Shell - Knobbly	Scallop Shell - Lilac
Scallop Shell - Orange	Scallop Shell - Orange and Pink	Scallop Shell - Purple and White
Scallop Shell - Red	Scallop Shell - Rough	Scallop Shell - Sea Green
Scallop Shell - Slate	Scallop Shell - Soft Blue	Scallop Shell - Soft Orange
Scallop Shell - Striped	Scallop Shell - Taffy-Striped	Scallop Shell - Wavy Purple
Scallop Shell - Yellow Shell

Starfish
Starfish - Blue	Starfish - Gray	Starfish - Green	Starfish - Pink
Starfish - Purple	Starfish - Red	Starfish - Spotted	Starfish - Yellow

Other
Seabird Feathers	Sea Crystal	Small Mudcrab Chitin	Smooth Pearl

Planters

Next to the Tide Pool display, build around the pillars, a total of 64 planters are located. They provide the regular Fertile Soil system and can be used to plant and harvest food and ingredients.

Red Mountain Display

The Red Mountain display is the only display in the Gallery of Natural Science that is activated by default and doesn't need anything to do. It is just an enjoyable view with some information.

Read Plaque

The Red Mountain
The mountain is a vast volcano that dominates the island of Vvardenfell in Morrowind. The mountain has had two major eruptions: the Sun's Death event in 1E 668, and the Red Year in the 4E 5. The island was actually named after the volcano: the original name of Red Mountain was Vvardenfell, which translates to City of the Strong Shield in Dwemeri. It is a small continent all to itself, riven from the rest of Morrowind by the remains of a colossal crater. There are numerous texts available in the museum library.

Gemstone Display

Three display cases for all obtainable gems. The gems can mainly be found randomly in loot containers and through mining. Most can also be found in a fixed location. When activating a display, it lets you choose between placing all gems from your inventory or removing them all from the displays.

Left display case
Boleite Benitoite Xenotime Y Blue Garnet	Spinel Brazilianite Sapphire Flawless Sapphire Exquisite Sapphire	Smithsonite Kornerupine Helidor Titanite (Radioactive)	Opal Flawless Amethyst Gypsum Amethyst
Chatoyant Quartz Emerald Flawless Emerald Black Opal Sinhalite	Garnet Flawless Garnet Goshenite Cuprite	Rhodochrosite Thomsonite Quartz	Achroite Tourmaline Amber (treesap) Watermelon Tourmaline
Amazonite Epidote	Aragonite Dioptase Petalite	Red Diamond Aquamarine Almandine Garnet	Indicolite Tourmaline Andradite Garnet Staurolite
Center display case
Grandidierite Enstatite Hiddenite Quantum Quattro Silica	Jeremejevite Tsavorite Garnet Red Emerald Painite	Coral Citrine Carnelian	Morganite Alexandrite Green Tourmaline
Flawless Diamond Diamond Imperial Jadeite Hessonite Garnet	Agate Padparadscha Ametrine	Aventurine Demantoid Garnet Hematite	Rubilite Tourmaline Rhodonite Pyrite Baryte
Aqua Aura Sodalite	Sunstone Chrysocolla	Platinum Lepidolite	Turquoise Kyanite
Right display case
Serendibite Euclase Taaffeite Blue Topaz	Serpentine Jade Pyromorphite Poudretteite	Peridot Ivory Apatite	Calcite Chrysoprase Axinite Bloodstone
Dravite Tourmaline Kunzite Spessartine Garnet Iolite	Larimar Pezzotteite Zincite Zircon	Celestite Ajoite Sulphur (Explosive)	Flawless Ruby Ruby Johacidolite Tanzanite Musgravite
Labradorite Vesuvianite	Flourite Lapis Lazuli	Seraphinite Jasper	Meteorite Schorl Tourmaline