Skyrim Krosis, Krosis Skyrim. We better get acquainted.

Krosis.

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So you're exploring the beautiful chilly environments through Skyrim, when all of a sudden you come across a bad ass Motha F!#%*(@, by the name of Krosis.  He puts a damper on your mood right quick... for the time being.

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Krosis is a frail looking skeleton wizard sent straight out of hell.  He is ridiculously powerful, has summon spells and powerful destruction magics.  He seems to prefer summoning a Frost Atronach, using a Powerful AoE Fireball, and Wards.  This guy is definitely a challenge!  With some people saying it took them almost 15 minutes to take the bugger out.  To make matters worse, this guy is hidden in a tomb which he emerges from when you get close to it.. which is pretty easy to do if you're running from a dragon which just so happens to have a fixed spawn.

Shearpoint.  Oh man.  A dragon and an undead Krosis death mage... what could make this better.  Well, they guard a new Shout or Word of Power.  Throw Voice.

Why is killing Krosis in Skyrim important?

So after you've dispatched both the dragon and Krosis AND picked up your new shout.  Now what?

You forgot to loot the bastard!

Krosis drops 2 items of worth;
-A staff that shoots exploding fireballs
-He drops a mask.  Named Krosis.  The Krosis mask.  This is a big deal.  Why?  Well the mask gives a 20% bonus to Lockpicking, Archery and Alchemy.  Pretty nice if you ask me.

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Overall Krosis is worth the time.  He is very difficult, and gets harder as you level up, so try to get to him early.  He is at Shearpoint.

Skyrim is such an amazing game.  Encounters like this really make this game great.  Krosis Skryim, oh baby!

Tips:

There are rocks all around.  Play ring around the rosie with him to avoid fireballs and regain magika if that's what you're into.  You can also go into sneak mode while circling the rocks and eventually you will go hidden.

He cannot be disarmed.

His Frost Astronach will time out and he will forget to summon a new one for a while.

Bring potions, resist fire if you have it.