What happens if Serana partially soul traps you?

If Serana partially soul traps you, your stats will be slightly weakened, but you can reclaim your soul gem to get your stats back before leaving the Soul Cairn. This means that while you will experience some negative effects, such as reduced Health, Magicka, and Stamina, these can be easily reversed by retrieving your soul gem.

Understanding the Effects of Partial Soul Trapping

When Serana partially soul traps you, you will notice that your Health, Magicka, and Stamina are reduced by 45 points, and these stats recover slowly while you are in the Soul Cairn. However, as mentioned earlier, you can regain your full stats by reclaiming your soul gem.

Frequently Asked Questions

General FAQs

1. Should you let Serana Soul Trap you?: You should become partially soul trapped, as it makes little difference, and you can always re-enter the Soul Cairn and regain it from a chest; Valacia will even tell you where it is.
2. Does Serana want you to be a vampire?: She makes it clear that she is capable of turning the player into one, but never specifically says whether or not she wants you to become one.
3. What happens if you let Serana turn you into a vampire?: Should you become a vampire, you will need to be cured in order to continue working with the Dawnguard.

Soul Cairn and Vampirism

4. How much weaker are you in the Soul Cairn?: Health, Magicka, and Stamina recover slowly while in Soul Cairn and are reduced by 45 points.
5. Is there anything worth finding in the Soul Cairn?: Daedra Hearts are common in the Soul Cairn, and you can find them throughout the realm in various chests.
6. Can you enter the Soul Cairn as a werewolf?: One cannot enter the Soul Cairn without being a vampire or being partially soul trapped.

Serana and Vampirism

7. Is it better to cure Serana of vampirism?: She loses her 100% resistance to frost and poison AND can no longer turn you into a Vampire Lord.
8. Can you marry Serana after curing her vampirism?: While it is possible to turn your spouse into a vampire in the Dawnguard expansion, once you yourself have become a vampire, it isn’t possible to marry someone who is already a vampire, like Serana.
9. Is Serana a love interest?: To many players’ dismay, Serana isn’t a romanceable character despite how close she and the player grow during the storyline.

Gameplay and Mechanics

10. Does Serana care if you join Dawnguard?: Yes, Serana will seek you out once you free her regardless of which side you have chosen as she is integral to the story.
11. Does Serana care if you re a werewolf?: Serana will always follow you regardless of your state, and you can be a werewolf for all she cares.
12. Can you flirt with Serana?: Yes, she does, however, she never voices it, it’s just the way she talks to you and especially when she speaks about you with her parents.

Advanced Topics

13. How to convince Serana to cure herself?: If you do wish for her to cure her vampirism after the main questline, then choose the option “Are you all right?” instead of asking her about a cure.
14. What happens if you lead Serana to her home?: After agreeing to take Serana back to her home near Solitude, new enemies in the form of Gargoyles appear shortly.
15. Why does Serana lower vampiric drain damage?: When Serana is following you, the Vampiric Drain spell’s damage decreases dramatically, as a result of a condition on the Damage Health effect of the spell.