Oblivion: Shadowmere ?

Ive got shadowmere... well i had her. I got shadowmere and while doing one of the main quests i left her outside while i got tiber septims armour. I got what i needed and whent back outside .. Shadowmere was lying on the ground what apeared dead i looked for what killed her and two skeletons where running at us and she began to get up. I killed the skeletons and shadowmere tried to help but couldnt move from the spot. she kept running toward me but eventually vanished. I was fairly angry with that seeing as shes the best steed in the game but i went onward. I carried on the main quest and for some reason the game had given me a weylon priory horse that i owned but it wasnt prior mables like before i had shadowmere. Anyway heres my question.. Im at the bit with the great gate now and ive just read something worrying on the internet.....

There are many ways to improve your chances in this battle:

• Maximize the number of troops.
  • Get troops from all cities in the Allies for Bruma quest.
  • Get as many Followers as possible to accompany you. Even non-fighters such as the Adoring Fan or Shadowmere can be useful to draw fire away from you, especially since Shadowmere is essential and therefore cannot be killed.

ok that was what it said so are my chances of completion over ? is shadowmer realy "essential" ?

Ive got shadowmere... well i had her. I got shadowmere and while doing one of the main quests i left her outside while i got tiber septims armour. I got what i needed and whent back outside .. Shadowmere was lying on the ground what apeared dead i looked for what killed her and two skeletons where running at us and she began to get up. I killed the skeletons and shadowmere tried to help but couldnt move from the spot. she kept running toward me but eventually vanished. I was fairly angry with that seeing as shes the best steed in the game but i went onward. I carried on the main quest and for some reason the game had given me a weylon priory horse that i owned but it wasnt prior mables like before i had shadowmere. Anyway heres my question.. Im at the bit with the great gate now and ive just read something worrying on the internet.....

There are many ways to improve your chances in this battle:

• Maximize the number of troops.
  • Get troops from all cities in the Allies for Bruma quest.
  • Get as many Followers as possible to accompany you. Even non-fighters such as the Adoring Fan or Shadowmere can be useful to draw fire away from you, especially since Shadowmere is essential and therefore cannot be killed.

ok that was what it said so are my chances of completion over ? is shadowmer realy "essential" ?

gizmo12345

I never had shadowmere and it never made a difference.

It been a wee while since i played this game but i think shadowmere walks back to a fort or somewhere it can be found later. You woud have to look up where the horse goes back to.

Mine went missing aswell, i just had to move on, apprently she spawns where you first pick her up but i couldnt find where it was. :'(Tom1243

the unicorn is as fast as shadowmere is and when i ride it it followed me around when i fasttravel. im not sure but thats what happened to me. try it out go ride the unicorn and see if it follows u.ganjoukigi

it wont. or it shouldnt, in your case i guess it was odd, and a unicorn will attack you if your by any other wild foes

There's a Fort just NE of Cheydinhal on the far east of the map, she'll be there.TTDog

i believe hes right...i have seen another shadowmare while riding mine...try both locations tho, or scan the internet if you already havent