In Vivec City, there's usually a few soul gems lying around on shelves and countertops in the Mages Guild, so that can be a good place to farm them if you're a new player who's sticking close to Vivec City. The only reason I specifically mentioned the Enchanting shop in Daggerfall was because the OP said they're in Daggerfall. Yes, that's a great spot for farming soul gems. His stall will typically have 8 - 10 soul gems to steal, and it is very easy to steal them all without getting caught doing so. Roughly in the middle of town where the many outdoor stalls are is a merchant called Mathon Nosebreaker. And if you get a bounty you can either hang out in the Enchanting shop until your bounty dissipates, or spend some time in the housing preview, or port back to your room at the Rosy Lion Inn if you have it, or sneak out of the Enchanting shop while you still have a bounty (being careful to avoid the guard who patrols in the area between the bank and the Enchanting shop), sneak out of the town gate to the left (avoiding the guards at the foot of the steps near the stablemaster), and go kill some wolves to fill your empty soul gems.Įventually you won't need to farm soul gems like that anymore.īest place for stealing soul gems imo is Craglorn. So you can steal them all, preview a house and exit back to the shop, steal more, preview the house again, steal more, etc. She walks between two different spots behind the counter, and through experience you can figure out which spot is best for being able to steal the soul gems in the crate (when she's toward the left) or the soul gems on the countertop (when she’s on the right but you have to crouch behind her so she hopefully doesn't see you).Īfter you steal the soul gems, you can fast travel to one of the player housing properties that you don't own yet, to preview it, and when you exit that property you'll end up in the Enchanting shop again, usually with a fresh batch of soul gems to steal. If you wait until she gets up from her chair and walks over to the counter, you can usually steal the soul gems without being seen by crouching behind her until you're hidden. Those 3 to 5 in the Enchanting shop are probably your best bet, and the NPC won't attack you if she sees you stealing them, she'll just give you a bounty.

I think the OP wants to farm them without too much effort.

Morrowind like soul gems