{{Protection|Semi|Full}}{{Trail|Magic}} [[Category:Skyrim-Dragon Shouts]] [[File:SR-creature-Dragon Dead Absorb Soul.jpg|thumb|Absorbing a soul from a slain dragon]]

'''Dragon shouts''' (a.k.a. '''The Voice''' or '''Thu'um''') are phrases of [[Lore:Dragon Language|dragon language]], consisting of three separate words of power, that can be used to unleash varied powerful effects. [[Skyrim:Dragon|Dragon]]s are naturally able to use dragon shouts, but very few people possess this capability. As the [[Skyrim:Dovahkiin|Dovahkiin]] (Dragonborn), a mortal with the soul of a dragon, you were born with this power. You can use dragon shouts only after completing [[Skyrim:Dragon Rising|Dragon Rising]] in the [[Skyrim:Main Quest|Main Quest]], from which point you can absorb a dragon's soul after slaying it. You can learn a total of 20 dragon shouts in the standard version of Skyrim, but that number can be increased to 27 dragon shouts by installing [[Skyrim:Official Add-Ons|official add-ons]].