They will constantly backpedal at a high speed, making it difficult to land any melee strikes until the Dragon Priest is driven into a corner. In combat, Dragon Priests are incredibly dangerous and can kill even high-level players quite quickly. If their sleep is disturbed, the Dragon Priest will burst out of its coffin with considerable force and prepare to destroy whomsoever intruded upon their resting place.
They are now found residing in coffins throughout areas of prominent dragon worship. They ruled over countless armies of men in their gods' names. Dragon Priests were once the loyal servants of the ancient dragons of Skyrim.