Originally Posted by druid91 Buy them from merchants. Though the best way is to get the black-star. Then just soul trap a bandit. You can mine soul gems as well. There's quite a few veins (along with everything else) in Blackreach.
Originally Posted by Flickerdart Fortunately, a Monk 1/Warblade 19 uses Iron Heart Surge to end the Monk character class, and the day is saved.