List of Artifacts

[Kasan Moor]

They don't mention a hammer.

[-Eidolon-]

They don't mention a hammer.

A mallet is a hammer.

[Kasan Moor]

I didn't know that, but read this quote from Book of Daedra:

"Of the legendary artifacts of the Daedra, many are well known, like Azura's Star, and Sheogorath's Wabbajack. Others are less well known, like Scourge, Mackkan's Hammer, Bane of Daedra...."

They say "Others", so why would they give three names of the same artifact?

[Anonymous]

what about The Mantle of Woe there might not be any lore on it but it is a powerful artifact and worthy of note.

[Kasan Moor]

I'll look into it. But adding all the unique items in the game is a bit to much.

[Anonymous]

In solthiem I found a Ice Spear of the Snow Prince, Which you can add to the list. TIL doesn't have anything on it...
The book with it was called the fall of the snow prince, I can't recall what it acually said though.

[Orix]

In Shadowkey, 7 powerful crystals named "star teeth" (or "Star tooth" for singular) were placed in slots arranged in a circle with the Vault of Heavens in the Crypt of Hearts, in order to defeat the evil shadow demon, Umbra Keth.

However, that was during Jagar Tharns rule, and undoubtedly, the Crypt of Hearts has probabaly been raided since, possibly spreading the Star Teeth across the eastern provinces.

[url]http://til.gamingsource.net/tsosk/Star%20Tooth%20Placed.jpg[/url]

Looking almost identicle to a Welkynd Stone, a type of ancient crystal that, like the star teeth, [url=http://til.gamingsource.net/obbooks/magic_sky.shtml]fell from the sky[/url]. It has been rumoured that the Star Teeth are merely a more powerful form of Welkynd Stone, and thus grant similar benefits.

I suggest that a single Star Tooth be placed in one of the toughest dungeons we make in Hammerfell, or add it to a ultra secure/secret treasurey in a major city. The Star Tooth itself would have the ability to recharge enchanted items once a day, like Welkynd Stones, and be reusable, similar to Azura's Star with enchanting.

As a drawback for having it, the Star Tooth could cast 20 light on the player as a constant effect, in order to make having it a burden as much as a blessing (for sneaky chaarcters, or those wanting to go unnoticed)

[Amrod]

In Shadowkey, 7 powerful crystals named "star teeth" (or "Star tooth" for singular) were placed in slots arranged in a circle with the Vault of Heavens in the Crypt of Hearts, in order to defeat the evil shadow demon, Umbra Keth.

However, that was during Jagar Tharns rule, and undoubtedly, the Crypt of Hearts has probabaly been raided since, possibly spreading the Star Teeth across the eastern provinces.

[url]http://til.gamingsource.net/tsosk/Star%20Tooth%20Placed.jpg[/url]

Looking almost identicle to a Welkynd Stone, a type of ancient crystal that, like the star teeth, [url=http://til.gamingsource.net/obbooks/magic_sky.shtml]fell from the sky[/url]. It has been rumoured that the Star Teeth are merely a more powerful form of Welkynd Stone, and thus grant similar benefits.

Welkynd stones are found in caves too, it's fairly unlikely they actually fell from the sky, I think it's just a natural mineral and the ayleids managed to develop a process to "grow" them. Yes, this is in lore, I did a quest for some altmer reasercher who was researching welkynd stones, and I found his journal in a cave, it was rigth next to, guesss what? yes welkynd stones.

Of course, a piece of one of those "shooting stars" could somehow gotten into a cave too.

[Orix]

Oops, I got confused, I meant Varla Stone, they're the enlongated white stones that recharge enchanted items and look like star teeth. Although its also possible Star Treeth are Great Welkynd Stones... but they're not similar in appearal to the small welkynd stones that recharge magic.

I dont know whether Varla/Welkynd Stones came from the sky, many Ayelid ruins have shining stones set into rock walls, so its possible they are a type of large gemstone, that or a helluva lot of them fell from the sky at one point. Star Teeth definately did fall from the sky however. One was even found aboard an old AirShip that collected it from the sky.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

what about The Mantle of Woe there might not be any lore on it but it is a powerful artifact and worthy of note.

The mantle of woe. isnt that the robe you find in an old well outside skaal.

I believe it is and it comes with bloodmoon so adding it to hammerfell wouldnt be to unique

[Andres Indoril]

Artifacts NEVER stay in one place

[Kasan Moor]

I will update this list when I have researched all artifacts in Oblivion.

[Ali]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think that the book that came with the spear of the snow prince on Soltheim called the snow prince the last of a ancient race of elves who were suited for ice, they were white or something....
However that was the only thing I've seen about them.

[Anonymous]

Yar the Falmer, one of those bigfoot issues in TES. The general agreement is that since there is so little info about them and they are obviously intended to be mysterious that we should leave them alone.

In other news I made a shortened list of the artifacts and who made them:


Spell Breaker - Rourken (dwemer)
Bloodworm Helm - Mannimarco
Necromancer's Amulet - Mannimarco
Ebony Blade - Random Wizard (later associated with daedra)
Lord's Mail - Kyraneth (aedra)
Auriel's Bow and Shield - Auriel (altmeri aedra)
Chrysamere - Origin Unknown, but not daedric
Staff of Magnus - Magnus (sorceror-king)
Warlock's Ring - Syrabane (arch-mage)
Ring of Phynaster - Phynaster (mage)
Fists of Randagulf - Randagulf (skyrim warrior)
Ice Blade of the Monarch - Almion Celmo (evil mage, using a daedric soul)
Boots of the Apostle - Greybeards (not sure who they are, but they aint Daedra)
The Mentor's Ring - Carni Asron (mage)
Vampiric Ring - Vampires
Eleidon's Ward - Bretons (a prize for Eleidon)
Staff of Haesidoki - Haesidoki (paranoid wizard)
Dragonbone Mail - Zurin Arctus (Imperial Battlemage)
Skull Crusher - Dorach Gusal (wizard)
Goldbrand - Dragons (later associated with Boethiah)
Fang of Haynekhtnamet - A Nord (carved from a Fang of Haynekhtnamet, a dragon)
Umbra Sword - Naenra Waerr (witch)
Helm of Oreyn Bearclaw - Oreyn Bearclaw (bosmer clanchief)
Volendrung - Rourken (dwemer)
Skeleton Key - wizards (apparently...)
Staff of Chaos - Loreth (enchanter)
Ghiron's Hammer - Dwemer
BiPolar Blade - Two Smiths at opposite ends of the earth
Mace of Slurring - Kyanka (altmeri weaponsmith/enchanter)
Stendarr's Hammer - Stendarr (aedra)
King Orgnum's Coffer - King Orgnum (king of pyandonea)
Amulet of Kings - Shezarr (lhorkan)
Barilzar's Mazed Band - Barilzar (wizard/lich)
Dagger of Symmachus - Symmachus (Dunmer General)
Kagrenac's Tools - Kagrenac (dwemer)
Mace of Aevar Stone-Singer - Aevar Stone-Singer (Nordic Hero)
Moon-and-star - Kagrenac's Smiths (dwemer)
Oghma Infinium - Xarxes (wizard-sage)
Robe of the Lich - Lichs
Trueflame/Hopesfire - Dwemer

And there are a few which are uncredited, like the Ring of Khajiit. Few artifacts were actually daedric, so saying that there is no evidence that they would move around if they have no daedra attached is total rubbish. Often, wizards would put a spell on them which would mean that people cannot wield the items for too long.

Oh and the Daedric ones that I know of are:

Azura's Star - Azura
Bitter Cup - Clavicus Vile
Bow of Shadows - Nocturnal
Cuirass of Saviour's Hide - Hircine
Daedric Crescent Blade - Mehrune's Dagon
Daedric Scourge - Malacath, oddly, since its an anti-daedric weapon
Ebony Mail - Boethiah
Fearstruck - Boethiah (now destroyed, apparently)
Fork of Horripulation - Sheogorath
Gambolpuddy - Sheogorath
Hircine's Ring - Hircine
Mace of Molag Bal - Molag Bal
Masque of Clavicus Vile - Clavicus Vile
Mehrunes' Razor - Mehrunes Dagon
Namira's Ring - Namira
Sanguine's Rose - Sanguine
Spear of Bitter Mercy - Daedric, which one is unknown
Threads of the Webspinner - Sanguine and Mephala
Wabbajack - Sheogorath

Thats 19 Daedric, about 44 non-daedric and about half a dozen uncredited, like the Ten Pace Boots.

Pretty much all the artifacts seem to eventually fall into Daedric hands.

[Nomadic1]

In TES: Redgaurd, Cyrus had to give Clavicus Vile the legendary item called the Flask of Lilandril. My bet would be that the Daedric Lords collected most of the artifacts over time.

[Anonymous]

In TES: Redgaurd, Cyrus had to give Clavicus Vile the legendary item called the Flask of Lilandril. My bet would be that the Daedric Lords collected most of the artifacts over time.

It is also a possibility that though the artifacts were 'made' by the people I listed, they did so with daedric power: i.e. they got a daedra to make it for them.

[EdAptra]

"Boots of the Apostle - Greybeards (not sure who they are, but they aint Daedra)"

I was looking on the USEP Jale and i came across this info about Greybeards:

"An ancient and honored people who dwell primarily in High Hrothgar on the Throat of the World (highest peak in Skyrim). They live in absolute silence in order to better attune themselves to the voice of the sky."

[Gez]

It is also a possibility that though the artifacts were 'made' by the people I listed, they did so with daedric power: i.e. they got a daedra to make it for them.

Like by binding it through a soulgem to the item.

If you put a golden saint soul in a powerful item you made; then it's possible Sheogorath, who owned the golden saint, will want to get it back, even if it's in the form of the artifact.

[Silverwood]

Also, Namira's ring, and ring of the khajiit are in Oblivion.

[Kasan Moor]

Also, Namira's ring, and ring of the khajiit are in Oblivion.

I wasn't sure of Namira's Ring. Now I am, so I'll change that.

[Anonymous]

Mackkan's Hammer is Scourge, not a seperate artifact.

[especially marked for special interest under the heading "Malacath" you find a reference to SCOURGE, blessed by Malacath, and dedicated to the use of mortals. In short, the reference suggests that any daedra attempting to invoke the weapon's powers will be expelled into the voidstreams of Oblivion.]

"Of the legendary artifacts of the daedra, many are well known, like Azura's Star, and Sheogorath's Wabbajack. Others are less well known, like Scourge, Mackkan's Hammer, Bane of Daedra....

"...yet though Malacath blessed Scourge to be potent against his daedra kin, he thought not that it should fall into daedric hands, then to serve as a tool for private war among caitiff and forsaken. Thus did Malacath curse the device such that, should any darkkin seek to invoke its powers, that a voidhole should open and swallow that daedra, and purge him into Oblivion's voidstreams, from thence to pathfind back to the Real and Unreal Worlds in the full order of time."

I think they are playing fast and loose with their blunt definitons here. Mace, mallet and hammer seem to be regarded as interchangable.

[Kasan Moor]

Mackkan's Hammer is Scourge, not a seperate artifact.

[especially marked for special interest under the heading "Malacath" you find a reference to SCOURGE, blessed by Malacath, and dedicated to the use of mortals. In short, the reference suggests that any daedra attempting to invoke the weapon's powers will be expelled into the voidstreams of Oblivion.]

"Of the legendary artifacts of the daedra, many are well known, like Azura's Star, and Sheogorath's Wabbajack. Others are less well known, like Scourge, Mackkan's Hammer, Bane of Daedra....

"...yet though Malacath blessed Scourge to be potent against his daedra kin, he thought not that it should fall into daedric hands, then to serve as a tool for private war among caitiff and forsaken. Thus did Malacath curse the device such that, should any darkkin seek to invoke its powers, that a voidhole should open and swallow that daedra, and purge him into Oblivion's voidstreams, from thence to pathfind back to the Real and Unreal Worlds in the full order of time."

I think they are playing fast and loose with their blunt definitons here. Mace, mallet and hammer seem to be regarded as interchangable.

Please read through this thread, we have already had this discussion. The book says 'Others' and why would they give three names for one artifact in that sentence? And I am sure I have read somewhere else about Mackkan's Hammer and they were definately not talking about Scourge.

[Anonymous]

I know we have already had it, thats why im bringing it up again, because it was not brought to a satisfactory conclusion. Show me where it says there are two seperate artifacts and I will believe you. Why are there absolutely no references on TIL about the hammer except for when it is used in the same section as Scourge?

There are three names because they are being poetic. They use it all the time:

Chrysamere, the Paladin's Blade and Sword of Heroes,

Thats all the same thing. Its called a tricolon, its a common construction in prosaic english.

[Kasan Moor]

I know what you mean, but it just doesn't fit in the sentence. They say 'Others are less well know, such as ...'. It seems to me that they are giving the names of multiple arifacts, not just a tricolon.

[Anonymous]

Its common to say 'others' followed by one example. Also there is an elipsis after the passage, so there could be another item or two on the list. If it were just a list of three seperate items it would not work. Scourge is obviously the 'Bane of Daedra' as scourge is synonymous with bane. 'Daedric Scourge' and 'Bane of Daedra' both mean the same thing. There would be no logic to putting an entirely different artifact in the middle of two synonyms. If this list were these three seperate items then it would be gramatically flawed and should read 'Scourge, Mackkans Hammer, or the Bane of Daedra.' The lack of an article, definite or indefinite, means that these items are one and the same. I see no evidence to suggest otherwise.

EDIT: and even if he did own a hammer before recieving scourge (which there is no evidence for), whats to say that it was anything more than a normal hammer which would have rusted and rotted by now.

[Gez]

This book originated from Battlespire. The rest of the sentence is cut, because here it's Scourge that is of interest for the player. What? You thought the ingame books were full? That an item that looked to weigh 5 pounds would have only eight pages?

I imagine the whole sentence would be something like

"Others are less well known, like Scourge, Mackkan's Hammer, Bane of Daedra; or Joublada, the Daedric Spatula, Prize of the Iron Atronach Chef; or even Rustitwinkle, Sheogorath's Sewing Needle, which magically repels any thread approaching its eye; to say nothing of the Scrumpalutor, the Enigmatic Relic, who nobody knows exactly what it is supposed to do."

OK, in less silly. You get the idea.

You do have noticed all the "..." in that book, right? You do know they mean "there was more text here, but it's irrelevant to the topic, so we snipped it".

[Kasan Moor]

You know what, I agree with you, Jale.

Edit: I was to lousy to make another post Jale, I have changed the list so that Mackkan's Hammer and Bane of Daedra are removed as artifacts and I have added them to the description of Scourge. So I agree with you that it is a tricolon (the sentence).

[Anonymous]

Agree with which part, Kasan? That it ould be a random hammer which is no longer around, or that its just Scourge.

Gez, its called an ellipsis. I mentioned it.

[Hemitheon]

I wonder. Was "Devourer" meant to be a new artifact?

[Orix]

I don't recall any artifacts called "Devourer" what game was it in, and where is it found?

[Kasan Moor]

What are you talking about? Please explain.

[Harke the Apostle]

@ Jale:

I think you are wrong.

"Of the legendary artefacts of the daedra, many are well known, like Azura's Star, and Sheogorath's Wabbajack. Others are less well known, like Scourge, Mackkan's Hammer, Bane of Daedra....

Wouldn't using the tricolon, if indeed it was one given that the text is incomplete, be a breech of style? Azura's Star and Wabbajack were also mentioned but once.

[Hemitheon]

Well it wasn't put into the game but it was made for TESIII. If you look under misc. meshes (m), you'll find an item under the bittercup called devourer. Subatomic Labs finished the mesh and made it into a book. So I was wondering, since it's a unique item, was it meant as an artifact.

http://home.comcast.net/%7Esubatomicdog/tome.htm

They made it into a book, but I didn't know what it was so I used it in several of my mods as a death mask.

[Kasan Moor]

I already thought you were talking about that. The original mesh was kind of f*cked up, but it was easy to fix. I can't recall who did it last time. But it is not an artifact and has no purpose in this list. Maybe Beth intended to use it as an artifact, but they never got around to it, so it has no use here.

But I do know that it is supposed to be a book.

[Harke the Apostle]

It kind of looks like the tome from Evil Dead. Does anybody have any idea of what Bethesda meant to use it for?

[Hemitheon]

Maybe the ornamentation above the nose is a clue. At a glance, it looks like a rose. But if you look closer and study it, it looks like a third eye that is opened. Maybe it had to do with enlightment. Maybe it was the original cover to Kagrenac's journal. The binding gives no clues. Mind you, it looks like its a book cover on a plain leather book, kinda like the silver and gold coverings put on Bibles and Torahs. The only other major deco is the circles in each corner. Each circle has another circle in which there is an eight pointed star. 8 pointed stars, a third eye, sounds like it was some occult book perhaps a Nirn version of a grimoire or esoteric tome. If it was meant to be a new artifact, I think it would be cool to have it completed and added. Though it may not be apparent in the Lore, it initially was there. So at one point, it was in Bethesda's vision for Morrowind.

[Hemitheon]

Hey what about the Spear of Muatra? Devourer ok it has no lore behind it, but Muatra appears in the 36 Lessons of Vivec. I dont know it that's the greatest source as The Imperial Library has found alot of Lore errors in it. Mind you, I don't think there are any designs for it. So chances are a new mesh would have to be made. The only problem I see with Muatra is it belongs to Lord Vivec so it wouldn't be anywhere else except on his person, and since he is a 'creature' according to the TESCS, it would never be seen except if you killed him or he gave it to you.

[Andres Indoril]

Muatra is a very personal spear of Vivec.

[Sload]

Muatra is on his person.. it would be a bit funny for him to give it to you. He also calls it his milkfinger.

And the Sermons are completely true. In their own way.