Skull of Corruption
Skull of Corruption is a staff that deals 20 damage normally, or 50 when powered by dreams. It is the artifact of the Daedric Prince of dreams and nightmares, Vaermina. 5 dreams are obtained from using the Skull on a sleeping person. It is a reward for the quest “Walking Nightmare.”
You start “Walking Nightmare” by hearing the people of Dawnstar talking about a problem they have been having with their dreams recently. Erandur, in the Windpeak Inn, will say that the people of Dawnstar are in great danger because of something that happened in Nightcaller Temple. He will take you there and in the inner sanctum, show you Skull of Corruption, the artifact of Vaermina that has been stealing the people’s dreams and memories in Dawnstar. He will want to destroy it and will need the book “The Dreamstride”, which you must get for him.
When he has it, he will read it and find that you will need the potion “Vaermina’s Torpor,” a potion that only unaffiliated or worshipers of Vaermina can use. You need to find it and use it to enter the dreamstride. The dreamstride will take you inside the magical barrier. Deactivate it by taking the soul gem in the pedestal. Make your way to the Skull with Erandur. When he starts trying to destroy it, you will hear the voice of Vaermina tell you to stop him. You must then kill him to get the Skull of Corruption.
- Quest: "Walking Nightmare"
- Daedra: Vaermina
- Weight: 10
- Value: 1680