Ebony Blade
The Ebony Blade is the artifact of the Daedric Prince Mephala. It’s design looks like any other Ebony weapon, but it has the enchantment absorb health which starts out at 10 per hit, but increase by 4 points for every 2 people you kill in treachery for a maximum of 10 people, or 30 points. The people you must kill have a disposition value of 1 or higher, meaning that you have done them a favor or done something to make lean them in your favor. It is obtained from Mephala for the quest “The Whispering Door.”
The quest is started when talking to Jarl Balgruuf the Greater about a rumor you heard from the innkeeper of The Bannered Mare about his youngest son, Nelkir, acting strange. He will confirm this and ask you to talk to him to figure out why his son is acting this way. Nelkir will say it was because of several family issues and a door whispering to him and teaching him how to sneak around. The door is bloodstained in a closet in a servant’s quarters at the bottom of the kitchen stairs.
Upon activation, the voice will claim to be that of The Daedric Prince Mephala. She says that behind the door is some of her power that you can release if you unlock the door. Go back and talk to Nelkir, as she says; he will tell you that only his father and Farengar have keys to it and suggest you kill Farengar. You can pickpocket the key from him or kill him and loot it off his corpse. To complete the quest and obtain the artifact, unlock the door and pick up the Ebony Blade.
- Quest: "Pieces of the Past"
- Daedra: Mehrunes Dagon
- Damage: 11
- Speed: 1
- Reach: 1
- Weight: 10
- Value: 2000