Morrowind:Keening

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Artifact: Keening (keening)
Type	Short Blade
Damage
Chop	9−15	Slash	9−15
Thrust	9−18	Ratio	45
Statistics
Health	1,300
Speed	2.5	Reach	1.0
Weight	9	Value	400,000
Enchantment
Constant Effect     Fortify Magicka 50 pts on Self -     Fortify Health 30 pts on Self     Fortify Attack 30 pts on Self -     Fortify Agility 20 pts on Self     Fortify Speed 20 pts on Self

Keening is a legendary Short Blade crafted by the Dwemer Tonal Architect Lord Kagrenac. Together with Sunder and Wraithguard, these tools are necessary to handle the Heart of Lorkhan. All three artifacts came into the possession of the Almsivi following the Battle of Red Mountain. Sunder along with Keening were subsequently lost during an annual pilgrimage to the Heart, sometime in the Third Era.

This artifact is obtained during the end of the Main Quest and is required in order to finish it. You can get the weapon at any time, but you can't equip it for very long, since it has the 'mortal wound' ability. Once you have Wraithguard (and have it equipped), this will no longer happen. See the Keening Artifact Quest for more information.