Oblivion:Azura's Star

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Daedric Artifact: Azura's Star (00000193)
Type	Soul Gem
Editor ID	AzurasStar
Statistics
Weight	0.7	Value	2500

Azura's Star is a Daedric artifact that can be obtained by completing Azura's Daedric Quest. It is essentially a reusable Grand soul gem that can hold any non-humanoid soul. When you enchant an item or recharge an enchanted weapon using Azura's Star it becomes empty, but the Star itself remains in your inventory. It cannot hold NPC souls; Black Soul Gems are necessary for that. See the Tamriel entry on Azura for information on the history of Azura's Star.

Its main weakness is that there is no way to empty it without enchanting or refilling; if you happen to trap a weak creature such as a rat you'll need to empty it before you can capture bigger prey. Therefore when you are planning to enchant an item it is useful to carry a grand soul gem to reserve for the new enchanted item, unless you currently have very easy access to a creature with a grand soul. This allows you to continue to use Azura's Star to recharge your equipment even after you have caught the grand soul you need for your enchanting purposes.

[edit] Notes

• Technically, Azura's Star is a Grand Soul Gem. Souls will always go in the lowest value Soul Gem you have. The game fills the Star before any empty grand soul gems in most cases. This is not a worry for souls requiring Black Soul Gems; Azura's Star can not contain Black souls.
• This is a very useful artifact. It is highly recommended that you do not give this artifact to Martin for the Blood of the Daedra quest.
• Weapons with Soul Trap enchantments, such as Umbra, are particularly useful when carrying Azura's Star.