Oblivion:Ring of the Vipereye

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Leveled Item: Ring of the Vipereye (0006B658) (All statistics are for level 25+ version)
Type	Ring
Editor ID	MS12RingVipereye25
Statistics
Weight	0.3	Value	3600
Enchantment
Fortify Agility 10pts Resist Magic 15%

The Ring of the Vipereye

This ring is an Akaviri artifact given as a reward for completing the Bruma quest Lifting the Vale. It was originally found with the diary of an Akaviri messenger sent to Pale Pass. In appearance, it is identical to a silver emerald ring.

Even when the quest is completed, the item remains tagged as "quest essential" and thus cannot be dropped. If the ring is forcibly removed from your inventory when you are wearing it, a glitch will occur that allows you to retain the ring's bonuses but prevents you from re-equipping or dropping it when it returns to your inventory.

This bug is fixed by the Unofficial Oblivion Patch.

On the PC it is possible to use the Console to fix the problem. To make the ring no longer quest essential, and allow you to drop it, type SetQuestObject FormID 0 where FormID is the LEFT ID code provided in the table below. To remove the permanent bonus left after the ring is gone type player.Dispel MagicID where MagicID is the RIGHT ID code provided in the table below. Doing both of these will result in the ring functioning normally.

Example: You have the bug with the level 5-9 ring. Type SetQuestObject 0006B654 0. This will allow you to remove the ring. To remove the permanent bonus type player.Dispel 0006B64F. This will remove the permanent bonus. Remove the ring from your inventory (i.e. drop on floor, or place in container) then put back in inventory. The ring resumes functioning normally.

[edit] Leveled Statistics

Level			Effects
1-4 FormID 0001C4DA / MagicID 0006B64E	0.3	1700	Fortify Agility 5pts Resist Magic 7%
5-9 FormID 0006B654 / MagicID 0006B64F	0.3	2000	Fortify Agility 6pts Resist Magic 8%
10-14 FormID 0006B655 / MagicID 0006B650	0.3	2300	Fortify Agility 7pts Resist Magic 9%
15-19 FormID 0006B656 / MagicID 0006B651	0.3	2550	Fortify Agility 8pts Resist Magic 10%
20-24 FormID 0006B657 / MagicID 0006B652	0.3	3150	Fortify Agility 9pts Resist Magic 13%
25+ FormID 0006B658 / MagicID 0006B653	0.3	3600	Fortify Agility 10pts Resist Magic 15%