Oblivion:Volendrung

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Daedric Artifact: Volendrung (0009DB4F)
Type	Blunt; Two Hand
Editor ID	DAVolendrung
Statistics
Damage	20	Health	3200
Speed	0.7	Reach	1.3
Weight	60	Value	5362
Enchantment
Drain Health 5pts 20sec Paralyze 3sec
Charge/Cost = Uses		2500/156=16

The Daedric artifact Volendrung is a powerful two-handed dwemer warhammer that can be obtained as the reward for Malacath's Daedric Quest.

Volendrung has appeared in many Elder Scrolls games. In Daggerfall it was a very powerful daedric artifact. It had the limitation that if it was dissatisfied with its owner, it would disappear, only to turn up in some future age, when it found a worthy hero. According to the Daggerfall lore most of these artifacts had a time limit or a limited useful life and couldn't be recharged, together with a mind of their own, demanding respect and worthiness from their owner, or they would leave him.

In Morrowind this artifact had a more or less historic value only, and didn't carry its Daggerfall characteristics or power. It appears as an un-enchanted warhammer of modest strength.

Volendrung is also mentioned in the book "Modern Heretics." In this book, however, it is described as a sword; this appears to be a mistake made when writing this one book.