Lore:Artifacts W
Wabbajack[edit]
The Wabbajack is a Daedric artifact created by the Daedric Prince Sheogorath. It takes the appearance of a Daedric staff that is usually engraved with angry gaping faces at the top. As befits the Prince of Madness, his artifact is unpredictable in its effects. The staff has the power to transform its target into a completely random creature. This can be helpful to the wielder, turning a fearsome opponent into a docile animal; similarly, it can be detrimental, transforming a relatively weak enemy into a powerful monster. The staff can produce other effects, such as damaging, healing, turning to stone, or instantly killing the target. The staff's victims that are turned into animals, and are cooked after the fact, become the meat known as Wabbajerky. The meat has created debates on whether eating it would be considered cannibalism. Sheogorath finds only a few worthy of Wabbajack's "absurdly sweet power".
Wand of Fowlfire[edit]
The Wand of Fowlfire is a wand artifact and a sacred relic of Baan Dar. It serves as a ceremonial tool reserved for special occasions. With its ability to emit powerful roasting effects, its primary purpose is to cook food for grand feasts in the god's honor. However, its misuse has tragically resulted in the deaths of some followers who failed to point the far end of the wand away from themselves. Despite these risks, it is renowned for its ability to perfectly cook chickens. Chickens subjected to the effects of the artifact were magically baked, transforming into delicious magically baked chicken meals.
Ward of Akavir[edit]
The Ward of Akavir is a priceless artifact treasured by the Imperial Legion. It is a tower shield with an Imperial Dragonscale design, made from the actual skin of a dragon. It bears a powerful enchantment which makes the wielder far luckier. Its origins are unknown, but its name implies that the artifact is related to the continent of Akavir in some way.
The shield was originally possessed by the Imperial Legion. It was stored within Fort Firemoth, an Imperial outpost located in the Inner Sea of Morrowind. Some time in the Third Era, an undead skeleton army led by the lich Grurn marched out of the sea and overran the fort, leaving few survivors. To the Legion's shame, the Ward of Akavir was lost. Grurn claimed it for himself and took it deep underground, to a Velothi tomb located below the fort.
Warlock's Ring[edit]
The Warlock's Ring (also known as the Ring of the Warlock) is an artifact originally owned by the Arch Mage Syrabane, an Aldmeri god-ancestor. In appearance, it is a ring with a large gemstone, either red or green in color. It is best known for its ability to reflect spells cast at its wearer and to fortify the wearer's speed and health, though it may have additional powers.
War-Sworn[edit]
War-Sworn is a powerful sword imbued with an enchantment that rejects any wielder, save the chosen champion of the Celestial Warrior. It has been wielded by the champions of the Celestial Warrior through the centuries and is capable of restoring lost memories.
White Phial[edit]
The White Phial is a legendary bottle forged in the days when Skyrim was just starting to turn to ice. The small container was made of the magically infused snow that first fell on the Throat of the World, and possesses amazing alchemical properties. It is said that the Phial will replenish whatever fluid is placed inside of it. It was made by the master alchemist Curalmil in ancient times, and the Phial was buried with him.
In 4E 201, after a lifetime of searching all across Tamriel, the Altmer alchemist Nurelion finally located the Phial and had it retrieved, only to find that it had been broken. His apprentice managed to repair the Phial, just before his master's death.
Witsplinter[edit]
Witsplinter is an ornate, Elven-style dagger that, true to its name, is enchanted to seal the minds of the spellcasters it strikes, leaving them vulnerable targets for skilled fighters.
Wraithguard[edit]
- See Kagrenac's Tools
Wrathstone[edit]
The Wrathstone is a powerful, mythical artifact that has been coveted by many people for thousands of years. It consists of a small, carved stone tablet with elaborate symbols and a bas-relief of a dragon's head, and it has a connection to the ancient Demon Weapon hidden within the Halls of Colossus in southern Elsweyr. At one point in time, the Wrathstone was split into two pieces, with the left side initially coming into the possession of the Dwemer of Kagrenzel, and the right side entrusted to the Ayleids of Garlas Malatar by the Daedric Prince Meridia.
Wuuthrad[edit]
Wuuthrad, meaning "Storm's Tears" in the language of Atmora, was the legendary battleaxe wielded by Ysgramor during his conquest of Skyrim in the late Merethic Era. With Wuuthrad in his hands, Ysgramor and his Five Hundred Companions slaughtered an untold number of elves, which culminated in the founding of the First Empire of the Nords. For the Companions, Wuuthrad is a sacred relic which holds a great deal of respect and reverence, and through it they can trace their line straight back to the first Harbinger. It is held to be the greatest of all Nord weapons.
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