| Daedric Artifact: The Black Star () |
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| Type | Soul Gem | ||
| Editor ID | DA01SoulGemBlackStar | ||
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| Weight Weight | 0 | Value Value | 1000 |
The Black Star is an altered Daedric Artifact rewarded to the player by Nelacar for cleansing the soul of Malyn Varen from the star, as part of the quest named after this artifact, The Black Star. It is the alternative award to the original version of the artifact, Azura's Star. The main benefit of acquiring The Black Star is the bonus it offers to enchanters; the star is essentially a reusable black soul gem. Enchanting objects with The Black Star merely uses up the soul it was carrying, but the star will be able to be reused to store another soul like a regular soul gem. The Black Star also has one clear advantage over Azura's Star: it can capture both black and white souls, unlike Azura's Star which can only capture white souls.
Related Quests
- The Black Star: Help find and repair Azura's Star.
Bugs
- Although it's described as only able to hold black souls, all types of souls can be captured. This may either be a bug, or Nelacar may be mistaken when stating this to the player.
This bug is fixed by version 2.0.1 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.
See Also
For more information, see the lore article on this artifact.