The Daedric Crescent Blade[1] (also called a Battle-scythe blade[UOL 1]) is a Daedric artifact created by the Daedric Prince Mehrunes Dagon. It has the power to paralyze those it strikes, and puts heavy wear on their armor; it has also been known to create a green ball of energy, but its effects are unknown. There were once many Crescents, which were used by Dagon's forces to take the Battlespire during the Imperial Simulacrum. When the Empire later reclaimed the ruined academy, the Crescents were gathered up and destroyed - all but one. Unknown to the Empire, one of the unique blades remained in existence somewhere in Tamriel, although none had ever seen it.[2].
Daedric Crescent Staves and Daggers existed,[3] and the crescent is also used symbolically as architectural elements in Daedric ruins dedicated to Dagon in Morrowind.[4]
HistoryEdit
The last Daedric Crescent Blade saw action during Mehrunes Dagon's occupation of the Battlespire.[5]:241
The last living dwarf, Yagrum Bagarn, at one point befriended the sorcerer Divayth Fyr.[6] At Fyr's behest, Yagrum Bagarn wrote a book known as Tamrielic Lore[5]:241 from the notes that he gathered over the centuries, listing the last Daedric Crescent among the artifacts of "unimaginable significance". The book also provided some general information on the artifact to its readers.[2]
In 3E 427, this last Crescent was discovered by the Nerevarine. It had been in the possession of Lord Dregas Volar, a Dremora who dwelled in the Daedric shrine of Magas Volar, a Daedric sanctuary inaccessible without teleportation. Divayth Fyr of Tel Fyr had come to possess an amulet which would teleport the wearer to the hidden shrine; the Nerevarine used the amulet and defeated Lord Volar, claiming the last known Daedric Crescent.[1]
Previous Owners:Edit
- Mehrunes Dagon's Invasion Forces
- Lord Dregas Volar
GalleryEdit
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Daedric Crescent
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Daedric Crescent
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Daedric Crescent
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Examples of Crescents seen in Daedric architecture
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Daedric forces seen with a Daedric Crescent
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Daedra Seducer wielding a Daedric Crescent
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A Crescent Dagger
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NotesEdit
- Although their imagery is associated with Mehrunes Dagon, Dregas Volar used Daedric Crescent Daggers when he served as a general in Molag Bal's service.[7] He was tasked with protecting Dark Anchors, and was slain by the Fighters Guild while doing so.[8] After his defeat, his crescent daggers and a staff were recovered from the Dark Anchor he defended.[3]
- The Imperial Battlemage, Abnur Tharn, was also known to have crescent weapons.[9]
- The Daedric Crescent Blade appeared in Battlespire, but not as an obtainable item.
See AlsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b Events of Morrowind
- ^ a b Tamrielic Lore — Yagrum Bagarn
- ^ a b Volar's Crescent Dagger and Volar's Crescent Staff in ESO
- ^ Shrines to Mehrunes Dagon in Morrowind
- ^ a b The Morrowind Prophecies: Game of the Year Edition — Peter Olafson
- ^ Yagrum Bagarn's dialogue in Morrowind
- ^ General Executioner achievement in ESO
- ^ Lord Dregas Volar's appearance at Dark Anchors in ESO
- ^ Abnur Tharn Style weapons in ESO
Note: The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.