Umbra
Title
Umbra
Subject
The Umbra Sword from The Elder Scrolls novels, The Infernal City and Lord of Souls
Description
Umbra was a sword created by the witch Naenra Werr at the request of the Daedric Prince, Clavicus Vile. Vile desired it as a tool to send him souls from the mortal realm. To give it this ability, the sword required a piece of the Daedric Prince's being. After Naerna had imbued the sword with the piece of Vile, it would possess those who would wield it. Over time, its owners would become slaves to its drive to kill. At some point, the sword became sentient. It defied Clavicus Vile and stole some of his essence. Umbra then escaped from its sword prison as a spirit. It fled to Umbriel, a city within Vile's realm, and made a deal with its lord to escape Vile's restrictions keeping him in his realm. They used the essence Umbriel stole from Vile to teleport the city outside the realm, which then ended up in Tamriel in the mortal realm.
Creator
Bethesda Game Studios
Source
"The Infernal City" and "Lord of Souls" by Greg Keyes
Publisher
Del Rey Books
Date
2009 - The Infernal City publication
2011 - Lord of Souls publication
2011 - Lord of Souls publication
Contributor
Nicholas Lenz
Rights
Bethesda Softworks
Format
Print
Language
English
Type
Fantasy fiction
Files
Citation
Bethesda Game Studios, “Umbra,” The Museum of Fictional Literary Artifacts, accessed April 29, 2024, https://mfla.omeka.net/items/show/398.