@I, Darkstar X You go to the Skyforge and pick it up. Though Skyrim has been updated a thousand times since I first uploaded this so I'm not sure if it still works.

How do you get it exactly?

i say the ancient nord sword look works for umbra. there was i think 2 books that had umbra destroyed once and for all. and with this sword it makes it look like its a zombie version looking for revenge. :D

Where exactly is it? I loved this in oblivion i wana use in skyrim to!

well, i do agree that a nord hero sword may not have been the best choice for this sword....but i loved Umbra and really can't wait for the next version. Also, if you need any help with story or whatever....although from the description i would guess you already have that...feeel free to ask me...i love writing stories as well XD oh and good luck!

@Drake It sure sounds pretty freaking sexy... Sadly I'm busy with school and I haven't been able to put in time to learn scripting and so forth. I can however guarentee that when my schedule clears up some, I will definitely use this Umbra project as my "training" project. Version 2.0 will be better... Much better.

not exactly sure if this is lore accurate but i had an idea that perhaps Umbra changes it form to match the wielders fighting style.....i could be way off and this was never in any of the games but still.....its fun to think about ^_^

if your gonna have umbra in there i would make a quest where you have to fight the old wielder of umbra. make it like how oblivion and morrowind had you obtain it.

i was kind of dissapointed that umbra didn't get put into the vanilla game. it dosent make sense that they would take out the most famous weapon from morrowind and oblivion

I simply loved Umbra and now its back!
I love you!!!

ty for bringing this back =p

Umbra was one of my favs in Obliviion. Thanks for bringing it to us.

umbra was better in morrowind...if anyone remembers that haha

@game chap: Umbra is a soul collecting sword. It filles up gems.
A powerful sword that goes back to Morrowind as far as I know

whats umbra i never got that far in oblivion

@freeasabird420 wiki article:
Ebony is a dense black wood, most commonly yielded by several species in the genus Diospyros, but ebony may also refer to other heavy, black (or dark colored) woods from unrelated species. Ebony is dense enough to sink in water. Its fine texture, and very smooth finish when polished, make it valuable as an ornamental wood. The word "ebony" derives from the Ancient Egyptian hbny, via the Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), by way of Latin and Middle English.

@freeasabird420 No, it shouldn't. Umbra had a custom model and texture in Oblivion.

Souldn't it be an Ebony blade?....wait in fact isn't Ebony a kind of wood? O-o

@[TP0] Ch1cken Sniper: I'm very glad to hear. :) Don't get me wrong, the mod is already great, seeing as it adds a weapon that I also liked quite a lot in Oblivion. It's only going to be even better with a questline. Already looking forward to it! Good luck with this and your future mods! :)

@Mumblez I haven't dove quite deeply into the Creation Kit yet, but when I do, I will definitely take your suggestion into consideration and re-create the mod with a short quest. I was actually thinking of a deeper quest-line for the sword. I had actually done it privately with an Ebony sword but I felt that it paid no justice to the original design of the sword. The Ebony sword in this game is quite curved and awkward looking. I looked up the Ebony weapons of Oblivion and Umbra is a custom model and texture. Don't worry, I am in the process of paying this blade and story some justice. Stay tuned and enjoy what is here for now. I shall deliver eventually.

Oh, one more thing. As much as I like the Nord Hero sword, maybe an Ebony Sword would make more sense, lore-wise? If I remember correctly, the sword was Ebony in Oblivion. Then again, it was Two-handed in Morrowind and then it became One-handed so I suppose it can change.

@Onscreancarcas: You can find the sword next to the Skyforge in Whiterun, along with a little note.

Nice mod, by the way. The sword looks cool and is fun to use. I also liked the note you included. Maybe if you have the time, you could expand on that a bit? For example, after getting the sword from the Skyforge a group of Hired Thugs would attack you next time you're in Whiterun. You could have a note on one of them, saying that some other guy is looking for the sword, heard it was in your posession and so he wants you dead. Naturally, you'd go after the guy and 'introduce' him to the sword... It could even be a short quest in its own right!

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