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| Type | Short Blade | |||
 Damage |
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| Chop | 9−15 | Slash | 9−15 | |
| Thrust | 9−18 | Ratio | 45 | |
| Statistics | ||||
 Health |
1,300 | |||
| Speed | 2.5 | Reach | 1.0 | |
 Weight |
9 |  Value |
400,000 | |
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Keening is a legendary Short Blade crafted by the Dwemer Tonal Architect Lord Kagrenac. Together with Sunder and Wraithguard, these tools are necessary to handle the Heart of Lorkhan. All three artifacts came into the possession of the Almsivi following the Battle of Red Mountain. Keening, along with Sunder, was subsequently lost during an annual pilgrimage to the Heart, sometime in the Third Era.
The blade is located in the citadel of Odrosal, southeast of Dagoth Ur's Citadel in the center of the island.
Keening is obtained during the end of the Main Quest and is required to finish it. Though available at any time, it can't be safely equipped without first equipping Wraithguard due to the 'mortal wound' script effect. This damages your health a random amount between 50 and 125 each second, displaying the message "Keening has dealt you a mortal wound." See the Keening Artifact Quest for more information.
Notes
- Keening also appears in Skyrim, though it is less powerful, and not accompanied by Wraithguard nor Sunder without the Sunder & Wraithguard Creation installed.
- Keening also appears in the Legends story expansion Return to Clockwork City as an unobtainable card during the quest The Tools.
- Mortal wound only applies to you and will not damage Calvus Horatius and merchants if they wield it.
- NPC users of Keening and Sunder can trigger the destruction of the Heart of Lorkhan.