Umbra (Oblivion)

Umbra is a Bosmer found in the Ayleid ruin Vindasel, southwest of the Imperial City. It is east along the road from Clavicus Vile's Shrine, and west of Pell's Gate and the Old Bridge. When entering the ruin, head to the very back and she can be found there. She is not inherently hostile, and is not an essential person of quest importance.

Armor and weapon
If she is killed, her full suit of Umbra's Ebony Armor may be looted, along with the longsword Umbra, enchanted with a 120 second Soul Trap. The sword may be kept or turned in as fulfillment of the quest given at the Shrine of Clavicus Vile, and be rewarded with the Masque of Clavicus Vile which boosts the wearer's Personality by 20 points.

History
If Pell&apos;s Gate is visited as instructed in the quest, the Hero of Kvatch will learn that she once lived there as an apprentice to Irroke the Wide. She somehow came across the sword, Umbra, which changed her, making her more aggressive and violent.

She then took the name of the sword and left with a group of mercenaries to sate her blood lust. This evidently didn't work out, and she took up residence in the Vindasel ruin.

Murder
Killing Umbra counts as a murder if she is attacked before getting the quest from the Shrine of Clavicus Vile. If the Hero of Kvatch isn't already a member of the Dark Brotherhood, this will get them an invitation.

Trivia

 * In, Umbra was a powerful orc who wore orcish armor and wielded the same sword with a similar enchantment. It would seem this Orc was also possessed by the sword and that the sword somehow made its way into the the hands of the girl from Pell's Gate in the time between the two games. It also changed from being a two handed to a one handed weapon.
 * In Latin, the word umbra means shadow. Also whenever there is a solar eclipse in our world the darker part of the shadow in the eclipse is called the "umbra" while the lighter part is called the "penumbra".

Appearances


Умбра (Oblivion)