Blade of the Rift

 is a unique weapon available in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Acquisition
The Blade of the Rift is a unique weapon given by the Jarl of Riften. The weapon is a reward for assisting the people of The Rift and becoming an honorary Thane.

Properties
The weapon's material is random. It may be a sword, greatsword, battle axe,war axe, or a mace, which one it is however is random. The weapon also has a random enchantment.

If a reload is performed and the weapon is retrieved again, it will be the same. This means that there is actually a few factors determining what it might be (Often at higher levels iron is surprisingly the material of the weapon), so to obtain a different version, go do some quests and then return later and accept it.

Appearance
The appearance of the Blade of the Rift is respective to the type of weapon and material of that was generated upon it's recieving. The weapon will have a respective glow color and pattern to the enchantment applied to it, which is random.

Smithing
This weapon is unique and may not be crafted, however a version of it made out of the generic material version with a matching enchantment may be created and titled with the same name.

The upgrade material is dependant on the material that the weapon was generated with.

Trivia

 * This weapon is used to serve as the badge of office for the Thane of The Rift
 * This weapon is not supposed to generate as a mace (it is called the blade of the Rift), this however is not confirmed.
 * The above does not apply to thise currently as their is a bug associated with the name of the weapon.

Bugs

 * This weapon may generate as a mace. This is not confirmed as a bug.
 * When this weapon is rewarded it will be a random enchanted mace, and it will not be named Blade of the Rift. The code for the Blade of the Rift is in the game, but it instead just allocates a weapon with a name that suits it's enchantment.

Appearance

 * The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim