Arena:Volendrung/Intro

This subpage is a template intended only for use on its parent page, Arena:Volendrung.

Artifact: Volendrung (lore page)
Shares Appearance With	Dwarven Warhammer
Statistics
Damage	3-18
Damage	3-18		{{{health}}}
Weight	16 kg
Enchantment
Cause Paralysis: 100% chance on touch Damage Health: 30 points, +1 point per level Drain Strength: 25 points for 15 rounds per level, target recovers at 1 point per round
Map Dungeon Province
Hammerfell
Can be used by the following classes
Archer, Assassin, Barbarian, Battlemage, Knight, Monk, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Spellsword, Warrior

Volendrung

"The Hammer of Might, Volendrung is said to have been created by the Dwarves of the now abandoned clan of Rourken, hundreds of years before they disappeared from the world of Tamriel. It has the ability to grant health to its wielder, but it is best known for the paralyzing and strength leeching effects it has when cast at an enemy. Like the Dwarves who created it, Volendrung is prone to disappearing suddenly, resurfacing sometimes in days, sometimes in eons."
— Codex Scientia

Volendrung is a Dwarven war hammer artifact that can be obtained by taking part in its artifact quest.

Unlike all the other artifacts in the game, Volendrung's enchantment is not manually activated by using it from the Use Item menu. Instead, its enchantment is triggered every time Volendrung strikes an enemy. Most weaker enemies will crumble under the combined might of the hammer's physical damage and the additional health damaging component of its enchantment, and enemies that do not will be paralyzed and unable to attack for some time (unless they successfully save vs. magic). Volendrung does not actually confer any healing to the wielder as its description suggests.

Since Volendrung's enchantment is activated on touch every time it hits an enemy, however, this means that although it has a relatively low casting cost and thus theoretically a higher number of uses compared to other artifacts, it is extremely easy to eat up available charges with every swing of the artifact, and unlike other weapon artifacts Volendrung cannot be used in any capacity without also triggering its enchantment. Similarly to the Ebony Blade, therefore, Volendrung's condition must be carefully monitored in the inventory while using it if you don't want it to disappear in the middle of a fight.