Malacath Malacath ( Daedric : ) is the Daedric Prince of the spurned and the ostracized , the keeper of the Sworn Oath , and the Bloody Curse . Background . Sometimes called Malak , Orkey , or Mauloch , Malacath is considered one of the most evil Daedric Princes by the Dunmer due to his membership in the House of Troubles . He is the patron Daedra of the Orsimer . Malacath ' s teachings put a large emphasis on conflict , and he seems to enjoy watching mortals fighting one another . The summoning date of Malacath is 8th of Frost Fall . However , Malacath can also be summoned at his shrine , if the summoner offers Troll Fat . While not technically a " good " Daedric Prince , Malacath does have , to a certain degree , a sense of honor and an almost paternal concern for his followers , especially the Orsimer . Malacath was not allowed in most daedric meetings , most likely because of his Aedric origins . He is the god of curses , the betrayed , and the orcified . Plane of Oblivion . The Ashpit is Malacath ' s plane of Oblivion . While not one of the original planes of Oblivion , it was created when Malacath was spawned in the Mythic Era . It was designed according to Malacath ' s spheres — emptiness , betrayal , broken promises , and anguish — and his personality . Such is the opinion of mainstream scholars . However , the Orsimer and those loyal to the Code of Malacath believe they are rewarded in this realm with immortality , drink , food , and constant battle , all with their father Malacath . History of Malacath . Merethic Era . During the exodus of the Chimer in the Merethic Era , one of the most powerful Aldmeri heroes , Trinimac , tried to stop the movement . The Daedric Prince Boethiah , who was the mastermind behind the movement , confronted Trinimac . It was a legendary battle between the two , but in the end Boethiah defeated Trinimac and devoured him . Boethiah then spoke with Trinimac ' s voice , in order to increase the morale of the Chimer while at the same time mocking the opposed Aldmer . The remains of Trinimac were excreted from Boethiah ' s bowels , and transformed into the Daedric Prince Malacath and Trinimac ' s followers were changed as well . They are now known as the Orsimer and they worship Malacath as their god . This is recorded in the " Changed Ones " . Third Era . The Hero of Daggerfall received his hammer , Volendrung , around 3E 417 , after he did a service for Malacath . He was tasked with the death of a troublesome Daedra Seducer . After wandering throughout Tamriel , the hammer returned to Morrowind and came to be in the possession of Yagrum Bagarn , the last living Dwemer , who had the hammer in his closet . At that time all the enchantments of the hammer had vanished , for no apparent reason . It was just a mundane hammer . However , in 3E 433 the hammer came into the possession of Malacath again , and all its powerful enchantments returned . Volendrung is best known for the paralyzing and strength leeching effects it has when hitting an enemy . There is a less well - known artifact of Malacath , named Scourge . The " Requisite Book of Daedra " ( under the heading of Malacath ) says : " . . . yet though Malacath blessed Scourge to be potion against his Daedra kin , he thought not that it should fall into daedric hands , then to serve as a tool for private war among Caitiff and Forsaken . Thus did Malacath curse the device such that should any dark kin seek to invoke its powers , that a voidhole should open and swallow that daedra , and purge him into Oblivion ' s voidstreams , from thence to pathfind back to the Real and Unreal Worlds in the full order of time . " and " Legendary " dragons states : This mace was found in the Battlespire by the unnamed hero of the Battlespire . It changed owners , and finally the mace came to the possession of the Telvanni lord , Divayth Fyr . As any of Fyr ' s artifacts , it was free for the thieves to steal - if they could . It might have passed into the hands of the Nerevarine . Gortwog gro - Nagorm was an orc leader and the founder of Orsinium the Orc Capital established in 3E 399 . Gortwog gro - Nagorm created controversy among orcs because he accused Malacath of being a false god and created a priesthood dedicated to Trinimac the ancient champion of the Aedra . This view contradicts the common belief that Malacath is Trinimac after he was devoured by Boethiah . Gortwog believed that Trinimac is still alive and that Malacath is a demon . His views were regarded as heresy by most orcs . Fourth Era . During the Umbriel crisis , Prince Attrebus and Sul confronted Vuhon in Umbriel . They discovered Vuhon could not be defeated without recovering Umbra Sword . Sul noticed that Vuhon had mentioned that Umbriel was part of Oblivion , so he opened a gate so that Attrebus and him could escape . They ended up in another Oblivion plane . When Attrebus woke up , he was greeted by female elf . The woman told Attrebus she was Silhansa , and that they were in Malacath ' s realm . Silhansa had healed Attrebus ' wounds . Attrebus was shocked that she was naked . Her hair was rosy gold , her skin alabaster white and her eyes twin emeralds . She had the slender , pointed ears of an elf . Attrebus told Silhansa about his adventure to stop Umbriel from destroying Tamriel . He also told her about a tale he had heard about Malacath while he was seven years old . When he finished , Silhansa started to grow , and she transformed into Malacath . Malacath now held both Attrebus and Sul in his hands . Malacath reveals that Sul had swore an oath by him once . Attrebus manages to convince Malacath of releasing them and teleporting them into Solstheim so that Sul could fulfill his curse . Before leaving his realm Malacath tells Attrebus that if he ever had use for him , the prince would know it . Personality and worship . Despite his ferocity , Malacath is genuinely caring towards his followers . In his quest , he refers to his enslaved Ogre followers as his " little brothers " and ensures their safety . In the Skyrim quest " The Cursed Tribe " , Malacath tells the Dragonborn that he cursed Chief Yamarz due to his negligence as chief . Though he may often be extreme in his dealings , the majority of Orcs remain deeply loyal to Malacath ' s word . Malacath is also the only Daedric Prince to have actually shown to be capable of sorrow , as shown in Volume XII of the Accords of Madness when Sheogorath tricked him into killing and damning his mortal son Emmeg Gro - Kayra . Identity . " " He is more commonly known as the Daedric Prince Malacath , ' whose sphere is the patronage of the spurned and ostracized , the sworn oath , and the bloody curse . ' He is not technically a Daedra Lord , nor do the other Daedra recognize him as such , but this is fitting for his sphere . Of old he was Trinimac , the champion of the High Elven pantheon , in some places more popular than Auri - El , who protected them against enemies without and within . When Trinimac and his followers attempted to halt the Velothi Dissident movement , Boethiah ate him . Trinimac ' s body and spirit were corrupted , and he emerged as Malacath . His followers were likewise changed for the worse . Despised by everyone , especially the inviolate Auri - El , they quickly fled to the northern wastes , near Saarthal . . . In Skyrim , Malacath is called Orkey , or Old Knocker , and his battles with Ysmir are legendary . " " - Original text from the book " The True Nature of Orcs " Other mentions . Malacath is also one of the Dunmer Four Corners of the House of Troubles . Four Corners of the House of Troubles consists of Molag Bal , Mehrunes Dagon , Malacath and Sheogorath . These Daedric Princes rebelled against the counsel and admonition of the Tribunal , causing great kin strife and confusion among the clans and Great Houses . They are holy in that they serve the role of obstacles during the Testing . Through time they have sometimes become associated with local enemies , like the Nord s , Akaviri , or Mountain Orcs . As written in the books " The House of Troubles " and " Varieties of Faith in the Empire " , Malacath is the reanimated dung that was Trinimac ; Malacath is a weak but vengeful god and strikes back with a tough punch . The Dunmer call him Malak , the god - king of the Orcs . He tests the Dunmer for physical weakness . An interesting record in the " Varieties of Faith in the Empire ' says : " " Mauloch ( Malacath ) : An Orcish god , Mauloch troubled the heirs of King Harald for a long time . Fled east after his defeat at the Battle of Dragon Wall , ca . 1E660 . His rage was said to fill the sky with his sulphurous hatred , later called the " Year of Winter in Summer . " It is known that the year is the time when Red Mountain ' s eruption brought disasters throughout Tamriel , so it is highly likely that the claim says that his rage filled the sky with sulphurous hatred is rather exaggerated . According to Sheogorath , the Backbone of Malacath ' s realm , Ashpit , is an actual backbone , although this may just be the ramblings of a madman . Also according to Sheogorath , Malacath is not popular at parties , but more so than Jyggalag , the Daedric Prince of Order , which may refer to how the other Daedric Princes do not recognize him as a Daedric Prince . Quests . Morrowind . During the time of the Nerevarine , Malacath was summoned by the Nerevarine in his Shrine of Assurdirapal . The Prince of Curses asked the Nerevarine to track and kill the last of the Oreyn Bearclaw family line . He was upset that Oreyn Bearclaw took all the glory to be a hero while in fact all the deeds were done by Kharag gro - Khar , Oreyn ' s Orcish companion . The target was finally killed by the Nerevarine and Malacath rewarded him the Helm of Oreyn Bearclaw . However Malacath was wrong in believing that the Oreyn Bearclaw ' s family line had ended , as one of the family members was still alive . This person , named Modryn Oreyn , became a rather important person in the Fighters Guild after his role in the quest to eliminate the dangerous competitor of the guild , the Blackwood Company . Oblivion . Malacath ' s quest in Cyrodiil involves the Hero of Kvatch ' s rescue of another group of outcasts , namely , a group of enslaved Ogres . He requires an offering of Troll Fat , and the Hero must be level 10 to start the quest . He will send him / her to the Home of Lord Drad , the slave owner , with instructions to free the Ogres without harming them . After speaking with Lord Drad and then his wife , an easy way to complete this quest is to simply walk into the mine and ignore the guards . As long as they are not attacked , they will tolerate the Hero ' s presence , and in a simple manner , go to the two Ogre cages and pick the locks of each of the cell doors . Once freed the Ogres and the guards will fight each other , leaving the Hero to simply pick what he likes from the dead bodies of the fallen . Neither side will attack the Hero as long as he remains passive , and even if one or more of the guards survive they will not care as the Hero loots the chests throughout the mine . Note that even if all the Ogres are killed during the battle with the guards , this will not affect the outcome of the quest . As a reward for finishing the quest , Malacath gives the Hero Volendrung , his enchanted two - handed warhammer . Skyrim . In , an Orc named Atub asks the Dragonborn to bring her troll fat and a Daedra heart so that she can pray to Malacath to end the curse he put on her tribe . After doing so , Atub suggests that Yamarz the chief and the Dragonborn to join in the summoning . Yamarz unwillingly accepts , and Atub begins the ceremony . Malacath then speaks to Yamarz and he commands Yamarz to go and bring back a warhammer . Yamarz orders the Dragonborn to come along with him , stating that the Dragonborn got him into this mess . At the shrine , Yamarz will say that he will pay the Dragonborn to kill the giant . The Dragonborn can accept the deal , but Yamarz will betray them . Alternatively , the Dragonborn can let Yamarz attempt to kill the giant . The chief may die in the process , unless the Dragonborn helps kill the giant . If Yamarz survives , he will betray the Dragonborn in order to claim sole credit for killing the giant . Regardless , once the giant and Yamarz are dead , Malacath speaks again telling the Dragonborn to take Shagrol ' s Warhammer back to the stronghold . The Dragonborn can either lie to Atub and conceal Yamarz ' s cowardice / betrayal or reveal the truth of his fate . Malacath speaks once more telling the tribe that they have earned a second chance and appoints a new chief from within the stronghold . Finally , he tells the Dragonborn they have earned his favor with their valorous conduct and to place Shagrol ' s Warhammer on the shrine to accept his reward . The hammer then transforms into Volendrung .