Dragonbreath

* Invasion
* Skyrim
* Rebellion

### Additional Effects

Does 150 points of Magicka damage. Burns the target for 27 points. Targets on fire take extra damage.

### Upgrade Material

Steel Ingot

**Dragonbreath** (Dovahzul: , *Dovahsu'um*), also called the **Sword of the Dragon** (Dovahzul: , *Zahkrii Do Dovah*) is a unique longsword and an Aedric artifact. It was originally wielded and it's personal sword to Empress-then Goddess Marcella Varian during the warning years of the Fourth Era, and the Fifth Era.

## By game

* Dragonbreath (Skyrim)
* Dragonbreath (Invasion)

## History

Before Marcella Varian is coronation as the fourth Empress in 4E 199, Jannus was first approached by Marcella herself and have an new weapon as an symbol of her accession. The longsword, making it an re-creation of the Sword of the Crusader since the Oblivion Crisis. The making of the longsword is considered from two-days or maybe an month. On the day of the coronation, Jannus arrived at the White-Gold Tower within the Throne room, and he give the longsword to Marcella and she likes it immediately. Even though Marcella is Dragonborn, she named it Dragonbreath or "Dovahsu'um" in the Dragon language.

It was crafted and forged by Imperial blacksmith, Octavius Jannus before her accession. The longsword, making it an re-creation of the Sword of the Crusader. The making of the longsword is considered from two-days or maybe an month.The blacksmith give the longsword to the Empress and she likes it immediately. Even Marcella Varian is Dragonborn, the blacksmith had chosen Marcella rather to improved her new sword. But Marcella to upgrade the sword to multiple damage with steel ingot at a grindstone. Marcella then chose the name "Dragonbreath", Dovahsu'um in Dragon Language before enchanting the weapon with fire damage, absorb health and stamina.

Marcella continue to wielded the sword during the Skyrim Civil War, by defeating Jarl Ulfric Stormcloak which ends the war, defeating Alduin which wounded Marcella Varian; and war with the Third Aldermi Dominion and make peace, which marks at the end of the fourth era and beginning of the Fifth Era. After descended into goddesshood as Marcella, Goddess of War and Peace. As Goddess, she keeps having the Dragonbreath as well.

When Marcella Varian become the tenth Devine after her death, her unique longsword Dragonbreath was buried with her tomb at Dovah Skor, legends had it that some forsworns tried to get the sword but often defeated by Kynareth herself and retrieved the sword, re-sharped it and give it back to Marcella in Aetherius. And Kynareth made a reblica of the Dragonbreath as a replacement of the tomb. While currently as Empress, she faces off the returning Haidoneus, and the King Shamar gro-Rogdul invaded Cyrodiil, which begin the Orsinium Conquest that killed the last Second Septim Emperor Titus III, and managed to restored the Empire by killing Shamar and rise of the Avento Dynasty.

## Effect

The weapon bears the inherent ability of dealing 1.2x damage to Dragons and Altmer. In both *Skyrim* and *Invasion*, Dragonbreath hold the 150 points of Magicka damage. Burns the target for 27 points. Targets on fire take extra damage.

## Appearance

Dragonbreath is a Two-Handed longsword, on the cross-guard, it have a clean silver rain guard with gold trim on the edge and the center it have a small red diamond, maybe an ruby. On the grip, it have wooden with an golden-trim handle, as well has the red ruby pommel with an golden trim around the ruby. The rain guard have an some-sort of decorating, maybe an crusader.

## Gallery

Dragonbreath 1.pngDragonbreath in an early-version.Dragonbreath Skyrim.pngDragonbreath as it appears in *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*.
## Trivia

* The strip-like engraved coloring on the blade is different versions in two games, one had the clear or white in *Skyrim*, and in *Invasion*, it replaced with gold.
* The longsword turned claymore, Dragonbreath, also called "Dovahsuum," in the Dragon Language was even personal sword and wielded by Marcella who was both a mortal and a god.
* During Marcella's life and her divinity, she wielded Dragonbreath as her personal and signature weapon.
* According to the lore, Dragonbreath is a longword and a two-handed weapon. Some screenshots depicted Marcella wielded the sword as a one-handed weapon.

## Appearances

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* *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*
* *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *The Legend of Dragonbreath*
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