Dragonbreath

Dragonbreath as it appears in The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion.

*Not to be confused with Dragonbane.*
**Dragonbreath**, also known as the **Sword of the Dragon** or **Dragon Blade**, and referred to as **Dovahsuum** and **Dovahtuz** in the Dragon Language, is a unique longsword and an Aedric artifact. It was created and commissioned by Octavius Jannus as a symbol for her reign, and became a personal weapon of Marcella Varian during the waning years of the Fourth Era, and the Fifth Era.

## By game

* Dragonbreath (Skyrim)
* Dragonbreath (Invasion)

## History

### Fourth Era

Before Marcella Varian's 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 "Dovahsuum" 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 Varian then chose the name "Dragonbreath", Dovahsu'um in Dragon Language before enchanting the weapon with fire damage, absorb health and stamina.

Marcella wielded the longsword and becoming her personal sword during her reign and even in death during the five-year war at the warning of the Fourth Era, by defeating Jarl Ulfric Stormcloak which marks ends the Skyrim Civil War, defeating Alduin in Sovngarde, and becoming the first ruler to defeat the Third Aldmeri Dominion. and marks at the end of the Fourth Era and the War of the Red Dragon, and beginning of the Fifth Era. After descended into goddesshood as the Tenth Divine for using her famous battle tactics, and her successful accomplishments during her reign.

### Fifth Era

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 replica of the Dragonbreath as a replacement of the tomb. After her death and descended into godhood as the Tenth Divine, Dragonbreath was buried in her tomb at Dovah Skor. In the course of the Fifth Era, the Thieves Guild had made numerous attempts to steal the artifact, which ended unsuccessful and empty handed.

King Shamar gro-Rogdul invaded Cyrodiil, which begin the Orsinium Conquest that killed the last Varian Emperor Titus III, and managed to restored the Empire by killing Shamar and rise of the Avento Dynasty. Than she used the sword when Marcella faces off the returning Haidoneus. Marcella also used Dragonbreath to defeat Miraak in Apocrypha, the Daedric Realm of Hermaeus Mora.

## Appearance

*"The appearance of 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."*
―Anonymous[src]
Dragonbreath is a two-handed longsword or greatsword, it had a kangaroo lace over eucalypt hardwood core and mostly made with dragon and gargoyle corundum sculptures-material with the grip made with a ancient creature hide on the cross-guard and a broadsword with a two handed hilt, making it a dragon sword. One of the most prominent about it that it had a dragon-like golden tails engraved on the blade. The artifact had strikes are burnt by holy flames, and their magicka reserves depleted.

## Enchantment

Dragonbreath bears a unique enchantment named "Dragonfeed." The enchantment for all versions of the sword is:

### Invasion

* Fire Damage: X points
* Absorb Health: X points

## Gallery

Dragonbreath as it appears in *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*.
## Trivia

* The dragon strip engraving of the blade had two different versions. One appeared as white with a slient black outline in *Skyrim*, and in *Invasion*, it had replaced with goldish strip.
* 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

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

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 *The Legend of Dragonbreath*
2. ↑ Loading Screens in *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Inscription found in Dovah Skor in *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 *The Varian Dragon*
5. ↑ *Key to Marcella's Success Strategy*
6. ↑ Dialogue of Octavius Jannus
7. ↑ Events of *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*
8. ↑ Events during the Main Quest in *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*
9. ↑ Events of *The Elder Scrolls V: Dominion*
10. ↑ *The Tactics of Marcella Varian*
11. ↑ *Varieties of Faith, the Empire v2*
12. ↑ *Brief History of the Empire, Book IV*
13. ↑ Events of *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*
14. ↑ Events of *The Elder Scrolls VI: Underworld*
15. ↑ Dialogue of Koagorath in *The Elder Scrolls VI: Underworld*

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 *Marcella and The Dragonbreath*