The final possible workaround is to load an earlier saved game from before you started this quest, and retrieve the Umbra sword before speaking to Clavicus Vile. Repeatedly fast travelling has also been reported to work: as soon as the screen loads, open your journal and fast-travel again, until the notification area in the corner of the screen tells you that the Statuette of a Dog has been removed. If you go to your menu too early the game will crash when you exit if you press it too late the game will already be frozen. The timing is critical it must be as soon as the dog starts talking. When the dog then starts to talk to you, open your journal. As soon as he finishes talking you need to immediately fast travel somewhere else. Return to Clavicus Vile's shrine with Umbra and the dog statuette and talk to Clavicus Vile.
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Other workarounds are less reliable and require very good timing. On the other hand, you do not have to pay the 500 gold offering. Note that in this case killing Umbra counts as murder. Talk to the shrine and the quest will be completed without any glitches. Be sure to first talk to Ma'Raska at Clavicus Vile's shrine, causing the quest to update, telling you that you've found the sword and can speak to Clavicus Vile. Record preserve from oblivion by auRgentship. You can get Umbra before Clavicus Vile ever gives you the quest, and thus prevent the dog statue from ever appearing in your inventory. the'magni nominis umbra ' germination, or growing up again like a plant. Also, you will be unable to complete Hermaeus Mora's quest. Umbra Sword may refer to: Umbra Sword (Morrowind) Umbra Sword (Oblivion) Umbra Sword (Skyrim) Umbra Sword. Naenra created the sword, but it was unstable. The ancient witch Naenra Waerr created the sword at the request of Clavicus Vile, who wanted the sword as a tool of mischief which would send him souls from the mortal realm. If an article link refers here, consider backtracking and fixing it, so that it points directly to the intended page. The Umbra Sword was a Daedric artifact designed with the sole purpose of the entrapment of souls. The quest will remain forever "active" in your journal. This is a disambiguation pagea navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. You can keep Umbra forever, and never return to talk to Clavicus Vile.
#Umbra sword oblivion install#
If you do not want to install the patch, a few workarounds are: The glitch is related to the dog statue that appears in your inventory after you receive the quest, through which the Hound of Clavicus Vile speaks to you and tries to convince you not to complete the quest. After Clavicus Vile has asked you to give him the sword, the game will crash, whether you opt to return it to him or keep it for yourself.
#Umbra sword oblivion Pc#
This glitch occurs on both the PC and XBox 360. The easiest way to fix this is to install the v.1.1.511 patch. In non-patched versions of the game, there is a serious bug that causes the game to crash on exiting after you return Umbra to Clavicus Vile. I believe it has to do with that dog in your inventory.