

Wielders: Eternal Champion, Drelyne Llenim, Torasa Aram, The Nerevarine, The Dovahkiin History says it was created by Anuiel at Auriel's request so that the latter could use it in his campaign against the forces of Lorkhan during the Dawn Era.Ĭlassification: Et'Ada Artifact, Elder Artifact A popular fable tells of it abandoning its owner in her greatest hour of need, but this story is thought to be apocryphal.
Like many great artifacts, the shield has a life and personality of its own and does not feel bound to its user. Its shielding ability is supposedly unsurpassed. The shield has the ability to absorb the power of blocked attacks this energy can then be released by bashing an opponent with the shield, delivering a devastating physical blow. Sometimes it also appears to be seemingly unenchanted. Its known enchantments include resistance to fire, shielding from either magical or physical attacks, healing properties, magical armor enhancement, and spell reflection. It has several magical abilities that help to make its wielder nigh invulnerable.

It takes the form of a small shield, sometimes rounded, made from either ebony or moonstone. The Auriel's Shield is an artifact used by the Elven Time God Auri-El, an aspect of the Imperial Akatosh, the Dragon God of Time. A popular fable tells the tale of it abandoning one wielder in her greatest hour of need, but this is perhaps, apocryphal. Like many artifacts of Tamriel, the Shield has life and personality of its own, and does not feel bound to its user. To defend its wielder from any attacks it cannot absorb, the Shield lends him or her health. In its resistance to fire and magicka, Auriel's Shield is unsurpassed. Auriel's Shield, an Ebony shield said to have once belonged to the quasi-mythical, Elvish deity Auriel, can make its wielder nigh invulnerable.
