Skyrim:Windshear

Unique Item: Windshear (0006ea8b)
Type	One-handed Sword
Editor ID	dunKatariahScimitar
Statistics
Damage	11
Damage	11		{{{health}}}
Speed	1
Speed	1	Reach	1
Weight	10	Value	40
Tempering	Steel Ingot
Tempering	Steel Ingot	Perk	Steel Smithing
Enchantment
Bash attacks made with this weapon have a chance of knocking enemies down: Stagger Attack, 100 pts Paralyze, for 0.1 secs on block-bash
Charge/Cost = Uses		250/0=Unlimited

Windshear

Windshear, stuck in The Katariah's bowsprit

Windshear is a unique Scimitar which can be found lodged inside of the bowsprit of The Katariah. As The Katariah cannot be accessed until the quest Hail Sithis! has begun, this weapon is similarly impossible to acquire until that quest has been started. This means that the weapon is unavailable if you decide to complete the quest Destroy the Dark Brotherhood! instead.

Windshear's unique enchantment causes its attacks to stagger an opponent when hit and causes its bash attacks to paralyze them for a tenth of a second. As the enchantment only works for its bash attack, the enchantment will not work if a spell or another item, such as a shield or secondary weapon, is being held in the other hand. Tempering Windshear requires a steel ingot and the Arcane Blacksmith perk. The benefits of tempering Windshear are doubled if the Steel Smithing perk is unlocked.

Related Quests

• Hail Sithis!: One of the biggest contracts in Brotherhood history is yours to fulfill.

Bugs

• The scimitar may spawn below the bowsprit instead of on it or may fall to the seabed below.
  • If it's in mid-air, you can walk off the spar near the end and grab it as you fall. Alternatively, you can shoot it with an arrow so it falls, then retrieve it from wherever it lands.