Oblivion:Staff of Worms

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Artifact: Staff of Worms (0004A24E)
Type	Staff
Editor ID	MGStaffofWorms
Statistics
Health	100
Weight	10	Value	0
Enchantment
Reanimate for 30 seconds
Charge/Cost = Uses		5000/22=227

The Staff of Worms is a powerful staff held by Mannimarco, the King of Worms. It is a reward for completing the Mages Guild quest Confront the King. When used, it will revive the corpse of a targeted NPC. The reanimated corpse will become your ally.

[edit] Notes

• Items can be duplicated if you possess both the Staff of Worms and Skull of Corruption; see the Skull of Corruption for details.
• When inactive, a reanimated NPC acts as it would were it alive. This can prompt reanimated guards to attack the player if they put on Nocturnal's Cowl. Also, reanimating a character that was killed by other NPCs in a quest (e.g Glarthir if you informed the watch about his murderous intentions) will cause any NPCs in the same faction to attack the reanimated NPC.

[edit] Bugs

• After using the staff to reanimate an NPC, it is possible that their eyes will permanently become purple, even in save files before the NPC was killed. This may be fixed by either resting or fast-travelling.