Dawnfang and Duskfang is one sword with two personalities. Added by the Dawnfang & Duskfang Creation, this Akaviri (Tsaesci) blade becomes Dawnfang by day and Duskfang by night, and it grows hungrier the more you kill with it.
How to get it
Start the quest A Soul Divided and follow it down into The Ratway beneath Riften. The sword is claimed in the Guardian Vault at the end of the quest.
Enchantment
- Dawnfang (day): 7 points of fire damage per hit.
- Duskfang (night): 7 points of frost damage per hit.
- After 12 kills: the blade also absorbs 5 points per hit – health as Dawnfang and stamina as Duskfang.
The numbers are small, but they are always on, and the sword swaps between forms by itself.
Stats and handling
14 base damage at a weight of 16 – the same as a Daedric Sword. It uses the One-handed skill.
Smithing
Improve it with an 
Ebony Ingot. It needs Arcane Blacksmith, and Daedric Smithing gives the best improvement.
Strengths and weaknesses
- Strength: Daedric-sword damage that you can get early.
- Strength: a fun, self-changing enchantment with absorb effects.
- Weakness: the elemental damage itself is low.
Tips
- Get 12 quick kills (skeevers in the Ratway count) to unlock the absorb effect.
- Read Verrick’s Note in the Guardian Vault – it leads to its sister sword, Bloodthirst.
Added by the Dawnfang & Duskfang Creation, part of the Skyrim Anniversary Edition. Details checked against UESP and summarised in our own words.
