Rulnik’s Dagger

Rulnik Wind-Strider’s light dagger from the Bittercup Creation.

Rulnik’s Dagger belongs to Rulnik Wind-Strider, the character at the heart of the Bittercup Creation. It is a modest blade, but a nice keepsake from the questline.

How to get it

Talk to Rulnik Wind-Strider at the Temple of Kynareth in Whiterun at the end of A Dying Wish, and you receive the dagger together with the Bittercup. UESP’s character page also says that you can get it by trading with Rulnik once he is your follower.

Enchantment

None.

Stats and handling

8 base damage at a weight of 3.5 – the damage of an Elven Dagger at a slightly lower weight. It uses the One-handed skill and the Nordic dagger model.

Smithing

UESP does not document how it is tempered.

Strengths and weaknesses

  • Strength: very light.
  • Weakness: low damage and no enchantment.

Tips

  • Enchant it as a backup stealth dagger, or keep it as a memento.

Added by the Bittercup Creation, part of the Skyrim Anniversary Edition. Details checked against UESP and summarised in our own words.

Quest reward from

Characters linked to this weapon

Where it appears

Temple of Kynareth in Skyrim: Whiterun’s temple by the Gildergreen – Danica Pure-Spring, shrine blessing, The Blessings of Nature and Withershins skill book.
Whiterun is the trading heart of Skyrim, a hilltop city on the central plains crowned by Dragonsreach. Districts, shops, quests and characters.
Sources checked: UESP (Creation article + Bittercup item list), via UESP wikitext

Rulnik’s Dagger

Type
Material
Damage
8
Weight
3.5
Value
115 gold
Enchantment
None
Upgrade with
Not documented
Smithing perk
None
How to get
Quest reward
Where

Talk to Rulnik Wind-Strider (Temple of Kynareth, Whiterun) at the end of A Dying Wish to get it with the Bittercup. Per his NPC page, you can also get it by trading with him once he is a follower.

Item ID
FExxxECE
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