So, I just got Azura's star on my Assassin to recharge his gear when his bow runs out of charge.
So I have Umbra, and I summon a dremora lord via scroll. I kill it, while soul trapped, and I get the message "There is no gem in your inventory large enough to capture this soul."
...k.
So I summon a plain ole' Dremora. I get the same message. Wut?
From the wiki:
"..It is essentially a reusable Grand Soul Gem."
So, why can't it capture the soul of a Dremora? And before you ask, yes, it's empty.

Dremora are humanoid, so their souls can only be trapped in black soul gems. Azura's Star can only trap non-humanoid creatures-- monsters, animals, undead, etc.

A dremora has a humanoid soul that can only be captured in a black soul gem. Think of his soul as like that of a bandit. Dremora's are considered 'NPC's.

Summon a skeleton and try - it will work fine.

Edit: Oops. Gpstr and I posted at the same time. :foodndrink:

Wow, that's completely lame. <_<
Alright, thanks for the quick answers.
A mod can close this now.

Lame? That Azura does not condone or support necromantic practices?

You may not like it, but I don't think it is unrealistic that Azura would have crafted her Star in the manner she did. It is, after all, not 'Mannimarco's Star'.

I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about how Dremora are considered Humanoid.