Just thought I would try out the DB quests and got the Blade of Woe. I was thinking it should be lighter...but the thing weighs 10 lbs. Only mods I have is UOP, Franciscos and quest award leveler. Anone know offhand if one of those is the culprit? I will svck it up and just cart the thing around till I can store it, but I feel like I would sleep better knowing what the deal was. Anyhow...Shadow hide you.

If it has weight, then that should mean that you have either killed Lucien Lachance or have completed 'Honor Thy Mother' in the DB questline.

Here's a link with more info. http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Blade_of_Woe

Note the weight. It should be either 0, 1 or 4 and is pretty well explained. No idea why it would weigh 10. The UOP is not the problem. I don't use the other mods you have.

Does the B of W qualify as a quest item even? I was able to just stash mine in a chest, without doing the quest associated with it. (current character isn't exactly DB material.)

It's a quest item unless:
A. You do the DB quest line.
B. Kill L.L.
C. A mod changes it.