For the one handed weapon lovers u need to get the sword from the bum in solitude it's effects are random
Level 1, 10, 16, and 28 Dark Brotherhood (Thieves Guild can suck it), The Companions, The Legion, College of Winterhold. A Night to Remember. There's a main quest? Go with the Lover's Stone, and focus on stealth and single-handed weapons. You will become indestructible.
Lvl 31 My fav is mehrunes razor and mace of molag bal. I have a thing for deadric weapons Ive finished the main quest and finished DB, TG and winterhold quests
@nate, I'm not trying to say you're wrong I'm only posting opinions. Anyway, what do you usually put your skill points in? I do one-handed, blocking, heavy armor, and occasionally conjuration.
Dual wielding is very strong if u put skill points in the right perks. Lack of defense doesn't matter since the speed of your attacks double dmg just leaves your enemies without a chance
That's also true but I find it borng and untraditional in a rpg to go dual-wielding. It's definitely better than two-handed though.