I went with the black star. I haven't used it yet, not even to capture a soul. I literally just got it five minutes ago and went outside for a cigerette. It was my intention all along to turn it into the black star, I just wanted to see what everybody thought. I just joined the forum yesterday. I'm not new to the Elder Scroll Series. I played Oblivion, that is the reason I bought my Xbox 360 in the first place. Dungeon crawlers are my favorite, been playing them since my SNES and A Link to the Past. I mostly play Zelda games, or games like that. Although I'd like to I never played Morrowind or any of the Elder Scrolls besides Oblivion. I'm excited to have people to talk to about Skyrim. My girlfriend thinks its boring, so I don't bore her with tales of my adventures. I can do that here now. Thanks for the input everybody. I look forward to sharing more of my experiences and questions here in the future.