Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-92.233.139.244-20130530214619/@comment-11398314-20130703034505

208.54.5.133 wrote: RandomPhysicsNerd wrote: Well, taking the proximity to the lunar forge into account, it seems that there is some sort of magick at work around Whiterun that causes semi-molten metal to take on unique properties given the proper equipment. The forge itself could have possibly been designed by Zenithar to take advantage of this fact. Or perhaps the lunar forge is piggybacking so to speak on the power of the Skyforge, being a failed attempt to recreate its capabilities. Makes sense to me. sounds similar to what PsijicThief said at first. "Existed before man and mer" sounds like legend, while the Elves fearing it gives me an idea. It may be Dwemer in design. Remember, it is just legend that says it is that old. It might not really be. And it may just be feared because it could have once been a major Dwemer hotspot. Dwarves were always good at tapping into the ancient power of the gods, and even tried to make some themselves (see Morrowind). They may have found this little magical pool, and decided to build a forge on it, to craft better steel for their constructs. The only reason there wasn't a city there, was because the waves sent out by the forge disrupted their little robots, or some other reason.

My next theory is that the elves fearing it is all lies. The forge itself features a MASSIVE eagle motif, where as the armor does as well. If there's one thing TES has been good at, it has been matching art styles in timeline breaking ways. Well, the dwemer were elves as they have "mer" in their name, referring to the fact that they were elves, and upon further research, they were just elves that live underground. Actually, dwemer roughly translates to "Deep Elves". FYI: all from a loading screen (Just kidding about the research part, who does that anywhere besides school?!)