Talk:Quicksilver Ingot (Skyrim)

What is Quicksilver?

As stated in the Trivia section, the Quicksilver of Skyrim cannot be anything similar to real world quicksilver, or mercury. Its physical characteristics - solid form, lack of toxicity - just don't line up.

However, I have a theory:  the Quicksilver of Skyrim is essentially the equivalent of Mithril from earlier TES installments, such as Oblivion. J.R.R. Tolkien, who created the metal and its name for The Hobbit, also refers to it as True Silver. My gues is that, with the release of The Hobbit films, TES developers decided not to reuse the name Mithril possibly for legal reasons. But the metal's characteristics still matched those of the Mithril from earlier TES games. The name Quicksilver might have been chosen because of its similarity to True Silver, but without directly invoking Tolkien's creation.

There are also similarities betwen Tolkien's Mithril and the real world metal Titanium. Lightweight, very strong, requires very similar smithing techniques to shape.

While it might not be notable for the article itself to try to connect Quicksilver to Titanium, I do think it is noteable the connection between Quicksilver and Mithril. Think  about it. 173.23.16.189 19:35, August 19, 2019 (UTC)