Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-14027812-20131029222234/@comment-72.238.141.241-20131217141652

You all do realize if you read the lore on Elven weaponry. It downright says that it was a closely guarded secret on how to make it, until one of them ended up revealing the art of how to do so to the rest of the world. Who is to say they did exist back when it was only an Altmer craft? Maybe once it got around, Imperials or Nords started to use the Elven material to make weapons they are accustomed to?

Yes I get in-game the Nords laugh if you use Elven equipment, but in reality anyone would pick up better equipment if they were given the chance. Steel gets the job done, but a better crafted, stronger, sharper Moonstone weapon would be simply better. If you were on the battlefield and had just a steel sword, and you had a moment and saw your dead enemy had a beautiful Elven,Glass,Ebony sword, wouldn't you damn well take it? I sure as hell would.