Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-86.176.138.119-20170324162657/@comment-29845234-20170325163145

86.176.138.119 wrote:

1. Bethesda decided to call them dwarves for the new players, which led to people comparing TES to LotR and to people believing them to be shorter than other races. They are not shorter.

Calling them Dwemer was a retcon between Daggerfall and Redguard, iirc. Before Redguard, they were traditional dwarves.

86.176.138.119 wrote: 2. Dwemer are supposed to be these master smiths, with technology centuries ahead of their time yet the dwarven armor in Morrowind and Skyrim is one of the worst armors, Yagrum Bagarn says that it was made by idiots but what does that even mean? I think he's referring to the idea that Dwemer armour, in TES 3 at least, was meant to be scavenged shells of centurions, maladapted to serve bbc as body armour. That also explains why it's so bad; it's not being used for what it was designed for.

As for where they went, I go with the Final Report to Trebonius; they were intended to becomethe Numidium's golden skin. Whether or not they succeeded, because Kagrenac was somewhat rushed, is up for debate.