Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-108.220.171.72-20150715165317/@comment-2601:18D:4701:AE72:5194:93EE:D84:BF50-20190103032036

The dwemer set into place a self destruct mechanism at Arkngthamz to ensure the aetherium key shard was never to be used again. Based upon what happened during the Aetherium wars the Dwemer came to the realization that the items produced from Aetherium were to powerful for Men or Mer to use. From the sophistication of the device built into the Arkanthamnz vault the earthquake was meant to destroy the key shard and the entire city possibly the entire countryside.