User blog comment:JinxAlmooj/New Elder Scrolls game ideas?/@comment-1992639-20120625184006

In the game files, ebony ingots are still called obsidian ingots. I think they either were meant to be obsidian initially, or it is a wink towards the game Minecraft. While ebony items are true black, ebony ingots have a purple hue much like obsidian stone.