Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-62.142.156.182-20130315104913/@comment-7055753-20130315210233

Pairing with what AzuraKnight said, the Dwemer did use steam power, but if you have completed Lost to the Ages, they found another source of power that they might have used for smithing other things. You could tie in the Aetherium Forge with your mod in use with the heart stones maybe?