Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-15888551-20130819093722/@comment-15888551-20130824110231

Dovahsebrom wrote: Pink Slim wrote: the walls were probably magical(why use bricks and stones on walls when the mages can make walls out of thin air and you can use the unused materials on more homes?), they most likely disapeared because of the schism between the ruling power and the college. I don't think that even high elves have magical walls on there cities much less Nords. I mean yah I know it's said Shalidor built the city with a whispered spell but I'm pretty sure that is just hyperbole. Also wouldn't a wall of magic require a nonstop input of magic by many mages (for example the shield around Morokei).

Yeah a magical wall would require a very high, completely consistant output of magicka. Not really possible. If there was a wall, it probably crumbled due to disrepair after everyone left. That's how I would explain it anyways. Stone and mortar walls in those kinds of constantly extreme weather conditions require a lot of upkeep. It would only take about 35-50 years for them to collapse. If there were even walls in the first place.