Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-30388866-20151123172400

While I edited the Forgemaster page, I began to wonder what the Dwarven machines were created from if they could withstand magma, or if it was only the Forgemaster who could withstand it.

It seemed to reveal an interesting theory of what metal the machinations themselves are created from if they are able to withstand the heat of magma. Possibly suggesting that the Dwarves used iron, nickel, titanium, tungsten, or a combination of these different metals to create their machines, as the ingots themselves are not smelted from any known respective ore. Instead, you use pieces of the machine's metal to make more ingots.

It could also be just as plausible that the Forgemaster was specially designed as the guardian of the  Aetherium Forge  and was created with different materials in order for it to withstand the intense heat around the forge itself, and or even submerge itself within the magma as a means of remaining hidden to trespassers.

This can possibly be supported by the fact that the Dwarven Spiders and Spheres in the area around the forge were warped, presumably by the surrounding heat, whilst the Forgemaster remained undamaged. This could possibly suggest the use of different materials during construction.

This could also be supported by the fact that the Forgemaster is immune to fire-based attacks while other  Animunculi are  vulnerable to it. Whether it was due to being recently bathed in magma and thus more tolerant to fire, or was due to being created using different materials is merely speculation. It could even just be for the sake of in-game balancing without any ties to the lore at all.

I had this posted in the trivia section of the page itself, but it was rightly removed due to being simply speculation rather than actual trivia. Thusly, I wanted to bring my speculation to light. Now, I am not the most well-versed in the Elder Scrolls lore, but I do not recall the lore ever revealing what the Dwarven metal actually is.

So feel free to speculate with me, debate with me or others, and or disprove my theory. So long as it is factual to the lore itself. Again, I just thought this was worthy of discussion, so feel free to do such.  