Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5349716-20130425180733/@comment-25047024-20140207121804

DarthOrc wrote: AngryEnclaveSoldier wrote: Solstheim doesn't have any volcanos. At least one of Iceland's volcanos started on an island offshore. The Red mountain, clearly visible, is a very active volcano that is severely affecting Solstheim from across a fairly narrow body of water. (It would have shown a distinct lack of originality for Bethesda to have copied Iceland exactly, now wouldn't it.)

The problem is, that Red Mountain didn't start on Solstheim's offshore. Red Mountain was created when Lorkhan's Heart was shot in the sea there. Red Mountain was always there.