User blog comment:Thedoucheinthenorth/A fault with Skyrim/@comment-4057437-20120727015514/@comment-4057437-20120729182825

Not all Obsidion is black, it can be any color or almost colorless. Yes, it is brittle, but it can have the sharpest edge of any ancient material. The way the Aztecs used it was to make the edge of their swords, not the whole sword.