User blog comment:DragonbornMAGE/Short view on Dwemer disappearance/@comment-5709731-20130102153733

The best armour that are race-specific, are those made of elves, to my knowledge. Elves just seem to have a thing for crafting. Orcish armour is better than Dwemer, yet orichalcum is apparently not too good for blades, and so dwemer is better. Elven is a very good set of Light Armour, and even though it doesn't offer the greatest protection, it's weapons are truly epic. As for glass, ebony, daedric and dragon, those things weren't invented by any specific race, to my knowledge. Of course, someone must've been the first to smith it, but that is probably so long ago it barely matters.