The Dwemer are the reason there aren't any more Snow Elves unless you count the degenerate Falmer as the same thing. Instead of being assimilated like the Alyelids or ruthlessly murdered by Nords as their kinfolk had been , the Snow Elves were poisoned and enslaved by the Dwemer after they came to them for refuge.
How ironic that the Falmer, the mutated descendants of the unlucky Snow Elves, came to inherit their entire subterranean empire after they vanished. If you speak to a specific couple of plucky kids on your travels, they might point out this location for you, but most players come across this ruin by accident. It still keeps one of the ancient Dwemer nicknames, "Deep Folk," and is much bigger and more important to Dwemer history than local legend can reveal. This ruin was formerly the city of Bthar-zel, a former trading capital and the location of the Aerhterium forge, the reason the Dwemer people vanished off the face of Nirn.
If you've played the base version of Skyrim, then the quest "Arniel's Endeavour" has already taken you through this ruin and some of its lore. There's another quest that sends you in search of more precious Aetherium if you have the Dawnguard DLC. Despite the consensus that they're extinct, there was one Dwemer to be found in Morrowind , and we can't really say what became of him in the end.
The last of his kind, and hardly a prime specimen because of a nasty disease known as Corprus, Yagrum Bagarn was traveling between dimensions when the Dwemer vanished.
This is his reasoning as to why he wasn't affected by whatever spirited them away. He returned from his astral travel to find his people gone without a trace. Aside from searching for an answer as to what exactly happened to them, Yagrum Bagarn spends his days looking for the cure to the condition that has deformed his body and translating various texts from the forgotten Aldmeris tongue.
He is infected with Corprus , and can only move around with the help of a modified Centurion Spider 's lower half. He is a good friend of Divayth Fyr , a powerful and ancient mage who oversees the Corprusarium and Tel Fyr. Yagrum is also the author of Tamrielic Lore. When the Numidium was activated in 1E , it caused the Disappearance of the Dwemer. Bagarn was in an undescribed Outer Realm at the time and was not affected.
He later returned to Nirn and went to Vvardenfell. At some point, he contracted Corprus , which caused his body to deform and bloat. He then went under the care of Divayth Fyr. He has recorded his work in the hope that it may be of some benefit to other Tamrielic races. Later, if necessary, he can activate the Wraithguard if the Nerevarine has a reputation of 20 and Bagarn has a disposition of 90, or just a reputation of 30, or the documents "Dagoth Ur's Plans" and "The Plan to Defeat Dagoth Ur" which are in the same room as Vivec —thus easier to obtain than the non-working Wraithguard.
He will also need Kagrenac's Planbook and Kagrenac's Journals, since he is not an expert on the Wraithguard's use although he helped create it. Once the requirements are fulfilled, the Nerevarine will need to equip the Wraithguard and will be hit for — damage the first time it is equipped.
He is one of only two people in Vvardenfell who can readily translate Aldmeris the other being Baladas Demnevanni. After translating the books The Egg of Time and Divine Metaphysics , Bagarn says that he would ordinarily explain in detail the theories presented in the books, but believes that Kagrenac's ideas must die as their master has.
Tell my gracious Keeper that I have done what I could. Only a Dwemer magecrafter could have done so much. But only idiots could have created these boots. It shames my race that we must be judged by the works of such lack-wit blunderers.
Tales of your exploits "A remarkable story. A pity to have to destroy Kagrenac's enchantments on the Heart. It would have been interesting to study them. It's you again. Kagrenac's Journals "Kagrenac recorded every step in his manufacture and testing of enchanted items.
The Dwemer took with them countless secrets of their history, culture, and technologies. However, as players venture into the lost depths of Dwemer cities and scour through scholarly writings from Tamriel's top archeologists, they uncover small kernels of information. Some truth may be skewed or even theoretical, but over the years, these discoveries offered greater insight into the world of the Dwemer.
Scholars and archeologists of Tamriel know little of Dwemer civilization, but the evidence that remains suggests life wasn't easy near the end. During the First Era, the under folk came upon a mysterious mineral that they named Aetherium. It possessed magical qualities they wanted to use, but they couldn't melt it down until they built the Aetherium Forge. The items crafted at the Aetherium Forge contained such power that the Dwemer city-states involved with the Aetherium Project grew power-hungry.
Each state sought to take full control of the forge, ultimately leading to the bloody Aetherium Wars. Battles raged across Skyrim for decades, severely weakening the city-states. Nordic High King Gellir took advantage of this, destroying the remnants of the Dwemer and taking territory in Skyrim. Dungeon-delving players of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim may remember coming across several Dwemer ruins with resonance puzzles.
The ruins of Arkngthamz housed one of the largest ones. These puzzles are made of technological devices known as tonal resonators. This mysterious and alien technology is most often found surrounding a locked gateway. Tonal resonators spin when activated, creating a unique sound.
When resonator harmonics hit a particular frequency or produce a certain harmony, they activate, unlocking doors and other mechanisms. It sparked a profession as well known as Tonal Architecture which they used to dig new tunnels and create monumental structures.
Corresponding quests and texts suggest the device could pick up radio waves, possibly using the same technology as their tonal resonators.
However, overall knowledge of this technology is limited. They are well known for their skill and revolutionary developments in technology, engineering, crafting methods, metalwork, stonework, architecture, city-planning, science, mathematics, magic , and the academic arts. The Dwemer are known for being the subjects of one of the greatest mysteries in all of Tamriel. In 1E , during the Battle of Red Mountain , for reasons still debated and under circumstances still under investigation, the Dwemer seemingly disappeared.
It is still being debated who or what caused the Dwemer to disappear, as well as whether they disappeared all at once or over a long period of time. Essays, stories, legends, and tales have generally described the appearance and personality of the Dwemer race in general, but not of individuals. In appearance, the Dwemer were believed to be sized similarly to the average elf or human, though occasionally likened to large children with beards.
As the Dwemer were a race of Mer, their blood was closely related to that of the other Mer races. In the Fourth Era, when the Last Dragonborn helped Septimus Signus in a quest to open a Dwemer lockbox using Dwemer blood, Septimus Signus revealed that the blood of five Mer races could be collected and mixed by using an Essence Extractor to produce a close enough approximation to open the lockbox.
Little is known of the history of the Dwemer and the origins of their civilization. Conflicts with other races were frequent, as was infighting.
As such, the timeline is not entirely accurate for many of these events. Recorded history dates the beginning of the Dwemer to the Merethic Era , though it could be said that the earliest known history of the Dwemer was when the Aedra created Mundus , the mortal realm, and with it, all of the mortal races.
As Mundus was forming, it was revealed that many of the Et'Ada would be forced to give up much of their power. Due to this, the Et'Ada met at the Adamantine Tower during an event known as the Convention , and ultimately decided that Lorkhan had to be punished for his trickery, which was eventually carried out.
With the creation of Mundus, some of the Et'Ada went to Nirn to live there. Magnus tore a hole into Aetherius , which became Nirn's sun. Many other Et'Ada followed and became the Magna Ge , tearing smaller holes into Aetherius, which became the stars.
The Aedra who walked on Mundus, specifically Nirn, created the Ehlnofey. The Ehlnofey of Tamriel became the Mer, and many different races of Mer came about. The Dwemer were one of the descendants of the Ehlnofey. At some time after their creation, the Tonal Architects started to research the divine powers of the Ehlnofey, or the Earth Bones. The Dwemer were devising a plan to attempt to re-create the divine power of immortality. Most of the Dwemer wished to ascend to the same level of divine power that the Gods had, including the capability of being immortal.
The Chimer had established themselves on Morrowind, then known as Resdayn. The two civilizations had very different societies and cultures. These differences, as well as disputes over territory and resources, caused conflicts between the two civilizations. Sometime after 1E , the Dwemer discovered a new raw mineral while mining in FahlZhardum Din, more commonly known as Blackreach. They named this new mineral Aetherium. The responsibilities of this project were spread between the cities; Arkngthamz served as the main command center and the primary research facility, while Raldbthar, which was the primary source of Aetherium, was given the role of dealing with mining operations.
Mzulft was used as a storage site, and it is unknown what role Bthar-zel was assigned. The Aetherium Forge was constructed deep beneath the city of Bthalft , where the Aetherial artifacts would be constructed under precisely controlled conditions. In a short amount of time, each of the four city-states that were a part of the project eventually attempted to take control of the forge themselves, which evidently led to a civil war erupting at the core of the Dwemer civilization, known as the Aetherium Wars.
Decades passed as the war raged throughout Skyrim, and over time the war had begun to weaken the Dwemer city-states in Skyrim and was enough to cripple their empire. He and his armies spread across Skyrim, conquering the land and taking over many Dwemer cities in only three years.
A century later, around 1E , the Dwemer regained their foothold in Skyrim, and would eventually reclaim and reunite most of the cities and territory they had previously lost during the war.
With no evidence to support otherwise, it is assumed that the project itself was abandoned, the risks being far too great. During the War of the Crag in the early First Era , the Snow Elves , cousins to the Dwemer, were being beaten by the Atmorans , who had by that time launched a war against them after the Night of Tears.
The Battle of the Moesring was the turning point for the Nords during that war, who began to achieve more victories against them. The remaining Snow Elves were forced into hiding, many seeking help and refuge among the Dwemer. However, at some point, the Falmer rose up against the Dwemer in revolt, resulting in the "War of the Crag," which ended when the entire Dwemer race mysteriously vanished.
There was constant feuding and conflict between the Chimer and Dwemer, mostly over issues of religion, magic and enchantment practices, and other cultural differences. This continued until the creation of the First Council in 1E The First Council was the "first pan-Dunmer governing body," and was created when the Dwemer and Chimer united to expel the Nords from Morrowind. Their patriarch instead threw his ceremonial warhammer, Volendrung , across Tamriel, proclaiming that his clan would settle where it landed.
They eventually settled in modern-day Hammerfell , later the home of the Redguards. This would come to be known as the Battle of Rourken-Shalidor. King Rourken was said to have used his shield, Spell Breaker , during the battle.
The First Council was hugely successful, and both civilizations benefited from the alliance. The combined military strength of the Chimer and the Dwemer successfully removed the Nords from Morrowind.
The Chimer and Dwemer armies annihilated the Nordic forces, leaving them "humbled" as they left Morrowind. At an unknown time, Dwemer miners discovered a powerful artifact deep beneath Red Mountain. He forged three artifacts, Keening , Sunder , and Wraithguard , [32] to allow him and the other Tonal Architects to tap into the Heart of the Lorkhan and use it to power the Numidium , a massive artificial god.
The leaders of the Great Houses were baffled and called for war against the Dwemer. Nerevar rallied the Great Houses and prepared their armies for war. In 1E , [33] [34] [28] the War of the First Council erupted. When the First Council collapsed, the alliance between the Chimer and the Dwemer shut down.
According to legend, after Lorkhan tricked or convinced the Aedra to create the mortal realm, they tore out his divine heart and threw it down to Nirn , to be hidden forever.
Tensions had begun to flare between the Chimer and Dwemer once again when Kagrenac —the Chief Tonal Architect of the Dwemer—prompted the discovery of a mythological artifact known as the Heart of Lorkhan , deep within the mountain. When the Chimer heard of this, they believed the Dwemer were mocking their cultural beliefs; as a result, the second Battle of Red Mountain erupted in 1E Kagrenac devised a set of tools, Sunder , Keening , and Wraithguard , [35] to manipulate the Heart to instill divinity in his people, in order to make them immortal.
However, the spell seems to have backfired, causing all known Dwemer to vanish in a manner similar to a Dragon Break. Since 1E , no word has been heard of the Dwemer, with the notable exception of Yagrum Bagarn, who resided in the Corprusarium of Tel Fyr. Apparently, he was absent from the Mortal Plane at the time of the disappearance, visiting an alternate dimension. His three thousand years of exploration and five hundred years of investigation have yielded no indication of the presence of his people on Mundus or any other plane of existence currently known.
In an attempt to understand the inner workings of the remains of the race's work, Septim ordered Amiel Richton to commence research on the Dwemer machinery at Stros M'kai. Richton appointed Erasmo , an elderly Bosmer, to research the observatory and animatronics within.
When Richton attempted to escape the island from the Restless League uprising, he used a working Dwemer airship to fly off.
However, Cyrus managed to climb onto the airship and destroyed it, cutting the fragile cloth keeping it afloat. Predictions included inventions of personal flying machines and new steam-powered appliances.
Bagarn was visiting an Outer Realm during the activation of the Numidium and had contracted Corprus years later, which caused his body to deform and bloat. During this time, Dagoth Ur had his plan set in motion for the future of Morrowind and Vvardenfell and began his work on the Akulakhan , the second Numidium.
The Nerevarine also managed to obtain all three of Kagrenac's tools: Keening, Sunder, and Wraithguard. They used these tools to destroy the Heart of Lorkhan. This stopped Dagoth Ur's plans, killing him in the process, and destroyed the Akulakhan as well.
Soon after, the Nerevarine was tasked with reforging Indoril Nerevar's sword, Trueflame. After finding all the pieces, they sought the help of Radac Stungnthumz , a Dwemer ghost. Radac enchanted and modified Trueflame for the Nerevarine.
The legendary Aetherium Forge , deep within the ruins of Bthalft.
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