@@bones9964 and then, the legendary weapon was granted a power that dragons hate, a power obtained from hatered and sheer screams of vulgarity. (Let's say is a warhammer) And so, the Warhammer of Slurs was born, and each swear and cursing of the wealder powered this weapon... and shocked the dragons to their very souls
That explains way to much I mean I can picture it a Nord forging a sword out of anger and the blade becomes the blood skall blade that is probably how the blood skall blade was made kind of taking from my grandfather's beliefs which is the mood you feel when making the weapon the weapon will permanently have that mood
Still coming strong with TES lore. I've unsubbed from most TES lore channels I was interested in, they've either stagnated or moved on to other topics but you guys are still bringing it big time.
...I really fail to grasp the purpose of *any* of these channels that only read aloud information that is freely available on all of the wikis related to the subject
@@Vesterpester While it won't speak for everyone, but to me its all about how the information is presented. Shoddycast, for example, has (or used to have) cinematic slideshows while having an amazing narrator. Fallout Lore used to be my favorite series from them before they made it to Fallout 4 where I completely dropped it.
*“And the scrolls foretold, of black wings in the cold, and when brothers wage war come unfurled! Alduin, bane of kings, ancient shadow unbound, with a hunger to swallow the world!”* -Old Nord proverb
4:38 The secret is clearly that because he walks and smiths in reverse, the steel forgets that it's supposed to be inferior, and in it's confusion, it empowers itself.
The Skyforge is one of the most fascinating mysteries to ponder on in Skyrim, and The Elder Scrolls. If the Snow Elves were afraid of it enough to steer clear of its gaze, then WHO built it? Could it be a creation of the Old Ehlnofey? Or the greater Et’Ada, when Magnus still walked the plane of Mundus? Or was it created after Magnus escaped back to Aetherius with the majority of Original Spirits(Et’Ada) and tore through the material plane creating the sun & stars? Could it have been created by the same ones who built the Adamantine Tower? It’s amazing how depthless the world of the Elder Scrolls is the more you think about it!
Maybe its just a tale, nirn being a fantasy world does not mean that each legend and tale on it is truth, maybe the skyforge is just some old forge whit dragon fire and that's it, nords just exaggerated the story.
The bird architecture seems to imply that it was maybe built by the ancient bird race that was spread across Cyrodil? Hmm, gotta love TES for these unsolvable mysteries..
In fairness on the Ancient Nordic weapons and armor, I imagine that it was probably the armor of the regular foot soldier, or at least the ones who could afford it. After all, what are all the Draugr all wearing and using? Ancient Nordic stuff. As such, I imagine that it isn't very good, because that's all that either they could afford, or that is all that could be provided to them. As you can see on higher level (and probably more important people in life) Draugr, they start wielding Ebony weaponry at higher levels in Skyrim, ergo, it does make sense that the Ancient Nordic stuff isn't that great, because that's the only thing they could afford to really get.
bekatjusa they should have made it to where all weapons and armor forged at the skyforge where 75% better than if they where forged in a regular forge.
Mr Noncredible I agree. But I just give it such a high rating since lore wise it supposed to be one of the greatest forges in all of Skyrim. Either way. Bethesda missed a great opportunity for attention to detail.
Skrap Dog it should have required a super rare material to get that 75% bonus rating. Maybe you could only make one ridiculously powerful piece per playthrough?
Snorlax I use a steel horned helmet, it just looks better. I also use a smithing potion to up the armor rating to match the rest of the Nordic set. Although I lose the matched set perk
So in other words, just like all the other cool things Nords used to have, the reason why this armor was so rad was because they used ancient and unique magics that they forgot and abandoned over time, and aren't too good at recreating because Modern Nords are have denser skulls than Stahlrim. See, this is what happens when you abandon Jhunal as a deity!
I’m truth, it’s just Bethesda trying force it’s audience to use white out by providing shallow level lore. They could have said that Nords had a fine understanding of steel, and new that combining quicksilver, iron, and silver makes an alloy that is practically indestructible against blunt objects or arrows. Due to the diversification of power under the Imperial Empire, people had less access to such metals and knowledge so naturally the ability to make such incredible metals are only known to isolated Nord communities like the Skaal. Simple shit like that would have provided all the information necessary to piece together the story as a whole🧐🧠!!
As for Ancient Nord armour - note that stuff visible on Draugr differs slightly from what we can craft - there are pieces of mail still visible below plates and actual knee-joints on the boots - those are all absent from craftable versions. So basically - what is Available from Skyforge is either incomplete, or it is Bethesda's massive oversight, which can't be really excluded as a possibility. Speaking of mail - it is worth noting that chainmails seem to be strangely absent in Skyrim - the closest thing to a proper chainmail is found underneath the plates of ebony armour and ebony mail, and imperial studded armour (which ironically is not studded but reinforced with chainmail...) - it seem like Bethesda's art direction department developed an allergy to one of the most practical types of armour that would, by the way, work very well with a nordic theme... Also - I would not pay TOO MUCH attention to effectiveness of armour and weapons in Morrowind's expansions - both Tribunal and Bloodmoon suffer from something I call "expansiontitis" - a difficulty creep, even if it makes no narrative sense at times - take a look at the Riekling Blade for that matter - it is better than ebony broadsword, which is absolutely ridiculous. As for materials - it unlikely that Skyrim's quicksilver is actually mercury, in the similar fashion to ebony not being wood. Another thing - note that Nordic Carved Armour bears rather striking resemblance to the armour of Ysgramor on his statue. On top of that, this armour also appears to have pieces of decorative ringmail on it.
The MMORPG curse. Throw away that mythical sword that was only thought to be a legend because you found the uncommon clown sword on your first quest of the new expansion.
Yes, Dwarven metal is quite peculiar.... the only way to obtain dwarven metal ingots themselves it to find them already melted down, or to melt down things made of dwarven metal. It makes you wonder what it's made of that's so rare that there isn't a single vein of the metal in Skyrim.
@@danieltaylor4912 Yeah, and the fact that it stays the same metal after melting it too. Usually when you melt metals like bronze they will either devolve back to their earlier metals or they'll change into something else entirely. Often of lesser quality. Like what happense when you smelt good quality iron and keep resmelting it over and over. Eventualy it will become very brittle.
@@wu1ming9shi Hm... maybe it isn't the same metal after being melted down. I don't know about you, but when I look at dwarven armor, I think it looks dull... old and tarnished. Even when you smith new Dwarven armor from ingots, it still looks degraded.... maybe it's the limitation of the game itself, but I like to think that you just don't have the know-how to properly make dwarven armor, so the metal will never be pristine like it used to be. Perhaps it's some kind of alloy that the people of Skyrim never learned how to create - as we well know, the only ingots in Skyrim that require multiple different kinds of ore is Steel, and from that I would assume that that could mean that smithing in Skyrim is still a somewhat crude art, compared to what we know about working metal today.
I’m really appreciative that to this day you guys still make quality, interesting elder scrolls content, in all my deep lore dives i never really thought to research the lore behind ethnic armors and you guys are still teaching me new things abt the games I’ve spent so many hours in:)
Real life woad is a very interesting thing. It's derived from a type of cabbage, firstly, and as a dye it has to be boiled, which changes it from a bluish liquid to a yellowish vapour, which will stain very bright yellow to any homespun and/or linen fabrics put above it that were common in the bronze to iron age. Some theories have stated that the tattoos of the ancient Celts and Picts were derived from Woad, but trials done with woad as a tattoo dye have shown that it works as an astringent. instead of simply working as a tattoo dye, it burns significantly and leaves behind a raised, blue scar. Thus, if indeed tattoos of the ancient celtic peoples of the british isles were done with woad as some historians think, they would have been incredibly painful tattoos that would have left a very stark and noticable scarification, which by the very nature of scarring would have resulted in the skin where the tattoos/scars were located being thicker and tougher and harder to cut. It would appear to the people of the time that their tattooed flesh had become naturally armored, and the connection of the tattooing and magic would be made. However, it should be known that the Romans of the time described the tattoos as appearing to be made of "Vitrum" which is a primitive form of blue-green glass. While the scarring left by woad tattooing does appear slightly shiny, it is not quite to the level of vitrum in its' shininess. Perhaps in times of war the tattoos were painted over with a paint derived from woad and vitrum? This also gives some historical precedence to the idea of glass armor.
Well I mean we could just take that as some exaggerations/poetic language from the Roman's behalf, I mean Britain is a very wet nation and/or I'd imagine that a Celtic warrior would get sweaty so maybe this was a factor rather than anything else?
@@insertname1667 It's unlikely that would be the case. It's more likely that it's a translation error or an error of perception. Think of how commonly that happens with modern militaries.
*~Tsun Dialogue~* -SPOILERS- “What brings you, wayfarer grim, to wander here, in Sovngarde, souls-end, Shor's gift to honored dead?" *Who are you?* "I am Tsun, shield-thane to Shor. The Whalebone Bridge he bade me guard and winnow all those souls whose heroic end sent them here, to Shor's lofty hall where welcome, well earned, awaits those I judge fit to join that fellowship of honor." *I pursue Alduin, the World-Eater.* "A fateful errand. No few have chafed to face the Worm since first he set his soul-snare here at Sovngarde's threshold. But Shor restrained our wrathful onslaught - perhaps, deep counselled, your doom he foresaw." *I seek entrance to the Hall of Valor* “No shade are you, as usually here passes, but living, you dare the land of the dead. By what right do you request entry?" *~Harbinger~* *By right of glory. I lead the Companions of Jorrvaskr.* "I welcome the chance to challenge the blade of Ysgramor's heir, honored shield-brother/sister to Kodlak Whitemane, whom I've watched for in vain." *~Dovahkiin~* *By right of birth. I am Dragonborn.* "Ah! It's been too long since last I faced a doom-driven hero of the dragon blood." *~Archmage~* *By right of cleverness. I am Master of the College of Winterhold.* "Well met, mage of Skyrim. The Nords may have forgotten their forefathers' respect for the Clever Craft, but your comrades throng this hall. Here in Shor's house we honor it still." *~Nightingale~* *By right of plunder. I am a Nightingale of Nocturnal.* "Do not mistake the night-shrouded thief's stealthily-taken spoils, stolen and unearned, for a warrior's plunder, won in honorable battle. Your doom already binds you to your dark mistress, but your errand I will not hinder, if my wrath you can withstand." *~Listener~* *By right of blood. I Listen for the Night Mother.* "You trespass here, shadow-walker. Shor does not know you. Perhaps before the end you will earn the right to pass this way. Welcome I do not offer, but your errand I will not hinder, if my wrath you can withstand."
@@rhagos5562 yes but I don't think I have ever gotten these options maybe I was just not paying attention but I can bet I'm way bigger elder scrolls fan than you
I very much enjoyed the video. Thank you for talking about something I mentioned Scott! You're right about Nordic Armor and Weapons and the Skyforge being a broad subject, but I think you did it justice! Keep up the good work! 😁👍
It kind of sucks that potions and enchanting kind of just “breaks” the whole forging system. Also acquiring special weapons means nothing when nothing can come close to the weapons you can make yourself.
I feel like I should point out that in the actual game files, Ancient Nord armor is recorded with the tag "ArmorMaterialDaedric" However, this doesn't necessarily mean the stuff has any connection to Oblivion, as that particular function just dictates how much the armor pieces can be upgraded (i.e. controlling all other variables, armor tagged as iron can't be upgraded as much as armor tagged as ebony)
Seeing as how the ancient nords were better smiths than the ones in the 4th era, its not unreasonable to assume that some nordic armor may have rivalved daedric, after being smithed by a legendary Smith in the skyforge with ancient nordic tools, then enchanted by ancient nord mages. The nords of the 4th era are too scared of magic to make any spectacular armor.
So the nord are like the Orks of 40k, beliving so hard in the might of their runes that it in reality also makes the weapons stronger. I just wonder if red Nord arrows fly faster...
It is great to see the night time sky with proper star, planet and nebulae colors. I just bought a 2160p resolution television, and my old Xbox 360 Skyrim Legendary Edition is showing me crater impacts on both moon surfaces and better colors and more details on most surfaces. I love seeing the dust and gas formations in the plane of the disc of the spiral galaxy in which Nirn resides, and that a game developer even bothered with adding it to their game to begin with. Beautiful mods in your videos.
You just have to take a look at one simple and universal item to understand how skyrim’s technology devolved : beds. Look at beds in Oblivion and Morrowind, and you’ll see what you expect, beds. Look at those in Skyrim, and most often you’ll see piles of straws with a fur on top.
Ya know, after re watching the Stahlrim video I came to wonder if it's an ancient Nord version of Pykrete(A material made from wood pulp and ice). I mean, both would take forever to melt, well one being enchanted, but on the bright side it's tough and nearly bulletproof. It's somewhat similar to concrete.
I’m currently doing a role play of a Nordic Mercenary turned Knight who was in service to the king of Daggerfall as a member of his royal guard. While out on a hunting trip with the son of the king, the royal hunting party was attacked by werewolves and while our hero was able to defeat the werewolves, he was not able to save the king’s son. Worse still, our hero was scratched on the face and became a werewolf himself, and leaving a nasty scar. The king was enraged at our hero’s failure to protect his son, but by law the hero could not be punished. But he could be exiled for being a werewolf. So our hero became a drifter, returning to his mercenary ways, roaming High Rock and Hammerfell, selling his sword to the highest bidder. Eventually he ends up in The Bannered Mare in Skyrim as he was originally from Whiterun and he was attending the funeral of his older brother who died in the Civil War fighting for the Empire. While there he hears of a strange attack on Helgen, and sets out to investigate… Main skills are one handed, two handed, block, marksman, heavy armor, speech craft, restoration, and enchanting. Restoration because he learned some tricks from a Priestess of Mara to suppress his lycanthropy through restoration magic. Enchanting was something he learned a little bit in High Rock as he would use enchanting to supplement his skill as a knight-warrior and later to kill werewolves and other monsters (he greatly resents being a werewolf and is trying to find a way to cure himself) he is a devout follower of Akatosh, as he feels some strange, yet natural connection this deity…(he’s Dragonborn, so duh) his preferred is two handed sword and bow for lightly armored targets and monsters, and a mace and shield combination when fighting heavily armored opponents. Uses the steel plate armor as it is a knightly armor with a Nordic flavor much like our hero. He strives for moral righteousness but often falls short because a.) he is only mortal and all mortals are sinners in some way and b.) he is part werewolf and that inner beast can cause him to take some dubious action now and again. Not full blown psycho murderer, but some bullying, some screwing someone over, that kind of stuff. But in the end he tries to be good.
When I first played Skyrim I played it for one 4 months and did not notice any Nordic Armour until I downloaded the DLC's and only when I went to Solstheim is when I noticed Nordic Armour for the first time ever, and then later on I would notice it more often in other parts of Skyrim.
Honestly same, just yesterday I found a Nordic helmet for the first time and was so confused as I've never seen it ever over the years I've played Skyrim.
probably just a higher carbon content steel in the nordic steel as compared to the regular one, kind of like how we still don't know how to make real Damascus Steel
Mercury is a liquid, but amalgams (mercury alloys) are almost always solid. Could be TES quicksilver is an amalgam, possibly containing silver (hence the extra damage to werewolves)
me too i use the ancient nord chest and boost..nord steel gauntlet, and carved nord helm ...with a nord shield mod and dragon bone sword...not cuz of the power cuz it the bone of one of the greatest beast to hunt down ....the dragon .. befor that it was nord sword
cvbpo yep I’ve used those other types too. I just don’t usually mix armor/weapon types, except in certain specific cases with certain weapons or certain pieces of each armor types. For example, I don’t like the way the main piece of Ancient Nord armor looks, so with characters with whom I use Ancient Nord armor, I just toss the main piece. It has no leg protection, so I use Banded Iron Armor instead for the main piece. Another example...I like Ebony Armor and Ebony Weapons....some of them, that is. I like the war axe, mace, battle axe, bow, and war hammer, but I hate the sword, great sword, and dagger, so I’ve never used those pieces, and have no intention of doing so. Dragonbone, Nordic, Stahlrim, Ancient Nord (with Banded Iron main piece) and Blades Armor are my top 5 heavy armor sets. However, the Blades set doesn’t have a full set of weapons to pick from, and I personally prefer to use 1 handed weapons with light armor and 2 handed weapons with heavy armor sets, so I use the Ebony Blade (not to be confused with the Ebony Sword or Ebony Great Sword) with Blades Armor. I hate the way the Stahlrim Battle Axe, War Axe, or Sword (1 handed) look, so I don’t use those. I also particularly like the Falmer Heavy Armor, but for weapons, it only has a 1 handed sword, a 1 handed axe, and a bow, and I think the sword and axe are both ugly, so I used the Ebony Battle Axe with the Falmer Heavy Armor set. I only use the Falmer Heavy Armor when I make evil (or less than honorable) characters anyway, because I think it looks evil. The same with Daedric Armor, except there’s a full set of weapons.
@@anonymoussmartass5347 i all so hated that the chest pice had no leg part thats why i got a mod for that it looks like thick gamberson padding so i was good with that and the ebony swords the swords looked a hell alot better with a remodle mod them swords was perrty then....all ways loves ebony mace
Perhaps it was not something extra added to the pic axe, but the stalthrim, maybe it was enchanted to only be breakable by Nordic pic axes, as not to let an elf get any
I think the acient nord pickaxe was just created with a different smithing method for steel that was lost over the years. Because I remember that there are a few metal types/methods that also were lost irl. And many more in different fantasy universes
In Skyrim there's a great sword in soltheim in a ancient Nordic ruin, the swords name is Bloodskal and it is covered in runes and has a "enchantment" it also glows as if it is enchanted outlining those runes.
A really cool helmer for khajiits. I thought i would be stuck with tacky horned helmets until i unlocked this forge type. (Also learned to save before choosing between two skills: the orc armor looked like it would be an armor only covering the chest, but once worn it is a full suit)
I just had an idea: Nordic weapons are so sturdy because of quicksilver, which solidifies at around -40°C (as you said). Now while Skyrim is cold (as you said) it might not be THAT cold all the time, so there has to be liquid quicksilver at least during summer, making it unfit to use in weapons. BUT: the weapons were mostly forged in eras where magic was all around, so maybe the Nords found a way to instill (ice) magic permamently to keep the quicksilver solid.
I think that nord carved is a type of magically infused type of armor, like stalhrim, however it gets this magic from the carvings, like woad paint but y'know, carvings.
It's possible that the runes provide a completely different type of enchantment, one that "stacks" with soul gem enchantments. The method may have been lost to time.
It would have been amazing if thou could approach Eorlund Grey Mane just before thy quest to Sovngarde. He would forge a unique weapon of thy choice that deals extra damage to dragons and is almost on par with dragon bone or deadric weapons.
Your mention of wode is intresting. I swear that with every tattoo of symbols I get, I can feel my confidence rising. Whether this is psychology or mysticism I'm unsure. If you have a tattoo, please tell me how you felt afterwards, is it specifically a thing of zeal and belief in religeous protection? Or is it that expression creates confidence
You have one thing wrong FudgeMuppet, the normal Pick Axe in Skyrim are not made of Steel but of Iron. Since when you try to 'upgrade it' on the grindstone it require a Iron Ingot and not a Steel one.
Isn't the lore rule that all armor and weapons are equally strong but have different stats in game because of game mechanic reasons? Aka Dwemer is just as strong as Steel and Daedric? I mean I would assume "Ancient" armors would be weaker due to degradation perhaps? But iirc the rest are the same, just look different/cooler
Concerning the Nordic Carved Armor, It requires Steel, Quicksilver, and Ebony to craft. Now I could be wrong but I seem to recall reading somewhere in a lore book that Ebony will not alloy with Steel so Quicksilver could be used as some kind of bonding agent.
Those swirls on nordic puzzle doors and pick axes might be an integrated inlayed Ebony, and to me and would make sense in the spiritual aspect plus the sheer sturdiness of such things. Also the Draugr use Ebony ethier of their own making, or are taken from those foolish enough to enter their Barrows.
It's also worth noting that, judging by the unused armour keyword "DLC2ArmorMaterialNordicLight", Bethesda originally intended to have a light armour in the Nordic style, but that obviously never happened. Probably that's why Frea was more proficient in the light armour skill, as I think she was meant to wear this but had to wear the heavy Nordic Carved one instead. I wonder what they had planned for the light variant.
Speaking of the ancient Nordic pickaxe it is also inferred in the game that there is also a skill to how it is used and the pickaxe can be “ruined” if not used correctly. I would gather there is a combination of material shape and user skill to how the item harvests sthalrim.
Maybe after being forged the ancient nordic pickaxe was cooled using Stalhrim. Maybe a Stalhrim trough with water, or pieces of Stalhrim in the water used to cool it.
I know, wrong video, however i just had a thought. What if Stalhrim is some amalgamation of ice and, bare with me, souls or soul gems. Maybe that is the reason it is found on ancient nord tombs, perhaps that was even part of the forging process. It has a similar glow you see on soul gems, and its not that far out of the realm of possibility as deadric armor and weapons are made from the deadra. Maybe only the mages of the day could be infused into the ice, and only a tool closely associated with the time could mine it such as an ancient nordic pickaxe could crack its surface. It could be a way for somebody to serve their leader after death or protect the tomb without becoming a drauger. (Forgive me if i missed something that may or may not support this, as i am not the closest to the lore of the elder scrolls)
quick silver or mercury could stay in a liquid form while in Skyrim (if other lore allows it) and still used in the forging process, when cooling a blade it can be dunked in different types of oils and water depending on the desired effect. so why not mercury ? not only would it be cooling the blade, but infusing with the metal giving a weapon the name of quick silver and allowing it too do more damage to wearwolfs
It would be interesting if the skyforge was actually a petrified rak or thunderbird. It would make a lot of sense to explain why the plains were baren of settlements for so long.
The book "Children of the Sky" mentions sharpening blades with Thu'um. Perhaps that's how ancient nords used to "enchant" their weapons and pickaxes?
I can perfectly see an ancient angry Nord blacksmith shouting to his weapons dragon curses and making them extremely powerful
@@krashface4870 I'd imagine that whoever discovered it probably cut themeselves while forging and cursed at the blade.
@@bones9964 and then, the legendary weapon was granted a power that dragons hate, a power obtained from hatered and sheer screams of vulgarity. (Let's say is a warhammer)
And so, the Warhammer of Slurs was born, and each swear and cursing of the wealder powered this weapon... and shocked the dragons to their very souls
@@krashface4870 blacksmith: *Cuts hand on sword*
"FUCK!"
*Sword sets ablaze with unending flame*
That explains way to much I mean I can picture it a Nord forging a sword out of anger and the blade becomes the blood skall blade that is probably how the blood skall blade was made kind of taking from my grandfather's beliefs which is the mood you feel when making the weapon the weapon will permanently have that mood
Still coming strong with TES lore. I've unsubbed from most TES lore channels I was interested in, they've either stagnated or moved on to other topics but you guys are still bringing it big time.
Daniel Clark-hughes or they copy him
Shoddycast is crap now, has been for awhile.
...I really fail to grasp the purpose of *any* of these channels that only read aloud information that is freely available on all of the wikis related to the subject
@@Vesterpester While it won't speak for everyone, but to me its all about how the information is presented. Shoddycast, for example, has (or used to have) cinematic slideshows while having an amazing narrator. Fallout Lore used to be my favorite series from them before they made it to Fallout 4 where I completely dropped it.
@@Vesterpester some folks learn better through hearing.
Bethesda is following the Nords example of going from amazing work to a stagnant group that just reminisce about their days of glory
Well the elves did force them to give up the ways they have had for century's by threatening them. That's why.
Right?
@@ainzooalgownoverlord8913 and the reason for Bethesda is they got too big for their britches and care more about money than quality work
The term is called subjugated
And when the apocalypse comes so will humans.
>"The basic iron armor"
>Shows steel armor
*“And the scrolls foretold, of black wings in the cold, and when brothers wage war come unfurled! Alduin, bane of kings, ancient shadow unbound, with a hunger to swallow the world!”* -Old Nord proverb
Oh loading screens, always dishing out these ancient sayings.
@Rei Depends on the translation. Not everyone plays the English edition
4:38 The secret is clearly that because he walks and smiths in reverse, the steel forgets that it's supposed to be inferior, and in it's confusion, it empowers itself.
Very underrated comment i almost passed out from laughing
The Skyforge is one of the most fascinating mysteries to ponder on in Skyrim, and The Elder Scrolls. If the Snow Elves were afraid of it enough to steer clear of its gaze, then WHO built it? Could it be a creation of the Old Ehlnofey? Or the greater Et’Ada, when Magnus still walked the plane of Mundus? Or was it created after Magnus escaped back to Aetherius with the majority of Original Spirits(Et’Ada) and tore through the material plane creating the sun & stars? Could it have been created by the same ones who built the Adamantine Tower? It’s amazing how depthless the world of the Elder Scrolls is the more you think about it!
Maybe its just a tale, nirn being a fantasy world does not mean that each legend and tale on it is truth, maybe the skyforge is just some old forge whit dragon fire and that's it, nords just exaggerated the story.
The bird architecture seems to imply that it was maybe built by the ancient bird race that was spread across Cyrodil? Hmm, gotta love TES for these unsolvable mysteries..
May have been built by Lorkhan which makes sense why the snow elves why they were scared of it
The nords made it before they left for atmora
@@ROMULUS8384 cant be possible
Just realized the Quick Silver could very well be an amalgam of elemental silver and mercury which creates a really hard solid alloy.
Do you want a science based or fantasy based response?
Because it already exists and is called amalgam, and is used in dental fillings
Nordic Dentures!
Scott Criswell I know.... that's why I said amalgam in my comment. 😉
Solid mercury is also incredibly hard, but probably brittle.
In fairness on the Ancient Nordic weapons and armor, I imagine that it was probably the armor of the regular foot soldier, or at least the ones who could afford it. After all, what are all the Draugr all wearing and using? Ancient Nordic stuff. As such, I imagine that it isn't very good, because that's all that either they could afford, or that is all that could be provided to them.
As you can see on higher level (and probably more important people in life) Draugr, they start wielding Ebony weaponry at higher levels in Skyrim, ergo, it does make sense that the Ancient Nordic stuff isn't that great, because that's the only thing they could afford to really get.
That's literally exactly what was said in the video.
@Eibon phoenix
*The College of Winterhold wants to know your location
@@blemishednicely8402 *The Psyjic Order already knows his location*
Eibon phoenix Nords aren’t stupid. They prefer the simple life.
@Eibon phoenix the Nords aren't stupid. They're simple and practical but also too proud to look at other races' ideas for better innovations
Just about to go to bed.. Goddamnit Fudgemuppet It's 4am!!
Feels
Are you complaining? 😂 I feel you though fam, it's 3AM here
It's always Skyrim o'clock.
@@mattb896 Hell Yeah
It's too bad that Skyforge is useless in-game.
Any good mods to change that?
bekatjusa they should have made it to where all weapons and armor forged at the skyforge where 75% better than if they where forged in a regular forge.
@@onlinecomrade5737 I think 20% would have been good enough
Mr Noncredible I agree. But I just give it such a high rating since lore wise it supposed to be one of the greatest forges in all of Skyrim. Either way. Bethesda missed a great opportunity for attention to detail.
Skrap Dog it should have required a super rare material to get that 75% bonus rating. Maybe you could only make one ridiculously powerful piece per playthrough?
Every time I put this armor on, in my head I always remember that one episode from invader Zim, where he tells the tallest "I'm in a bear suit" 8:14
Can’t deny the Nordic armour compliments a 2 handed weapon build perfectly 👌🏻
The helmet looks like a bear. Nothing could be more specialer.
Reminds me of "The Hound"
Snorlax I use a steel horned helmet, it just looks better. I also use a smithing potion to up the armor rating to match the rest of the Nordic set. Although I lose the matched set perk
Cut the back of it so your mane shows and it's a pure 10/10
My character: *freshly forges ancient nord armor*
Guard: ugh what have you been doing exploring cyripds
@@bryanbridgesii2430 you can forge it at skyforge in jorvaskr
4:40 didn't know Eorlund was a Michael Jackson fan o:
Keep that Moonwalk going boi!
Marco Nabroth 🤣🤣🤣🤣
So is there going to be a court case in the next elder scroll? "Grey mane touched me"
Dammit, here I thought I had something original to say...guess I may as well use this hairspray & stand by these lights while I sip this Pepsi....
Hee hee
So in other words, just like all the other cool things Nords used to have, the reason why this armor was so rad was because they used ancient and unique magics that they forgot and abandoned over time, and aren't too good at recreating because Modern Nords are have denser skulls than Stahlrim. See, this is what happens when you abandon Jhunal as a deity!
I’m truth, it’s just Bethesda trying force it’s audience to use white out by providing shallow level lore. They could have said that Nords had a fine understanding of steel, and new that combining quicksilver, iron, and silver makes an alloy that is practically indestructible against blunt objects or arrows. Due to the diversification of power under the Imperial Empire, people had less access to such metals and knowledge so naturally the ability to make such incredible metals are only known to isolated Nord communities like the Skaal. Simple shit like that would have provided all the information necessary to piece together the story as a whole🧐🧠!!
As for Ancient Nord armour - note that stuff visible on Draugr differs slightly from what we can craft - there are pieces of mail still visible below plates and actual knee-joints on the boots - those are all absent from craftable versions.
So basically - what is Available from Skyforge is either incomplete, or it is Bethesda's massive oversight, which can't be really excluded as a possibility.
Speaking of mail - it is worth noting that chainmails seem to be strangely absent in Skyrim - the closest thing to a proper chainmail is found underneath the plates of ebony armour and ebony mail, and imperial studded armour (which ironically is not studded but reinforced with chainmail...) - it seem like Bethesda's art direction department developed an allergy to one of the most practical types of armour that would, by the way, work very well with a nordic theme...
Also - I would not pay TOO MUCH attention to effectiveness of armour and weapons in Morrowind's expansions - both Tribunal and Bloodmoon suffer from something I call "expansiontitis" - a difficulty creep, even if it makes no narrative sense at times - take a look at the Riekling Blade for that matter - it is better than ebony broadsword, which is absolutely ridiculous.
As for materials - it unlikely that Skyrim's quicksilver is actually mercury, in the similar fashion to ebony not being wood.
Another thing - note that Nordic Carved Armour bears rather striking resemblance to the armour of Ysgramor on his statue. On top of that, this armour also appears to have pieces of decorative ringmail on it.
The MMORPG curse. Throw away that mythical sword that was only thought to be a legend because you found the uncommon clown sword on your first quest of the new expansion.
Do a video on dwemer armor n metal used by them please!!
I second this, I love the Babylonian look of the Dwemer armor
@@weldonwin Except that it's not exactly Babylonian inspired...But i get what you mean.
Yeap, i'm that kind of guy...
Yes, Dwarven metal is quite peculiar.... the only way to obtain dwarven metal ingots themselves it to find them already melted down, or to melt down things made of dwarven metal. It makes you wonder what it's made of that's so rare that there isn't a single vein of the metal in Skyrim.
@@danieltaylor4912 Yeah, and the fact that it stays the same metal after melting it too. Usually when you melt metals like bronze they will either devolve back to their earlier metals or they'll change into something else entirely. Often of lesser quality. Like what happense when you smelt good quality iron and keep resmelting it over and over. Eventualy it will become very brittle.
@@wu1ming9shi Hm... maybe it isn't the same metal after being melted down. I don't know about you, but when I look at dwarven armor, I think it looks dull... old and tarnished. Even when you smith new Dwarven armor from ingots, it still looks degraded.... maybe it's the limitation of the game itself, but I like to think that you just don't have the know-how to properly make dwarven armor, so the metal will never be pristine like it used to be. Perhaps it's some kind of alloy that the people of Skyrim never learned how to create - as we well know, the only ingots in Skyrim that require multiple different kinds of ore is Steel, and from that I would assume that that could mean that smithing in Skyrim is still a somewhat crude art, compared to what we know about working metal today.
I’m loving all these videos yall have been putting out. Lots of small details and research. Keep up the fantastic work, mates!
It is important to note that quicksilver was called mythril in TES III, so that's why you can make armour and weapons out of it.
I wish the Skyforge was more useful in-game, like imparting a bonus to the base strength of anything smithed in it or something
That would only make sense of using the skyforge was some kind of quest reward or something. In the base game you can just use it straight away.
Watching your lore and build vids, have got me back into skyrim in a big way. Currently doing the Imperial Battlemage build. Thank you Fudgemuppet.
He really liked the centurion, tho. Lokir Fair-Shield is a good lad. xD
@@mikiroony Isn't that a Nordic name?
Really love the armor/weapon craft videos, keep up the good work!
I love how you're talking about the skill of the master smiths while Gray Mane is walking backwards for no apparent reason.
For the love of Talos knights of the nine lore please
I’m really appreciative that to this day you guys still make quality, interesting elder scrolls content, in all my deep lore dives i never really thought to research the lore behind ethnic armors and you guys are still teaching me new things abt the games I’ve spent so many hours in:)
skyrim is almost 10 years and i just found out now that there's an eagle in skyforge because of this video. lol
Real life woad is a very interesting thing. It's derived from a type of cabbage, firstly, and as a dye it has to be boiled, which changes it from a bluish liquid to a yellowish vapour, which will stain very bright yellow to any homespun and/or linen fabrics put above it that were common in the bronze to iron age. Some theories have stated that the tattoos of the ancient Celts and Picts were derived from Woad, but trials done with woad as a tattoo dye have shown that it works as an astringent. instead of simply working as a tattoo dye, it burns significantly and leaves behind a raised, blue scar. Thus, if indeed tattoos of the ancient celtic peoples of the british isles were done with woad as some historians think, they would have been incredibly painful tattoos that would have left a very stark and noticable scarification, which by the very nature of scarring would have resulted in the skin where the tattoos/scars were located being thicker and tougher and harder to cut. It would appear to the people of the time that their tattooed flesh had become naturally armored, and the connection of the tattooing and magic would be made.
However, it should be known that the Romans of the time described the tattoos as appearing to be made of "Vitrum" which is a primitive form of blue-green glass. While the scarring left by woad tattooing does appear slightly shiny, it is not quite to the level of vitrum in its' shininess. Perhaps in times of war the tattoos were painted over with a paint derived from woad and vitrum? This also gives some historical precedence to the idea of glass armor.
Well I mean we could just take that as some exaggerations/poetic language from the Roman's behalf, I mean Britain is a very wet nation and/or I'd imagine that a Celtic warrior would get sweaty so maybe this was a factor rather than anything else?
@@insertname1667 It's unlikely that would be the case. It's more likely that it's a translation error or an error of perception. Think of how commonly that happens with modern militaries.
@@insertname1667 rain exists in Rome so I find it unlikely Romans would mistake the shine of rain and swet for something else
Do Amber and madness armor from The Shivering Isles please?
*~Tsun Dialogue~* -SPOILERS-
“What brings you, wayfarer grim, to wander here, in Sovngarde, souls-end, Shor's gift to honored dead?"
*Who are you?*
"I am Tsun, shield-thane to Shor. The Whalebone Bridge he bade me guard and winnow all those souls whose heroic end sent them here, to Shor's lofty hall where welcome, well earned, awaits those I judge fit to join that fellowship of honor."
*I pursue Alduin, the World-Eater.*
"A fateful errand. No few have chafed to face the Worm since first he set his soul-snare here at Sovngarde's threshold. But Shor restrained our wrathful onslaught - perhaps, deep counselled, your doom he foresaw."
*I seek entrance to the Hall of Valor*
“No shade are you, as usually here passes, but living, you dare the land of the dead. By what right do you request entry?"
*~Harbinger~*
*By right of glory. I lead the Companions of Jorrvaskr.*
"I welcome the chance to challenge the blade of Ysgramor's heir, honored shield-brother/sister to Kodlak Whitemane, whom I've watched for in vain."
*~Dovahkiin~*
*By right of birth. I am Dragonborn.*
"Ah! It's been too long since last I faced a doom-driven hero of the dragon blood."
*~Archmage~*
*By right of cleverness. I am Master of the College of Winterhold.*
"Well met, mage of Skyrim. The Nords may have forgotten their forefathers' respect for the Clever Craft, but your comrades throng this hall. Here in Shor's house we honor it still."
*~Nightingale~*
*By right of plunder. I am a Nightingale of Nocturnal.*
"Do not mistake the night-shrouded thief's stealthily-taken spoils, stolen and unearned, for a warrior's plunder, won in honorable battle. Your doom already binds you to your dark mistress, but your errand I will not hinder, if my wrath you can withstand."
*~Listener~*
*By right of blood. I Listen for the Night Mother.*
"You trespass here, shadow-walker. Shor does not know you. Perhaps before the end you will earn the right to pass this way. Welcome I do not offer, but your errand I will not hinder, if my wrath you can withstand."
Are these real
Anyone else read these in a guard voice?
thank you
@@oblivionbeggar6950 have you played the game
@@rhagos5562 yes but I don't think I have ever gotten these options maybe I was just not paying attention but I can bet I'm way bigger elder scrolls fan than you
The belief in woad as a protective magic is bolstered by the fact that you can make an antiseptic from the plant.
I very much enjoyed the video. Thank you for talking about something I mentioned Scott! You're right about Nordic Armor and Weapons and the Skyforge being a broad subject, but I think you did it justice! Keep up the good work! 😁👍
Some of the Ancient Nordic weapons did look badass af
It would be cool to see an armour video on amber/madness armour from the Shivering Isles. Cheers!
LOL asks to look at the basic iron armor, shows basic steel armor
I’ve been loving this smithing lore you’ve been doing, it’s great content Mr. Muppet!
It kind of sucks that potions and enchanting kind of just “breaks” the whole forging system. Also acquiring special weapons means nothing when nothing can come close to the weapons you can make yourself.
I feel like I should point out that in the actual game files, Ancient Nord armor is recorded with the tag "ArmorMaterialDaedric"
However, this doesn't necessarily mean the stuff has any connection to Oblivion, as that particular function just dictates how much the armor pieces can be upgraded (i.e. controlling all other variables, armor tagged as iron can't be upgraded as much as armor tagged as ebony)
Seeing as how the ancient nords were better smiths than the ones in the 4th era, its not unreasonable to assume that some nordic armor may have rivalved daedric, after being smithed by a legendary Smith in the skyforge with ancient nordic tools, then enchanted by ancient nord mages. The nords of the 4th era are too scared of magic to make any spectacular armor.
So the nord are like the Orks of 40k, beliving so hard in the might of their runes that it in reality also makes the weapons stronger.
I just wonder if red Nord arrows fly faster...
It is great to see the night time sky with proper star, planet and nebulae colors. I just bought a 2160p resolution television, and my old Xbox 360 Skyrim Legendary Edition is showing me crater impacts on both moon surfaces and better colors and more details on most surfaces. I love seeing the dust and gas formations in the plane of the disc of the spiral galaxy in which Nirn resides, and that a game developer even bothered with adding it to their game to begin with. Beautiful mods in your videos.
Nothing beats waking up to a Fudgemuppet skyrim video after a night shift. Great video Fudge!
You just have to take a look at one simple and universal item to understand how skyrim’s technology devolved : beds.
Look at beds in Oblivion and Morrowind, and you’ll see what you expect, beds. Look at those in Skyrim, and most often you’ll see piles of straws with a fur on top.
And that's why I sleep in the college of winterhold
I just sleep in my house
"Stalhrim, the Ice Armor you can make in Skyrim"
_Glares in Bloodmoon_
I appreciate how professional this video is, chefs kiss
I've been subbed for years and every single one of your videos is top quality. You guys are amazing
At 4:00 Ysgramor looks like he's jamming along with his favorite mustachioed 70's band. Probably Boston, maybe Styx. Hard to tell with ol' Ys.
@4:36 the secret to Skyforge steel is that Eorlund walks and forges everything backwards.
Ya know, after re watching the Stahlrim video I came to wonder if it's an ancient Nord version of Pykrete(A material made from wood pulp and ice). I mean, both would take forever to melt, well one being enchanted, but on the bright side it's tough and nearly bulletproof. It's somewhat similar to concrete.
I’m currently doing a role play of a Nordic Mercenary turned Knight who was in service to the king of Daggerfall as a member of his royal guard. While out on a hunting trip with the son of the king, the royal hunting party was attacked by werewolves and while our hero was able to defeat the werewolves, he was not able to save the king’s son. Worse still, our hero was scratched on the face and became a werewolf himself, and leaving a nasty scar.
The king was enraged at our hero’s failure to protect his son, but by law the hero could not be punished. But he could be exiled for being a werewolf. So our hero became a drifter, returning to his mercenary ways, roaming High Rock and Hammerfell, selling his sword to the highest bidder.
Eventually he ends up in The Bannered Mare in Skyrim as he was originally from Whiterun and he was attending the funeral of his older brother who died in the Civil War fighting for the Empire. While there he hears of a strange attack on Helgen, and sets out to investigate…
Main skills are one handed, two handed, block, marksman, heavy armor, speech craft, restoration, and enchanting. Restoration because he learned some tricks from a Priestess of Mara to suppress his lycanthropy through restoration magic. Enchanting was something he learned a little bit in High Rock as he would use enchanting to supplement his skill as a knight-warrior and later to kill werewolves and other monsters (he greatly resents being a werewolf and is trying to find a way to cure himself) he is a devout follower of Akatosh, as he feels some strange, yet natural connection this deity…(he’s Dragonborn, so duh) his preferred is two handed sword and bow for lightly armored targets and monsters, and a mace and shield combination when fighting heavily armored opponents. Uses the steel plate armor as it is a knightly armor with a Nordic flavor much like our hero.
He strives for moral righteousness but often falls short because a.) he is only mortal and all mortals are sinners in some way and b.) he is part werewolf and that inner beast can cause him to take some dubious action now and again. Not full blown psycho murderer, but some bullying, some screwing someone over, that kind of stuff. But in the end he tries to be good.
When I first played Skyrim I played it for one 4 months and did not notice any Nordic Armour until I downloaded the DLC's and only when I went to Solstheim is when I noticed Nordic Armour for the first time ever, and then later on I would notice it more often in other parts of Skyrim.
Honestly same, just yesterday I found a Nordic helmet for the first time and was so confused as I've never seen it ever over the years I've played Skyrim.
Khajiit know this is is special. You like much, yes.
Love the armor lore videos! Keep them coming! So much fascinating info behind it all and you guys are the best at giving it out!
The helmet looks cute AF on Lydia, and that counts for a lot.
Hey look at that, other people not sleeping. Y’all keep up the good work! These vids got me playing Skyrim again haha
Not everyone lives in your timezone (NA I assume)
Would love to hear more about the Sky Forge. I kept that sword in my first game for longer than I should have.
Which sword you talking about?
probably just a higher carbon content steel in the nordic steel as compared to the regular one, kind of like how we still don't know how to make real Damascus Steel
Yay! I requested this! Thank you guys!
Scott, you dunmer! Armour rating is secondary to showing your foes your muscles to us Nords! :D
My lord praises your constant knowledge on the lore of his universe and Nirn.
I also am enjoying these videos as well.
Keep it coming, I can't get enough. Every time I get a notification I stop and drop everything to watch
It still surprises me about how much this guy knows, not just about TES, but about the Indo European cultures the lore is based on.
Mercury is a liquid, but amalgams (mercury alloys) are almost always solid. Could be TES quicksilver is an amalgam, possibly containing silver (hence the extra damage to werewolves)
THANK YOU Michael and Scott for doing this video. Nordic is one of my favorite types of armor in Skyrim.
me too i use the ancient nord chest and boost..nord steel gauntlet, and carved nord helm ...with a nord shield mod and dragon bone sword...not cuz of the power cuz it the bone of one of the greatest beast to hunt down ....the dragon ..
befor that it was nord sword
cvbpo yep I’ve used those other types too. I just don’t usually mix armor/weapon types, except in certain specific cases with certain weapons or certain pieces of each armor types. For example, I don’t like the way the main piece of Ancient Nord armor looks, so with characters with whom I use Ancient Nord armor, I just toss the main piece. It has no leg protection, so I use Banded Iron Armor instead for the main piece. Another example...I like Ebony Armor and Ebony Weapons....some of them, that is. I like the war axe, mace, battle axe, bow, and war hammer, but I hate the sword, great sword, and dagger, so I’ve never used those pieces, and have no intention of doing so. Dragonbone, Nordic, Stahlrim, Ancient Nord (with Banded Iron main piece) and Blades Armor are my top 5 heavy armor sets. However, the Blades set doesn’t have a full set of weapons to pick from, and I personally prefer to use 1 handed weapons with light armor and 2 handed weapons with heavy armor sets, so I use the Ebony Blade (not to be confused with the Ebony Sword or Ebony Great Sword) with Blades Armor. I hate the way the Stahlrim Battle Axe, War Axe, or Sword (1 handed) look, so I don’t use those. I also particularly like the Falmer Heavy Armor, but for weapons, it only has a 1 handed sword, a 1 handed axe, and a bow, and I think the sword and axe are both ugly, so I used the Ebony Battle Axe with the Falmer Heavy Armor set. I only use the Falmer Heavy Armor when I make evil (or less than honorable) characters anyway, because I think it looks evil. The same with Daedric Armor, except there’s a full set of weapons.
@@anonymoussmartass5347 i all so hated that the chest pice had no leg part thats why i got a mod for that it looks like thick gamberson padding so i was good with that and the ebony swords the swords looked a hell alot better with a remodle mod them swords was perrty then....all ways loves ebony mace
I love you FudgeMuppet. Keep it up with the amazing content.
4 years late but watching all the old videos I missed.
Great content, really big fan.
Perhaps it was not something extra added to the pic axe, but the stalthrim, maybe it was enchanted to only be breakable by Nordic pic axes, as not to let an elf get any
I think the acient nord pickaxe was just created with a different smithing method for steel that was lost over the years. Because I remember that there are a few metal types/methods that also were lost irl. And many more in different fantasy universes
Do a complete series playthrough of all the elder scrolls games with in depth history and character stories
I've played this game for thousands of hours but only just now realized that the rock wall backdrop of the skyforge is actually a stone bird...
The Ancient Nord Pickaxes may be made of ebony, which is what allows it to mine out Stalhrim.
4:42-4:49 Eorlund was walking backwards to the Skyforge.
Wish there was a hero version of the ancient armor like with the weapons
In Skyrim there's a great sword in soltheim in a ancient Nordic ruin, the swords name is Bloodskal and it is covered in runes and has a "enchantment" it also glows as if it is enchanted outlining those runes.
Please FudgeMuppet, for an April fool's make an epic tale about how badass iron armour is and how mighty the weapons are
Yes, please
A really cool helmer for khajiits. I thought i would be stuck with tacky horned helmets until i unlocked this forge type.
(Also learned to save before choosing between two skills: the orc armor looked like it would be an armor only covering the chest, but once worn it is a full suit)
I just had an idea:
Nordic weapons are so sturdy because of quicksilver, which solidifies at around -40°C (as you said). Now while Skyrim is cold (as you said) it might not be THAT cold all the time, so there has to be liquid quicksilver at least during summer, making it unfit to use in weapons.
BUT: the weapons were mostly forged in eras where magic was all around, so maybe the Nords found a way to instill (ice) magic permamently to keep the quicksilver solid.
The Blacksmith in Windhelm says "The Skyfordge burns hotter and pulls the steel tighter" something along those lines anyway.
The Carved Nordic Armor looks cool as all heck with the bear-shaped helmet. It's probably the only helmet in the whole game that I actually like.
I think that nord carved is a type of magically infused type of armor, like stalhrim, however it gets this magic from the carvings, like woad paint but y'know, carvings.
It's possible that the runes provide a completely different type of enchantment, one that "stacks" with soul gem enchantments. The method may have been lost to time.
It would have been amazing if thou could approach Eorlund Grey Mane just before thy quest to Sovngarde.
He would forge a unique weapon of thy choice that deals extra damage to dragons and is almost on par with dragon bone or deadric weapons.
Your mention of wode is intresting. I swear that with every tattoo of symbols I get, I can feel my confidence rising. Whether this is psychology or mysticism I'm unsure.
If you have a tattoo, please tell me how you felt afterwards, is it specifically a thing of zeal and belief in religeous protection? Or is it that expression creates confidence
You have one thing wrong FudgeMuppet, the normal Pick Axe in Skyrim are not made of Steel but of Iron. Since when you try to 'upgrade it' on the grindstone it require a Iron Ingot and not a Steel one.
Isn't the lore rule that all armor and weapons are equally strong but have different stats in game because of game mechanic reasons? Aka Dwemer is just as strong as Steel and Daedric? I mean I would assume "Ancient" armors would be weaker due to degradation perhaps? But iirc the rest are the same, just look different/cooler
As a lore channel, fudgemuppet is the paarthatnax I go to for wisdom.
Concerning the Nordic Carved Armor, It requires Steel, Quicksilver, and Ebony to craft. Now I could be wrong but I seem to recall reading somewhere in a lore book that Ebony will not alloy with Steel so Quicksilver could be used as some kind of bonding agent.
Those swirls on nordic puzzle doors and pick axes might be an integrated inlayed Ebony, and to me and would make sense in the spiritual aspect plus the sheer sturdiness of such things. Also the Draugr use Ebony ethier of their own making, or are taken from those foolish enough to enter their Barrows.
It's also worth noting that, judging by the unused armour keyword "DLC2ArmorMaterialNordicLight", Bethesda originally intended to have a light armour in the Nordic style, but that obviously never happened. Probably that's why Frea was more proficient in the light armour skill, as I think she was meant to wear this but had to wear the heavy Nordic Carved one instead. I wonder what they had planned for the light variant.
I still hope in tes 6 it looks back on the events of skyrim like the Dragonborn or the civil war "saying it never ended" would be cool
Speaking of the ancient Nordic pickaxe it is also inferred in the game that there is also a skill to how it is used and the pickaxe can be “ruined” if not used correctly. I would gather there is a combination of material shape and user skill to how the item harvests sthalrim.
I'd say the quicksilver problems come for the lack of knowledge by the devs that its not a type of silver but is actually mercury
Maybe after being forged the ancient nordic pickaxe was cooled using Stalhrim. Maybe a Stalhrim trough with water, or pieces of Stalhrim in the water used to cool it.
I know, wrong video, however i just had a thought. What if Stalhrim is some amalgamation of ice and, bare with me, souls or soul gems. Maybe that is the reason it is found on ancient nord tombs, perhaps that was even part of the forging process. It has a similar glow you see on soul gems, and its not that far out of the realm of possibility as deadric armor and weapons are made from the deadra. Maybe only the mages of the day could be infused into the ice, and only a tool closely associated with the time could mine it such as an ancient nordic pickaxe could crack its surface. It could be a way for somebody to serve their leader after death or protect the tomb without becoming a drauger. (Forgive me if i missed something that may or may not support this, as i am not the closest to the lore of the elder scrolls)
Interesting info right there.
And your game looks gorgeous!
4:39 moonwalk ftw!
quick silver or mercury could stay in a liquid form while in Skyrim (if other lore allows it) and still used in the forging process, when cooling a blade it can be dunked in different types of oils and water depending on the desired effect. so why not mercury ? not only would it be cooling the blade, but infusing with the metal giving a weapon the name of quick silver and allowing it too do more damage to wearwolfs
It would be interesting if the skyforge was actually a petrified rak or thunderbird. It would make a lot of sense to explain why the plains were baren of settlements for so long.
I'd say u need to use the skyforge for creating the skyforge steel but it requires the blacksmith's talent and knowledge of the stuff