Elder Scrolls Lore: Ch.7 - Dwarven Dwemer of Skyrim & Morrowind

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To this day, the Dwemer, or "Deep-Elves", are the most technologically sophisticated race of mortals to ever grace Tamriel. Their ingenious inventions and deep understanding of the world around them, made the other races of Men and Mer look like primitive apes in comparison. At the height of their evolution the Dwemer occupied laboratories and strongholds stretching the continent, from High Rock to Hammerfell, from Skyrim to their home in Morrowind. Dwemer were one of the most wide-spread races in Tamriel, yet they were hard to come by. Theirs was empire that did not need Ruby Thrones or White Gold Towers. Instead, they toiled away in the bowels of Nirn, researching, crafting, and defining themselves by their works, not their gods.
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[@ealing456]

These little documentaries, as I see them, are really quite addictive.

[@IAmTheStig32]

They tried to build their own god, in a cave, with a box of scraps!

[@chandlerboan7012]

I`m sorry, i`m not Tony Stark

[@claudlili]

you been the brass tower?

[@ShadowXaiden]

Chandler Boan TONY STARK MANAGED TO BUILD THIS IN A CAVE...WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!!!

[@bsamaniac305]

I am Dwemer Man. The Falmer lost their mind Can they see or are they blind?

[@sithpurebloodqueen4812]

Fheroah no they are crazy somehow I was altmer woman I found a dewer Armour and these tall robots attacked me and the white short elves attacked me

[@sonnylummes3052]

They are called dwarves because they would only barter with Giants. Who in comparison saw them as tiny this lead to nords thinking they were small when nords and Giants conversed

[@nishimurakatsuyuki3337]

loads of people call them dwarves but they're are called dwemer or deep elves

[@Rufus1004]

I like that they were thought to be tiny because of the giants thing. But when I visited Blackreach (Skyrim) why is that the beds and chairs in there were so small compared to my Nord character?

[@pieniadz9156]

There are dwemer ghosts in Morrowind and even one dwemer that still lives

[@nishimurakatsuyuki3337]

Maciek Pieniążek well used to

[@Galaxy-rj1kj]

Sonny Lummes The Nords & Drawves fought though

[@MaskofPoesy]

It's sad that the most awesome race is nowhere to be found

[@Bondrewd_TheNovel]

Actually, as I recall there was one living member of the dwemer race in TES III Morrowind. You can even have rather interesting discussion with him.

[@MaskofPoesy]

I need to play that game so badly, but i'm such a horrible graphic whore i just can't bring myself

[@Bondrewd_TheNovel]

I wouldn't worry about that either. Though I played the game back in the day and have not picked it up recently, I heard/saw what modders did with it. There are a bunch of mods that will game look like as if it came out recently, if not better.

[@lilHippo]

Tol Hydra me to

[@rc59191]

Actually in the quest mind of madness in Skyrim you can see a few of them in Pelagius dream.

[@Grumpydrawer]

I'm actually hoping that on some level the Dwemer don't ever return. I like the feel their ruins give off, the feel of a place abandoned by time. A superiour culture which vanished without a reason, much like several real world cultures.

[@damaddok]

They kinda did. Every time Numidium is activated, that is the Dwemer returning because Numidium is the Dwemer race reformed into a brass god. That thing just points at you and maths you out of existence. When Tiber Septim conquered the Altmer, the Numidium didn't crush armies of elves. It rewrote history so all those elves were dead before the fighting started.

[@Grumpydrawer]

Whyareyousubbingme "Maths you out of existence." Now that is something I want to see.

[@Lightscribe225]

Grumpydrawer You might. If Bethesda follows Krikbride's C0DA, then the Numidium will return in the 5th era to destroy Nirn.

[@Grumpydrawer]

Lightscribe225 That would be awesome. I want to be mathed out of existance...though technically all video game deaths are that.

[@mitchyoung4173]

In my opinion i find the aylied ruins from oblivion have so much more opportunity and just seem cooler, but I still like dwemer ruins too.

[@thedopdeity]

The biggest mystery of Tamriel. Really hope Bethesda does more with their story at some point.

[@INMATE2468]

TheDOPDeity it's almost a given they will. The return of the dwemer will probably be the setting for one of the main games later on.

[@Waauugh]

Maybe when a new Elder Scrolls game comes out we'll discover them returning from a realm where they were exiled to?

[@GMANROCKSTHESTOP]

i hope they bring them in eso at least

[@INMATE2468]

G V Introducing something as big as the dwemer Via ESO would be a terrible idea. They should save tge Surprise for one of the main games.

[@Radenshaal]

G V also the timeline where eso is plced in, would not make sense for the dwemers return. The molag bal crisis happened way before skyrim, where dwemers still haven't returned

[@epicosity000]

I love how each chapter connects to the next chapter.

[@richardjordan9245]

The Dwemer were called "Dwarves", because when the local Giants called them "Dwarves", because they were extremely small to them and they were the first normal sized, humanoid race they coexisted with.

[@Yenrx]

I have a hypothesis as to what happened to the Dwarves. Ok so we know why Alduin vanished, it was because he was locked away in time (basically) from an elder scroll. Well what if that's what happened to the Dwemer also? What if they unlocked the power of the heart of lorkin and unleashed a rift that locked all of their kind away in time? If that is the case, then they are destined to appear sometime in the future as nothing can just sit in the time steam, it has to pop out sometime right?

[@KonguZya]

That would be cool. I hope they return someday, they are my favorite race.

[@Nixel85]

We aren't supposed to know, that's half the fun. Like the Mayans, we aren't 100% sure where they all went, but I do know that they're never coming back, unless the writers of The Elder Scrolls series are That stupid.

[@Yenrx]

The Pickles I somewhat agree that not knowing the reason is half the fun, but I think it would be interesting to at lest run into a Dwarf in some part of the story that can at lest talk about what they were doing on the day of the event ya know? (not counting the guy in Morrowind sense he's pretty crazy now)

[@Nixel85]

Rexyn Again, getting any scrap of info directly from them would destroy the majestic mystery behind their disappearance. I have my own theory, but I know because it's my theory in a sea of other theories is why it's best never getting a straight answer in any way. I too, really want to talk to the Dwemer, but deep down, I know that never finding them keeps their wonder alive. Hope that makes sense.

[@KonguZya]

The Pickles Even if they return, that doesn't mean that they'd know the reason for their disappearance, so the mystery could still remain intact.

[@Abbandoneer]

You also forgot that one member of the dwemer race was still alive in morrowind

[@Abbandoneer]

and by the time of skyrim I think he may be dead already

[@300subscriberswithoutanyvideos]

Who?

[@BL4NK.F4C3]

@@300subscriberswithoutanyvideos Yagrum Bagarn

[@Kingtiens]

i first started playing elder scrolls games with morrowind and i remember being fancinated with the dwemer and what happened to them, i actualy went searching the ruins looking for answers ,totel immersion

[@heero2219]

The answer is in the 36 Lessons of Vivec. If you read all of the books and read between the lines, it tells how Vivec ended up coming out of the game and killing the player, and accidentally deleting the files that contained the Dwemer as well as manipulating the game file to make him a god. All of this is through his point of view and language, so it is like he is telling the player what a computer is from a medieval language.

[@Kaparzo]

Brandon Dougherty lol

[@heero2219]

Ali Emre Kepenek Yeah I just found this out myself, I was shocked at first then I read through the books and its there, I have a feeling that the story actually parallels something that happened at Bethesda while working on Arena or Daggerfall. They intentionally made Vivec's character to be like Gman of half-life, essentially putting themselves in the game teaching the player how to, essentially, speedrun the game if they wanted.

[@ningkon3787]

That's actually my exact Mission rn in Skyrim

[@colddaze6680]

​@@heero2219I'd heard something like this before..wasn't sure how much it was for real though, sounds like something Kirkbride would write. Did he write it, like elude to it being actual lore? Cause that's basically bat shit crazy if its more or less what Vivec's texts elude too..crazy and some kind of mind bending good at same time.

[@makeitmodded]

What I think is the Dwemer got so smart with the help of the telepathic communication power they had, they learned how to go beyond the stars are left the planet to populate a new one. Or the dug so deep no one could ever get to where they were.

[@nosearose]

could be true except in elder scrolls lore there are no other planets besides the one we play on. the second theory is interesting though

[@olivermaguire9060]

+br1 there are other planets, each of the divines (other than talos) have their own planet but they are tiny compared to Nirn, also there are rumours that there are planets beyond oblivion because in the lore it says the stars come from beyond oblivion

[@W00-Z-Beef]

+Oliver Maguire There is a plain beyond oblivion that the deities that are neither aedra nor deadra exist

[@jorgejustin461]

+James Bradley The Aedra created Nirn not the Daedra

[@greenking1513]

+James Bradley Anu and Padomai created the Aeadra and Daedra, the Aeadra used their power to create Mundus(which contains Nirn) and the Daedra chose to keep there power so they created a realm of there own which is called oblivion beyond oblivion and mundus there are no planets theres just another realm known as The void and is controled by Sithis

[@ArcticKoalaCurry]

TES has the best game-lore ever, this can definitely go head to head with Tolkien's lore

[@AbramsA1Letsplays]

Agree

[@twitch6969S]

So true, there is an unbelievable amount of depth to it. I just wish there was more talk of it in game aside from in books. Characters barely mention anything. Kind of makes you realize why the Stormcloaks are so resistant to outsiders and why they have such a distrust of the Dunmer.

[@Evandir500]

They could totally unite against the forces of the Twilight franchise

[@MrAwrsomeness]

Good but nowhere near Tolkien.

[@TheJoeBeshai]

MrAwrsomeness I feel TES is much more in depth than LOTR. I do love LOTR though. thats why it saddens me that MERP was cancelled.

[@Alex-kr3pb]

I bet Bethesda will soon give us a massive plot twist, the Dwemer are surviving and thriving beneath the earth, hidden from existence.

[@obamayomama8291]

Alex Kerrigan *nirn

[@rebekahsimmons8353]

Like the Falmer?

[@smolpp585]

lol 7 years ago "soon" indeed

[@Pizza4Lunch]

It would suck if you were a dwemer using the toilet and the disappearance was they all got teleported to another dimension or place.

[@illusivelegion4110]

Red Well that's a shitty situation..

[@MrodriguezProd]

This is kind of what happenned with the last dwemer you can encounter in Morrowind. He was visiting planes of Oblivion, but came back after his people disappearance. So when you ask him why are they all gone, he can't answer because he knows just as much as you do.

[@TheCorrodedMan]

"Hm hm hm...hm?"(sucked into oblivion,lands on molag bals spiky head)"uhhhh..." *slowly reaches for toilet paper*

[@bsamaniac305]

Michel Rodriguez I miss Yagrum

[@jackamatyus]

Anyone watched Stargate? The Dwemer remind me of the Ancients - technologically advanced beyond all other races, scorned religion in favour of science, disappeared suddenly with no explanation, only leaving behind advanced technology and buildings. Maybe the Dwemer ascended in some way? To another plane of existence unknown to every other being?

[@mojonation1487]

They became the skin of Numidium.

[@MrSinjoy]

mojonation1487 how can you know? Arniel Gane became a summonable spirit/ghost

[@Cossu0l]

MrSinjoy But he did not have Wraithguard and Sunder, only Keening, so the experiment was incomplete...

[@Fuar11]

The Thalmor wanna do the same thing. Imagine they do that and the Dwemer are all like "Bitch, don't do the same mistake we did."

[@youssefshidid2229]

They could have ascended in some way, or descended as some form of curse for their Heresy, or simply destroyed themselves from tapping into the heart of Lorkhan

[@rhagoskingofflames6586]

its wierd the dwemer are the only elven race that favoured beards

[@LuckasMS]

They are more like dwarves than elves

[@BumHeadPlayboyX]

LuckasMS They are dwarves...

[@LuckasMS]

'' the only elven race that favoured beards '' He said elven so i guess they are a kind of elf then.I don't remember much of the video though

[@thedopdeity]

The term Mer refers to Elf; Dunmer, Altmer, Bosmer, even the deformed elves Orsimer and Falmer. Dwemer were elves. Man (Nord and such) name them Dwarf out of human arrogance. Or maybe they were unable to pronounce Dwemer. Either way, the Deep Elves are an elven race.

[@SomeKindaSpy]

William lc No it wasn't men, it was the local giants. Then men picked up on it.

[@cheeselover626]

I hated having to go through their dungeons due to difficulty but damn is it a thrill when your done and knowing how advance they were. These series are great keep it up!

[@NagaGinn]

I wonder if originally they were not agnostic and followed Jyggalag daedra prince of logic until he was cursed by the other daedric princes into Sheogorath. When he vanished perhaps they just realized they didn't need anyone to worship and could invent well enough on their own. Maybe there will be a story in later games showing the rise of Jyggalag and a return of the Dwemer.

[@Lahmacunmatik]

I think Dwemer predate that event.

[@rickastley4993]

My theory is that the Dwemer caused a Dragon break (Look up Dragon Break on Tes wiki If you don't know.) that did indeed allow them to travel forward In time. The same thing happened to Alduin, which caused a small dragon break on the throat of the world, and Arniel Gane, which could possibly be an extremely small dragon break. But hey, it's just a theory, a game theory.

[@rickastley4993]

***** Tes wiki isn't as unreliable as you think. If you're looking for good lore look up the Imperial Library.

[@rossnar5651]

***** Nothing wrong with the TES Wiki, I use it all the time

[@annadarling5994]

A worthy theory, but I disagree. To understand what happened to the Dwemer, one need only look to Sotha Sil. He was the one who continued investigating the secrets of Lorkhan's heart, and continuing the work that the Dwemer had left off. I find it mist probable that the Dwemer transcended to another realm; akin to those of the Daedra, or Mankar Camoran. That was their desire. When the Tribunal used Lorkhan's heart in the same fashion as Kagrenak, their desire of omnipotence was realised, without vanishing.

[@Itamar_Shai]

Asura Kishin " A game theory" - wrong channel brah :P

[@andyb1336]

Asura Kishin Their goal was to create a new plane, similar to aetherius or oblivion, but a whole new realm. Their interest in aetherius and the material they dubbed "aetherium" is also interesting. All of their focus on Lorkhan's heart also makes it more suspect, as Lorkhan was supposedly responsible for the initial breaking up of the universe. Perhaps they intended to utilize the power of Lorkhan to create a newer plane of existence and succeeded. Personally I think their story ended badly, as the dwemer were very cruel and arrogant, they might have been accidentally transported to Oblivion, the very place where the Daedra that hate them reside. Alternatively they did succeed into creating a new plane of existence, and they now have no effect on nirn.

[@schwazroda7882]

The ShoddyCast really knows how to hit that note with the music in the end with all the videos you guys do. That Dragonborn soundtrack transition was perfect. Listened to it at least 5 times. Incredible videos guys. Keep up the good work. Can't wait for ESO.

[@cjcbrehaut]

The Dwemer are my favorite race simply because they use technology over magic. How awesome is that? Not saying magic is lame, mind you. Just saying that using a giant robot or mechanical crossbow seems cooler than fireballs/lightning.

[@cjcbrehaut]

That would be pretty cool! But you know what would be even better? Actually playing as a Dwemer that has came back from their "disappearance"! I wonder what stat bonuses they would get :0

[@murasakifjc]

cjcbrehaut Forging, Heavy Armor, Two-Handed, Block, and probably have full magic resistance.

[@ozajasz6079]

cjcbrehaut Their technology was heavily based on magic and dwemer ghosts in Morrowind use magic

[@level58deathknight18]

I believe they were wiped out by the Divines for their arrogance, for rejecting the gods and trying to gain such power for themselves. Sort of a Tower of Babel style thing.

[@cervbond]

Divines are almost powerless. They lost a lot of thier power when making tamriel. Even Deadra are more powerful.

[@level58deathknight18]

Ondřej Šaroun I'm aware the the Daedra are more powerful, and that the Aedra were weakened with the creation of Mundus. However, this does not mean they are powerless. Was it not Akatosh that pushed Mehrunes Dagon back into Oblivion during the Crisis of the Third Era?

[@Its_Potion]

anonemuss93 Only because Martin used Akatosh's blood to awaken a portion of his power due to Akatosh's blood being sealed within the Amulet. Martin sacrificed himself to bring Akatosh back for a moment. If not for that moment, Mehrunes would've conquered Tamriel.

[@cervbond]

anonemuss93 But Dwarves dissapeared because of 3 artefacts with immense power, when they combined them they just dissapeared.. /watch?v=OHwosuNAHWI

[@level58deathknight18]

***** That makes.... no sense. Them NOT being extinct wouldn't mean they can't be in future games...

[@gyeek]

Wow... almost 10 years. I couldn't wait for ESO's arrival, pre-paid it for the beta, and inbetween those sessions I watched these lore videos over and over and over... Time flies mercilessly, nostalgia hits harder by time.

[@BCParker_Channel]

Bethesda should make a game where you see what happened to the dwemer

[@Lightscribe225]

It's actually all there in bits and pieces if you look hard enough. The Dwemer wanted to achieve divinity. True divinity, not the kind known by Aedra or even Anu and Padomay. They wanted to go beyond that and they thought they knew the way. They failed because Kagrenac screwed up at the last minute. Rather that becoming true gods of another realm, they became Numidium, dead but alive at the same time. Godlike in the sense the rules you impose are actual laws of nature. And Numidium's law is 'NO'. Nothing exists. And so it dedicates itself to rending everything into non existence. Which is why Talos was totally bonkers for activating it.

[@psychicdecay.6079]

Lightscribe225 so all the dwemer soles are stored in the numidium?

[@Lightscribe225]

Thekingpin Pretty much. It's more accurate to say they all merged into one and became part of Numidium, but it's all kinda funky meta-physical crap.

[@desWolfskralle]

Lightscribe225 And where is Numidium?

[@Lightscribe225]

Lord Beerus Lost in time.

[@DBSbluedevil]

this is one hell of a series. the definitive video source on TES lore. amazing job

[@foxtrotwhiskey6651]

DBSbluedevil It's actually pretty bad. Especially regarding Dunmer.

[@marshafletcher8920]

By Bill: I don't know if anyone has thought of this but I think Bethesda has a genius plan for what happened to the dwemer. I think they are planning to break the 4th wall. WE are the dwemer. An we can only experience our old reality as a video game.

[@Alex-sv9ny]

+Marsha Fletcher Ehhhhhh i dont know about that

[@qwertyshirt495]

Nah

[@Bothine]

I think Bill is part right. I think we(the dwemer) ascended to an alternate reality where we play out the adventures of secret dwemer-made test tube-like nano cyborgs!(or something like that) And that our characters are a reincarnating soul of Pellinal(sp?) Whitestrake!

[@Bothine]

+Bothine ...and each character is a parallel reality!

[@Bothine]

+Bothine and that the new plane of existence they were trying to create is our plane!

[@jaieet]

The more I read, the more it seems as though the creators are implying that the Dwemer have managed to zero-sum themselves into non-existence. Ordinarily, if a person realises their state of existence in TES, they run a huge risk of self-deletion. Of the entire Dwemer race as a whole, only a very select few were probably capable of fully comprehending the boundaries they were about to break (though whether the goal was to achieve CHIM, emulate Aedra or surpass all previous notions of existence, I'm not even remotely qualified to postulate on :P). So the best and brightest tap into the heart in order to do... something. This is a big deal, and all the Dwemer are tuning in via the Calling. What they learn causes them to glimpse into the reality surrounding the Godhead, and they self-terminate. At least, at first glance, this is how it seems. I mean, their culture glorifies logic and simple cut-and-dry mathematical answers, and it turns out they're nothing but dream filler. Shocked by the realisation, the unprepared masses may have zero-summed in an instant. But Kagronak.... Kagronak had to have some basic idea of what he was trying to achieve. The kind of secrets he was trying to unearth. He created tools to manipulate the heart of a deific figure; there was a *specific goal in mind.* I wouldn't like to postulate that he (or any other Dwemer) woke up, or even achieved CHIM. There's no evidence of universal tampering other than their sudden disappearance, after all. But *if* the Dwemer did Zero-Sum, is it possible that some of the Dwemer *didn't*? They all get one shot when facing existence, did they *all* fail? Could some have succeeded in maintaining their individuality? If a lore buff reads this, I know I"m grasping at straws with a *seriously* limited knowledge on the topic, but this is a really interesting twist on a game that I always thought was rather cut-and-dry. I just want to *learn*!!

[@Oliver-ww4eh]

Showing a centurion while talking about Numidium is going to confuse people.

[@madscientistshusta]

Oliver Stravanger thank you!!!

[@discountplaguedoctor88]

I imagine using an image of what Dagoth Ur was trying to build would've been even more confusing.

[@beastwarsFTW]

@@discountplaguedoctor88 Was that thing a giant zombie?

[@Nobythulhu]

Warboss West Akulakhan, the “second” Numidium, is... complicated, to say the least.

[@maxwellhill4754]

When? The dwarves dissapeared simultaneously in the middle of the battle of red mountain. Why? Kargenac attempted to create a new god using the heart of lorkhan. How? Keening, Sunder, Wraithguard allow the control of the heart, and are how dagoth ur and the tribunal gained their powers. This leaves only the question of why did kargenac's god fail but the tribunal and dagoth ur succeeded. Presumably it is because of the intent of the users. Kargenac wanted to render the old gods and true gods useless while the tribunal was slowly tempted and corrupted by the presence of the heart. Because the heart is evil, it is safe to assume that it allowed its power to be harvested by the tribunal and bonded with dagoth ur even without the tools, yet refused to serve kargenac.

[@DaBIONICLEFan]

The Dwemer are kinda steampunk

[@thebritishraptor3555]

didn't think you would be here

[@actualtomato3270]

gee smarty how'd you know?

[@silentt8161]

KINDA? thats all i could think of exploring their ruins with the damn steam pipes

[@ThrillaWhale]

The ending of this episode is too glorious for words.

[@marron5272]

Replaying Skyrim on my newly built gaming pc With Intel I7 and it's glorious. I play these vids in the background to learn the lore as I rediscovery the mysteries of skyrim. Great Job.

[@dibbidydoo4318]

Why can't someone make a mod where all Dwemer actually live on the moon and created a machine that makes a moon habitable in seconds.

[@Amadeus8484]

Damien Green There is more than one moon for Nirn.

[@dibbidydoo4318]

Syncretic Views So?

[@protoeuropeanhistorian7369]

Wheels of lul check it out

[@EariosRandomness]

Damien Green There's already a mod that does just that, I forgot its name though. The entire quest line for it starts when you cast any destruction spell at level 20 or higher.

[@dibbidydoo4318]

EariosRandomness Wheels of Lul?

[@judge8792]

"Even today, few adventurers dare brave the ancient Dwemer ruins, becau-" Because they suck.

[@Phantasm57]

hey Shoddy i just wanted to say thank you alot for piecing these TES folklore and it helps me understand the games alot more

[@kylerrariden8909]

I think the Dwemer disappeared because the Aedra knew that they were getting really close to having equal power with them, so the Aedra wiped them out, to preserve the sanctity and obedience of men and mer

[@GranColombiaball]

That moment when you want to know more about The Elder Scrolls History than Real Life History XD

[@filiperosario1078]

I should say that the way you tell the tale of tamriel and all it's history and races is fantastic, great job! This is without a doubt the best videos on youtube explaining in detail the story of the Elder Scrolls

[@Guilherme-fd2bw]

Considering that 1) The dwemer had a telepathic connection, 2) They were messing with the ascension to godhood in a world that gods exist and can directly influence the events of mundus and 3) The dwemer built a machine that was supposed to be the crowning achievement of their race. I`d wager that the if Dwemer succeeded in making the ultimate hive mind robot and were tricked by the gods into really becoming ONE with the numidium by some sort of divine intervention, thus subduing any trace of individuality they might have had, even their physical bodies.

[@Br0kenTV]

+Guilherme Menezes In Morrowind it is said that they disappeared using kagrenac's tools. In Skyrim Ancano used one of this tools to disappear too. So it is easy to say that their disappearance was their own work

[@willl676]

+Guilherme Menezes That doesn't seem to make sense to me, as even as a Hive Mind of sorts, they would still hold sway over their own collective thoughts. Yet, when Tiber Septim found the Numidium, he used it as a mere weapon, a tool that he activated to conquer the Summerset Isles.

[@johnwilbur3050]

So are the Dwimer like Tamriel's Atlantians?

[@jakovstevanovic8908]

Exactly

[@drop0ut606]

+John Wilbur a nearly perfect comparison I believe.

[@D3w10n]

Ayleids were more like Atlantians, at least from the point of architectural style.

[@Frieza24esf]

Argonians are more like tribal mayans both from architectural point of view and clothing/armor style Dwemer are more like Babylonians.

[@lonestarwolfentertainment7184]

Huh I never thought of it that way, thinking about it now yes that's basically what they were

[@thegethconsensus393]

I remember watching this back when I was a teenager. It holds up quite well for a decade old video.

[@bigbangtheorymanic]

Have you done a Chapter on Snow Elves?

[@bigbangtheorymanic]

***** The two words are synonymous, so what exactly is your point?

[@TheNo1there]

***** He's probably talking about the Snow Elves in their non "corrupted" form, returditany

[@bigbangtheorymanic]

***** I think red was throwing valkeia's insult back at him tbh :D

[@bigbangtheorymanic]

***** Falmer MEANS snow elf! LITERALLY!!! They are synonymous!

[@andresnunezolay9302]

The_Warmonger falmer mean the betrayed

[@ZonsoAvalune]

dwarf is what the giants called the dwemer

[@murraybaillie199]

Dude that line at the end was awsome

[@sssweetnesss3483]

It would be so COOL if there would be an elder scrolls of the Dwemer returning

[@makarlajade3676]

sssweetnesss3483 lmao I wish

[@lariosmendoza]

LABstudios they better make that shit soon

[@Lone_Wolf_Media]

The Dwemer remind me of the Valyrians in Game of Thrones, except some Valyrians escaped the Doom (the Targaryens).

[@Geneforson]

Some (one actually) escaped the Dwemer "doom" as well... though he lives a VERY VERY unillustrious existence.

[@Lone_Wolf_Media]

+Geneforson oh yeah... Wasn't he in oblivion or something?

[@Geneforson]

he was in morrowind underground with the rest of the poor beings afflicted with the plague. He was fine (iirc) and he talks to you about his past and ppl.

[@Lone_Wolf_Media]

+Geneforson interesting

[@mojonation1487]

Yagrum was mostly fine. His mind was still a bit addled and sometimes would lose himself. When talking to you, he was mostly lucid.

[@Auge2011]

that steam centurion army at 07:28 looks awesome! Great job

[@Peidmonte89]

after watching the last 2 chapters I have to say I have mad respect for the Argonians. My fav race were the Dark Elves but now that I know about their nasty past I am gonna make an Argonian assassin next! =)

[@jamesgarratt6946]

Is it me or do the dwemer remind me of the Institute or Vault-Tec ?

[@jackal2244]

James Garratt gotta have a faction in every game that are brilliant assholes

[@lazygizmo]

It's my first role play choice in any rpg. Brilliant assholes for life!

[@BrianDagame]

We deny any affiliation with the post-war C.I.T. or "the dwemer".

[@kennethchou4384]

Join the future underground.

[@hentaihaven2843]

yeah lol

[@DPadio]

i sooo fu*king love the intro man, daym dude, talking about a great series... i salute you shoddycast

[@darudesandstorm6078]

A guy thew a hammer from morrowind to hammerfell???

[@darudesandstorm6078]

how???

[@somerandomguy7235]

He probably threw it with his arms.

[@Treegonaut]

I wish the dwemer would return, (and somehow explained through lore) were short, I want to play as a dwarf in elder scrolls

[@mojonation1487]

We've already met a Dwemer and possibly a second in ESO. They definitely were tall.

[@pedrocarregosa15]

They were called Dwarf by the giants of skyrim :p

[@aramondehasashi3324]

Elder Scrolls Online

[@AlecEburhard]

What do the Dwemer look like in comparison to the other Mer races? Is their skin silver? Are their eyes a glowing blue? Are they shorter or taller than Chimer/Dunmer?

[@daliyday5656]

These are my favorite from Shoddycast

[@TheRedname]

So the Dwemer are the Tamriel equivalent of atheists? ;-)

[@ryanhowser5908]

AlphosLeo You must feel special!

[@TheRedname]

Ryan Howser I'm trying :c

[@ryanhowser5908]

lol

[@daniel-paulroberts1225]

AlphosLeo Yes, seeing Profane acts killed every last one.

[@TheRedname]

Daniel-Paul Roberts *insert whip sound effect*

[@thefirebirdflock3440]

I don't know why but I was suddenly reminded of the Forerunners of the Halo universe

[@samuelthestranger12]

ThePudgyBudgie same

[@ryanscheffer2302]

I also do as well

[@atlas7519]

Dude this series is fantastic. THANK YOU

[@760MaxJ]

Dwarves remind me of the Foreunners from halo. Shoddy should do a lore episode or series on halo, some of the deep lore is really freaky and cool.

[@gomezaddams8781]

maxj They remind me of the Forerunners too

[@sonofangron2969]

I hope that in a future Elder Scrolls game, the Dwemer return and, with immensely advanced technologies like magically-powered 'tanks' and mechanically-supported-strength-increasing suits of armour, attempt to take over Tamriel, and you must stop them. Either that, or you can make a deal with them to genetically-alter yourself into a Dwemer using their incredibly advanced machinery and aid them in their conquest... Would make for an awesome ES game!

[@snowinowen4]

So The Elder Scrolls: Halo?

[@NorrisHistoryCorner]

Owen the Trooper Starring Master Chieftain =P

[@dovahbrewer]

Ehhh I would rather have them as just another playable race

[@joselazo9799]

Doubtful After their battle with the Chimer, its likely they were swept away to another plane of existence Whether it was their choice to escape to another realm (they may have had the technology), or they were kicked out by the Tribunal we don't know Some people think the ash like skin of the Dunmer is actually the ashes of the dead Dwemer tattooed deep within their skin. Some people think the Dwemer actually had ties to Mora, which gave them the knowledge and wisdom to create as they did, and escape Nirn and their losing battle against the Chimer. Interesting to speculate.

[@ostrichking6]

I personally hate when people mix steam-punk/sc-fi with fantasy, always takes me out of it.

[@roccoborghetti4693]

I love the way you made these videos. It's like a prologue to a videogame or a movie!! especially with the ending, I feel like I should be beginning the tutorial of an Elder Scrolls game! Very good job! 👍🏼

[@IAmMadMattDog]

I don't think Kagrenac was trying to merge the Dwemer with the Numdium. I'm pretty sure he was trying to use the Heart to power it and whatever he did the telepathic link he shared with the others caused what happen to him to happen to others. Whatever that was, we don't know. I'd like to think they ended up on Akavir or another continent. Would be cool to explore there.

[@mcchuggernaut9378]

They are dead. In the Morrowind expansion where you go to the mainland you explore a Dwemer ruin that has been completely sealed since their race disappeared. You find ash piles everywhere that used to be the city's inhabitants. If this is considered cannon, then they all disintegrated. Maybe they survive in some spiritual form, but they sure as hell aren't mortal and living any more.

[@SuperJman6076]

I hope the got poofed through time like Alduin, and we can play as them in the next Elder Scrolls game.

[@xXRedundaXx]

I think the gods wiped them out for lack of faith perhaps?

[@xXEvilSlyXx]

That does appear to be the common theory. I personally think that, since each dwemer automaton that you destroy has a soul gem in them, that The dwemer finally mastered immortality by placing their souls into the steam creations, allowing them eternal life. This also explains why the gems are always empty, as killing a machine with a mortal soul would most definitely destroy or release it from it's gem.

[@xXRedundaXx]

xXEvilSlyXx Now thats a head scratcher but a good theory but like religion people have their own opinion but dont know for sure. Hope they bring out more clues in the next game

[@mattbielenberg]

xXEvilSlyXx But almost every soul gem you find in a Dwemer automaton is a white soul gem, whereas the souls of men and mer are black souls.

[@bebos1262]

More like the Dwemer were messing with the Heart of Lorkhan a thing they new nothing about, and due to their arrogance they wiped themselves out.

[@wolfen18]

No thanos wiped them

[@TheRhcp96]

Atheist, living underground enlightened. Dwemer confirmed Neckbeards

[@3ll1mc]

What if the Dwemer were slain by the gods for not worshiping them?

[@DEATHHOOD3235]

my faforite races are the dwemer and the nords, i hope in es6 they bring back the dwemer,:) nice vid:)

[@TheFallenJ]

I think they they got banished by a god " or daedric lord " or banished their own bodies to another plane because of some conflict, that's what came to my mind after finishing Arniel's quest in winterhold. Hopfully the elder scrolls online will give us more hints or even reveal the mystery.

[@TheFallenJ]

***** i think being in previous era gives more advantage than being in the future, but thinking again i don't think we will see much in terms of depth of the story in the ESO.

[@Olhor10]

Dwemers were not banished yet they started to loose the war for their capital city inside the Red Mountain because of the intervention of Azura,who was affraid of their divine powers. They were able to move to other dimensions even with their bodies ,but Kagrenak to save remaining Dwemers used his tools on the Heart of Lorkhan to move the spirits of all related to Heart into another dimension. Their bodies instantly turned into ashes and covered their enemies creating Dark Elves. Dwemers do live in other dimension. They overcame the gods. But we cant be sure if there are no Dwarves in other lands ,tribes not related to the Lorkhans Heart. From what we know other tribes were very discrete and were hiding their cities ,unlike the tribes from Skyrim or Dwemereth.

[@syndicate040]

they should make a elder scrolls game about the dwemer or one where you are a dwemer

[@Neelmay13]

BlazetheBlaze No that would ruin it.

[@Neelmay13]

Neelmay13 First we must kill the dominion.

[@bostontowny4life744]

Also the Snow Elves were not called the Falmer until centuries later when they became the mutated beast they are today.

[@mojonation1487]

Galebor says otherwise.

[@bostontowny4life744]

Then that is an error in the writing on Bethesdas part because "The Falmer" stands for "The Fallen ones" and they are called that because their race has fallen, they have deteiorated into mutant killers. When they were the regular Snow Elves they did not "fall" yet so therefore the name Falmer would not make sense on them. Also there are plenty of books that even says "the snow elves became the falmer."

[@bostontowny4life744]

And Gelebor does not want to be called a Falmer because of the negative canotation it brings with it. This was also taken right from the Elder Scrolls wikia page for the Falmer; "The Falmer are the degenerate offspring of an endangered species of elves, Snow Elves, who dwell in the ancient Dwemer ruins hewn from Skyrim's expansive subterranean caverns. Although blind, their senses of hearing, smell, and touch are attuned far beyond those of most other races."

[@olivermelender4558]

They were always falmer

[@sabermanity]

i bet if they were still around the whole of the dwemer forces could take on both empire and aldmeri dominion and win

[@Lightscribe225]

+sabermanity Probably not. They were too obsessed with leaving the world behind. Unless someone comes to them, they probably wouldn't be fighting anyone.

[@brandonshort9045]

The Psijics could do some damage if they felt so inclined

[@dylan5447]

He should have 1 mil subs by now his videos are so good and helpful and just amazing that he knows so much I mean a lot of skyrim players want to know EVERYTHING about it and tamriel! :D His voice is so soothing as well very good speaking voice ^^

[@SliC3oFicE]

i kinda think the machines in the ruins are the dwemer

[@TF2Medic]

oohh. That is some.......DEEP thinking.

[@blakewitsenburg451]

That could be true because the Dwarves were so smart they could of figured out how to put their souls into machines.

[@SuperJman6076]

That's what they were trying to do with the giant golem. I think if they were the machines, the ruins wouldn't be ruins, they'd still be keeping them up and nice.

[@SliC3oFicE]

TheTraveler Well the machines have cores and soul gems. However I remember reading somewheres that the core is all thats needed, why have the soul gem? Being trapped in a soul gem for a few thousand years can have maddening consequences as we've seen on some quests

[@SuperJman6076]

Soul Gems are used as power sources in all sorts of Dwarven machinations. Regular soul gems can't hold a soul as large a persons anyhow.

[@R.DeMora]

Ok, haven't finished watching this video, and I think the series is excellent, but I've got to clarify one point: The dwemer NEVER built armors for themselves. They perfected metalworks but the suit of armors we see were not built by them, but by blacksmiths across Tamriel who have acquired the dwemer metal and reforging it into pieces of armor.

[@DevilSlayr]

actually the dwemer did have armor, but it was only used for wars and when the few times the dwemer had to go aboveground... if it was made by the blacksmiths why is there only one set of dwemer armor? wouldnt there be hundreds of different armor styles if it was made by different blacksmiths?

[@R.DeMora]

Daniel Stevenson Hmm. Well I'm pretty sured I read that info somewhere in-game, but since that shit is huge I really can't quote my source. I'm sure I read on some of the in-game text that Dwemer did not designed that particular set of armor. Why are there not hundreds of different styles? Come on, it's a game, bro :/ I think the developers would have had tons of time consumed if they would've had to come up with several hundred styles for one set of armor. And if they would've done it for one, probably they would've had to do it with all of them. Remember they have to meet deadlines and such. Though maybe we'll get some sweet armor style variation for TES Online, since it's been 5 years in development. My expectations are high! :D

[@SultanOfAwesomeness]

R. DeMora Just a quick thought, but maybe they had the same sort of armor that was similar in detail, but very customizable. Also, If the Dwemer never made armor for themselves, why are there pieces of armor ready for usage scattered across Dwemer ruins in chests? qwq Yeah, I' really hyped about what I might see from the Dwemer in TES online. The Dwemer spiders found in Hammerfell look sick! :D

[@Ehnonamemoose]

SultanOfAwesomeness The dwarven armor you find lieing around is actually pieces of steam centurions that where never assembled which is also why you can find armor on them.

[@SultanOfAwesomeness]

Ano Namus I dunno If i believe that...it seems a bit dodgy. It would make a lot more sense for there to be scraps of discarded and/or just unused armor in general laying around. It *is* a ruin after all. You can even find these helmets, boots, etc in random chests that are 1) seemingly too small to fit Centurion parts, and 2) They are found often in areas where there was no industrialization, like living quarters and such. You cant even *find* Dwemer armor on Centurions and spheres and spider workers; I'm pretty sure they only give you bits of scrap metal. :P

[@loraelstad8941]

It would be so COOL 2 see Falmer B4 they got blinded and eventually devolved into Gollum-like creatures. The artwork used in the vid when speaking about them was gorgeous. They appear tall and pale and proud, though troubled. It would be so awesome if there was a single player game set in the times of the Chimer/Dwemer conflict and around the time of the Falmer/Nord (eventually called that) conflict, too. Bring the lore to life Bethesda and/or ZeniMax! The War of the Crag! Kagrenac & Numidium! And all the races even B4 all that. like the Ayleids & Lilmothiit! Gosh, they could keep churning out single player games 4 this franchise for YEARS! YAY!

[@Olhor10]

How could you not mention the war for the Red Mountain? Reason they dissapeared is that during the war with chimeras (Dwarces were united with Nords from what I recall) when they started to loose ,Kagrenak used his tools on the heart ,probably torescue remining Dwemers and to relocate them to other dimension ,cause they truly overcame the Aedras. They loose because Azura helped Chimeras for she was affraid and jaleous of the powers Dwemers achieved. Their bodies turned instantly into ashes and those covered the bodies of chimeras who became from now on dark elves. It became the symbol of their shame. The fact that Dwemers are not dead is proved by their appearance in their ruins and that they can be killed like other magical beings from other dimensions. You cant kill a ghost ,it has to be some kind of being. But we also know that there in one Dwemer that was out of the Nirn during war and he survived ,so we don't know if there is more of them ,if all Dwemers on whole Tamriel moved to other dimension. Not all of them were related to the Lorhans Heart so we may find living Dwarves in second most important land for Dwemers ,Hammerfell. Or in other regions. I cant believe you haven't mentioned the most important part! Shame!

[@LPBelligerentsGaming]

Simple. It's part of the Tribunal series he did. He did an entire video dedicated to that war.

[@davidmccartney6376]

The dwemer are becoming a ghost( i mean a real ghost) because in morrowind if you go to dwemer ruin theres always a dwemer ghost around.

[@schwazroda7882]

The end of this video is so well done! Still remember it all these years later

[@cloverfield1131]

I wish they had made a Breton type human race where they were descended from the Dwemer.

[@TheJoeBeshai]

or a spartan race?

[@cloverfield1131]

What?

[@foxtrotwhiskey6651]

Clover Field Considering Breton's were literally raped into existence by the Ayleids, they are p much descendant elves. Even have a slight point to the ears.

[@alanmunilla7196]

we want the dwemer back!

[@seeker4it]

Alan Munilla I don't, they seem like a very imposing threat if returned.

[@millerrepin4452]

Alan Munilla Yeah that would be cool (they conquer everyone because they have tanks and guns) well shit.

[@alanmunilla7196]

isn't that the same thing the imperials did? (they used the numidium and a dragon) it wouldn't be a problem to me if the dwemer made an empire of their own.

[@seeker4it]

Alan Munilla too bad all of the dwemer are most likely all inside of the numidium.

[@SmilingGator96]

Alan Munilla The dwemer did have an empire (kind of). It was an empire made up of city-states, but it broke apart as all empires do.

[@kevinswartz]

Absolutely incredible, gonna keep watching all episodes. Thanks!

[@axelrosete3744]

The Dwemer sound like the Mayans of Tamriel.

[@faolchu2484]

I love the dwemer (AKA the under elves) I want them back! There my home race...

[@yourlocalbicronoverlord]

Maybe a prequel if they were to bring them back it would have to be a pretty creative reason so I don't see a magical reappearance any time soon

[@SAMACSTUDIOS]

Ze Corn King You never know... that could be a thing! Maybe you as the player can bring back the race.

[@Nixel85]

No, you like "the idea" of the Dwemer. The Dwemer are my favorite part of the Elder Scrolls, but I know that I would never want to meet them. There's a reason they weren't recorded as individuals, because they were basically a "hive mind", kinda like the Strangers from the movie _Dark City_ . They work like a corporate machine, they didn't sway under petty mortal emotions, especially in their pursuit to becoming divine.

[@PianoDisneygal10]

Thanks so much for these videos! I love The Elder Scrolls and Fallout games, but sometimes, it's very hard to keep the lore straight. So, I greatly appreciate both video series, and am excited for any future ones. You have a new subscriber in me now!

[@Abbandoneer]

i liked this because he said he would be my friend

[@neonlion4781]

The next elder scrolls game should be based around the dwemer

[@neonlion4781]

how come interesting storyline

[@neonlion4781]

unfortunately yes

[@CHE6yp]

***** Any TES game will sell like crazy, they can do whatever they want.

[@CHE6yp]

***** Morrowind was in many ways about dunmers, and it's still regarded as best TES game.

[@CHE6yp]

You can't really compare 2003 year to nowadays when it comes to sales. Nowadays it's much easier to sell. Also, it will be easy after the success of Skyrim. So they can do a game aroud dwemer. It will be TES, i have hard time believing that TES game will bomb (unless its a MMO).

[@XnecromungerX]

Made me cry such epic episode.

[@LegolordxandWanpan]

lol the skyrim remastred trailer came up before vid lol

[@nox6948]

same

[@jesseself6072]

That moment when u know more tamrielian religion hand real life religion

[@MementoMoriMillenial]

Seven Videos in and I'm hooked. Great work man these are really entertaining! Thanks!

[@SkoomaCat]

139 people are falmers

[@noahcunningham3166]

How did the dunmer rise up again after the argonians took over morrowind

[@Kacevychius]

i like to think that they left their earthly binds for the stars. an "i don't want to live on this planet anymore" type deal.

[@evilnekowantznobs]

Nords: the racial incarnation of humanity fuck yeah!

[@harlemraider3347]

***** Bretons are half-men half-mer(elf). It's funny because I'm a real "Breton" (from Bretagne/Brittany in France), I don't really know whether to feel offended or complimented by them using my actual race for their fiction.

[@evilnekowantznobs]

***** Theres a difference between those and axe wielding vikings that kill,party and generally live like badasses.

[@damaddok]

***** Just don't fight Dwemer. When they tried to attack(in alliance with Orcs and Khajiit) they got slaughtered.

[@acehughj4527]

evilnekowantznobs Pirates: Redguards, Argonians Viking badasses: Nords Berserkers, tribal warriors: Orcs, Dunmer Navy: Imperials, Redguards Horse riding badass Knights: Imperials, Bretons, Dwemer....?

[@Ngodub]

The snow elvs did not call themselfs Falmer The Falmer means The betrayed in Elvish.

[@jonathonlaurenza3366]

1) This series is seriously awesome. 2) In the previous video (Ch.6) it was suggested that The Tribunal used The Heart of Lorkhan to take out the Dwemer, but in this video it says their extinction was brought upon themselves during Kagrenac's attempted "ascension". I understand possible varying accounts or whatever, but was just curious whether or not there was more detail on this.

[@madestro]

I only liked because you said you were gonna be my friend :P

[@zanto2194]

i believe what happened to the dwemer was that they actually achieved godhood.

[@SuperJman6076]

I like to hope so.

[@foxtrotwhiskey6651]

Zanto 219 That or fucked up and achieved Zero Sum

[@tomislavnikolic5778]

Whenever the Dragonborn theme plays in these videos I get a little choked up.

[@Mrblackops216]

this could be the human race only if we just stopped fighting over stupid things

[@pinkfizzyslushy2641]

Then we'd mysteriously vanish.

[@760MaxJ]

Hopefully we don't become skin of a robot.

[@alexcourtman678]

I pefere dwemer culture of technolgy over religion culture

[@adamkoxxl]

me too, but what they did to snow elves was .. kinda bad, they had machines to do as their slaves already

[@tylerekback5417]

This guy does a really good job on these videos!

[@AsurissGP]

What if they knew that their end in tamriel is coming so they used their technology and built a spaceship to evacuate.

[@TheTornado960]

I don think they had electricity though

[@basiliskboy17]

Alec Berland then how do the robots work? they found an infinite energy source so they should have had.

[@tougemistro2604]

***** Combustion engines prehaps, if you kill a dwemer machine, you quite often get dwemer oil from them so i should thimk their mastery of alchemy allowed them to create oil and their engineering allowed for them to build some form of a combustion engine!

[@basiliskboy17]

Thomas Miles you sir deserve nobel prize made of cookies

[@tougemistro2604]

***** Sounds good to me!