Meteoric Iron is a variety of Aetherial Fragment. It is the most common fragment to fall to Nirn. All known samples of the metal are a rusty brown in color. It is prized by armorers and enchanters for its properties in the forging of enchanted weapons and armors.[1] The Ayleids, known for harnessing Aetherial Fragments, incorporated the metal into their architecture. As such, it is a common sight in Ayleid ruins.[2] Meteoric Iron is resistant to most elements, and it's believed to have been used by the Akaviri Dragonguard to forge bulwarks against the Dragons' elemental breath.[3]
Ayleid WellsEdit
Meteoric Iron is the primary component of Ayleid Wells, enchanted artifacts found dotted throughout Cyrodiil. The wells are often located in the wilderness, far away from known Ayleid settlements, although they can sometimes be found outside Ayleid ruins. It is presumed that they harvest magical power from starlight. It is also suggested, without evidence or support, that they are located at the meeting points of ancient lines of magical power; however, modern arcane arts have discovered no perceptible evidence of such lines of power.[1] Ayleid Wells are regarded by scholars as the apex achievement of Ayleid magical art, and are believed to use Aetherial crystal to aggregate magicka from starlight even in subterranean locations.[4] Similar relics known as Aetherial Wells are also found on Auridon, where they were constructed by the Ancients.[5]
Charged wells radiate magical power back into the sky. Some scholars theorize that they are of religious or ritualistic significance, perhaps a means of offering magic back to the heavens. Those with magical talents can draw magicka from the wells to restore and buff their own reserves of power. No ritual or arcane knowledge is necessary, suggesting that the wells were designed to serve unskilled magic users. Drained wells replenish their magicka at midnight.[1] Drawing power from these wells has also been known to bless the user with improved vigor.[6] Azandar al-Cybiades theorized that the power Ayleid Wells reroute back towards the heavens was being collected by someone living on Arkay or Akatosh, though it is widely thought that no mortal beings are found there.[7]
According to legend, the Chim-el Adabal formed from the blood of Lorkhan when a drop fell down into an Ayleid Well.[8]
GalleryEdit
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An eight-armed chandelier crafted from meteoric iron
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The Periapt of Elinhir was carved from the meteoric iron of a great skystone
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Ayleid Well
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An Ayleid Well upclose
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An Aetherial Well on Auridon
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Aetherial Well
See AlsoEdit
- For game-specific information, see the Oblivion and Elder Scrolls Online articles.
- Iron
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c Magic from the Sky — Irlav Jarol
- ^ Conclusion drawn from the identical appearance of the metal in Ayleid Wells and in Ayleid ruins (Oblivion)
- ^ Meteoric-Iron Pavise antiquity codex entry in ESO
- ^ Wormroot Depths loading screen in ESO
- ^ Aetherial Wells on Auridon in ESO
- ^ Ayleid Health Bonus status in ESO
- ^ Azandar al-Cybiades' dialogue in ESO
- ^ Chim-el Adabal: A Ballad