Skyrim is a land home to all sorts of men and elves. From the hardy Nords to arrogant Altmer, the world of The Elder Scrolls 5 is a cosmopolitan one. However, quite possibly the most fascinating civilization to have ever existed in Skyrim, are the now long gone Dwemer. A mysterious, yet highly advanced society, the Dwemer, or "Deep Elves" were known to build incredibly sophisticated machines thousands of years ahead of their time and notably, preferred to live underground, constructing incredible subterranean metropolis' whose ruins we can still see today.

However, in one of the most inexplicable events in Elder Scrolls history, sometime towards the end of the first era, thousands of years prior to the events of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, the Dwemer all just vanished, without a trace. Now, all that remains are their underground ruins and still-humming machinery.

Mysterious, advanced and long-gone, there's a lot worth learning about these odd elves. So, today we'll be doing just that as we explore five incredibly fascinating yet little-known facts about them. I hope you enjoy five things you (probably) never knew about the Dwarves in The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.