Ariel could not remember speaking with Rukeewei about Dwemer ruins before, so she elaborated on Meesei's answer.

"The Dwemer were a race of elves that built underground ruins like this all over northern Tamriel. They had powerful magic at their fingertips and they could do things with it that is still not fully understood." Despite the ruin technically being the entrance to the clanhome, Ariel was nervously hushed as they entered. "One day, long ago, they all just up and disappeared without a trace. No one knows for sure what happened to them. They left all this behind, guarded by metal creatures they made."

"You don't have to worry," Janius added. "We worked out the patterns of the spheres long ago. They're no danger to us anymore."

Fendros did not allow them too much relief. "Watch for Falmer as we get deeper. They sometimes come up despite our best attempts to keep them from the entranceway."