Wait a minute... Why no ruined Oblivion Gates? : V

» Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:05 pm

Seriously, why are there no ruins of oblivion gates in Skyrim?
I understand that the Oblivion Crisis was 201 years ago, but surely at least on or two of them would still be peacefully crumbling in the wilderness? I can understand that most of them would probably have been cleaned up, although I think it's a little strange that none can be found at all. The Mage's College surely would have kept one for study or something like that

» Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:59 am

I think it has to do with how tired almost everyone was of Oblivion gates by the end of Oblivion. That, and I doubt Skyrim was hit as hard as Cyrodil. They don't have anything of the same strategic importance as Crystal-Like-Law or White Gold.

I guess there's Snow Throat, but that doesn't seem to have been active for a long time.

» Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:13 pm

Bethesda must have forgot.

» Sun Apr 07, 2013 4:48 pm

Considering even Blackmarsh was hit, I'd assume Skyrim would've been as well. They probably withered away to time or got cleaned up by the Vigilants.

» Sun Apr 07, 2013 9:14 am

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» Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:37 pm

It's been 200 years, I would guess that the Gates have either decayed, been dismantled for study by the Mage's Guild or other organisations at some point or just been destroyed by fearful locals.

» Sun Apr 07, 2013 5:08 pm

200 years is a long time. It wouldn't be unreasonable for there to be one or two left in the wild, but it's not unreasonable that there aren't any either.

» Sun Apr 07, 2013 4:00 pm

Knowing how the Nords are....they probably hunted them all down and destroyed them. Its been 200 years it wouldnt be that hard.

» Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:56 pm

[img]http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/153/a/6/oblivion_gate_by_mridiot9090-d3hvk1c.jpg[/img]

» Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:59 am

either they were destroyed by bandits, the nords or decayed from the harsh climate or simply broke down and now look like rocks.

» Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:38 pm

I don't buy the natural decay or cleaned up reason - there are far more ancient ruins and old structures scattered across Skyrim...

» Sun Apr 07, 2013 2:11 pm

There's a Sigil Stone in one particular quest - I daresay it's a leftover from one of the Oblivion Gates.

» Sun Apr 07, 2013 12:42 pm

"If nothing else, the people in the area most likely would have completely destroyed any gates that opened after they closed. Going "Oh, they turned off, let's ignore them" isn't exactly the most brilliant idea with something that could potentially reopen a portal to Oblivion."

Yeah I agree with this statement I found on the interwebz

» Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:20 am

I don't buy the natural decay or cleaned up reason - there are far more ancient ruins and old structures scattered across Skyrim...

Remember that they're of Daedric origin. We have no idea how quickly they would degrade once their connection to Oblivion got cut.

» Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:51 am

There's a Sigil Stone in one particular quest - I daresay it's a leftover from one of the Oblivion Gates.

It's not

» Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:45 pm

I don't buy the natural decay or cleaned up reason - there are far more ancient ruins and old structures scattered across Skyrim...

"If nothing else, the people in the area most likely would have completely destroyed any gates that opened after they closed. Going "Oh, they turned off, let's ignore them" isn't exactly the most brilliant idea with something that could potentially reopen a portal to Oblivion."

» Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:40 am

I don't buy the natural decay or cleaned up reason - there are far more ancient ruins and old structures scattered across Skyrim...

Structures such as Barrows and forts are of far less interest to organisations such as the mages guild as portals to Oblivion (which are presumably made of some other-worldly material), and they would also be considered disturbing by locals, and unlike Bleak Falls Barrow they can be destroyed with relative ease.