Chimarvamidium Summary . There are two versions of this book in . One is the Heavy Armor skill book , and the second is just a book . They have two distinct IDs but have the same content . They also have two different values : 20 and 70 . Quests . Chimarvamidium is required in the following Quests : Content . After many battles , it was clear who would win the War . The Chimer had great skills in magick and bladery , but against the armored battalions of the Dwemer , clad in the finest shielding wrought by Jnaggo , there was little hope of their ever winning . In the interests of keeping some measure of peace in the Land , Sthovin the Warlord agreed to a truce with Karenithil Barif the Beast . In exchange for the Disputed Lands , Sthovin gave Barif a mighty golem , which would protect the Chimer ' s territory from the excursions of the Northern Barbarians . Barif was delighted with his gift and brought it back to his camp , where all his warriors gaped in awe at it . Sparkling gold in hue , it resembled a Dwemer cavalier with a proud aspect . To test its strength , they placed the golem in the center of an arena and flung magickal bolts of lightning at it . Its agility was such that few of the bolts struck it . It had the wherewithal to pivot on its hips to avoid the brunt of the attacks without losing its balance , feet firmly planted on the ground . A vault of fireballs followed , which the golem ably dodged , bending its knees and its legs to spin around the blasts . The few times it was struck , it made certain to be hit in the chest and waist , the strongest parts of its body . The troops cheered at the sight of such an agile and powerful creation . With it leading the defense , the Barbarians of Skyrim would never again successfully raid their villages . They named it Chimarvamidium , the Hope of the Chimer . Barif has the golem brought to his chambers with all his housethanes . There they tested Chimarvamidium further , its strength , its speed , its resiliency . They could find no flaw with its design . “ Imagine when the naked barbarians first meet this on one of their raids , ” laughed one of the housethanes . “ It is only unfortunate that it resembles a Dwemer instead of one of our own , ” mused Karenithil Barif . “ It is revolting to think that they will have a greater respect for our other enemies than us . ” “ I think we should never accepted the peace terms that we did , ” said another , one of the most aggressive of the housethanes . “ Is it too late to surprise the warlord Sthovin with an attack ? ” “ It is never too late to attack , ” said Barif . “ But what of his great armored warriors ? ” “ I understand , ” said Barif ' s spymaster . “ That his soldiers always wake at dawn . If we strike an hour before , we can catch them defenseless , before they ' ve had a chance to bathe , let alone don their armor . ” “ If we capture their armorer Jnaggo , then we too would know the secrets of blacksmithery , ” said Barif . “ Let it be done . We attack tomorrow , an hour before dawn . ” So it was settled . The Chimer army marched at night , and swarmed into the Dwemer camp . They were relying on Chimarvamidium to lead the first wave , but it malfunctioned and began attacking the Chimer ' s own troops . Added to that , the Dwemer were fully armored , well - rested , and eager for battle . The surprise was turned , and most of the high - ranking Chimer , including Karenithil Barif the Beast , were captured . Though they were too proud to ask , Sthovin explained to them that he had been warned of their attack by a Calling by one of his men . “ What man of yours is in our camp ? ” sneered Barif . Chimarvamidium , standing erect by the side of the captured , removed its head . Within its metal body was Jnaggo , the armorer . “ A Dwemer child of eight can create a golem , ” he explained . “ But only a truly great warrior and armorer can pretend to be one . ” Publisher ' s Note This is one of the few tales in this collection , which can actually be traced to the Dwemer . The wording of the story is quite different from older versions in Aldmer is , but the essence is the same . " Chimarvamidium " may be the Dwemer " Nchmarthurnidamz . " This word occurs several times in plans of Dwemer armor and Animunculi , but it ' s meaning is not known . It is almost certainly not " Hope of the Chimer , " however . The Dwemer were probably the first to use heavy armors . It is important to note how a man dressed in armor could fool many of the Chimer in this story . Also note how the Chimer warriors react . When this story was first told , armor that covered the whole body must have still been uncommon and new , whereas even then , Dwemer creations like golems and centurions were well known . In a rare scholarly moment , Marobar Sul leaves a few pieces of the original story intact , such as parts of the original line in Aldmeris , " A Dwemer of eight can create a golem , but an eight of Dwemer can become one . " Another aspect of this legend that scholars like myself find interesting is the mention of “ the Calling . ” In this legend and in others , there is a suggestion that the Dwemer race as a whole had some sort of silent and magickal communication . There are records of the Psijic Order which suggest they , too , share this secret . Whatever the case , there are no documented spells of " calling . " The Cyrodiil historian Borgusilus Malier first proposed this as a solution to the disappearance of the Dwemer . He theorized that in 1E 668 , the Dwemer enclaves were called together by one of their powerful philosopher - sorcerers ( " Kagrnak " in some documents ) to embark on a great journey , one of such sublime profundity that they abandoned all their cities and lands to join the quest to foreign climes as an entire culture .