These much-adulterated fragments are all that remains of the tools used by Hotek to forge the black armour of Malekith, the Witch King of the Dark Elves. This foul armour restored the Dark Elf's strength to his withered and fire-blasted body. Though the armour would be fused to his body, thus heralding the birth of the dread Witch King, the tools were set aside, forgotten for a time. An apprentice stole them with the intent to fashion a suit of armour for himself but the effort destroyed him. The tools were later scattered throughout the lands. After thousands of years, the tools themselves have been reduced to fragments, with most destroyed.[1a]