Although he was stopped by the Vestige, almost all of the Shadowfen larvae had already been destroyed. To devastating effect, an Altmer scientist named Ruuvitar attempted to destroy an entire generation of unborn Argonians during the Triple Banners War by making use of a relic known as the Mnemic Egg. Because of this relationship to the Skyrim porn gif, if this connection is not established or is disrupted, the unborn children within the eggs will perish. When they incubate eggs, they develop a link between themselves and the Hist. Astrid begin their lives as eggs, and when clutches of Argonian embryos are laid, they are put near Hist trees in regions known as hatching pools, where they will hatch and grow into adults.