Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-4984687-20130404031031/@comment-6941549-20130517194704

I think that their dispearance had somethink to do with the heart of Lokan ( Excuse my spelling if it is incorrectly spelled). The reason I think this is becuase the heart of Lokan is the heart of a god. Maybe the heart gave the the Dwemer abslolute power and it caused them to go crazy.

Also in Dawnguard you are sent to find Atherium shards. These shards appartently caused the Dwemer to go into civil war. Moreover the Dwemer were the keepers of forbidden knowledge just like Hermous Mora. So they could of found a way to get rid of the daedra and the god taken out. Technically the Dwemer are Mer. (Deep Elves)