Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-15888551-20130819093722/@comment-99.238.209.149-20140827234917

Personally, I think the reason Tamriel is technologically stagnant is because it's actively kept that way by the Aedra and  Daedra. It's very clear at this point that while they are very powerful on their own, they want/need worship and faith from mortals. So for them to attempt to keep  mortals reliant on themselves and magic, as opposed to new technology, makes a lot of sense. I'm not sure how, but I also think this ties into them breeding champions and heroes in some kind of messed up, cosmic chess game, but that's another story.

-A Friend