Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-4057475-20130710075111/@comment-202.156.137.199-20140422121039

Maybe, Vahlok was a mage of such great power that even the dragons feared him. Thus, they gave him a mask with a negative enchantment to contain his power. To fight miraak, he pulled the mask off and flung it away, then when ultimate explosion master exploder cool guy mode.

Then he died and his powers rotted away along with his body