Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-29592846-20160811185601/@comment-25035274-20161207094858

Volyn Sul wrote:

CHIM, at its most basic, does technically allow one do anything within the Aurbis, such as prevent a meteor from crashing,  change the landcape of an entire region, or kill a Daedric Prince's manifestation on Nirn, it always carries the risk of waking the Godhead, which is why it is used so sparingly.

That point depends on exactly how much of Kirkbride's cosmology Bethesda decide to officially adopt. So far, there's no blatant acknowledgement that the Dreamer exists through in-game writings or conversations. It may; it may not.

The closest we get is a book explaining how Alteration-mages operate from the stance that reality is not real, and is all just a creation of some unknown being or beings. Could be the Divines; could be the Daedra; could be anything. Ultimately, the book states that it really just doesn't matter; the important take away is that reality can be mucked about with.

That said; yes. CHIM essentially gives an individual power over the whole of creation. If Bethesda chooses to run with the Dreamer concept, then again yes. Abuse of one's CHIM-given powers could destroy all of creation.