Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-6685058-20130727045056/@comment-73.4.0.122-20141125133240

Talos achieved CHIM by learning from Vivec and used it to destroy the jungles of Cyrodiil. There is some eve dance in the game about this including hemskir's speech.

Talos used the Mantella to power the Numidium, which was a gift to him from Vivec. He than used it to conquer Valenwood and the Sumerset isles (and caused about 20 time paradoxes in the process). I guess the mantilla is a giant soul gem, so by imprisoning so many souls into it to power the Numidium he unwillingly became like Lorkhan (who bound the souls of the gods to the mortal plain) and mantled him.

Zurich Aractus was Talos's battle Mage who became jealous of Talos and attacked him on the bridge of the Numidium during the siege of Alinor. But Talos killed him. I don't know who Wulfhearth is.