Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-98.232.175.28-20140410065653/@comment-3524435-20140412234456

Dovahsebrom wrote: Sevec wrote: I'm well aware of Michael Kirkbride's work. I'm also cognizant of the fact that his work outside of Bethesda isn't "official" canon.

I don't want to start another flame war, but his work does not need to be considered fact unless Bethesda officially endorses it. Some of his stuff has indeed made it into the games (The Towers) but other things (KINMUNE) will almost certainly never show up.

I'm not saying that everybody should ignore him, but he doesn't have the final say. If others want to embrace everything he says, they can. Yes, I think that this is most likely the Thalmor's ultimate plan. MK's post is interesting evidence, but not solid proof. If I am remembering correcly, MK created the White-Gold Concordat concept. This implies that the Thalmor are probably based around his ideas. At least partially, sure. But I'm a skeptic. As such, I won't assert that world annihilation is the Thalmor's goal without proof. There is very strong evidence, but no definitive proof. It's possible that someone at Bethesda decided that erasing the mortal world from existence is a little too far-fetched. Or perhaps they have their own ideas about what the Thalmor want. All I'm saying is that we shouldn't jump to conclusions, especially when dealing with Kirbride's external work.

However that doesn't mean that we can't theorize and debate about it :)