Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-89.106.142.1-20130623011913/@comment-9887604-20130623121521

Let me first put a disclaimer: I understand where you are coming from, yet I think going into the realm of sci-fi is not where the developers are taking the series. Even things based in extreme science in the series is still backed up by magic. The Dwemer's tonal technology still ran on magic, they just approached the same topic from a different angle.

Now here is where I will throw you a bone by quoting from an article written by Michael Kirkbride. *Warning* Tin-foil hats required beyond this point

"Auriel-that-is-Akatosh returned to Mundex Arena from his dominion planet, signaling all Aedra to convene at a static meeting that would last outside of aurbic time. His sleek and silver vessel became a spike into the changing earth and the glimmerwinds of its impact warned any spirit that entered aura with it would become recorded-- that by consent of presence their actions here would last of a period unassailable, and would be so whatever might come later to these spirits, even if they rejoined the aether or succumbed willingly or by treachery to a sithite erasure. Thus could the Aedra and their cohorts truly covene in realness." Excerpt from the Nu-Mantia Intercept, Letter 4.

The ship mentioned in the excerpt is what later becomes the Adamantine Tower, also called the Direnni Tower. I would like to finish the thought however with the mention that Michael Kirkbride's writing are considered lore by some, a former developer fan-fic by most, and trash by a few. Come to your own conclusion is all I can encourage. There are other writings of his that border on the sci-fi such as KINMUNE, a robot miner from the 9th Era.

I will encourage you that however you decide to interpret this, keep digging there are a lot of great metaphysical aspects of this game buried under layers, such as CHIM, the towers, and the science-fiction aspect you are hitting on. As it is with real life when it comes to metaphysical discussion, there is usually not a right or wrong answer just shades of grey.

Sorry for the long answer I tried not to ramble too much however it is a topic that tends to encourage such action.