Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24679273-20141102103050/@comment-71.80.146.229-20181019043532

The Elder Scrolls Universe has two sets of lore.

There's Canon, which is what you see in the games and books, official canon material.

And then there's Michael Kirkbride. I wouldn't exactly take everything Michael Kirkbride says too seriously if you're talking about canon. Kirkbride's stuff is amazing, and offers a unique insight into the metaphysics behind the universe of the Elder Scrolls. But if you're talking about canon, take his work with a grain of salt.

From these, you can build your own headcanon, and frankly I think that's the point Michael Kirkbride is trying to make. I think things like C0DA and his many writings in the Imperial Library are simply his own headcanon. Nothing more, nothing less. He has encouraged his readers to expand on and develop their own headcanon in the past. It's not to be taken literally.

As for Pelinal Whitestrake being a cyborg, I don't think there's any reason to actually believe that. Just because Kirkbride says it, that does not necessarily make it so.

That said, I'm totally running with KINMUNE as the Eye of Magnus in my headcanon.