Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-7153552-20130708162914/@comment-3573184-20130910062917

Rukathesoldier wrote: maybe...the stone was the high king himself?! It's highly unlikely that the stone is a person, as the purpose of the stones is to harvest power from Atherius, or Atherial power that washes into Oblivion.

A person can't do this himself, that we know of, and there is no mention of any sort of magical ritual that empowers the High King that could imply they have somehow passed a power between kings for ages.

And even if there was, it wouldnt explain how the Nords got the ritual from the Falmer, or why they bothered to use it when they have no idea what the towers are.