Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-15888551-20130819093722/@comment-98.26.210.59-20131229052111

This is the ideaology of a humble passerby.

I believe that the time period the planet of Nirn is in is currently, in accordance with out own time like, akin to the High Middle Ages or somewhere around that area.

With the Great War, and a future battle between the Storkcloak Army and the Aldmeri Dominion, there is bound to be intercontinental war to occur. With strife comes advancement, and as the nords of Skyrim seem to be the 'good guys', my septims are put on the Stormcloaks to come out on top.

Now, why might this aid in technological advancement?

Well, Skyrim's Nords are already paranoid of magic users and their craft as it is. I do not believe their armies will be utilizing magic for warfare at all against the Empire or the Elves. The enemy will be using magic however. So, the Nords, who do not like magic usage, wish to defeat magic using empires and dominions. They turn to the Dawnguard, who's usage of Dwemer Technology could have increased with the usage of the Dwemer Crossbows, found by the Dragonborn in the Dawnguard questline. With the plans the Dawnguard have, as well as readings and studies from Calcelmo, the Markarth Dwemer afficionado, they could potentially achieve technology of a Steam level with several years time- even less if the war is demanding, and they need weapons fast.

Now, with this advancement in mind, the Stormcloaks begin to utilize these steam powered mechanisms to create mechanics to aide them on the field of battle. Nordic Centurions, Sphere Guardians, and so on. The Aldmeri won't stand a chance.

With the age of peace that follows this war, the Nords wish to use their newfound Dwemer technology for other uses. As such, they begin to introduce the dwemer style of living into the homes of Skyrim, such as steam-powered lights, and possibly in-door plumbing.

With recent trading caravan attacks due to the war increasing sale prices dramatically, there came a debate to come up with a new system of transport for goods. Transport that would not only be protective, but will get the goods from place to place was fast as a caravan. Armored Caravans are a no go, as horses can only pull so much cargo and people. Boats are good, but steam powered boats might be too risky for the time being, what with pirates about. They needed a quicker transport that boats anyway.

So, comes about the train system. A renaissance of travel appears, just like the old Oblivion mod, Dwemer Subways.

With this advancement, steam technology is becoming much more efficient. Whether or not it will advance as quickly afterwards into the realm of computational devices is probably debateable, as there are no signs of Ben Franklin yet. But, keep your eyes peeled. There might be an electromaniac genius out there in Tamriel somewhere. ^^