Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-1600847-20140819183355/@comment-1600847-20140819193105

StormbladeTheNevarine wrote:

2) Cuhlecain was probably killed by that nightblade on the order of one of the High Rock kings or someone with a axe to grind. One problem is how did the nightblade know how to disable the Thu'um and not his actual voice? Only someone who knew the Thu'um well would have the ability to do that. And no one from High Rock knew Talos had the Thu'um. It could be that news of his ability spread. After all, he wasn't exactly subtle when he blew open the gates of Hrol'dan with the Thu'um, and if any Reachmen escaped the massacre at the fortress they'd have brought news of it back to High Rock. Or the Nords spread it themselves.

It could also be that the Nightblade simply botched killing him, and the Restoration magic/potions were able to restore his ability to speak, but not his Thu'um. Tiber was a great man, after all, he lived longer than any human.