User blog:Dumac Dwarfking/ES games and the Towers

To any newer members of the Elder Scrolls community, the concept of the Towers might be unfamiliar. However, I'm going to try my best here to explain what they are and how they might have given us a clue as to where The Elder Scrolls VI will be set.

History
The Towers are ancient structures scattered all across Tamriel, constructed mostly by Elven civilizations. A Tower can also be a naturally occuring object, such as the Red Mountain  or Throat of the World. Towers are modelled after or follow the structure of the Direnni Tower, otherwise called Ada-Mantia by some. Each Tower has what is called a Stone, an object designed to keep the Tower "active". When a Tower is deactivated, the land of Tamriel may be fundamentally changed.

There are several Towers spread across Nirn. Here is a list of all known Towers.
 * Adamantine Tower (Direnni Tower, Ada-Mantia, Ur-Tower): The first known Tower built by the Aedra, the Adamantine Tower is possibly the oldest structure on all of Nirn. The Adamantine Tower is where Auri-El and the other Aedra held the Convention, a meeting outside of Time, to discuss how they would punish Lorkhan for his trickery.  It is here where Trinimac tore out Lorkhan's Heart and Auri-El shot it into the sea. The Tower's Stone is the Convention itself, otherwise called the Zero Stone.
 * Red Mountain (Red Tower): The Red Mountain was the second Tower to form on Nirn. When Auri-El shot the Heart of Lorkhan into the sea, it rested there for several thousand years, where the Red Mountain and the island of Vvardenfell formed around it. The Heart stayed at the center of the volcano until it was discovered again by the Dwemer in the First Era. Kagrenac, chief Tonal Architect of the Dwemer, created three tools to harness the Heart's power. He used the Tools on the Heart when faced with the army of Indoril Nerevar, causing the entire Dwemer race to disappear. The Heart was destroyed/removed from Mundus by the Nerevarine in 4E 427, dactivating the Tower.
 * Crystal Tower (Crystal-like-Law): The Crystal Tower was constructed in Summerset by the early Aldmer to mimic the Direnni Tower constructed by the Aedra.