Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-26153597-20150228015122/@comment-69.123.217.197-20150228042749

The issue is more that what became of the Dwemer is more or less explained if you dig deep enough: the Dwemer became the "golden skin of the Numidium" in a metaphorical sense. Their mortal bodies disintegrated into ash, and their souls were all combined to form the Oversoul of Walk Brass. They believed that the reality that they lived in was false to some degree (which is somewhat true, but they didn't understand enough of it to zero sum), and thus set out to create a new reality, one that was undeniably real as they had made it: the result was Numidium, whose entire being screams with refusal of the world. So in a way they more or less succeded in their goal.