Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-85.74.137.231-20130605091958/@comment-3573184-20131022081921

The universe consists of the void, which is infinite and empty. Inside the void is Atherius, the realm of magic, also infinite. Inside Atherius is Oblivion, which holds the Daedirc realms, also infinite. And inside Oblivion is Munuds, the finite mortal realm.

Oblivion is seen by mortals as space, when you look into the night sky you see Oblivion, stars are tears in Oblivion that lead to Atherius.

The gods reside in their planets, which are actually plains, like the deadric realms, these planets are infinite, and are surrounded by Oblivion.

As for Mankar, you see him wear the amulet when he is in Tamriel, before he opens the portal and leaves for paradise.

As for Kirkbride, he is really great freidns with all the remaining lore writers IIRC. Even the current head lore writer, Kurt Kuhlmann, says Kirkbride still has a lot of influence on the games.