Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-3225355-20150107041151/@comment-1600847-20150108161529

ShawnHowellsCP wrote:

1) In oblivion it is a High elf whom Mannimarco has possessed, not his real body.

2) His soul was torn from his body. Funny thing is, he shouldn't have a soul at that stage. He should be a lich, a walking corpse without soul, as his soul should be bound to the Helmet or other object at that stage.

3) Books are all speculation in game, from characters, especially who writes them. Many, many in game books are either false, or tell only half the truth.

4) Warp in the West is just a nickname for "hole in time", something touched on in every single game. The Elder Scrolls themselves are literally holes in the universe/time. They exist and don't exist, and have no considerable or un-considerable numbers. 1) Could be the same for ESO, then.

2) Well no, in ESO Molag Bal takes his whole body into Coldharbour, not jsut his soul. Literally, an huge arm comes out of an Anchor and pulls him in entirely.

3) Other than those books, we have no history for Mannimarco. It's not hard to believe he studied with the Psijics, though.

4) True, but it was still a HUGE retcon/lore change to make all endings canon. The biggest in the series,I believe. ESO's changes are paltry by comparison.