Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-5998922-20130116022307/@comment-6707115-20130404035221

The Thalmor's plan to deactivate the Towers revolves around destroying the major towers of Nirrn and finally, erasing Lorkhan from existence along with humanity in order to tun the clock back to before Lorkahn's project of creation. Its highly likely that Talos (human) was a fragment or even an incarnation of Lorkhan along with Wulfharth as the Numidium required Lorkhan to power it. Talos has even grown to be as relevant to the Nords as Shor was, and indeed shares many of his characteristics. The Thalmor HATE Lorkhan for his idea of creation which they see as a prison from a higher existence. Lorkhan is seen as the final lichpin holding Nirn together, so if the towers and finally Lorkhan go, so does Nirn. The Thalmor might see Talos as Lorkhan but merely under a different name and thus seek his worship banned in order to erase him. The Three Heros who fight Alduin beside you were ordered by Shor not to engage Alduin, so they might see you as Shor (you can also sit on his Throne, and Tsun mentions you having the strength of Shor after you victory over Alduin). Each of the Divines have one race beholden to them, Akatosh has dragons, Kynereth has Spriggans and other nature spirits, and Lorkhan has humanity. Talos is described as the ultimate "Hero god of Humanity". Alessia decided not to include Lorkhan as the Ninth Divine in order to have peace with the elves, yet she always made metion that there was a hidden divine. The metaphysics of the Elder Scrolls also allows "Manlelling" or becoming and merging with a diety that exists. The main point is that the spot for the Ninth Divine was already taken by Lorkhan due to his credentials and association with the other Divines, the only way for Talos to have beome a Divine was to have merged with Lorkhan like Martin did with Akatosh. Talos also seems to favor the altering of the status quo as he mentions as Wulf in Morrowind, much in the same way Lorkhan altered the status quo with the creation of Nirn.