» Mon May 07, 2012 5:13 pm
To the issue with a gate to Oblivion. In Skyrim we learn that time can be influenced, not only by breaking it but also by manipulation. What is needed is a powerful source with the purpose to do so. As the Elder Scrolls are residues of Creatia, we have strong magical tools that allow us to do with them whatever the hell we want. I think they are even more powerful then the heart of Lorkhan or the Mantella. All "living" things, this includes gods aswell, have to be created through energy. Without energy, there can't be a change. Now the Elder Scrolls are Creatia and Creatia is pure energy. If one knows what to do, I think he can open a gate to any place.
Also, as we have seen, Elder Scrolls are not very hard to obtain. A thief could get one and a Dragonborn aswell.
Then to the bigger issue: I don't really know about the Daedra. Tricking them becoming mortal would be one way to put it, but as they are immortal and far above CHIM, they'll know exactly what you are going for. It's like a chemical reaction. If you want something to happen, you need to invest energy (or a catalyzer) into it or it won't do anything. You have to give a Daedric prince something that is worth loosing his immortality. I doubt that there is anything else. Well, maybe if you promise them Mundus.
Another way could be if you are able to unlink Oblivion from Creatia. Creatia flows through Oblivion to Mundus. Without it, the plane would eventually collaps. The princes are like Towers* on Mundus; they focus the energy but they aren't the main source. If a Lord looses his plane in this way I can imagine that he is very weak. Weak enough to be mortal... still unlikely (here again you could offer him Mundus).
* Maybe they aren't the Towers but the Stones like Alduin was likely to be the Stone to Snowthroat.