How did the Dwemer power Numidium? : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Sun Jul 14, 2013 5:01 pm

A thought struck me while I was re-reading The Arctuarian Heresy... how did the Dwemer power Numidium? We know that they had access to the Heart of Lorkhan during the events at Red Mountain, and yet there was no record of Numidium making an appearance there. Is it possible that Numidium wasn't complete at the time of the Battle at Red Mountain, as the Heart wasn't fully integrated into it?

» Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:21 am

But... Numidium was at Red Mountain.

Sermon 36:

Dwemeri high priest Kagrenac then revealed that which he had built in the image of Vivec. It was a walking star, which burnt the armies of the Triune and destroyed the heartland of Veloth, creating the Inner Sea.

Each of the aspects of the ALMSIVI then rose up together, combining as one, and showed the world the sixth path. Ayem took from the star its fire, Seht took from it its mystery, and Vehk took from it its feet, which had been constructed before the gift of Molag Bal and destroyed in the manner of truth: by a great hammering. When the soul of the Dwemer could walk no more, they were removed from this world.

Resdaynia was no more. It had been redeemed of all the iniquities of the foolish. The ALMSIVI drew nets from the Beginning Place and captured the ash of Red Mountain, which they knew was the Blight of the Dwemer and that would serve only to infect the whole of the middle world, and ate it. ALTADOON DUNMERI!

The beginning of the words is ALMSIVI. I give you this as Vivec.

» Sun Jul 14, 2013 1:08 am

From what I understand, they were going to power it with the Heart of Lorkhan. Unfortunately, with all of them turning to golden skin, there was nobody left to place the Heart in Numidium, except perhaps for Yagrum.