So you might remember that awhile ago I created a thread questioning the validity of Vahlok the Jailors story and whether he actually defeated Miraak. You'll find it in this thread.

http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1474816-vahloks-story-makes-no-sense/#entry23041990

I took the liberty of mailing Gstaff to ask him about this and I did get an answer, but due to my busy life I haven't had the opportunity to post it until now.

I hope this clears things up for everyone.

GStaff sure has been a useful fella as of late, but the most surprising thing I found was that the dragons littering the area around it aren't all that old. I had always assumed they were under all the ice and snow in Solstheim and the Red Year blasted much of it away, revealing the corpses.