Oblivion, Shivering Isles, and You

[freddycashmercury]

"...said to be..."

That doesn't mean it's true. It's said that the gods placed the constellations in they skies in honour of people or events (real life), but they are really just man-made images given unique back stories. It's said one can knock over a cow by running into it fast enough, but cows are actually quite steady and aren't very easy to tip.

You must remember, Ninja, that within the context of the game, the gods did put the constellations in the sky, and everyone's life is governed by them. Within the game, of course. Since the whole game is fiction, we could argue forever about whether ebony is made of the crystallized blood of the gods, but we could never really decide who is right. Unless the person at Bethesda who wrote the lore came out and said yes or no, of course, but for now, I think our opinions are equally valid.

[Abramul]

The line between legend, fiction, and reality in the Elder Scrolls is hard to define. But if ebony is ichor, Lorkhan is the logical source...and it isn't clear if he's Aedric, something other, or even no longer Divine.

 

As for cows, you just have to hit them hard enough.

[ninja_lord666]

I live in Wisconsin: The Land of the Cows; I would know.

 

Mankar says that Lorkhan is a Daedra, and that his plane was Tamriel.

[Abramul]

I've heard that Mankar also claims that Coldharbour is Meridia's plane...

[Chairow]

Lore wise? You technically could, or couldn't. I'm no lore scholar, so, I wouldn't know. Reality wise? Bethesda didn't want to have to make an entire new patch, just to change one line of dialog.