Fractral said:
I thought that that had something to do with the aldmeri trying to destroy the human races or something... also since when was White Gold Tower destroyed? Was it in the great war? And the other towers? Besides, the adamantine tower is still standing, (i think?) so maybe we'll see that in the next game.
It always amazes me how much you can miss in TES games- If I hadn't read the wiki I'd never know any of this stuff.
No, the destruction of the towers has nothing to do with the Aldmeri, though it certainly helps them in their goal to unmake the world. The Aldmeri seek to remove Talos who is Lorkhan reborn, because he posses the largest remaining stability to Mundus, the mortal plane.
Also I said White-Gold was
disabled not destroyed.
Each tower is powered by a stone, White-Gold's stone was the giant Alyeid soul gem that made up the center part of the Amulet of Kings, the same amulet Martian destroyed, with its destruction White-Gold went "offline" so to speak.
-Orchalic Tower, built by the Left-Handed Elves, was destroyed by the Redguards when they blew up their homeland of Yokuda.
-Brass Tower, also known as Numidium, built by the Dwemer, was destroyed by Zurin Arctus, the Underking, at the end of Daggerfall.
-Red Tower, also known as Red Mountain, built by the gods, was deactivated when the Nerevarine freed the Heart of Lorkhan, Red-Tower's stone, from the enchantments that bound it, allowing it to go... somewhere.
-Greep-Sap, also known as Falinsti, the walking tree capitol city of the Bosmer, was deactivated by unknown means shortly before the Oblivion Crisis, presumed to be the work of the Mythic Dawn.
-Crystal Tower, built by the Altmer, was destroyed by the armies of Dagon during the Oblivion Crisis.
-White-Gold Tower, built by the Alyeids, was deactivated when Martin destroyed its stone, the Amulet of Kings
-Snow-Tower, also known as The Throat of the World, built by unknown hands, though presumed to by the Flamer or the gods, was disabled sometime shortly before Skyrim.
Only Adamantine tower still stands to hold up reality.
