November 4, 2013 11:58 AM EST
The way I see it, the Dwemer were "uncreated," like they returned to the Wheel. I read an excerpt in the Imperial Library, but I can't seem to find it! It spoke about this same subject. Nevertheless, I think they were uncreated. Also, I can't say that all the Dwemer knew and wanted this to happen. This was all the work of Kagrenac. Kagrenac (and whoever else was involved) wanted to create (or revive) a god of their own (Brass Tower) using the heart of Lorkhan and the tools. Now, clearly the Dwemer knew that souls/life force are otherworldly (Aetherial, so to speak) due to the use of cores and soul gems to power their automatons, so the same concept was used for the Brass Tower, using the collective souls of the Dwemer. Kagrenac could not share this with others because this would've probably been very frowned upon (is said that the King of the Dwemer would've fought with the Chimer cause had he known what Kagrenac was doing). I feel that Kagrenac was just about done with the project when the Chimer attacked, so out of panic, he hit it. Because of this telepathic connection the Dwemer have to each other, they all disappeared together (this is known, Yagrum Bagarn). So, all in all, I don't think they were destroyed not were they turned into Et'ada, but rather restored to the Wheel as a collective soul. I don't know if I helped or anything lol but just sharing! I love the Dwemer! Engineering is huge for me and I respect their mental prowess shown in Elder Scroll history. I do disapprove of Kagrenac's tampering with God powers, but the whole race shouldn't have paid for it.