The Elder Scrolls 6: 7 Major Lore Questions We Can't Wait To See Answered

7. What Happened In The Great Collapse Of Winterhold?

You'll remember in playing Skyrim that the College of Winterhold - where you get your magic pants on and start practising fireballs until your heart's content - is surrounded by a city that's definitely seen better days. Hanging off the edge of a cliff and reachable only by a rickety bridge, those in the area speak of the 'Great Collapse' as a time when most of the settlement was eroded by a series of intense storms. Normal enough when you live by the sea, but interestingly the College survived with nary a scratch on it. Suspicious, that.

Whilst it's generally believed that the eruption of Red Mountain in a series of natural disasters was the cause of the sea rising up and battering the city to a stony pulp almost a hundred years prior, due to the College's standing during the event and afterwards, there's a seed of doubt spread by the Nords of the area that they could have been the ones behind it. Or at the very least, could have cast some similar spells of protection to stop the rest of Winterhold from falling into the sea rather than being selfish with their hexes.

Hopefully, we'll learn the truth of what exactly happened to cause the random catastrophe, and if the College saved themselves in an act of defiance against the city folk. Whilst we know we won't be in Skyrim to find out, there's plenty of opportunity for it to be covered - especially if we're in Hammerfell where magic is largely looked down upon. They'd surely want to out any naughty mages.