Is there any similarity in the technology/theories used to create the constructs and fabricants as there were for the constructs the Dwemer built?

for all of the dwemer/clockwork things ive seen, it seems inconceivable that there werent more that were modes of transportation than just riding clockwork/fabricants that were based off of animals

it confounds me how few dwemer minecarts there are, or that there has not been a clockwork style vehicle of transportation for carrying persons or other heavy objects

surely the great visionary sotha sil could explain why this is

(I'm not normally one to beg but I will actually cry if Michael picks my question. I'm not being hyperbolic. I might print and frame the answer. July 8th is literally my birthday. ETA: Benefactor's question is so good, I had it too! I saw their post after I finished mine, but I hope it will be taken as a sign that the community would love to know.)

"Esteemed Archcanon, in my extensive studies of Lord Seht's creation, there is one tiny mystery that vexes me. Unlike other fabricants, the so-called 'verminous fabricant' doesn't closely resemble any mortal creature—of the forms known to me, it seems most similar to the common daedroth known as a clannfear. Sotha Sil's rightful contempt for daedra is well documented, so I often ponder from where he obtained his inspiration for this creation, and what its purpose could be."

-Llivion Aran, Great House Indoril (The courier also delivers a bottle of finest sujamma marked with the Aran family seal.)

"Hello, Archcanon! I've always seen priests and followers of Lord Seht when visiting our temple, but my question is, how are they different from the Apostles of the Clockwork City? Do Apostles get to choose to be Apostles, or are they chosen— and how do they get there? Could anyone from any House be one— maybe someone from House Redoran? Thank you!"

~ Redoran Seldus Sarandas

Thricefold Venerations!

I write from the Mages Guild Hall of Fargrave! As no secrets escape the Father of Mysteries, I'll take the presence of Factotum parts at the markets here as no surprise.

Are these illicit goods for sale? Or does the great and future city export older material? Why might locals be so fascinated with clockwork constructs?

Attentively,
Dumak gro-Mudan the Small
Forgemaster & Magesmith

Three blessings, Archcanon.

Are the Clockwork Apostles counted among the Temple faithful? It seems to me that there is little communication between the two, despite both groups venerating Seht.

—Legoless, Tiger-Doyen of the United Explorers of Scholarly Pursuits

Dear Archcanon Tarvus,

I am curious if notable individuals have ever been invited to the Clockwork City, or if visitors (or future occupants) must find their own way into the City.

Signed,
Asrea Starlight, Altmer Scholar from Alinor

Honorable Archcanon and Lord Seht,
Sotha Sil is the Magus of the Tribunal, but he’s also – perhaps more importantly – the Craftsman, the Tinkerer, the Smith. What was his path as a creator? What’s his advice for the craftsman seeking to extend one's horizons?

Kaenag of Clan Firewolf, Grandmaster Smith of the Arcane Forge

Esteemed Archcanon Tarvus,

Has Lord Seht, or any of his Clockwork Apostles sent or considered sending clockwork prostheses to war heroes that have lost their limbs in battle?

—Aradyn Darvvyn, Wounded Veteran of the Second Akaviri Invasion

Does Flavorless Paste come in any other flavors?

With Clockwork City mythostructured after the Aurbic Wheel, rationally will be to assume it's circular in from. The scale model of the city supports this idea. Dare you privy me to what lies in the forbidden parts of the land, beyond the mountains of the Radius? Here be (clockwork) dragons?
Lord Nicolas le Bellerose, Spell-Knight Mentor of Daggerfall School of Julianos, questral of ontologic

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

Hi everyone! We’re here to bring you another Loremaster’s Archive. With Clockwork City being a focus of July’s Anniversary Spotlight, we’ve received a notice from Archcanon Tarvus. He has procured a short audience with Sotha Sil to answer questions about Clockwork City. So make haste with your questions!

To help Archcanon Tarvus answer as many questions as possible in his allotted time, please keep your questions short (no more than a line or two) and limit yourselves to one question. We'll keep this thread open for one week (closing 7/8/2024 @ 10am ET/3pm UTC) for everyone to get your questions in starting today. Archcanon Tarvus is eager to answer your questions!

@ZOS_Kevin
Am I to understand this Loremaster's Archive is a result of my proposal from here:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/660470/10-years-anniversary-loremasters-archive ?

If yes, then what exactly the team decided? 1 more, unbound-to-the-DLC-release, archive for this year? More? Big Jubilee 10 Years Archive later? Can you share here at least little something, Kevin?

1) What the heck is this "Verminous Fabricant"? I have seen no record of creatures on Nirn.
2) When will the Apostles of Seht get around to releasing a Verminous Fabricant mount?
3) I appreciate that Lord Seht was dissatisfied (to put it nicely) with the chaotic and harsh world of Nirn, built by different gods and spirits, who concerned themselves not at all about the suffering and death of mortals. So, he sought to create a unified alternate reality in his Clockwork City demiplane. And yet, so much of the CWC is full of peril and suffering! What is the philosophical reasoning? Even within his gleaming city there are some people who are neglected, sick, and in pain. If he is following a pure Boethian 'arena' for mortals overcome, what then is the difference from Nirn?
4) I have long imagined that Lord Seht seeks to perfect the process of creating life in his own image. To this end, I have thought, he created fabricants - which combine flesh and machine - as well as purely mechanical factotums. His greatest creations, on the face of it, are known as the Imperfect. This name implies, to my ears, that he is striving yet to create Perfect children. And yet...why bother with flesh? The Imperfect do not have flesh. Upgrading mortals into greater, mechanical purity is one thing. But why create new flesh-beings at all?

Esteemed Archcanon Tarvus,

In all my years living in Vvardenfell, I saw a portal that ended up leading me to the Clockwork City by accident. At the moment of my arrival, I got injured by some fabricants but gracefully rescued by an apostle. Despite my name, is there any way possible for me to join the ranks of the Apostles? Why do these portals open randomly for some people?

Sincerely,
Dagoth Silryn, explorer and scholar

Exalted Archcanon,

As many know, Mournhold is built on the skeleton of Old Mournhold, and rumored to be atop the Dwemer ruins of Bamz-Amschend, which many claim contains a Vault containing an entrance to the Clockwork City itself! Furthermore, my sources among the United Explorers suggest deep below all this infrastructure sits a long forgotten Daedric Shrine, Norenen-Dur.

So I ask the Clockwork God this: does the site in which these cities and ruins congregate bear some unknown preexisting importance or significance?

I thank you and Lord Seht for your time and consideration,

– Legate Skaldrig Black-Wolf
Doyen of the Xylo Basin Naology Arm of the United Explorers of Scholarly Pursuits