What actually happened to the Dwemer?

I know there might not be a definitive answer out there but I’ve never gotten super deep on the lore in Skyrim so I figured it would be fun to open the discussion here. I feel like I remember there being a dialogue or mention of “They straight up just disappeared one day but left everything else behind”.

I’m wondering if maybe the sun thing in Blackreach has anything to do with it? It obviously holds some type of importance as a lot of the buildings immediately surrounding the thing seems like they were protecting it, I think there was an armory or something nearby? (Due to its potential power?) Idk it’s been a minute since I’ve been down there lol. Like maybe this thing had the power to transport them into the future, sort of like how the Elder Scroll transports Alduin? Did they harness the power of the Elder Scroll to create this thing? And one day someone F’ed it up and altered their place in the timeline? Or they were experimenting and it just so happened to have the result it did? Maybe it’s not related at all, just throwing it out there.

I also remember reading that if you shout at this sun thing a dragon boss appears. This also makes me think it’s some sort of Elder Scroll contraption bringing forth a dragon from some other time period or plane.

I wish Bethesda would add a DLC where you work with the Falmer to figure out what happened to the Dwemer, and upon completing the quest you unlock less hostile or peaceful falmer. Something like that. But who knows, maybe we will find out more in another ES game.

I know there might not be a definitive answer out there but I’ve never gotten super deep on the lore in Skyrim so I figured it would be fun to open the discussion here. I feel like I remember there being a dialogue or mention of “They straight up just disappeared one day but left everything else behind”.

I’m wondering if maybe the sun thing in Blackreach has anything to do with it? It obviously holds some type of importance as a lot of the buildings immediately surrounding the thing seems like they were protecting it, I think there was an armory or something nearby? (Due to its potential power?) Idk it’s been a minute since I’ve been down there lol. Like maybe this thing had the power to transport them into the future, sort of like how the Elder Scroll transports Alduin? Did they harness the power of the Elder Scroll to create this thing? And one day someone F’ed it up and altered their place in the timeline? Or they were experimenting and it just so happened to have the result it did? Maybe it’s not related at all, just throwing it out there.

I also remember reading that if you shout at this sun thing a dragon boss appears. This also makes me think it’s some sort of Elder Scroll contraption bringing forth a dragon from some other time period or plane.

I wish Bethesda would add a DLC where you work with the Falmer to figure out what happened to the Dwemer, and upon completing the quest you unlock less hostile or peaceful falmer. Something like that. But who knows, maybe we will find out more in another ES game.