[quote=Leidenschaft]
They were actually space-ships. Shame we'd never see one in-game, for fear of turning away a huge part of the audience because of the "fantasy" setting they all know and play absent-mindedly has become too sci-fi. Such is the musings of a lore-junkie.
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I actually know a mod on the nexus that lets you find (and pilot) a reman-era aethernaut ship.

Becides, The Elder Scrolls universe is a Sci-Fi setting with gods that would make Cthulu cry... But takes place in said Universe's roman-era classical (Third Era) to medieval era (4th).

I like to pretend that the Legion's armors in Oblivion were all Roman Style, like they were in Morrowind/Skyrim.