Tamriel:Arkay

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Legend has it that Arkay (also known as Ark'ay) was once a regular shopkeeper with a passion for knowledge, as documented in the book Ark'ay the God of Birth and Death. He found a book written in a strange language and spent years upon years attempting to decipher it, slowly ignoring everything, and everyone else around him. Eventually Arkay realized the book explained life and death itself, unfortunately, he was himself near death's door with an incurable plague. Praying to Mara as a last resort, Arkay asked for more time to interpret the book. Mara gave him a choice, die now or become a god for eternity, charged with keeping the balance of death and life in the universe.

Member of the Nine Divines pantheon, and popular elsewhere as well. Arkay is often more important in those cultures where his father, Akatosh, is either less related to time or where his time aspects are difficult to comprehend by the layman. He is the god of burials and funeral rites, and is sometimes associated with the seasons. His priests are staunch opponents of necromancy and all forms of the undead. It is said that Arkay did not exist before the world was created by the gods under Lorkhan's supervision/urging/trickery. Therefore, he is sometimes called the Mortals' God.

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Leads	The Order of Arkay

In Daggerfall he is a God with temples found Sentinel, Ilessan Hills, Shalgora, The Dragontail Mountains, and the only temple in the Orsinium area.

Aedra and Daedra
Aedra:	Akatosh | Arkay | Dibella | Julianos | Kynareth | Mara | Stendarr | Zenithar
Daedra:	Azura | Boethiah | Clavicus Vile | Hermaeus Mora | Hircine | Jyggalag | Malacath | Mehrunes Dagon | Mephala | Meridia | Molag Bal | Namira | Nocturnal | Peryite | Sanguine | Sheogorath | Vaermina