Tamriel:Battle of Red Mountain

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The Battle of Red Mountain is also known as Lorkhan War. This famous battle, paving the way for the formation of "modern" Morrowind, took place around 1E 700 towards the end of the War of the First Council between the Chimeri (led by Nerevar) and the Dwemeri.

It is during this battle in Dumac Dwarfking's citadel (soon to become the headquarters of Dagoth Ur) that Kagrenac is supposed to (according to some sources) have used his tools upon the Heart of Lorkhan in order to strengthen the Dwemer and win the battle. However, his actions somehow caused the entire Dwemer race to disappear from Tamriel.

What happened during the battle is rather obscure since there are many sources that clash with each other. Some sources imply that during the battle, Nerevar and Dagoth Ur led a small platoon of troops into red mountain while the battle outside acted as a diversion. It is then said that Nerevar and Dagoth Ur encountered Dumac and Kagrenac within the mountain and a bloody duel broke out with Nerevar slaying Dumac and Dagoth Ur killing Kagrenac. It is implied that after the duel, Nerevar and Dagoth Ur used the Heart of Lorkhan to destroy the Dwemer race; this explains why the Dwemer disappeared. Afterwards Nerevar is supposed to have left Dagoth Ur to guard the heart while he discussed with the Tribunal what he would do next. After coming to the conclusion that they would destroy the heart, Nerevar and his Tribunal returned to the heart chamber only to find that Dagoth Ur had been corrupted by the heart. It is then said that the Tribunal changed their mind on destroying the heart (after they were corrupted by it themselves) and poisoned Nerevar so that they could use the heart's power.

Other sources imply that house Dagoth betrayed the Chimer and fought with the Dwemer (possibly because they disliked the other Chimer houses and tribes), and that Nerevar was slain during the battle. These sources state that Kagrenac accidentally wiped out the Dwemer in a vain attempt to power them up using the heart.

It is said that Azura punished the Chimeri for allowing Nerevar to die by turning their skin gray and their eyes a fiery red. The Chimeri thus became the Dunmeri.