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[edit] The Adversary, The Greedy Man
The Skaal believe the Adversary takes delight in tormenting and testing them. In the context of Aevar Stone-Singer, the All-Maker and the Adversary bear a resemblance to Anu and Padomay who are in a similar antithetical conflict. Much like the Velothi views on Padomay, the Adversary tests the Skaal ensuring that they do not become lazy and weak. The Greedy Man is one of the Adversary's aspects.
[edit] Akatosh, Dragon God of Time
Akatosh is the chief deity of the Nine Divines (the prescribed religious cults of Cyrodiil and its provinces), and one of two deities found in every Tamrielic religion (the other is Lorkhan), save only the Dunmeri religion of the Tribunal of self-made gods. His avatar is a dragon. He is generally considered to be the first of the Gods to form in the Beginning Place; after his establishment, other spirits found the process of being easier and the various pantheons of the world emerged. He is the ultimate God of the Cyrodiilic Empire, where he embodies the qualities of endurance, invincibility, and everlasting legitimacy. He is also sometimes referred to as The One, as in The Temple of the One in the Imperial City. He is the patron of The Akatosh Chantry, the religious order devoted to the worship and glorification of Akatosh.
Most traces of Akatosh disappeared from ancient Chimer legends during their so-called 'exodus', primarily due to that god's association and esteem with the Altmeri. However, several aspects of Akatosh which seem so important to the mortal races, namely immortality, historicity, and genealogy, have conveniently resurfaced in Almalexia, the most popular of Morrowind's divine Tribunal: who, as a mother-figure, also embodies the idea of being a progenitor (albeit a female rather than male one). So one could say that, at least, the qualities of Akatosh are not entirely neglected among the Dunmer, even if his name is.
Akatosh's blood was used to empower the Amulet of Kings that establishes a barrier between Mundus (the mortal world) and the Planes of Oblivion. When that barrier is threatened during the Oblivion Crisis, Martin Septim was able to summon Akatosh's spirit and transform himself into the avatar of Akatosh. This avatar dragon defeated Mehrunes Dagon, reestablishing order in Tamriel. The avatar transformed into a statue, now located inside the Temple of the One.
[edit] Alduin, Nordic World Eater
Alduin is the Nordic variation of Akatosh, and only superficially resembles his counterpart in the Eight Divines. For example, Alduin's sobriquet, 'the world eater', comes from myths that depict him as the horrible, ravaging firestorm that destroyed the last world to begin this one. Nords therefore see the god of time as both creator and harbinger of the apocalypse. He is not the chief of the Nordic pantheon (in fact, that pantheon has no chief; see Shor) but its wellspring, albeit a grim and frightening one.
[edit] Alkosh, Dragon King of Cats
Pre-ri'Datta Dynasty Anaquinine deity. Variation on the Altmeri Auri-El, and thus an Akatosh-as-culture-hero for the earliest Khajiiti. His worship was co-opted during the establishment of the Riddle'Thar, and he still enjoys immense popularity in Elsweyr's wasteland regions. He is depicted as a fearsome dragon, a creature the Khajiiti say 'is just a real big cat'. Repelled an early Aldmeri pogrom of Pelinal Whitestrake during mythic times.
[edit] The All-Maker, God of the Skaal
The Skaal tribes in Solstheim are animistic and attribute the origin of existence to a being simply known as The All-Maker. In the context of Aevar Stone-Singer the All-Maker and the Adversary bear a resemblance to Anu and Padomay who are in a similar antithetical conflict.
[edit] Almalexia, Mercy of Morrowind
Almalexia is popularly loved among the Dunmeri as Merciful Healing Mother, Goddess of the Dunmer in the Tribunal of gods. She resides in Morrowind's capital Mournhold and casts her benevolent influence over all of her race. Almalexia closest followers were those of House Indoril, who until recently formed the main ruling class of Mournhold, and thus all of Morrowind. Almalexia was wife to Indoril Nerevar and later consort of Vivec.
After her husbands death, the councilors of Nerevar and the Tribunal of Vivec, Almalexia, and Sotha Sil came to power among the Dunmer. They then went against Nerevar's dying wish by using the profane Tools of Kagrenac on the Heart of Lorkhan in order to steal its divine essence for themselves. Together known as Almsivi, they achieved great heroism with their divinity, but it was also their undoing; because they worked deeds of good against the evil of the Heart they were weakened even before the return of Dagoth-Ur, Nerevar's nemesis. Dagoth-Ur, who had also stolen power from the Heart, acted in accordance with its evil and grew stronger.
Almalexia is considered to be the mother figure of the Tribunal. She looks after, heals, and nurtures her children, but is known to be strict when they stray. The Ordinators of House Indoril are her tools to achieve this purpose. It is possible that Almalexia established the Ordinators' belief that the recent weakness of the Tribunal is caused by a lack of faith and religious fervor among its people.
When the Nerevarine came to Mournhold after Dagoth-Ur's fall, Almalexia sought to trick, entrap, and destroy him, perhaps in the vain hope of recovering what was once hers. She first turned on Sotha Sil in her madness and slew him in his Clockwork City, then unleashed its mechanical inhabitants in a reign of terror, for which Sotha Sil took the blame. When she faced the Nerevarine, wielding Nerevar's ancient blade Trueflame, her powers failed her and she died in the Clockwork City.
[edit] Anuiel
Back in the Dawn era, Anu the Everything, created Anuiel, his soul, and the soul of all things. Anuiel is the personification of the Aurbis, or totality of creation. The Aldmer especially revere the Aurbis as Anuiel, the Soul of the Void. Anuiel is seen as an equal but opposing force to Sithis. He is often described as Light or Order, although Sithis-worshippers regard him as a demon as he represents the stasis of Anu, which in their eyes is unchanging nothingness.
[edit] Ark'ay, God of the Cycle of Life and Death
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.
[edit] Auri-El, King of the Aldmer
The Elven Akatosh is Auri-El. Auri-El is the soul of Anui-El, who, in turn, is the soul of Anu the Everything. He is the chief of most Aldmeri pantheons. Most Altmeri and Bosmeri claim direct descent from Auri-El. In his only known moment of weakness, he agreed to take his part in the creation of the mortal plane, that act which forever sundered the Elves from the spirit worlds of eternity. To make up for it, Auri-El led the original Aldmer against the armies of Lorkhan in mythic times, vanquishing that tyrant and establishing the first kingdoms of the Aldmer, Altmora and Old Ehlnofey. He then ascended to heaven in full observance of his followers so that they might learn the steps needed to escape the mortal plane.
[edit] Azura, Goddess of Dusk and Dawn
Azura is the Daedric prince whose sphere is dusk and dawn, the magic in-between realms of twilight. She is also known as Mother of the Rose, Queen of the Night Sky, and the Anticipation of Sotha Sil. Azura is often associated with the artifact, Azura's Star, a reusable soul gem. Azura is one of the few Daedra who could be considered "good" by mortal standards.
Moonshadow is Azura's plane of Oblivion, where she lives in a rose palace. According to The Doors of Oblivion, it is blindingly beautiful and colorful, with flowers, waterfalls, trees, and a city of silver.
Azura was the god-ancestor that taught the Chimer the mysteries needed to be different from the Altmer. Some of her more conventional teachings are sometimes attributed to Boethiah. In the stories, Azura is often more a communal cosmic force for the race as a whole than an ancestor or a god.
See the full article on Azura for more information
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