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Lore:Ius

Ius the Extremely Agitated is an Animal God who has statues throughout Valenwood and parts of Hammerfell and Elsweyr. These statues depict Ius as a misshapen humanoid carrying a rod with scales on each end.   

The tale behind the rod he carries states that one day an evil farmer decided to kill all of his animals and have a big party. As the story unfolds, animal after animal is killed and prepared for a big meal. Lastly, the farmer comes to the ox and prepares to slit its throat. The ox, not wishing to be anybody's dinner, prayed very vocally (in the form of a moo) to Ius. Then, Ius appeared carrying a rather large set of balance weights and, without explanation, ate the farmer and vanished. Ever since that day, Ius has always been portrayed as carrying a large set of scales with him. Local Ius worshipers are said to neither know nor care about the reason behind the scales.  

Another tale of Ius is that before the age of Pelagius Septim III, there lived a wombat who was the pet of Lady Greelina, daughter of the Lord Prufrock of Rockpark. Unfortunately, it was a time of great sorrow in Rockpark, with a pestilence that had come through the town, destroying all their cash crops. Then a plague swept over the town, inflicting nearly every cobbler with chronic hiccoughs; finally a witch had cursed the townspeople so the only words any could utter were "Hmmm. Precisely." All the businesses, stores, and guilds fled from the town. Lady Greelina saw her father despairing the loss the town was suffering, so she brought her wombat in and told him that her wombat could save the town as it was sacred to Ius and that it could grant a wish. The king thought this was fairly flakey, but he had nothing to lose so he uttered a modest wish to the wombat, "All I want is for one business to come to Rockcreek that will never leave no matter the calamity." The king had always been cruel to the wombat, so the wombat had Ius create an equipment store in front of the palace gate that would never go away. The royal family ended up going mad and eating one another with the wombat being the first to be eaten. This equipment store is still present in Rockpark to this day. 

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During the development of Daggerfall, designer Ted Peterson wrote Ius, Animal God to amuse QA testers who had been evaluating a new patch for Arena. One of these testers noticed that in the town of Rockpark, there was a shop placed directly in front of the town entrance, and wanted to know how it came to be there... The right answer is that Arenas towns were randomly generated, and Rockpark just came up screwy, but Mr. Peterson felt an inworld legend should be created as explanation. In Arena, there were these "goofy" statues scattered about of a little guy with scales,  and Mr. Peterson elected for that fella to be the god behind the myth: Ius. 
Early concept art for ESO's Celestial Mage depicted her as Ius.

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Lore:Jhunal

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Jhunal, also known as Jhunal the Rune God''', is the Nordic god of hermetic orders, knowledge and wisdom, represented by an owl,  and is one of the Hearth Gods.  After falling out of favor with the rest of that pantheon, he became Julianos of the Nine Divines. He is largely absent in modern Skyrim mythology. 

  the Owl is associated in northern Tamriel with Jhunal, and is said to warn the unwary away from graveyards and witches' covens during the New Life Festival.  Vivec mentioned "JHUNAL" as one of the eight known worlds.  

Worship
Although worship of Jhunal has waned with most Nords, there are still those who have not forgotten him and aim for a higher purpose than the brandishing of swords and pursue things such as scholarship, history, reading, and invention. Certain Nord warriors also respect Jhunal as they must also have a strong mind and the knowledge to carry them through battle. 

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Lore:Julianos

Julianos,   God of Wisdom and Logic, is one of the    , governing the realms of literature, law, history, and contradiction. He is usually associated with  , and thus is often revered by wizards.  , the  ic father of language and mathematics, fell out of favor in the Nordic pantheon, after which he became Julianos of the Divines. Monastic orders founded by Tiber Septim and dedicated to Julianos are the keepers of the  .  He is particularly venerated among many  s and  s.  As a Divine, he represents the virtue of learning, scholarship, and justice. His domains include sorcery, alchemy and enchantment.  He is said to "incant the Damned Equation".  His symbol is a triangle. 

Julianos created the Shield of the Crusader for Pelinal Whitestrake, to help him defeat Umaril the Unfeathered.  A chapel is dedicated to his worship in  .  There is also a Chantry of Julianos in the  . 

In the  , temples dedicated to him are known as Schools of Julianos.  As their name implies, these temples are considered educational institutions.  They are believed to have spread the term "magicka" to describe the "power associated with performing magic".  Julianos is the patron deity of the regions of  ,  ,  ,  ,   and  . 

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The wine "Julianos Firebelly" can be made with   and  . 
Those who visit the Wayshrines of Julianos in Cyrodiil receive blessings enhancing their intelligence and magicka. 

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For related information, see the School of Julianos article.

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Lore:Kyne

, or Kaan in the dragon language, is the Nordic goddess of the Storm, widow of Shor, the Blessed Warrior-Wife,   and a favored god of warriors.   She is one of the Hearth Gods, and is considered the chief deity of the Nordic pantheon.  As the goddess of the Storm, she is strongly associated with wind and rain, and is thought to control both forces, even when they bring misery.   She is often called the Mother of Men and beasts,    as Nords believe the sky exhaled onto the land at the   to form them.     She is also called the "Kiss at the End", because Nords generally believe that she leads their dead to  .  
 
Mother of Nords
Nords still refer to themselves as "the Sons and Daughters of Kyne".  Some consider her to be the leader of the Nordic pantheon of  .  Kyne and   are considered by followers of the   to be one and the same, though more ardent supporters of the Old Ways among the Nords dismiss Kynareth as a "pale shadow".  While Nords also acknowledge  , the "Mother-Goddess" of the  , they view her only as Kyne's handmaiden.  The trees near   (or Kyne's Grove) are thought to be sacred to her.  The ancient Nords believed servants of Kyne found eternal rest in the  , such as Hela, a "friend to all beasts". 

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Nords believe she first taught them how to wield the  , or Storm Voice, though some sources claim she did so through her "daughters",   while others single out   as her instrument.   Appropriately, "Kaan" is a Word of Power, which can be used to soothe wild beasts, who are also believed to be her creation.  Many great Tongues are considered to be blessed by Kyne, such as  , the Storm of Kyne, and  , the "Bull of Kyne".    Both have been called sons of Kyne and the Breath of Kyne.    Some ancient legends speak of the goddess's personal intervention at important moments in Skyrim's history.   Others suggest she was involved in granting the   to  .  The ancient Nords associated her with the  .  Auroras are sometimes referred to as "Kyne's lights".  Bas-reliefs and totemic representations depicting Kyne can be found in various Nordic ruins throughout Skyrim.   Kyne's Tears are a rare plant whose delicate flowers are said to have magical properties, particularly involving purification.   The plant is said to grow where the tears of the goddess Kyne fall to the earth. 

The   of   are known to venerate Kyne,  and the   claim to act in her name on the rare occasions that they speak.  The Keepers of the Grove are part of a holy order dedicated to Kyne, serving as the tenders of the Shrine of Kynesgrove in the eponymous city. 

The Reachfolk group -   is known for their use of shamanistic Kyne magic. 
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Khenarthi
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Lore:Leki

Leki is the goddess of aberrant swordsmanship and divine daughter of Tall Papa. The Na-Totambu of Yokuda warred to a standstill during the mythic era to decide who would lead the charge against the  . Their swordmasters, though, were so skilled in the Best Known Cuts as to be matched evenly. Leki introduced the Ephemeral Feint; afterwards, a victor emerged and the war with the Aldmer began.  She is one of the most popular gods in  .  According to legend, one of Leki's miracles resulted in the founding of a settlement in the  .   was established after she dueled with  , a great warrior who claimed to match the gods in the way of the sword.    came from a long line of Redguard swordmaster nobles, and was "something more than mortal man", descending from Leki the Yokudan Sword-Saint. 
 
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Lore:Morwha

, (also called the Teat God and Lady Morwha) is the Yokudan goddess of fertility and love. She is a fundamental deity in the Yokudan pantheon and is the favorite wife of Tall Papa. Morwha is always portrayed as four-armed, so that she can 'grab more husbands'.  Her shrines are the shape of a beehive.  She was described by potentate Versidue-Shaie as the lusty fertility goddess of the Yokudans, but not as lusty as Dibella.  
Her priestesses are known to officiate and marry couples.  
Sources have conflated Arkay of the divines with Morwha in the past although it’s unknown if this was speaking to a true connection or was simply a scholarly mistake. 

Ornate silver teaspoon sets of four are a way of honoring Morwha, one for each of her breasts.  There is a Morwha conservatorium in the city of Hegathe.  Silver plates adorned with Morwha imagery are common in Hammerfell.  There is one known play involving Morwha, 'Lady Morwha's Latest Marriage'. 

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Lore:Onsi

Onsi (also known as the Boneshaver), is a notable warrior god of the Yokudan Ra Gada and a part of the Redguard Pantheon. Onsi is said to have taught Mankind how to pull their knives into swords.  He is mentioned several times in   by  , who wrote that those forging a sword should recite the "Oblation of Onsi" upon completion. A tale of King  's youth claimed that Onsi personally saved him from a vengeful  . 

Worship
Priests of Onsi wear magnificent cloaks of iridescent gooblet feathers during the Boneshaver's Sword Banquet.  

Worshippers of Onsi often exclaim ''"By Onsi's bright blade!"''
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Lore:Orkey

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Orkey, also known as Old Knocker and the Death God is a loan-god of the  s, who seem to have taken up his worship during  i rule of  . He combines aspects of   and  .  He is represented by a snake and is a Testing God.

Mythology
According to   scholars, the Nords believe they once lived as long as Elves until Orkey appeared; through heathen trickery, he fooled them into a bargain that "bound them to the count of winters", and the Nordic lifespan was reduced to six years due to Orkey's foul magic. Through unknown means, Shor showed up and removed the curse, throwing most of it onto the nearby  s.  

Nordic legend goes into greater detail with the story of Orkey and clarifies some of the details. Their stories claim that Orkey had long plagued them, and had stolen their years away while they were still in   in the  . During the reign of High King   in the  , Orkey summoned  , and nearly every Nord was "eaten down" to six years old by the Time-Eater. King Wulfharth, who had become a boy, pleaded to   for help. Shor's own ghost then fought Alduin on the spirit plane, as he did at the beginning of time, and he won, and Orkey's folk, the Orcs, were ruined. It was by watching this battle in the sky that Wulfharth learned how to use the   to save his people. His effort, while successful, cost him his life. 

Worship
Priests of Orkey are known to look after Halls of the Dead and ensure that corpses are properly consecrated and cared for.  Nords keep small statues of testing gods in their households and try to keep them appeased. 

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There is a cave on Bleakrock Isle named Orkey's Hollow.
In Sedulus' "Theory of Arkayn Convergence", they proposed that the Arkay originated as a fusion of aspects of the Elven deity Xarxes with those of the primal Atmoran death-god Orkey. 
One of the Five Hundred Companions known as Kjhelt was a member of the Cult of Orkey. 
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Lore:Phynaster

is the hero-god of the  . While he is not part of the main Aldmeri Pantheon, his worship persist through significant cults throughout the province. He taught the   to extend their lives a hundred more years, simply by shortening their stride.  Phynaster is associated with the  , that comes and goes throughout time between different warriors. It is said to be the source of his longevity,  but it may have also been his undoing. It was rumored that the   killed Phynaster for his ring and when he was buried at the  , they took it for themselves.  However, this conflicts with Altmeri, Falmeri and Bretonic accounts of him being a deity. 

In the early years of   colonization on the Summerset Isles, they shifted the focus of their religion from their ancestors to the ancestor spirits, the  . Among the many spirits were Phynaster, as well as   and  . The elders that opposed this change went on to become the  .  Many of Phynaster's followers take a pilgrimage through dangerous areas across the province, such as the   as tests of faith, but several perish in the attempt yearly.  While Phynaster is worshipped by the Altmer, he is also venerated by the    and the  s, the latter of which is a carry-over from their days as retainers of  , who saw the hero-god as their teacher and patron deity. He is mainly worshipped by Breton mages that emphasize their elven heritage.  The worship of Phynaster was considered heretical in Imperial society and the worship of the deity was prohibited during the Second Empire. 

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Some symbols of Phynaster include   boots fashioned in his canonical style and charms with blessings carved into sharp   teeth. 
Phynaster was said to be the same race as the  . 

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Lore:Reman

, called the Worldly God, was a cultural god-hero of the  , founder of the  , and the greatest hero of the  i Trouble of  .    His name, Reman, means "Light of Man".  Contrary to popular belief, the province of   was not named after him; rather, he adopted the ancient   name for the province, Cyrod, as his surname.   
 

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Little is known for certain about Reman's early life and ancestry. Remanada describes Reman as the product of a union between King   (who was killed in the union) and the spirit of St. Alessia (who was considered to be the land itself), and some other sources seem to corroborate this, though skeptics suspect that this heritage was a fabrication intended to legitimize his rule.   The text goes on to say that   means "Golden Hill", and that it is the place where Reman was conceived and born. He was reportedly found there by a shepherdess with the  , a soul gem of immense power, embedded in his forehead. She carried the infant directly to the   and placed him on the throne without contest.  During a duel which is believed to have taken place at Sancre Tor over 2,500 years before Reman's birth,   purportedly screamed out the future leader's name.  

The invasion of   by forces from the continent of   is what first allowed Reman, called a "son of the West", to unite many disparate factions under his leadership.  Many of the old forts and castles in Skyrim are remnants of the network of fortifications Reman had built to defend against Akavir.  Reman not only stopped the foreign invaders, he convinced them to help him build his own empire, by which he later conquered all of Tamriel except for Morrowind.    The Akaviri were the first to acknowledge him as  . In fact, it was the Akaviri who did the most to promote his standing as Emperor (although Reman himself never took that title in his lifetime).  They had apparently been searching for Dragonborn, and when they heard Reman's voice during the climactic battle at  , they realized what he was, knelt, and swore fealty to him resulting in the formation of the  . 

The formation of Cyrodiil as it is known today is credited to Reman, who incorporated aspects of  ,  , the  , and the sophisticated if strange culture of the defeated Akaviri into a common whole.  He instituted the rites of becoming Emperor, which included the ritual geas to the Amulet of Kings.   He died in   by some accounts at the hands of the Morrowind guild of assassins, the Morag Tong.  He was subsequently buried in Sancre Tor, which had enjoyed a resurgence of wealth and culture under his rule.   After two hundred years of rule, his dynasty ended with the assassination of his last heir,   (purportedly at the hands of the  ), bringing about the end of the  .  
 
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Lore:Ruptga

Ruptga, more commonly Tall Papa, is the chief deity of the  n and Redguard pantheon. He was the first god to figure out how to survive the Hunger of Satakal. 
Mythology
Following his lead, the other gods learned the "Walkabout", or a process by which they can persist beyond one lifetime. Tall Papa set the stars in the sky to show lesser spirits how to do this, too.  It's said he was able to do this due to his enormous size.  
When he undertook this endeavor, he created a purpose for  , the Yokuda god of souls and caretaker of the " ", who helps  s find that place of waiting between worldskins after death. He sired many children, earning him his moniker of Tall Papa, and when there were too many spirits to keep track of, Ruptga created   out of the dead skin of past worlds.   Sep was supposed to help him regulate the spirit trade, but Sep could not think straight in his hunger, and Ruptga sometimes had to reach into Sep to save spirits his helper had eaten.  Sep convinced other spirits to help him build an easier alternative to the Walkabout, even though Ruptga did not participate or approve. When the plan proved to be a failure, leaving many spirits stranded on a dying patch-work worldskin, Tall Papa punished Sep for trapping the spirits.  Legend says he squashed Sep with a big stick for leading so many into a place where they could not reach the Far Shores, and Sep's hunger fell out. However, he refused to save the stranded spirits who had allowed Sep to trick them, instead proclaiming that they would have to find new ways to jump to the Far Shores. 

Redguard myth holds that   was Ruptga's goddess daughter, and   was his favored wife. After the creation of the world, his son  , an agricultural deity, renounced his father, which is why Tall Papa makes it so hard to grow food.  One elven scholar wrote he was the most popular god of the Redguard tradition, along with his children Leki,  , and  . 

Worship
The color purple is associated with Ruptga, with Ruptga prayer beads being purple for example. Star motifs are an integral part of depictions of Ruptga, as Ruptga without stars is like Akatosh without a Dragon. 

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Lore:Satakal

Satakal the Worldskin, is the Yokudan god of everything, and a fusion of the concepts of Anu and Padomay   (Satak and Akel),  or the habitable universe resulting of their interaction, also called the Aurbis or "The Gray Maybe".  Driven by hunger to eat one world to begin another, Satakal also has much in common with the Nordic Alduin. In Yokudan mythology, Satakal has done (and still does) this many times over, a cycle which prompted the birth of spirits that could survive the transition, notably Ruptga, the first who learned how to do so. These spirits ultimately became the Yokudan pantheon.  

Satakal is a popular god of the Alik'r nomads.  Redguard creation myth holds that they are doomed to mortality because they are very far away from the real world of Satakal, and the safe haven of the Far Shores is too far away for them to jump from the mortal world.  

Worship
Worshippers of Satakal are sometimes called "Satakals", and they proved resistant to transitioning to the Eight Divines.  The Maormer ruler King Orgnum was a deathless wizard rumored to actually be the Serpent God of the Satakal.  Satakalaam is a city in Hammerfell on the eastern shores of the Iliac Bay which is presumably named after the Worldskin. At least one Third Era Redguard ruler believed worship of Satakal was tantamount to treason against the Empire.  Priests of the deity believe that Satakal eats himself, and the spirits move to the Far Shores. 

Origin
To the Yokudans, Satak is the Snake who came Before. All the worlds to come rested in the glimmering scales of Satak. There was nothing except Satak; nothing else had the space to exist. The worlds on Satak's skin put out a call to be saved, and they were heard by Akel, the Hungry Stomach of Satak. Akel made itself known, and Satak gave into hunger and began eating. Soon there was enough room to live in the worlds and things began in this violent time. Pretty soon Akel caused Satak to bite its own heart, and Satak died. The hunger, though, refused to stop, even in death, and so the First Serpent shed its skin to begin anew. As the old world died, Satakal began. 

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Satakal was said to be the first Serpent,  and the modern-day Redguards often exclaim "By the First Wyrm." 
Despite this claim, The Monomyth gives the appellation "First Serpent" to Satak (and "Second Serpent" to Sep). 

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Lore:Sep

Sep is the Yokudan and Redguard version of Lorkhan. He is said to have been created by Ruptga.  
Sep lends his name to Sep adders and to Sep's Spine.
Mythology
Tall Papa wanted help regulating the spirit trade,  so he created Sep, also called the "Second Serpent", from the detritus of past skins. Sep could not think straight due to intense hunger, and Tall Papa sometimes had to reach down his throat and save spirits Sep had erroneously eaten. Sep eventually got tired of helping Tall Papa.  Eventually driven crazy by the hunger of  , Sep convinced some of the gods to help him make an easier alternative to the Walkabout,  the process of sliding between worldskins to escape the hunger of Satakal which was pioneered by Tall Papa. Tall Papa, of course, knew better, and just shook his head as they formed a ball from past skins to live on.  Sep's skin-ball became the mortal world, and the spirits who followed Sep became trapped there to live out their lives as mortals,  and they had to resort to procreation to have any form of survival.  Sep was punished by Tall Papa for his transgressions, but his hunger lives on as a void in the stars, a 'non-space' that tries to upset mortal entry into the  .  Tall Papa is said to have squashed the Second Serpent with a big stick. While the rest of the new world was allowed to strive back to godhood, Sep could only slink around in a dead skin, or swim about in the sky, a hungry void that jealously tried to eat the stars. 

In some stories, Sep's hunger is related to greed in men. These stories tell that the sinking of Yokuda was not caused by the Hiradirge, but rather by Sep's hunger growing strong in men and leading them away from proper reverence of the divines. This caused Satakal to rise from the starry deeps and sink the continent of Yokuda. The hunger of Sep is said to have been left behind in sunken Yokuda, but that it may make its return someday, as it can never be sated, and it is said to be a part of every mortal. 

The modern Assassin Beetles of Hammerfell were originally known as Samara Scarabs, they are said to have changed into assassin beetles because they have been smitten by the Hunger of Sep. 
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