Trinimac Trinimac was an ancient Aedroth ( Et ' Ada or " " Original Spirit " " ) , Aldmer i deity , and the alleged precursor to the Daedric Prince Malacath . He is described as the strongest of the Aedra , the champion of the High Elven pantheon , and in some places more popular than Auri - El . Trinimac is referred to as the champion of Auri - El himself . The official view taken by the majority of the leading priests in the second and third Orsinium s , put forth by both King Kurog gro - Bagrakh and King Gortwog gro - Nagorm respectively , is that Trinimac still lives and Malacath is a separate entity , an impostor . A handful of Orc s within Orsinium and the majority of the Orsimer diaspora view Gortwog ' s beliefs as heresy . Malacath is referred to as the reanimated dung of Trinimac . History . Dawn Era . During the climax of the ancient wars between Auri - El and Lorkhan , Trinimac , who was Auriel ' s greatest knight , subdued Lorkhan in front of his army of Men and tore out his heart , intending to destroy it . As the Trickster God was finished , Lorkhan ' s Men dragged his body away from the battlefield and swore vengeance on the heirs of Auriel for all time . However , when Trinimac and Auriel tried to destroy the Heart of Lorkhan , it laughed at them and said , ' This Heart is the heart of the world , for one was made to satisfy the other . ' Auriel then attached the heart to an arrow and let it fly into the sea , where no aspect of the new world would ever find it . Merethic Era . During the exodus of the Chimer in the Mythic Era , Trinimac , who was one of the most powerful Aldmeri deities at the time , tried to stop the movement . The Daedric Prince Boethiah , mastermind of the movement , confronted Trinimac , and transformed him into the Daedric Prince Malacath . As a result , Trinimac ' s followers were changed as well into what are now known as the Orsimer ( Orcs ) , some of which worship Malacath as their god . Second Era . In 2E 582 , King Kurog gro - Orsinium of the Second Orsinium , brought in a renewed worship of Trinimac under the guidance of High Priestess Solgra . The amount of Orcish priests and worshippers of Trinimac reached an extreme surge in numbers , and the Temple of Ire was created to pick either Trinimac or Malacath as the temple ' s deity . The temple however suffered from a surprise attack , with a number of its priests being killed by Malacath extremists . The temple deity was later decided as Trinimac , and a large statue of the god was erected . The Vosh Rakh , a violent and extremist group of Trinimac , was known to have tortured and brainwashed civilians in order to get them to join their group . They captured the Malacath supporter Chief Bazrag , who was framed for the attack on the Temple of Ire , and had him kept as a captive . It was later revealed that King Kurog had allied with the Vosh Rakh out of desperation and impatience , and orchestrated the attack on the Temple . Kurog was later killed by the Vestige , and Bazrag was made the new King of Orsinium . The worship of Trinimac had been badly damaged by these events , and the bright new order had later diminished . Third Era . The worship of Trinimac was revived by Gortwog gro - Nagorm , the ruler of the Third Orsinium . While many of those living in the city agreed with his beliefs , the Orcs outside still devoutly worshipped Malacath .