Indoril Nerevar Lord Indoril Nerevar , also known as Nerevar the Captain , Nerevar Moon - and - Star , and Godkiller ; was a Chimer hero who lived during the First Era . He was a champion of Azura and the first Hortator , or war - leader / champion , of the unified Chimer and Dwemer , following the overthrowing of the Nordic Empire in Resdayn . However , after the discovery that the Dwemer were creating the Numidium , he led his people against them in the War of the First Council . Nerevar died at Red Mountain , though the exact cause is disputed . Later , he became a saint of the Dunmer ' s Tribunal Temple . Nerevar played a crucial role in Morrowind ' s history . The Ashlanders and an underground offshoot of the tribunal Temple , known as the Dissident Priests of Vvardenfell , believed that he was reincarnated multiple times as part of the Nerevarine Prophecy . This prophecy was fulfilled by the hero of . Legendary origins . According to official Temple accounts , Nerevar was the Hortator and leader of the Chimer . Featured prominently in the negotiations for the creation of the First Council and the united kingdom of Resdayn ( now known as Morrowind ) , he was a friend of the Dwemer leader , Dumac . However , the Chimer eventually went to war against the Dwemer ( ironically , the Dwemer King would have aided Nerevar had he known what his lead scientist Kagrenac was undertaking ) , culminating in the Battle of Red Mountain , where Nerevar fell after the death of Dumac . In some accounts , however , the death of Nerevar is not attributed to wounds he received during the Battle . After the Battle , Nerevar and Dagoth Ur ( then known as Voryn Dagoth ) proceeded into the center of the Dwemer stronghold , where they discovered the Heart of Lorkhan , as well as Kagrenac ' s Tools : Keening , Sunder , and Wraithguard . Nerevar commanded Dagoth Ur to guard the tools , as he went back to his advisors for instruction on what to do next . When he reached his advisors , he conferred with them for some time . They decided to leave the tools alone , and made a vow to Azura . The official account says that Nerevar went to Dagoth Ur to retrieve the tools , but Ur had been driven mad by the power of the Heart of Lorkhan in Nerevar ' s absence , and refused to relinquish the tools . Nerevar fought with Ur , and defeated him . Unfortunately , Nerevar was mortally wounded , and only survived long enough for his advisors to find him , and for him to make them swear to never use the tools . Unfortunately , they eventually used the tools to turn themselves into gods , and when they did , Azura appeared and cursed the entire Chimer race by " " turning their eyes to fire and their skin to ash " , " making them into the Dunmer . In Ashlanders texts , however , Nerevar was not killed in combat , but by his three advisors , Vivec , Almalexia , and Sotha Sil . In this account , Nerevar made them swear to never use the tools , and they obeyed , but secretly conspired to murder Nerevar so that they might gain power . When attempting to summon Azura , Nerevar was foiled ; Almalexia used poisoned candles and Sotha Sil used poisoned robes and Vivec used poisoned invocations . Nerevar was killed . In retribution for their betrayal , Azura turned the skin of the Chimer gray , and their eyes fiery red , making the Chimer people into what is now known as the Dunmer . However , the Tribunal ( that is , Vivec , Almalexia and Sotha Sil ) went on to use the power of the tools and the Heart to become immortal . Afterwards , they set themselves up as the new gods of the Dunmer , claiming superior divinity to the Daedra , whom the Chimer had self - exiled for the worship of . Eventually , their Tribunal Temple took control of all of Morrowind , becoming the monolithic and seemingly infallible entity it was by the end of the Third Era , and leaving only isolated pockets of Ashlanders to maintain the old beliefs . Sainthood . Nerevar became a martyr and a saint of the Tribunal Temple , he is also reported to have helped Baranat during his trials against the Coribael Brothers . Shrines dedicated to him can be found across Vvardenfell inside temples , such as the High Fane in Vivec City , the Ghostgate Temple in the Ashlands , or the Holamayan Monastery in the Azura ' s Coast region . Artifacts . During his lifetime , Nerevar made use of a number different artifacts . Some of them were obtained by the Nerevarine , the hortator ' s true incarnation . The fate of the others is unknown . Trueflame . After the Nordic Empire ' s occupation of Resdayn came to an end , Dwarf - King Dumac and Nerevar had become blood friends . On the day of Nerevar and Almalexia ' s wedding , Dumac presented them with powerfully enchanted twin blades , Trueflame and Hopesfire . During the Battle of Red Mountain , Trueflame was lost , its flame extinguished , and its pieces lost in the confusion . A blade by the name of Trueflame may have been obtained by the Vestige in the Stonefalls in 2E 582 , but it was oddly intact . After Dagoth Ur ' s defeat in 3E 427 , Almalexia tasked the Nerevarine with reforging Trueflame . With the help of Radac Stungnthumz , the blade was restored to its former glory . Moon - and - Star . One - Clan - Under - Moon - and - Star was a ring Nerevar obtained from a Dwemer smithy during the Nordic Empire ' s occupation of Resdayn . The Dwemer smith gave him the ring imbued with the power of persuasion , and as a safeguard , enchanted it so that anyone that wore it who was not Nerevar would instantly die . Nerevar used the ring to unite the various clans into the First Council . Azura later gave the ring to the Nerevarine in the Cavern of the Incarnate . Ethos Knife . The Ethos Knife is a unique knife with little information . Vivec originally used it to murder his child City - Face . Nerevar later traded his axe for the knife , and took it with him to the Battle of Red Mountain . He may have used it to kill Dumac in their duel . The Knife ' s current whereabouts are unknown . Nerevar ' s Axe . In the Temple of False Thinking of Mournhold , Nerevar chose an axe from the fight racks , and traveled to the first moon to fight empty graves , making the mistake of taking Vivec ' s advice literally . He later traded his axe for the Ethos Knife . The fate of the axe after the battle is unknown . Despite Nerevar giving it a name , the true name of the axe is never mentioned . Nerevarine . The true Nerevarine was the incarnate of Nerevar and a hero who successfully completed the Nerevarine Prophecy , saved Morrowind from the Blight and defeated Dagoth Ur . Failed Incarnates . Failed Incarnates were individuals who had potential to become the true Nerevarine but failed to complete the prophecy . Known failed incarnates are :