Nerevarine cult notes Content . [ The following are notes from Sharn gra - Muzgob to Caius Cosades . The Nerevarine Cult . This Ashlanders religious cult follows prophecies of a Nerevar reborn to honor ancient promises to the tribes , to reestablish the traditions of the Prophet Veloth , to cast down the false gods of the Tribunal Temple , and to drive all outlanders from Morrowind . Both Temple and Empire outlaw the cult , but it persists among the Ashlanders , despite Imperial and Temple repression and continuous drawback of the Houses . Because it is persecuted , it remains a secret cult , and it is hard to judge how widespread it is among the Ashlanders , or whether it has any following outside the Ashlander tribes . The Nerevarine . The Ashlanders firmly believe that Nerevar will return to restore the glories of ancient Resdayn . [ Morrowind was called ' Resdayn ' before the Imperial Occupation . ] The Ashlanders say the Great Houses and the Temple have abandoned the pure teachings of the Prophet Veloth , forsaking ancestor worship for the false gods of the Tribunal , and embracing the comforts of civilization that corrupted the High Elves . The Temple , on the other hand , venerates Saint Nerevar , but rejects the disgusting notion that the False Incarnate will walk the earth like a ghoul . Nerevar . The Temple honors Saint Nerevar as the greatest Dunmer general , First Council or , and companion of Vivec , Almalexia , and Sotha Sil , who united the Dunmer Houses to destroy the evil Dwemer , the treacherous House Dagoth , and their Western allies at Red Mountain . But the Ashlanders say Nerevar promised to honor the Ancient Spirits and the Tribal law , and that he will come again to honor that promise . To the Ashlanders , this means destroying the false Temple and driving the Imperial invaders from the land . Nerevarine Prophecies . Dream visions and prophecies are a respected tradition in Ashlander culture . Their wise women and shamans take careful note of dreams and visions , and pass on the tribe ' s legacies of vision and prophecy to their successors . By contrast , the Temple and the Western faiths are suspicious of mysticism , and they regard interpretation of dreams and visions as primitive superstition . The most common version of the Nerevarine Prophecy is THE STRANGER . The verses are obscure , as are most prophecies . But two observations are in order . First , many less - well - informed scholars assume that the phrase " journeyed far ' neath moon and star " is just a cliche to suggest a very long journey , but the Nerevar of legend was known to possess a magical ring named " One - Clan - Under - Moon - and - Star , " upon which Nerevar is supposed to have sworn his promise to honor ancient Ashlander traditions and land rights . Second , the reference to " seven curses " must certainly refer to the lost prophetic verses known to the Ashlanders as the SEVEN CURSES . The Stranger . When earth is sundered , and skies choked black , And sleepers serve the seven curses , To the hearth there comes a stranger , Journeyed far ' neath moon and star . Though stark - born to sire uncertain His aspect marks his certain fate . Wicked stalk him , righteous curse him . Prophets speak , but all deny . Many trials make manifest The stranger ' s fate , the curses ' bane . Many touchstones try the stranger Many fall , but one remains . Lost Prophecies . Ashlander elders complain of prophecies which have been lost to tribal memory due to the carelessness or ineptitude of earlier generations of wise women and ashkhans . Suspicious scholars wonder whether these prophecies might have been deliberately forgotten or suppressed . Three Nerevarine prophecies in particular are said to have been lost : 1 . The Lost Prophecies ; 2 . The Seven Curses ; and 3 . Seven Visions of Seven Trials of the Incarnate . Perhaps these lost prophecies will someday be found , either in forgotten accounts written by literate travelers , or in the memories of isolated Ashlanders , or in the secret traditions of the wise women and shamans .