Alessian Doctrines The Alessian Doctrines were a series of laws set forth by the Alessian Order after the defeat of the Ayleid s . It was the prohibitions contained in this law that caused various kingdoms to begin fighting against the Alessian Order . Foundation . The precursor to the codification of the Alessian Doctrines proper happened after Alessia herself rose to power in the heartlands . Desiring to unify Elves , Nord s , and the Nedic peoples Alessia realized a compromise must be made , thus the Cyrodiilic Eight Divines came into being . Shor became Shezarr , a toned down version of the genocidal warlord , while Alduin was merged with Auri - El to become Akatosh . The Alessian Doctrines themselves were codified by Marukh , and would go on to become the heart and soul of the Alessian Empire . The founder of this sect Marukh , received vision directly from Alessia herself . These visions convinced Marukh that elven rule was flawed from the very core . Core principles . The doctrines were composed of seventy - seven rules , the nature of all of the doctrines themselves is unknown . The heart of these principles centers on a belief of Monotheism , while the majority of the Et ' Ada were relegated to sainthood . The religion would absorb worship of minor deities into its pantheon by venerating ancestor spirits and god - animals . Imperial loyalty was also enforced particularly strongly in the doctrines , spiritual worship was tied directly to the emperor . Removing elven literature was an important undertaking , the Order declared an intellectual war on the populace of the heartlands performing a cleansing of elven manuscripts . Only articles which were extremely widespread survived this purging . Hostility to unsanctioned magic users also pervaded the Order , at the time of the Orders rise there was no centralized study of magic outside of the Psijic Order . Solitary magic users were hunted down by roving bands of mobs . The group was also particularly hostile to the Daedra , banishing all trafficking with daimons . This is a vague rule however , as Marukh never explained what would be considered a daimon . A breakaway sect of the Alessian Order itself called the Marukhati Selective desired to go even farther , they wanted to remove the elven aspects of Auriel completely from the divine Akatosh . However , committing this heresy broke the dragon for one thousand eight years . They did this by dancing on the tower of creation . Reception . Charismatic leaders were able to quickly spread the doctrines among the poor masses , which they mobilized against the remaining Ayleid kingdoms . The integration of meat restrictions and animal worship would drive husbandry and farming to a standstill . The priesthood slowly replaced the battlemage s as key political figures throughout the empire . This outbreak of religion eventually turned against the Order . Manipulation by the priests caused a war with the Colovian Estates , which led to an uprising culminating at the Battle of Glenumbra Moors . The doctrines however would form the heart and soul of the empire until its decline in first era 2321 . Legacy . Even though the doctrines themselves perished with the Alessian Order , the effects would be felt in the following eras . Legal principles into the fourth era still reflect the influence of the doctrines . The eight divines as an idea would survive the standardization of the Alessian Order to go on to become the prominent religion of all of Tamriel . Also due to the decline of the agrarian class a merchant class rose to take its place in the Nibenay valley . This shift would define the Nibenay valley city - state as the cultural and economic heart of Cyrodiil .