Monomyth : Dragon God & Missing God Content . " In Mundus , conflict and disparity are what bring change , and change is the most sacred of the Eleven Forces . Change is the force without focus or origin . " — Oegnithr , Taheritae , Order of PSJJJJ Simply put , the schism in the Human / Aldmer i worldview is the mortal ’ s relationship to the divine . Humans take the humble path that they were created by the immortal forces , while the Aldmer claim descent from them . It doesn ’ t seem like much , but it is a distinction that colors the rest of their diverging mythologies . All Tamrielic religions begin the same . Man or mer , things begin with the dualism of Anu and His Other . These twin forces go by many names : Anu - Padomay , Anuiel - Sithis , Ak - El , Satak - Akel , Is - Is Not . Anuiel is the Everlasting Ineffable Light , Sithis is the Corrupting Inexpressible Action . In the middle is the Gray Maybe ( or " Nirn " in the Ehlnofex . ) In most cultures , Anuiel is honored for his part of the interplay that creates the world , but Sithis is held in highest esteem because he ’ s the one that causes the reaction . Sithis is thus the Original Creator , an entity who intrinsically causes change without design . Even the Hist acknowledge this being . Anuiel is also perceived of as Order , opposed to the Sithis - Chaos . Perhaps it is easier for mortals to envision change than perfect stasis , for often Anuiel is relegated to the mythic background of Sithis ’ fancies . In Yokudan folk - tales , which are among the most vivid in the world , Satak is only referred to a handful of times , as " the Hum " ; he is a force so prevalent as to be not really there at all . In any case , from these two beings spring the et ’ Ada , or Original Spirits . To humans these et ’ Ada are the Gods and Demons ; to the Aldmer , the Aedra / Daedra , or the " Ancestors . " All of the Tamrielic pantheons fill their rosters from these et ’ Ada , though divine membership often differs from culture to culture . Like Anu and Padomay , though , every one of these pantheons contains the archetypes of the Dragon God and the Missing God . The Dragon God and the Missing God The Dragon God is always related to Time and is universally revered as the " First God . " He is often called Akatosh , " whose perch from Eternity allowed the day . " He is the central God of the Cyrodilic Empire . The Missing God is always related to the Mortal Plane and is a key figure in the Human / Aldmeri schism . The " missing " refers to either his palpable absence from the pantheon ( another mental distress that is interpreted a variety of ways ) , or the removal of his " divine spark " by the other immortals . He is often called Lorkhan , and his epitaphs are many , equally damnable and devout . Note that Tamriel and the Mortal Plane do not exist yet . The Gray Maybe is still the playground of the Original Spirits . Some are more bound to Anu ’ s light , others to the unknowable void . Their constant flux and interplay increase their number , and their personalities take long to congeal . When Akatosh forms , Time begins , and it becomes easier for some spirits to realize themselves as beings with a past and a future . The strongest of the recognizable spirits crystallize : Mephala , Arkay , Y ’ ffre , Magnus , Rupgta , etc . , etc . Others remain as concepts , ideas , or emotions . One of the strongest of these , a barely formed urge that the others call Lorkhan , details a plan to create Mundus , the Mortal Plane . Humans , with the exception of the Redguard s , see this act as a divine mercy , an enlightenment whereby lesser creatures can reach immortality . Aldmer , with the exception of the Dark Elves , see this act as a cruel deception , a trick that sundered their connection to the spirit plane .