Words of Clan Mother Ahnissi Content . Ahnissi tells you . You are no longer a mewing kitten and you have learned to keep secrets from Ahnissi , and so Ahnissi tells you . In the beginning there were two littermates , Ahnurr and Fadomai . After many phases , Fadomai said to Ahnurr , " Let us wed and make children to share our happiness . " And they gave birth to Alkosh , the First Cat . And Ahnurr said , " Alkosh , we give you Time , for what is as fast or as slow as a cat ? " And they gave birth to Khenarthi , the Winds . " Khenarthi , to you we give the sky , for what can fly higher than the wind ? " And they gave birth to Magrus , the Cat ' s Eye . " Magrus , to you we give the sun , for what is brighter than the eye of a cat ? " And they gave birth to Mara , the Mother Cat . " Mara , you are love , for what is more loving than a mother ? " And they gave birth to S ' rendarr , the Runt . " S ' rendarr , we give you mercy , for how does a runt survive , except by mercy ? " And many phases passed and Ahnurr and Fadomai were happy . And Ahnurr said , " We should have more children to share our happiness . " And Fadomai agreed . And she gave birth to Hermorah . And she gave birth to Hircine . And she gave birth to Merrunz and Mafala and Sangiin and Sheggorath and many others . And Fadomai said : " Hermorah , you are the Tides , for who can say whether the moons predict the tides or the tides predict the moons ? " " Hircine , you are the Hungry Cat , for what hunts better than a cat with an empty belly ? " " Merrunz , you are the Ja ' Khajiit , for what is more destructive than an kitten ? " " Mafala , you are the Clan Mother , for what is more secretive than the ways of the Clan Mothers ? " " Sangiin , you are the Blood Cat , for who can control the urges of blood ? " " Sheggorath , you are the Skooma Cat , for what is crazier than a cat on skooma ? " And Ahnurr said , " Two litters is enough , for too many children will steal our happiness . " But Khenarthi went to Fadomai and said , " Fadomai - mother , Khenarthi grows lonely so high above the world where not even my brother Alkosh can fly . " Fadomai took pity on her and tricked Ahnurr to make her pregnant again . And Fadomai gave birth to the Moons and their Motions . And she gave birth to Nirni , the majestic sands and lush forests . And she gave birth to Azurah , the dusk and the dawn . And from the beginning , Nirni and Azurah fought for their mother ' s favor . Ahnurr caught Fadomai while she was still birthing , and he was angry . Ahnurr struck Fadomai and she fled to birth the last of her litter far away in the Great Darkness . Fadomai ' s children heard what had happened , and they all came to be with her and protect her from Ahnurr ' s anger . And Fadomai gave birth to Lorkhaj , the last of her litter , in the Great Darkness . And the Heart of Lorkhaj was filled with the Great Darkness . And when he was born , the Great Darkness knew its name and it was Namiira . And Fadomai knew her time was near . Fadomai said : " Ja - Kha ' jay , to you Fadomai gives the Lattice , for what is steadier than the phases of the moons ? Your eternal motions will protect us from Ahnurr ' s anger . " And the moons left to take their place in the heavens . And Ahnurr growled and shook the Great Darkness , but he could not cross the Lattice . And Fadomai said : " Nirni , to you Fadomai leaves her greatest gift . You will give birth to many people as Fadomai gave birth today . " When Nirni saw that Azurah had nothing , Nirni left smiling . And all Fadomai ' s children left except Azurah . And Fadomai said , " To you , my favored daughter , Fadomai leaves her greatest gift . To you Fadomai leaves her secrets . " And Fadomai told her favored daughter three things . And Fadomai said , " When Nirni is filled with her children , take one of them and change them . Make the fastest , cleverest , most beautiful people , and call them Khajiit . " And Fadomai said , " The Khajiit must be the best climbers , for if Masser and Secunda fail , they must climb Khenarthi ' s breath to set the moons back in their courses . " And Fadomai said , " The Khajiit must be the best deceivers , for they must always hide their nature from the children of Ahnurr . " And Fadomai said , " The Khajiit must be the best survivors , for Nirni will be jealous , and she will make the sands harsh and the forests unforgiving , and the Khajiit will always be hungry and at war with Nirni . " And with these words , Fadomai died . After many phases , Nirni came to Lorkhaj and said , " Lorkhaj , Fadomai told me to give birth to many children , but there is no place for them . " And Lorkhaj said , " Lorkhaj makes a place for children and Lorkhaj puts you there so you can give birth . " But the Heart of Lorkhaj was filled with the Great Darkness , and Lorkhaj tricked his siblings so that they were forced into this new place with Nirni . And many of Fadomai ' s children escaped and became the stars . And many of Fadomai ' s children died to make Nirni ' s path stable . And the survivors stayed and punished Lorkhaj . The children of Fadomai tore out the Heart of Lorkhaj and hid it deep within Nirni . And they said , " We curse you , noisy Lorkhaj , to walk Nirni for many phases . " But Nirni soon forgave Lorkhaj for Nirni could make children . And she filled herself with children , but cried because her favorite children , the forest people , did not know their shape . And Azurah came to her and said , " Poor Nirni , stop your tears . Azurah makes for you a gift of a new people . " Nirni stopped weeping , and Azurah spoke the First Secret to the Moons and they parted and let Azurah pass . And Azurah took some forest people who were torn between man and beast , and she placed them in the best deserts and forests on Nirni . And Azurah in her wisdom made them of many shapes , one for every purpose . And Azurah named them Khajiit and told them her Second Secret and taught them the value of secrets . And Azurah bound the new Khajiit to the Lunar Lattice , as is proper for Nirni ' s secret defenders . Then Azurah spoke the Third Secret , and the Moons shone down on the marshes and their light became sugar . But Y ' ffer heard the First Secret and snuck in behind Azurah . And Y ' ffer could not appreciate secrets , and he told Nirni of Azurah ' s trick . So Nirni made the deserts hot and the sands biting . And Nirni made the forests wet and filled with poisons . And Nirni thanked Y ' ffer and let him change the forest people also . And Y ' ffer did not have Azurah ' s subtle wisdom , so Y ' ffer made the forest people Elves always and never beasts . And Y ' ffer named them Bosmer . And from that moment they were no longer in the same litter as the Khajiit . And because Y ' ffer had no appreciation for secrets , he shouted the First Secret across all the heavens with his last breath so that all of Fadomai ' s children could cross the Lattice . But Azurah , in her wisdom , closed the ears of angry Ahnurr and noisy Lorkhaj so they alone did not hear the word .