The Worthy Ar - Azal , His Deeds Content . From " The History of Histories , As Told to Young Prince Fahara ' jad " Know then , O Prince , that the Phyllocid Dynasty did rule in Hammerfell while e ' er the province was incorporate in the Second Empire , and of his line of kings , though some were wise and some were foolish , all were noble . And the last of the line , High King Ar - Azal , was most noble of all , for he it was who , for a time , brought an end to the strife of brother against brother , of Crown against Forebear . How did this come to be ? Hearken , and I shall tell the tale . Upon the passing of Ja - Fr , the estimable father of Ar - Azal , the Prince of Hegathe , and wore the Diadem of Diagna , and bore the title High King of Hammerfell . And all the nobles of Hammerfell sojourned to Hegathe to pay him obeisance . But the new High King , though so youthful as to be barely bearded , was in no wise ( sic ) a fool , and knew full well that his nobles ' show of faithfulness was like unto a cloud , apparent but bereft of substance . For the Forebear nobles liked him not insomuch as Ar - Azal was a Crown , and the Crown nobles mistrusted him insomuch as his father had not crushed the Forebears . And Ar - Azal was in a quandary , for he must needs rule Hammerfell as High King , and yet his support was as weak as a woman who has just given birth . So the Worthy Ar - Azal gazed from his High Tower upon the azure Abecean , and prayed many prayers , and thought many thoughts . And presently he thought of the Admirable Zaqeeb , his tutor and mentor , a Priestess of Satakal and a sage renown . And he went to the Temple and spake unto the Admirable Zaqeeb , saying that he could not solve the riddle of how to reconcile the Crowns and Forebears . And the Admirable Zaqeeb gave him a libation , saying , " Drink this tonight , O King , and dream . " And taking the libation , the Worthy Ar - Azal retired in gratitude , and did as he was bade . And that night the Worthy Ar - Azal dreamed a dream of Satakal the World - Snake , who came to him in the guise of a Snakehead Potentate . And the Potentate did homage unto the High King , for he said it was given only to the Worthy Ar - Azal to solve this riddle . And the answer , he said twice , speaking once with each tongue , was to be found at the Shrine of Tava , being a Divine who received the veneration of both Forebears and Crowns . Then Ar - Azal heard the cry of a Goshawk , which bird is sacred to Tava , and he awoke , and it was the dawn of the day . And he made haste to the Shrine of Tava in Hegathe , wherein is the Fresco of the Goshawk , which depicts Tava in his nest with his mate . And lo , where once there was one mate depicted in the nest , now there were two , the second mate agleam in the morning light . And Ar - Azal said , " Truly the Divines have shown me the answer . For has not the greatest Forebear Grandee , Ebrahim of Sentinel , a fair and lissome daughter , Fereshtah ? And has not the greatest Crown Grandee , Murahd of Rihad , a fierce and clever daughter , Arlimahera ? " And that concludes , O Prince , my tale of Ar - Azal , your Worthy Great - Grand - Uncle . For I know that you are quick of wit , and will work out yourself how the High King solved his riddle .