Dragon Cult

The Dragon Cult was an organization of Dragon Priests that ruled over Skyrim during the Merethic Era. A prominent figure in the cult was Alduin, the ruler of dragons.
==History==
The cultists were some of the first men to arrive on Tamriel from the continent of Atmora. These cultists worshipped many animals as avatars of the gods, the dragons among them. The dragons granted the cultists terrible power in exchange for complete obedience. The Dragon Priests demanded tribute from the populace and created laws to keep peace between men and the Dragons.The Dragon War
===Bromjunaar===
The ruins of modern-day Labyrinthian were originally built as a temple to the Dragons. This grew into Bromjunaar, a great city of that era. Bromjunaar is believed by some to have been the capital of Skyrim at the height of the Dragon Cult's influence there. It was believed that the highest ranking Priests of the cult met at Labyrinthian to discuss matters of ruling.A Minor Maze
===Downfall===
Eventually, men rebelled against the cruelty of Alduin and his Dragon Cult in what is known as the Dragon War. A large number of the cultists were killed and the survivors were overthrown.
The survivors adapted and went into hiding. They built the Dragon mounds, entombing the remains of the dragons that died during the war with the belief that Alduin would one day return and resurrect the faithful.NoteText on the Dragonstone
One of the last remnants of the cult was found by Skorm Snow-Strider in the secluded monastery of Forelhost high in the Jerall Mountains in 1E 139.Skorm Snow-Strider's Journal
==Notable places of worship==
===Skyrim===
*Dead Men's Respite
*Forelhost
*High Gate Ruins
*Labyrinthian/Bromjunaar Sanctuary
*Ragnvald
*Shearpoint
*Shroud Hearth Barrow
*Skuldafn
*Skyshroud Barrow
*Ustengrav
*Valthume
*Volskygge
*Vuldngrav
===Hammerfell===
*The Howling Sepulchers
===High Rock===
*Exile's Barrow
*Scalecaller Peak
===Solstheim===
*Bloodskal Barrow
*Kolbjorn Barrow
*Temple of Miraak
*Vahlok's Tomb
*White Ridge Barrow
==Interactions==
The Dragonborn faces Dragon Priests and Dragon Cultists as part of other quests or while revealing shouts from word walls. Dragon Priests yield Dragon Priest Masks.
It is presumed that the numerous Draugr found within Nordic ruins were members of the Dragon Cult, punished by the dragons to serve them for eternity.
==References==
es:Culto del Dragón
pl:Kult Smoków
ru:Культ драконов
Category:Cults
Category:Lore: Factions
Category:Culture of Skyrim
Category:Religions