The return of Shezarr

[Lachdonin]

For those who don't know, Shezarr is the ancient name for the god Lorkhan, the fallen god who was responsible for convincing the other Divines to create the world of Nirn. In the act, he and the other divines lost their power, and either he died, or was executed by his peers. His body was cut in two and suspended above Nirn, forming the twin moons, and his heart, the source of his divine power, was cast to the surface of Tamriel, striking with such force that a great volcano (Red Mountain) rose from its smouldering crater.

 

To Men, he is their patron, responsible for creating a world for them to dwell in and from which to worship the Gods. He is attributed with liberating the humans from their Elven oppressors, and with giving them the strength to claim all of Tamriel. He is also the source of the Blood of Kings, his last son blessing Alessa in

the oldest myths, thus starting the Imperial Bloodline, as opposed to the later Akatosh explination.

 

To Mer he is a trickster and a tyrant, robbing them of their own divinity and condemming them to a mortal existance. He tricked their ancestors into creating the world, robbing them of their divinity, and for that he was executed as a traitor. While the Dunmer maintain a degree of reverance for him, beleiving his penchant for trechery to be the true nature of the divine, he is universally an unholy figure in Elven mythology.

 

He was once the patron god of Men, worshiped at the top of their pantheon, until the push for racial tollerance drove them more towards Akatosh.

 

Now, my question is this;

 

With the rampant racisim in Skyrim, the return of the Aldmiri Domminion, and the apparently increasing activity of the Divines, do you think it's an indication that the church of Lorkhan is due for a comeback? Could it be that Lorkhan himself is poised for a return to his world?

[macole]

Oh that would be a good one. A Lorkhan cult starting small and spreading like wildfire among Men would force the Mer to join together under a common cause in response. No longer would the individual Mer be able to work both sides of the fence. A choice would have to be made. If the Khajiit and Argonian band together there could be a three way struggle for control of Tamriel leading to the Akavir sensing a weakness, invading. The resulting free for all could last for ages or until the next Daedric invasion. At which time a new hero (me) would arise, unite the factions and save the world! Of course the hero would have to start out in prison.

[stormshallow]

From what I can see there is no reason to believe that the Divines even exist in Tamriel.

 

In Shezarr and the Divines by Faustillus Junius, Subcurator of Ancient Theology and Paleonumerology Imperial Library, we learn that "Shezarr fought against the Ayleids (the 'Heartland Highelves') on mankind's behalf." and that the Empress Alessia created the religion of the Eight Divines from older Aldmeri and Nordic pantheons.

 

In The Dragon War by Torhal Bjorik we learn that the Eight Dragon Priests ruled over both the ancient Aldmeri and the Nords.

 

Thus it looks like entire religion of the Eight divines was created to maintain elven supremacy. The Imperials mostly fell for it but a lot of the Nords did not.

 

The elves hate and demonize Shezarr linking him with Lorkhan / Shor. Why? Because he rose up against the Ayleids (the 'Heartland Highelves') on mankind's behalf. Thus Shezarr was likely just a man who rose up against them and proved to all men that the elves were not immortal as men had been lead to believe.

 

In making Shezarr into the equivalent of a Divine the elves suppressed their own shame.

 

The Shezarrine could then be a group who admire their forbear Shezarr as a man who stood his ground and charged against those who claimed to be immortal. They would be mighty men who refuse all magical abilities but are more like Spartans who consider themselves to be true men who bow to no elf. Thus the Nords would greatly admire them, and the high elves would hate them.

 

Well that is my thoughts anyway.

[stormshallow]

Another thing,

 

There seems to be an indication that Shezarr is the real father of the

Dragonborn.

 

Akatosh was actually an Aldmeri god before Empress Alessia made him

the leader of the Eight Divines.

 

She combined the religion of the Aldmeri and the Nords.

 

In the Book of the Dragonborn we find that whoever Akatosh was,

he gave Alessia the Dragon Blood.

Akatosh is also believed to be the father of the Dragons.

If the religion is a farce used for maintaining control of the Empire,

then is it possible that Akatosh was actually a shape shifting Ayleid,

or maybe a shape shifting Dova rather than a god?

 

The Dragon Emperors never seemed to have the power of the Voice until Skyrim.

(if I'm wrong about that let me know)

Though Martin Septim had the ability to transform into a Dragon.

 

Some accounts seem to indicate that Shezarr was the father of the Dragonborn.

 

So I wonder are their two Dragonborn lineages, one that is Dovahkiin and one that is Shezarrine?

 

This creates a question as to the origin of the player, and the necessity of dragon souls.

 

The Greybeards don't need Dragon Souls.

 

I know, I'm a heretic for questioning these things.