The Missing God of the Elder Scrolls

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  @Vianyte · 3 years ago

  In the beginning Mundus was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

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  @AtomicJuggernaut · 3 years ago

  Everything associated with Lorkhan is definitely interesting and even in death Lorkhans heart had shaped so many events in the elder scrolls universe.

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  @sekijokes451 · 3 years ago

  I&apos;d say that Lorkhan&apos;s sphere seems to be mortality itself. The ultimate personification of limitation through a finite existence.<br>Hence why he was able to be &quot;killed&quot; and like with his mortals the presence of his deeds and existence can still be felt even though he&apos;s &quot;gone&quot;.<br>I&apos;d argue that the missing God &quot;dying&quot; was the self actualisation of his sphere of influence.<br><br>Plus his rivalry with Auri-el? What greater enemy is there to mortality than time?

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  @MMSquared · 3 years ago

  I have a theory... You, the player are Lorkhan. Much like in Morrowind, the player is written to have the ability to reincarnate (save/recall). Every game there after, you have this ability. This video mentions the belief Lorkhan is forced to live countless mortal lives. It would make sense if the player is Lorkhan, but doesn&apos;t know it. I would love to see something like this in an Elder Scrolls game being fleshed out.

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  @TheKeyofGStudio · 1 year ago

  I hold Tolkien&apos;s world first and foremost out of respect and principle, but The Elder Scrolls universe is, without a doubt, the single most fascinating and creative body of fantasy lore I&apos;ve ever been exposed to. It has a distinctive psychedelic, existential edge to it that I&apos;ve never been able to get enough of.

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  @bigbadseed · 3 years ago (edited)

  The most fascinating thing about Talos is that he was both a shezzarine, an incarnation of Shezzar, and a dragonborn, chosen of Akatosh. Somehow, he embodied and embodies a reconciliation, an act of mutual forgiveness, between Lorkhan and Auriel.

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  @yyglsiirrequiredtohavealas7254 · 3 years ago

  I&apos;ve always loved the theory that Maiq is &nbsp;Lorkhaj reincarnated on Nirn to walk the land for many phases

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  @badluck5647 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Theory: The proto-Nedes and proto-Nords were united under Lorkhan until his death.<br><br>After his death, the Wandering Ehlnofey split with half following Kyne to Atmora and the other half going to the Reach with Hircine.<br><br>Hircine/Kyne/Lorkhan alliance evidence:<br>*Both the Nords and Reachmen consider themselves followers of Shor/Lorkh -- even if they don&apos;t acknowledge one another.<br>*The Skyforge of the Hawk (Kyne) and the Underforge of Hircine share an ancient site that the descendents of Old Ehlnofey feared into the Merethic era.<br>*In Khajii tales, Hircine allies himself with Khenarthi (alongside Azurah) to slay the elven god Y&apos;ffer.<br>*Kyne&apos;s chosen son is Morihaus, a man-beast. This would be strange as minotaurs have been shown to be followers of Hircine. Maybe Minotaurs have an ancient connection between both Kyne and Hircine?

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  @TheAdoringFan · 3 years ago

  Finally! The grand champions have uploaded

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  @bobbymogged1836 · 3 years ago

  I swear I saw a theory somewhere that the last dragonborn is actually an aspect or Shor since when he goes to sovengard, shor is noticeably absent.

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  @RileyMeta · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RavJvfginvU&amp;t=2400">40:00</a> if you believe what Vivec says about his consciousness as a god it makes a lot of sense for Lorkhan’s heart to persist after his death.<br><br>(Paraphrasing)<br>“I exist both here and outside the flow of time, I close my eyes and eons pass by, I wake up and it’s like no time at all has passed”<br><br>Imagine for a second that Lorkhan is in a deep sleep, allowing his dream to take over, acting in subtle ways but content with his choice.

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  @Thoughtmage100 · 3 years ago

  I like the idea that every once in a while Lorkhan gets that itch to boot up Elder Scrolls and create a new character. Will it be another Pelinal? Perhaps he&apos;ll be Maiq? Who knows! Lorkhan just seems like he&apos;s going through the character creator like we do.

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