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Nation: The Empire of Cyrodiil
Population: 10,000,000 Citizens; 2,000,000 Non-Citizens
Government: The government of Cyrodiil is composed of three tiers. At the top is the Emperor, a decendent of Tiber Septim and thus a decendent of one of the Nine Divines. The Emperor has the power to legislate as well as to veto anything legislated by the Elder Council. The Elder Council is the second tier, made up of the Counts of the Empire as well as several Imperial Appointees. The Council has the right to legislate as well as to choose new Counts. The last tier is the Count as an individual executive in the provinces.
History: Under the leadership of a General by the name of Tiber Septim, the petty kingdoms of Cyrodiil are united into one empire and then the rest of Tamriel falls under his control. For ages the Tamriellic Empire was the sole world superpower but a series of quite certainly mad and impotent rulers doomed her to an era of stagnation and eventual devolution, creating the current global political situation. The Cyrodillic Empire was held together along with several outlying provinces and under the rule of a lucky succession of benevolent and wise rulers, Cyrodiil was able to regain a margin of the prestige originally associated with her vast legions.
Religion: The Nine Divines
Akatosh (Dragon God of Time): Akatosh is the chief deity of the Nine Divines (the prescribed religious cults of Cyrodiil and its provinces), and one of two deities found in every Tamrielic religion (the other is Lorkhan). He is generally considered to be the first of the Gods to form in the Beginning Place; after his establishment, other spirits found the process of being easier and the various pantheons of the world emerged. He is the ultimate God of the Cyrodilic Empire, where he embodies the qualities of endurance, invincibility, and everlasting legitimacy.
Arkay (God of the Cycle of Life and Death): Member of the Nine Divines pantheon, and popular elsewhere as well. Arkay is often more important in those cultures where his father, Akatosh, is either less related to time or where his time aspects are difficult to comprehend by the layman. He is the god of birth and death, and is sometimes associated with the seasons. His priests are staunch opponents of necromancy and all forms of the undead. It is said that Arkay only came into being after the creation of the mortal plane of Nirn; hence, he is sometimes known as the Mortals' God.
Dibella (Goddess of Love): Popular god of the Nine Divines. In Cyrodiil, she has nearly a dozen different cults, some devoted to women, some to artists and aesthetics, and others to erotic instruction.
Julianos (God of Wisdom and Logic): Often associated with Jhunal, the Nordic father of language and mathematics, Julianos is the Cyrodilic god of literature, law, history, and contradiction. The Order of the Ancestor Moth, founded by Tiber Septim and dedicated to Julianos, are the keepers of the Elder Scrolls.
Kynareth (Goddess of Air): Kynareth is a member of the Nine Divines, the strongest of the Sky spirits. In some legends, she is the first to agree to Lorkhan's plan to invent the mortal plane, and provides the space for its creation in the void. She is also associated with rain, a phenomenon said not to occur before the removal of Lorkhan's divine spark.
Mara (Goddess of Beauty): Nearly universal goddess. Origins started in mythic times as a fertility goddess. In Skyrim, Mara is a handmaiden of Kyne. In the Empire, she is Mother-Goddess. She is sometimes associated with Nir of the 'Anuad', the female principle of the cosmos that gave birth to creation. Depending on the religion, she is either married to Akatosh or Lorkhan, or the concubine of both.
Morihaus (First Breath of Man): Ancient cultural hero god of the Cyro-Nordics. Legend portrays him as the Taker of the Citadel, an act of mythic times that established Human control over the Nibenay Valley. He is often associated with the Nordic powers of thu'um, and therefore with Kynareth.
Reman (The Cyrodiil): Culture god-hero of the Second Empire, Reman was the greatest hero of the Akaviri Trouble. Indeed, he convinced the invaders to help him build his own empire, and conquered all of Tamriel except for Morrowind. He instituted the rites of becoming Emperor. His Dynasty was ended by the Dunmeri Morag Tong at the end of the first era. Also called the Worldly God.
Shezarr (God of Man): Cyrodilic version of Lorkhan, whose importance suffers when Akatosh comes to the fore of Nibenay religion. Shezarr was the spirit behind all human undertaking, especially against Aldmeri aggression. He is sometimes associated with the founding of the first Cyrodilic battlemages. In the present age of Imperial enforced racial tolerance, Shezarr is all but forgotten.
Stendarr (God of Mercy): God of the Nine Divines, Stendarr has evolved from his Nordic origins into a deity of compassion or, sometimes, righteous rule. He is said to have accompanied Tiber Septim in his later years. In early Altmeri legends, Stendarr is the apologist of Men.
Talos (Tiber Septim, the Dragonborn): Heir to the Seat of Sundered Kings, Talos is the most important hero-god of Mankind. He conquered all of Tamriel and ushered in the Third Era (and the Third Empire). Also called Ysmir, 'Dragon of the North'. Before becoming a god, he was the mortal Tiber Septim, who would become the first Emperor of the Third Era.
Zenithar (God of Work and Commerce, Trader God): Member of the Nine Divines, Zenithar is understandably associated with Z'en. In the Empire, however, he is a far more cultivated god of merchants and middle nobility.
Ruler: H.I.M. Magnus Septim II, Emperor of Cyrodiil
Consort: H.I.M. Kintyra Septim nee Lariat, Empress of Cyrodiil
Heir: H.I.H. Pelagius Septim, Prince Imperial of Cyrodiil
Royal Family: Uriel(M/18), Morihatha(F/18), Katariah(F/16)
Population: 10,000,000 Citizens; 2,000,000 Non-Citizens
Government: The government of Cyrodiil is composed of three tiers. At the top is the Emperor, a decendent of Tiber Septim and thus a decendent of one of the Nine Divines. The Emperor has the power to legislate as well as to veto anything legislated by the Elder Council. The Elder Council is the second tier, made up of the Counts of the Empire as well as several Imperial Appointees. The Council has the right to legislate as well as to choose new Counts. The last tier is the Count as an individual executive in the provinces.
History: Under the leadership of a General by the name of Tiber Septim, the petty kingdoms of Cyrodiil are united into one empire and then the rest of Tamriel falls under his control. For ages the Tamriellic Empire was the sole world superpower but a series of quite certainly mad and impotent rulers doomed her to an era of stagnation and eventual devolution, creating the current global political situation. The Cyrodillic Empire was held together along with several outlying provinces and under the rule of a lucky succession of benevolent and wise rulers, Cyrodiil was able to regain a margin of the prestige originally associated with her vast legions.
Religion: The Nine Divines
Akatosh (Dragon God of Time): Akatosh is the chief deity of the Nine Divines (the prescribed religious cults of Cyrodiil and its provinces), and one of two deities found in every Tamrielic religion (the other is Lorkhan). He is generally considered to be the first of the Gods to form in the Beginning Place; after his establishment, other spirits found the process of being easier and the various pantheons of the world emerged. He is the ultimate God of the Cyrodilic Empire, where he embodies the qualities of endurance, invincibility, and everlasting legitimacy.
Arkay (God of the Cycle of Life and Death): Member of the Nine Divines pantheon, and popular elsewhere as well. Arkay is often more important in those cultures where his father, Akatosh, is either less related to time or where his time aspects are difficult to comprehend by the layman. He is the god of birth and death, and is sometimes associated with the seasons. His priests are staunch opponents of necromancy and all forms of the undead. It is said that Arkay only came into being after the creation of the mortal plane of Nirn; hence, he is sometimes known as the Mortals' God.
Dibella (Goddess of Love): Popular god of the Nine Divines. In Cyrodiil, she has nearly a dozen different cults, some devoted to women, some to artists and aesthetics, and others to erotic instruction.
Julianos (God of Wisdom and Logic): Often associated with Jhunal, the Nordic father of language and mathematics, Julianos is the Cyrodilic god of literature, law, history, and contradiction. The Order of the Ancestor Moth, founded by Tiber Septim and dedicated to Julianos, are the keepers of the Elder Scrolls.
Kynareth (Goddess of Air): Kynareth is a member of the Nine Divines, the strongest of the Sky spirits. In some legends, she is the first to agree to Lorkhan's plan to invent the mortal plane, and provides the space for its creation in the void. She is also associated with rain, a phenomenon said not to occur before the removal of Lorkhan's divine spark.
Mara (Goddess of Beauty): Nearly universal goddess. Origins started in mythic times as a fertility goddess. In Skyrim, Mara is a handmaiden of Kyne. In the Empire, she is Mother-Goddess. She is sometimes associated with Nir of the 'Anuad', the female principle of the cosmos that gave birth to creation. Depending on the religion, she is either married to Akatosh or Lorkhan, or the concubine of both.
Morihaus (First Breath of Man): Ancient cultural hero god of the Cyro-Nordics. Legend portrays him as the Taker of the Citadel, an act of mythic times that established Human control over the Nibenay Valley. He is often associated with the Nordic powers of thu'um, and therefore with Kynareth.
Reman (The Cyrodiil): Culture god-hero of the Second Empire, Reman was the greatest hero of the Akaviri Trouble. Indeed, he convinced the invaders to help him build his own empire, and conquered all of Tamriel except for Morrowind. He instituted the rites of becoming Emperor. His Dynasty was ended by the Dunmeri Morag Tong at the end of the first era. Also called the Worldly God.
Shezarr (God of Man): Cyrodilic version of Lorkhan, whose importance suffers when Akatosh comes to the fore of Nibenay religion. Shezarr was the spirit behind all human undertaking, especially against Aldmeri aggression. He is sometimes associated with the founding of the first Cyrodilic battlemages. In the present age of Imperial enforced racial tolerance, Shezarr is all but forgotten.
Stendarr (God of Mercy): God of the Nine Divines, Stendarr has evolved from his Nordic origins into a deity of compassion or, sometimes, righteous rule. He is said to have accompanied Tiber Septim in his later years. In early Altmeri legends, Stendarr is the apologist of Men.
Talos (Tiber Septim, the Dragonborn): Heir to the Seat of Sundered Kings, Talos is the most important hero-god of Mankind. He conquered all of Tamriel and ushered in the Third Era (and the Third Empire). Also called Ysmir, 'Dragon of the North'. Before becoming a god, he was the mortal Tiber Septim, who would become the first Emperor of the Third Era.
Zenithar (God of Work and Commerce, Trader God): Member of the Nine Divines, Zenithar is understandably associated with Z'en. In the Empire, however, he is a far more cultivated god of merchants and middle nobility.
Ruler: H.I.M. Magnus Septim II, Emperor of Cyrodiil
Consort: H.I.M. Kintyra Septim nee Lariat, Empress of Cyrodiil
Heir: H.I.H. Pelagius Septim, Prince Imperial of Cyrodiil
Royal Family: Uriel(M/18), Morihatha(F/18), Katariah(F/16)