Upon death, the dragon priests insisted that their followers be buried with them in the various Dragon temples and tombs across Skyrim. However, other sects within the cult believed only those who ascended to the priesthood would be granted a second life. They entombed the remains of the dragons that died during the war within dragon mounds, with the belief that Alduin would one day return and resurrect the faithful. The survivors adapted and went into hiding all across Skyrim. After Alduin was banished from Nirn, a large number of the cultists were killed and the surviving dragon priests were overthrown. It is unknown if masks were named after the priests who wore them, or if the priest took on the name of the mask that was granted to them.Įventually, men rebelled against the cruelty of the cult in what is known as the Dragon War. It was also during this time that the highest-ranking dragon priests were granted magical masks that defied the laws of time, and bore powerful enchantments. It was here the highest ranking priests met within the temple of Labyrinthian to confer about matters of ruling. Īt the height of the dragon cult's influence, the capital of Skyrim was considered to be the city of Bromjunaar, located in what is now Hjaalmarch hold. It is unclear why this was the case, but the priests began to rule with an iron fist, making slaves of the rest of the population. The system of rule in Tamriel, however, was quite different from Atmora. When the Atmorans began to migrate to Tamriel over the next several centuries, the dragon priests and cultists were some of the first men to arrive. The priests set down laws and codes of living that kept peace between Dragons and men, but to do so they demanded tribute. In turn, the priests ruled men as equals to the kings. ĭragons embraced their role as god-kings over men, but rather than deal with the actual ruling itself, they granted small amounts of power to dragon priests in exchange for absolute obedience. Known as the " dragon cult," they worshipped many animals as avatars of the gods, the Dragon being chief among them. The dragon priests themselves can be traced back to Atmora, where they were the ruling body during the Merethic Era. This gave them the justification in their minds that their rule over mortals was only natural. The fact that they held immense power over mortals led them to the conclusion that this itself was the ultimate truth. One of their core beliefs was that power equaled truth. They believed that as they were the children of Akatosh, they were naturally superior to both man and mer. A mural of a Dragon Priest typically found in Nordic Tombs.ĭuring the Merethic Era, Dragons ruled much of Tamriel and Atmora.
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