Lore:Shezarrine

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Pelinal Whitestrake, possibly the Shezarrine, fighting Umaril

The Shezarrine was a mystic being known in ancient times. In the song describing his life, Pelinal Whitestrake was identified as being the Shezarrine. The song says that the man who made the claim was then smothered by moths in the night.

The term is derived from the name of Shezarr, the "God of Man". This god, known among other names as Lorkhan, has been described in many cultures as wandering creation after being separated from his divine center. Sep, from the Redguard mythos, "could only slink around in a dead skin." In Khajiiti mythology, Lorkhaj was cursed "to walk Nirni for many phases." In Reachfolk mythology, Lorkh supposedly still walks among the mortals of Nirn and appears only once in a great while, braving the pain and sorrow of the cruel world he created to aid the Reachfolk in times of desperate need. It may be that the Shezarrine is an incarnation or avatar of those beings, acting within history in his limited state.

Historical accounts of Pelinal do paint him as being beyond a mere mortal man. The song of his life describes him as being 'ada', indicating he was an elevated spirit of some sort. Another First Era account expresses the belief that he would come again after his death. A more modern account says that Pelinal could describe his experience during the Middle Dawn, an event that occurred several centuries after his recorded death. A historian describes Pelinal as an immortal who raised multiple kingdoms during the Late Merethic Era, centuries before he appears in the story of Alessia. During this time, he was variously known as Pelinal Whitestrake, Harrald Hairy Breeks, Ysmir (a name attributed to several heroes throughout history), Hans the Fox (said to be one of the Five Hundred Companions, The Imperial Library}}), and other names lost to history.

There may be others related to this mythic figure. Wulfharth, Talos, and the Last Dragonborn share the title 'Ysmir' with Pelinal. Arnand the Fox, equated with Zurin Arctus, was listed beside Ysmir and Pelinal in the discussion on the Middle Dawn. Wulfharth, Arctus, and Talos are associated with each other in one account of Tiber Septim's ascension to the throne.

Notes[edit]

  • When asked about Lorkhan and his avatars, developer Michael Kirkbride presented the following list. These are all various names or titles associated with Tiber Septim, Zurin Arctus, and Wulfharth.
1. Wulfharth L
2. Hjalti O
3. Ysmir R
4. Talos K
5. Arctus H
6. Septim A
N

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Note: The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.