The Tribunal as Living Gods
Vivec, Almalexia, and Sotha Sil are worshipped as divinities, not as ascended mortals.
They are portrayed as having stepped forward to guide the Dunmer after the calamities of the First Council and the War of the First Council.
To the faithful, they are destiny manifest — not chance or blasphemy.
ALMSIVI refers to the holy trinity that comprises the Tribunal. ALM for Almalexia, SI for Sotha Sil, and VI for Vivec.
The Three Good Daedra (Boethiah, Mephala, Azura)
Reframed as “anticipations” of the Tribunal: their roles are cast as forerunners or echoes of the Tribunal’s virtues.
Worship of them is absorbed into the Tribunal’s system, no longer primary but still acknowledged.
The House of Troubles (Malacath, Sheogorath, Mehrunes Dagon, Molag Bal)
These Daedra are taught as foes, tempters, and corrupters — adversaries the faithful must resist.
Their shrines are destroyed or suppressed in Tribunal lands, though echoes persist among heretics and dissidents.
Orthodoxy as Law
The Temple isn’t just a church; it’s a governing body. The Tribunal’s worship is bound to civic and legal life.
Heterodox worship (the Divines, the Hist, Daedra outside the “anticipations”) is criminalized..
Official Narrative (What’s Taught in Shrines & Sermons)
The Dwemer betrayed the Chimer by using Kagrenac’s profane Tools to harness the Heart of Lorkhan.
The Tribunal triumphed, Dumac was destroyed, and the Dwemer vanished in their hubris.
The Tribunal stepped forth as gods, destined to guide the Chimer (now Dunmer) into a new age.
Framed as divine providence, not theft or blasphemy.
Suppressed Truth (Known Only to Dissidents & Secret Orders)
The Tribunal used Kagrenac’s Tools themselves to tap the Heart’s power, seizing divinity.
This is what Azura cursed them for, transforming the Chimer into Dunmer as punishment.
Groups like the Dissident Priests and the Ashlanders preserve this version, but to the average Dunmer, it’s heresy.
Common Knowledge
Most Dunmer probably know the names Numidium, Kagrenac, Dumac in a vague mythic sense — but not the mechanics of the Tools.
The details are esoteric, restricted to priest-scholars, or heretical sources like the Ashlanders’ oral histories.
For the average citizen:
Worship the Tribunal.
Respect the “anticipations.”
Avoid the House of Troubles.
Ignore or denounce heterodox practices.
For the educated clergy:
Know the “official” Red Mountain narrative, scrubbed of uncomfortable truths.
Guard against heresy by controlling art, literature, and religious practice.
For the dissidents & Ashlanders:
Preserve the unorthodox truth that the Tribunal stole their divinity and brought Azura’s curse.