Y'ffer, the Elden ShaperEdit
Y'ffer is the Khajiiti analogue of Y'ffre, and one of the Bastard Sons of Ahnurr. He was said to be "wise and kind", and created the first flower in order to convince Nirni to be his mate.
Y'ffer was later corrupted by the Great Darkness and killed Nirni. In revenge, Azurah, Khenarthi, and Hircine killed Y'ffer and made a cairn for Nirni out of his bones. The Khajiit no longer speak of him.[1]
Y'ffre, God of the ForestEdit
Y'ffre (also spelled Y'frre, or known as Jephre or Y'ffer), the Singer, the Storyteller, the God of Song and Forest, and the Spirit of the Now, is the most important deity of the Bosmeri pantheon, also worshipped by the Altmer, Bretons, and Snow Elves. He (occasionally she) was one of the strongest of the recognizable spirits that crystallized shortly after the beginning of time, and played an important role in the coalescing of the physical world during the Dawn Era.
He is said to have been the first of the Ehlnofey to transform himself into an Earth Bone, a law of nature, giving rise to the rules and principles of nature and life on Nirn. Y'ffre's "Earthbones" are said to have been created from his corporeal form to establish safety and the laws of nature. These laws took the shape of stories, and there is great debate between Bosmer tribes competing to interpret Y'ffre's ways and knowledge of the times of chaos, before Y'ffre arrived on the mortal plane. He thus formed the frame upon which nature is woven, said to have gained sight-perception of all that occurs within the sight of birds and the reflection of waters through his song, and to echo their songs and crashing waves. While seeing and hearing nothing himself, his sight-perception and song are loomed through the laws he established, for mortals to interpret through study of the Sea's mystery. Day, night, and the places between are the manifestation of his interpretation of the time-law Anui-El is said to have established within Nirn. Y'ffre is strongly associated with songs and stories, as a mythical expression of his role in shaping the story of nature. His acts of creation are described as "tales", and he is said to have given the first name to every living creature, solidifying their place in the world. Y'ffre sang to Aetherius, weaving songs so beautiful that the stars were compelled to dance and sway, continuing to wink and blink afterward in memory of that song as the realms of Aetherius which those stars are windows to likewise dance and sway to Y'ffre's music. Y'ffre's priests, called Spinners, also experience life as one long story, as they not only keep the histories and laws of their people, but also narrate events that have yet to occur. As Y'ffre instructed the world and the first Bosmer through tales, so too do the Spinners elucidate and educate their kin through elaborate, sometimes befuddling, metaphors, that nonetheless always contain an essential truth. Spinners can use their "narrative magic" to profoundly alter the stories of others, even altering their memories of past events.
Bosmer priests known as Namespinners can perceive another person's protonymic, unweave it slightly and then chant a new suffix into it in order to alter the physical form of a person. This ability can be used to give antlers to Bosmer who are deemed worthy of this decoration.
Ysmir, Dragon of the NorthEdit
Ysmir, the "Dragon of the North", is the Nordic name of kings.[2][3] As such, any given use of the term could be referring to one of several historical figures depending on context, or even all of them generally. Ysmir was described by Imperial scholars as the Nordic aspect of Talos.[4]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ The Worldly Spirits — Amun-dro, the Silent Priest
- ^ The Talos Mistake — Leonora Venatus
- ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Cyrodiil — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ Varieties of Faith... — Brother Mikhael Karkuxor of the Imperial College