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Shezzarine/Nerevarine/Dragon Born

  • Member
    September 2, 2015

    So I'm new to this whole Lore discussion page, and I'm pretty new to this website as well.

    However, after reading some stuff about Shezzarine/Nerevarine, and knowing somewhat the deal with the whole Dragonborn thing, is it possible that all three of these are the same thing? And there are just some cultural distinctions that make for different names?

    Now the Shezzarine are reincarnations of Lorkhan who is cursed with walking nirn forever, and the Nerevarine are also cured with walking nirn forever to my understanding...so that seems pretty similar. The whole deal with the dragonborn and Shezzarine overlap is also pretty interesting to consider. (Talos was both). So does that mean that those who are dragon born are also Shezzarine? Could it be that the Dragon soul replaces Lorkhan's missing heart??

    So what do you think? is it possible that all three of these are connected? And its simply cultural names that separate them?

    I'm also not really sure how to tag this....?

  • Member
    September 2, 2015

    The Nerevarine is a reincarnation of Nerevar; Shezarrines are reincarnations of Shor. Two separate beings, in other words.

  • Member
    September 2, 2015

    yea, I know that, but according to the Nerevarine prophecy, it was after the tribunal was corrupted by the heart of lorkhan that Azura made the Nerevarine.

    Both reincarnations have to do with Lorkhan in someway. So maybe azura is simply using Shezarrines, but calling them something different so the dunmer don't get all bent out of shape about it.

  • Member
    September 2, 2015

    I think what he's asking is is it possible that one person may be "reincarnated" from both? And: How does this reincarnation relate to the appearance of a Dragonborn? It's interesting to think about. 

    @Teej - if you're really interested in this, write a fanfic about a character that is this way and post it in Tamriel Tales. It would be interesting to read.

  • Member
    September 2, 2015

    I wanted to just see if people thought this was a silly idea or if people thought it was plausible before doing something like that.

  • September 2, 2015

    I honestly don't see it, one is an Chimer culture hero and one is a primarily manish god.

  • Member
    September 2, 2015
    My argument is that maybe azura uses the reincarnated shor's as her champions and calls them nerevarine. Just to make it easier for the dunmer to grasp? I know it's definitely a stretch.
  • September 3, 2015

    Nerevarine just means Nerevar Reborn. Also he was prophesied to kick the empire out of Morrowind and since a Shezzarine created the empire in the first place it doesn't really make sense. 

  • September 3, 2015
    So by that shezzarine means Shezzar reborn.
  • September 3, 2015

    Yep, Shezzar being the Cyrodilic name for Shor, God of Man.