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Pelinal Whitestrake
''Work in progress. Expand as you please but be careful to use citations when doing so, especially for the OOG stuff.''

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 * 1) Lead
 * 2) Names
 * 3) Pelinal
 * 4) More Pelinal names
 * 5) Other names (e.g. PELIN-EL? Merge this one or something)


 * 1) Conquests
 * 2) Alessian Rebellion/Empire
 * 3) Other? If any?
 * 4) Alessia/Morihaus/etc. - possibly merge this with Alessian Rebellion section
 * 5) More information (the weird OOG stuff, if canonical...?)

Pelinal Whitestrake <<<<>>>>

BULLETS BY SOURCES FOR NOW—REWORK INTO PROPER ARTICLE LATER, AFTER INFO HAS BEEN COLLECTED

NOTE THAT NOTHING ABOUT PELINAL MAKES SENSE, SO PREPARE TO BE CONFUSED

The Song of Pelinal, Book I

 * Pelinal took on many new names throughout his life. The name "Pelinal" is actually an Elvish name which literally translates to "glorious knight." <<<<>>>>
 * Elves hated Pelinal, so it is possible that the name is used ironically/mockingly. However, Pelinal was apparently "much too grim for that."
 * He was referred to as "Pelinal the Bloody," "Pelinal Insurgent," "Pelinal In Triumph," "Pelinal the Blamer," and "Pelinal the Third."
 * Pelinal the Whitestrake – "because of his left hand, made of a killing light"
 * Pelinal the Bloody – "for he [drank] it in victory" (blood)
 * Pelinal Insurgent – "because he gave the crusades a face" (Alessian Rebellion?)
 * Pelinal In Triumph – "as the words eventually became synonymous, and men-at-arms gave thanks to the Eight when they saw his banner coming through war"
 * Pelinal the Blamer – "for he was quick to admonish those allies of his that favored tactics that ran counter to his, that is, sword-theory"
 * Pelinal the Third – "though whether this was because some said he was a god guiser, who had incarnated twice before already, or that, simpler, he was the third vision given to Perrif, anon Alessia, in her prayers of liberation before he walked among the quarters of rebellion, is unknown."
 * White-haired for most/all of his life ("even in youth") and often in the midst of "trouble."

The Song of Pelinal, Book II

 * Pelinal was kinda a response to Alessia's prayers to Kyne
 * "[And then] Kyne granted Perrif another symbol, a diamond soaked red with the blood of elves, [whose] facets could [un-sector and form] into a man whose every angle could cut her jailers and a name: PELIN-EL."
 * "Diamond soaked red with the blood of elves"=The Red Diamond (gemstone of the Amulet of Kings).
 * Pelinal was brought about from the Red Diamond.
 * Note that Pelinal had been "already killing" (Elves) at this point.
 * Another name for Pelinal: "PELIN-EL" (meaning "The Star-Made Knight")
 * Pelinal was "arrayed in armor [from the future time]."
 * Teamed up with Morihaus and Alessia's rebellion against the Ayleids – "Morihaus stamping at his side froth-bloody and bellowing from excitement because the Pelinal was come..." [...]
 * Pelinal: "These were their eastern chieftains, no longer full of their talking."

The Song of Pelinal, Book III

 * Hated by Elves – "the enemy of all elfkind that lived in Cyrod those days"
 * Largely defeated Ayleid "sorcerer-kings" in one-on-one combat rather than in battle (Alessia and Morihaus did the latter)
 * Book refers to Morihaus as his "nephew"
 * Fought Haromir of Copper and Tea at Sancre Tor – "ate his neck-veins" while "screaming praise" about Reman (Cyrodiil, most likely)
 * (This, by the way, does not make any sense, because Reman would not be around for another couple thousand years.)
 * Fought Gordhaur the Shaper at Ninendava – smashed his head "upon the goat-faced altar of Ninendava, and in his wisdom Pelinal said a small plague spell to keep that evil from reforming by welkynd-magic."
 * Fought Hadhuul at Ceyatatar – "slew Hadhuul on the granite steps of Ceya-Tar, the Fire King's spears knowing their first refute."
 * Had very powerful/advanced armor – he "admitted was unlike any crafted by men, but would say no more even when pressed."
 * When Huna was killed by "an arrowhead made from the beak of Celethelel the Singer," Pelinal went on his first "Madness"
 * Pelinal and Huna apparently had some kind of close relationship. Huna had been "raised from grain-slave to hoplite" by Pelinal.
 * The song says that Huna was "loved well" by Pelinal. Whether this is more of a friendship/mentor (?) type of love or a romantic type is unclear.
 * Pelinal went absolutely ballistic at this point – "He wrought destruction from Narlemae all the way to Celediil, and erased those lands from the maps of Elves and Men, and all things in them"
 * Alessia apparently had to appease the "gods" (which gods? The Eight, or an older pantheon?) with sacrifice because they were not pleased with how violent Pelinal was being.
 * When it was time to attack the White-Gold Tower, Pelinal was challenged by Umaril the Unfeathered, the "half-Elf"
 * Umaril was confident in his abilities enough to call out Pelinal because he had "the blood of the 'ada and would never know death." ('ada=Et'ada? So he is half Elf, half Et'ada)

The Song of Pelinal, Book IV

 * Pelinal helped Alessia conquer the entire eastern portion of Cyrodiil (east of the Niben River)
 * It apparently rained a lot. This might actually mean something but it's hard to tell.
 * "Kyne had to send her rain to wash the blood from the villages and forts that no longer flew Ayleid banners, for the armies of Men needed to make camps of them as they went forward."
 * Freed many human prisoners (w/ Alessia and Morihaus), such as those of the Vahtache.
 * Recruited the Thousand-Strong of Sedor to the rebellion – "two thousand hands that he brought back in a wagon made of demon-bone"
 * Demon-bone, meaning the bones of Daedra?
 * Pelinal participated in the "First Pogrom" (massacre of Elves, probably), gaining support of some northern forces (think Falkreath)
 * From the sight of Pelinal, the Nords were under the impression that Shor had returned, but Pelinal "spat at their feet for profaning that name."
 * (This probably indicates something about Pelinal but I dunno what)
 * When her armies and even Alessia herself hesitated storming the White-Gold Tower, "Pelinal grew furious, and made names of Umaril, and made names of what cowards he thought he saw around him, and then made for the Tower by himself, for Pelinal often acted without thought."

The Song of Pelinal, Book V

 * It is apparently "best left unsaid" whether or not Pelinal is a Shezarrine – "for once Plontinu, who favored the short sword, said it, and that night he was smothered by moths"
 * "It is famous, though, that the two talked of each other as family, with Morihaus as the lesser, and that Pelinal loved him and called him nephew, but these could be merely the fancies of immortals."
 * Assuming Pelinal is a Shezarrine ("mortal incarnation"/aspect of Shezarr/Lorkhan), calling Morihaus his nephew would make a bit of sense, since Morhaus himself is a demiprince/demigod?
 * Pelinal held a lot of respect for Morihaus in terms of fighting ability and war strategy/tactics, but did not approve of Morihaus' relationship with Alessia
 * Nothing came of this opinion, as Morihaus explains, "She is like this shine on my nose-hoop here: an accident sometimes, but whenever I move my head at night, she is there. And so you know what you ask is impossible."
 * Also note that Morihaus was not subject to the "Madness" that Pelinal occasionally was
 * "We are ada, Mor, and change things through love. We must take care lest we beget more monsters on this earth. If you do not desist, she will take to you, and you will transform all Cyrod if you do this."
 * (What does he mean by "tranform," and how do Gods experiencing love affect anything? Is this somehow related to CHIM?)

The Song of Pelinal, Book VI

 * "[And it is] said that he emerged into the world like a Padomaic, that is, borne by Sithis and all the forces of change therein."
 * (This is obviously important, but I'm not sure how important)
 * "...beneath the Pelinal's star-armor was a chest that gaped open to show no heart, only a red rage shaped diamond-fashion, singing like a mindless dragon, and that this was proof that he was a myth-echo, and that where he trod were shapes of the first urging."
 * Referring to the Red Diamond?
 * "singing like a mindless dragon" – Dragon, as in Akatosh?
 * (No idea what a "myth-echo" is)
 * The "first urging"? Referring to creation?
 * Pelinal was not a fan of "god-logic" and simply killed anyone who used it, "except for fair Perrif," who "enacts, rather than talks, as language without exertion is dead witness."
 * After saying this kind of thing Pelinal would go on a Madness. "O Aka, for our shared madness I do this! I watch you watching me watching back! Umaril dares call us out, for that is how we made him"
 * "...whole swaths of lands were devoured in divine rampage to become Void, and Alessia would have to pray to the Gods for their succor, and they would reach down as one mind and soothe the Whitestrake until he no longer had the will to kill the earth in whole."
 * When asked what a Madness felt like, Pelinal responded, "Like when the dream no longer needs its dreamer."
 * (Again, this sounds important, but I don't know what it actually means)
 * Context: "Pelinal could only answer..." – Something stopping him from answering? Does he refuse to elaborate, or is that literally all he could think of?

The Song of Pelinal, Book VII

 * "[And so after many battles with] Umaril's allies, where dead Aurorans lay like candlelight around the throne, the Pelinal became surrounded by the last Ayleid sorcerer-kings and their demons, each one heavy with varliance."
 * Varliance - starlight? Or... KINMUNE????? (Varliance+)
 * Umaril keeps sending out soldiers to fight Pelinal rather than facing him directly, as he "favored ruin-from-afar over close combat"
 * "More soldiers were sent against Pelinal to die, and yet they managed to pierce his armor with axes and arrows, for Umaril had wrought each one by long varliance, which he had been hoarding since his first issue [of challenge.]..."
 * "Long varliance" - Assuming "varliance" means something along the lines of starlight, in context this appears to be some sort of ethereal energy/power?
 * "[Presently] the half-Elf [showed himself] bathed in [Meridian light] ... and he listed his bloodline in the Ayleidoon and spoke of his father, a god of the [previous kalpa's] World-River and taking great delight in the heavy-breathing of Pelinal who had finally bled..."
 * "Pelinal stood [frothing]... above him insulting his ancestry and anyone else that took ship from Old Ehlnofey, [which] angered the other Elvish kings and drove them to a madness of their own... [and they] fell on him [speaking] to their weapons... cutting the Pelinal into eighths while he roared in confusion [which even] the Council of Skiffs [could hear]..."
 * Olf Ehlnofey=Aldmeris - but is it a physical location (in-game texts) or collection of images/ideas? (Nu-Mantia)
 * Pelinal defeats Umaril, but is himself cut "into eighths" by the remaining Elven kings
 * "Men looked for more Ayleids to kill but Pelinal had left none save those kings and demons that had already begun to flee..."
 * (So Pelinal was killed by the Ayleid kings but also killed them?)
 * "It was Morihaus who found the Whitestrake's head, which the kings had left to prove their deeds and they spoke and Pelinal said things of regrets... but the rebellion had turned anyway... [and more] words were said between these immortals that even the Paravant would not deign to hear."
 * Pelinal is physically cut up into eights yet somehow has a conversation with Morihaus
 * "words were said between these immortals that even the Paravant would not deign to hear." - combined with how Pelinal "said things of regrets..." could mean a lot of things

The Song of Pelinal, Book VIII

 * "Strangely, it appears that Pelinal is present at Alessia's deathbed, although he was killed by Umaril earlier in the saga (years before Alessia's death)."
 * "... and left you to gather sinew with my other half, who will bring light thereby to that mortal idea that brings [the Gods] great joy, that is, freedom, which even the Heavens do not truly know, [which is] why our Father, the... [Text lost]... in those first [days/spirits/swirls] before Convention... that which we echoed in our earthly madness. [Let us] now take you Up. We will [show] our true faces... [which eat] one another in amnesia each Age."
 * "Convention" - not sure what this refers to.
 * "We will [show] our true faces... [which eat] one another in amnesia each Age." - again, not a clue

Shezarr and the Divines

 * Briefly mentions Pelinal's involvement in the human revolt against the Ayleids - "...the infamous Pelinal Whitestrake"

The Adabal-a

 * Gives some details on the conversation between Morihaus and Pelinal after the latter's "death":
 * Pelinal: "Our enemies have undone me, and spread my body into hiding. In mockery of divine purpose, the Ayleids cut me into eighths, for they are obsessed with this number."
 * Morihaus: "Your crusades went beyond her counsel, Whitestrake, but I am a bull, and therefore reckless in my wit. I think I would go and gore our prisoners if you had left any alive. You are blood-made-glorious, uncle, and will come again, as fox animal or light. Cyrod is still ours."
 * Pelinal: "Beware, Morihaus, beware! With the foresight of death I know now that my foe yet lives, bitter knowledge to take to my grave. Better that I had died believing myself the victor. Although cast beyond the doors of night, he will return. Be vigilant! I can no longer shield the host of Men from Umaril's retribution."

Before the Ages of Man

 * Mentions some more of Pelinal's names? - "Also during the Late Merethic Era the legendary immortal hero, warrior, sorcerorsorcerer [sic], and king variously known as Pelinal Whitestrake, Harrald Hairy Breeks, Ysmir, Hans the Fox, etc., wandered Tamriel, gathering armies, conquering lands, ruling, then abandoning his kingdoms to wander again."
 * (This needs to be cross-referenced)

PGE1: Elsweyr Confederacy

 * "Indeed, Pelinal Whitestrake, Nibenay warlord of the Elven Pogrom, mistook the khajiit for another strain of Aldmeri and killed many of their number before realizing his error."

Varieties of Faith: The Khajiit

 * According to the Khajiit, it was Alkosh ("Dragon King of Cats," Khajiit version of Akatosh?) who protected the Khajiit from Pelinal early on, presumably when he began killing them believing that they were Elves (See: PGE1:EC) - "He repelled an early Aldmeri pogrom of Pelinal Whitestrake during mythic times."
 * Varieties of Faith in the Empire says the same thing

The Knights of the Nine

 * "The Knights were founded by Sir Amiel Lannus in 3E 111, following his heroic turn in the War of the Isle, with the high purpose of recovering the legendary Crusader's Relics, the weapons and armor of Pelinal Whitestrake which have been lost for thousands of years."

The Illusion of Death

 * Brings up the idea again that Pelinal was dead when Alessia died but somehow also attended her funeral
 * "For did not Al-Esh persist, speaking knives, though dead? And had not Pelin-Al been witness to her death, although dead himself at the death of Umar-Il?"

Hallgerd's Tale

 * Places Pelinal in the wrong time period but still presents the idea that lots of what he did could have been fabricated
 * "'Pelinal Whitestrake supposedly conquered all of Tamriel by himself,' [...] 'That was before the First Era, it's probably mostly myth.'"

The Library of Dusk: Rare Books

 * Pelinal apparently authored a book called "Conversations with the Heart of Lorkhan," which is described as: "Ruminations on the nature of the Aurbis. Warning: Probably apocryphal."

House Tharn of Nibenay

 * "House tradition holds that the Tharn family was active in St. Alessia's slave uprising, with one Vilius Tharn serving Pelinal Whitestrake as 'Blade-Serrator and Master of the Abbatoir.'"

The Slave Rebellion - Man's Triumph

 * More skepticism: "We have all read accounts of heroic deeds executed by the likes of Alessia, Morihaus, and Pelinal Whitestrake. While it's obvious to anyone with a modicum of intellect that these tales are a bit hyperbolic, it is quite clear that exceptional individuals made the establishment of the First Empire possible."
 * It goes on to say: "It is a pity that more texts have not survived, for the few we retain give us little insight, and dishonest scholars often distort them for slanderous political purposes."

Where were you when the Dragon Broke?

 * Mannimarco has this to say (regarding Dragon Breaks): "The Three Thieves of Morrowind could tell you where they were. So could the High King of Alinor, who was the one who broke it in the first place. There are others on this earth that could, too: Ysmir, Pelinal, Arnand the Fox or should I say Arctus? The Last Dwarf would talk, if they would let him. As for myself, I was here and there and here again, like the rest of the mortals during the Dragon Break."
 * "Three Thieves" probably referring to the Tribunal

Vernaccus and Bourlor

 * In this tale, Pelinal is referred to as "a great champion" by Horavatha, who is a "daedra seducer"