Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24.113.168.122-20130520103810/@comment-92.237.64.195-20140724044210

There's some discussion about the number 9 in this, and based on what I've looked at, I don't think it's 9, I think its 8+1.

Seems like a weak distinction but, 9 divines, 8 are just gods but 1 is an ascended mortal. 9 dragon priest masks, the 9th is special, and has no dragon priest fight with it, 8+1. 9 cities appear in Oblivion, 1 is the imperial city itself, certainly unique compared to the other cities. 9 holds in Skyrim, one of which was built by the dwarves, not the nords- 8+1.

There's definately something to this.