Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-77.172.125.107-20130907185947/@comment-121511-20150328234804

71.248.190.66 wrote: Xrib - God of the earth and patron of the Dwemer. Possibly the soul of Nir like how Akatosh is the soul of Anu and Sithis is the soul of Padomey.

Nir does not exist in the current Dream: her death is what led the Anu of the previous Dream to become the Godhead of this Dream. The Anu and Padomay of this Dream, likewise with the essences of their concepts that are Anuiel and Sithis, are universal forces that do not possess any form of sentience, self-awareness, or agency.

Akatosh is the Imperial Aspect of Aka, created by the Marukhati Selectives by adding Mannish elements to the concept of Auriel. He did not oppose Lorkhan, and indeed was created long after Lorkhan was dead. Auriel did oppose Lorkhan, and theirs is the mythic parallel most often referenced beneath Anuiel and Sithis, but Auriel is an Aspect-God, not et'Ada: a more appropriate pairing would be Aka and Lorkhan.