Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-72.77.73.35-20140408131341/@comment-121511-20150301175827

Normal mortals go to whichever afterlife they believe in after death. Most of these afterlives are in the dreamsleeve, where the souls are recycled, while Sovngarde is elsewhere, being presided over by Lorkhan. The only requirement for Sovngarde is that you believe in it and that you die in combat, not that you are a Nord.