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 * sab="1150"|   ==Kalpa==

A singular Kalpa is the period of time in which takes place between the cyclical creation and death of the world, ending with the rebirth of the new world. This death and rebirth of the world are attributed to varying gods within Tamrielic faiths, most notably Alduin the World-Eater, Satakal the World-Skin, and Thartaag the World-Devourer. The Dawn Era is considered its own separate kalpa from the Merethic Era and later eras, this, along with the Yokudan creation myth, implies that the Dawn Era had its own cycle of death and rebirth. With each new kalpa, the world is relatively similar to the last, however, there is always one thing that is considered "new".

Yokudan Myth
According to Yokudan myth, the universe began with Satak, the first serpent, who accidentally bit its own heart due to Akel, the hungry stomach, killing itself and shedding its skin to create a new world

Nordic Empire


The Nordic Empire, formally the First Empire of the Nords, sometimes referred to as the First Empire of Men, and sharing the Alessian Empire's simplified moniker of the First Empire, was the first known human Empire within Tamriel. The formal date of its establishment is unknown, if any, however, informally it started in the year 1E 240, with the beginning of High King Vrage's, Skyrim Conquests. However, some sources seem to imply that the Empire may have actually been formed, by Vrage, slightly before his conquests. The Empire would collapse in the year 1E 369, amidst the death of High King Borgas and the subsequent War of Succession.

Skyrim Conquests
The inception of the Nordic Empire's, Skyrim Conquests, began with the first Nordic discoveries of the proto-Breton 'Manmeri' beyond the western border of the Reach. According to Khosey's Tamrilean Tractates, the first discovery of Bretons was done so by a group of Nord hunters, who, at first, attacked the Bretons believing them some new, undiscovered, strand of Aldmer, recorded as being "scarcely recognizable as humans." The hunting parties' slaughter only stopped when the oldest of the Manmeri began pleading for his life in some form of broken Nordic dialect. News of this discovery began to spread all across Skyrim, eventually to the capitol city, Windhelm. There, it was concluded that the Manmeri must have been remnants of human slaves taken from Saarthal during its fall and sacking, and that ten generations of forced intermingling with Elves had left them with their deformed, elven, appearance. With this resolve, High King Vrage the Gifted saw no other choice than to invade the neighboring lands of High Rock and liberate the Nord's long separated kinsmen from the tyranny of Elven rulership, thus beginning the Skyrim Conquests in 1E 240.

High Rock
Vrage's initial onslaught drove quickly through High Rock, first conquering the rolling hills and valleys of the Western Reach, then moving up towards the banks of the Bjoulsae River. Incursions beyond the Bjoulsae were, however, short lasted and were almost always halted due to Elven magical ability and those Bretons who sided themselves with the Elves. Incidentally, the Nords did manage to dominate High Rock's coastal regions through establishing fortified raiding villages on the shorelines, most notably the northern half of the Iliac Bay. The most recognizable of these such settlements being Daggerfall, established around 1E 246, which would eventually grow to become one of High Rock's most prominent cities.

Morrowind
Early on during the conquests, given Vrage's fruitful expansions into High Rock, the enthusiastic Nords of northern Skyrim began to leave their snowy valleys and mountain settlements to surmount an incredible invasion into the eastern territory of present-day Morrowind. The conquest of Morrowind is often considered to be one of the most epic clashes of the First Era, in which the Nords took on the military might of both the Chimer, and the technologically adept Dwemer, on the hills and glades of the dire kingdom. The long bickering rivalry between the Dwemer and the Chimer, no doubt, played a heavy role in the fall of the territory. However, the more, notable fallacy of the Chimer's defense of their homeland was their lacking sense of unity. Many tribes of Chimer were known to actually aid the Nords in their warring conquest with the promised knowing that the Nord armies would help crush those tribes that they feuded with. One surprisingly effective tactic the Nords used to drive back Chimer armies was the use of Thu'um to conjure up storm's which almost always routed their fearful enemies.

Nibenay
Inspired by the success of the northern conquests of High Rock and Morrowind, Nordic earls of Skyrim's southern highlands began scouting out the lands beyond the Jerall Mountains to find their own opportunities. Unfortunately, for the earls, northern Cyrodiil and the Jeralls proved a small prize for the Nords and was deemed unnecessary of conquest. However, in 1E 242, favorable circumstances arose for justifiable Nordic incursion into Cyrodiil with the Alessian Slave Rebellion raging on, which was also partially inspired by news of Nordic victories against the Elves in the north. This began with Alessia convincing Breton and Nordic war bands to help her cause with promises of rich lands and trade concessions, and evolved into full military aid from the Nordic Empire, with the creation of a loose alliance between the two factions. The Nords would admit large expanses of the Nibenay Valley into their Empire, and those Nordic mercenaries who were promised land in the area would attribute to the eventual creation of the prosperous Nibenean culture.

Dwemer City-States of Skyrim
The High King Gellir, who is normally believed to have succeeded Vrage, was responsible for conquering the multiple independent Dwemer city-states of Skyrim within the span of three short years. The Nords under Gellir's reign were extremely surprised by this swift conquest of the Dwemer lands, as they had stood-fast against Nordic invasion for nearly a century. This sudden collapse of the Dwemer city-states is normally attributed to Gellir's tactical prowess and the blessings of Shor, however, more recent discoveries show other means for the Nord's success. Around this time the Dwemer city-states were decimated by internal disputes and infighting over the rare material known as Aetherium, discovered shorty after High King Harald's reign (circa 1E 221 ). This disharmony between the Dwemer city-states, referred to as the Aetherium Wars, was brought about when an alliance designed to extract Aetherium, collapsed due to the members states own greed, in their attempts to claim the Aetherium Forge. Over the next several decades, this war wained the unity and power of the Dwemer city-states, allowing for Gellir's subsequent conquest.

Borgas' Reign
The next known ruler of the Nordic Empire, to succeed Gellir, was the High King Borgas, who was one of the Prophet Marukh's chief supporters, and his reign saw increased flirtation with the Alessian Empire, to the south. In 1E 358, During what can be assumed to be Borgas' reign, the Nordic Empire began loosing large amount of territory in Greater Bretony to the growing power of the Direnni Hegemony, being pushed back all the way to the Western Reach. The Alessian Emperor, Ami-El, sent armies to aid in the Nord's struggle, but even they weren't enough. Borgas brought to Skryim Marukh's great cultural and religious movement, the Alessian Reform, enforcing the Alessian's strict doctrines which now governed the Alessian Empire, and, evidently, outlawing the traditional Nordic Pantheon. Borgas was known to have orchestrated many campaigns to spread the influence of the Alessian Order. After the Camoran Dynasty backed out of an important trade agreement with the Alessian Empire, High King Borgas traveled to Cyrodiil to urge a joint war against the Bosmer of Valenwood, in 1E 369. However, the Bosmer initiated a Wild Hunt with the intention of assassinating Borgas for the inequities of his Alessian faith, in which they succeeded. Though Borgas' body was thought lost, legend held that his body was secretly returned to Skyrim, and buried in a tomb in which location was lost to the ages, along with the Skyrim's ancient and symbolic Jagged Crown.

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