Covenant

Not to be confused with The Covenant, Daggerfall Covenant, or Convention.

The Covenant was an event that took place on the deathbed of the Slave-Queen Alessia in 1E 266. It marked the creation of the Amulet of Kings from the Red Diamond (Chim-el Adabal) and the establishment of the Dragonfires in the Imperial City, closing the Oblivion Gates and protecting the First Empire from the Daedric.

Participation

The following is quoted of the Covenant in the Trials of St. Alessia:

Akatosh drew from his breast a burning handful of his Heart's blood, and he gave it into Alessia's hand, saying, 'This shall also be a token to you of our joined blood and pledged faith. So long as you and your descendants shall wear the Amulet of Kings, then shall this dragonfire burn -- an eternal flame -- as a sign to all men and gods of our faithfulness. So long as the dragonfires shall burn, to you, and to all generations, I swear that my Heart's blood shall hold fast the Gates of Oblivion.

Other texts describe Shezarr or Lorkhan as being the deity to participate in the Covenant with Alessia, with one describing Lorkhan as the same deity as Akatosh. This is also alluded to in The Song of Pelinal, Book VIII, wherein the person believed to be the Shezarrine, Pelinal Whitestrake, appears to be speaking to Alessia in place of Shezarr or Akatosh.

References

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