Gently closing the ancient books carefully selected by Dawn Warhammer Xili, the lord gained a deeper understanding of Almsivi, the three living gods of the Tribunal.
As the housekeeper said, if divinity is the sublimation of humanity, then both the good and the bad will be sublimated together.
This is most vividly reflected in Almalexia, Vivec and Sotha Sil. Because they are indeed living gods promoted from living humans. By stealing the power of Lorkhan's heart, his personality was solidified into a godhead over a long period of time.
However, because he cut off the connection with Lorkhan's heart, his divinity disappeared and he eventually became a mortal. Vivec's benevolent side hides a darker side, one of even darker violence, corruption, and conspiracy.
Together with Nerevar's mortal wife Amalesia, who later became Vivec's divine companion. The lord has reason to believe that Vivec's method of secretly convincing Almalexia to betray Nerevar is nothing more than human nature intertwined with lust and conspiracy that ultimately sublimates into divinity.
So when Nerevarin, the reincarnated soul of Nerevar in the prophecy, appeared in front of her. Almalexia, who was already on the verge of collapse due to the exhaustion of her divine power, went completely crazy. So he set up a conspiracy to kill someone with a borrowed knife. She wanted to lure Nerevarine into the Clockwork City to kill Sotha Sil, and to focus all the divine power of the Holy Trinity into herself, becoming the only god of the Dark Elves. As she famously said: "Your death will end the Nerevar Prophecy, and my people will once again be led by one god, adhering to one faith, and obeying one authority under my sacred law."
As a result, she died by Nerevarine's sword. It brought a colorful end to his magnificent life.
The most important mentor who guided Nerevarin to complete the prophecy and save the entire world was one of the three living gods of the Tribunal, the patron of artists and outliers, the "transcendent evolution" of Mephala, and the guardian of Morrowind. , the martial poet Vivec who confined the evil god to Red Mountain.
As he himself declared: "Without the power of the mind (Heart of Lorkhan), our power as a god is diminished. Our days as gods are numbered. I have told my priests that I will withdraw from this world and that the temple should be dedicated to Be prepared for change. We may no longer be revered as gods, but as saints and heroes, the Temple will return to the faith of our ancestors - the worship of our ancestors and the triumvirate of Azura, Mephala and Boethea worship. The mission and traditions of the temple must continue...Without the power of the Heart, our divine powers diminish. Our days as gods are numbered. I have told my priests that I shall withdraw from the world, and that the Temple should be prepared for a change. We may be honored no longer as gods, but as saints and heroes, and the Temple will return to the faith of our forefathers -- the worship of our ancestors and the three good daedra, Azura, Mephala, and Boethiah. The missions and traditions of the Temple must continue... but without its Living Gods.)."
"Is there any record of Vivec's final outcome?" Wu Chen suddenly became interested in the experience of Vivec, the martial poet, one of the three living gods.
"There is no accurate official record. But there is an unofficial book about Vivec's Trial." Dawn Warhammer Xili handed the lord a notebook that she had excerpted from various ancient books.
In other words, with the deaths of Sotha Sil and Almalexia, the three living gods of the Tribunal only placed Vivec. But Vivec also knew clearly that since he was just a mortal now, he would die no matter what. He just regretted that Sotha Sil and Almalexia died too easily and humbly. Put into mortal language: They didn't deserve to die like this.
It is said that after burying Sotha Sil and Almalexia himself, Vivec remained in Morrowind to guide his people until he suddenly disappeared along with the Nerevarine during the Crisis.
Some speculate that he was taken away by the Daemon or killed by the Nerevarine, while others believe that he simply fulfilled his declaration to withdraw from the world. Following the Red Mountain Eruption, Vivec's city was destroyed and a new temple was built, followed by the verdict on Vivec's final fate: the Trial at Hogithum Hall.
Often referred to as "The Trial of Vivec", it was Vivec's last public appearance before his sudden disappearance. A scholar accused him of breaking his oath, murdering Nerevar, stealing the power of Lorkhan's heart, and tampering with the image of the Three Daedrics, transferring the drow's worship of the Three Daedrics to belief in the Three Living Gods. Vivec accepted his charges and appointed Allerleirauh, Hasphat Antabolis and Nigedo as judges for a semi-public trial.
The trial began with charges against Vivec for the murder of his superior and friend Nerevar. In order to ensure that his answer was true, Vivec used his Water-Face to ensure the authenticity of the answer. Then Vivec used the voice of truth to tell the three judges: As a mortal, he should be responsible for Nerevar's death. Responsible, but not His responsibility as God. He claimed that being human and being God were separate. A very important question of identity arises: Is Vivec now a mortal or a god?
If he were a mortal, would he be the same person now as he was before when he murdered Nerevar?
Vivec went on to further elaborate that when he touched Lorkhan's heart as a mortal, the past was completely changed because of the Red Mountain Dragon Break, which meant that he was no longer the person he was in the past, because he had never been the person he was in the past. Exists (beautiful, inverse causality).
He then said that the current form of Vivec was a remnant of his past living god form, rather than a mortal being.
The judge was skeptical of this statement. To confirm what he had stated, Vivec proposed to the judges at his trial that Azura be summoned to speak on Nerevar's behalf and answer the all-important question of identity.
The judge reluctantly agreed to his suggestion and decided to summon Azula to the Inquisition.
In order to gather the sacrifices required for the summoning, the judges decided to suspend further trials and wait for the festival to summon Azura. When faced with the accusation of stealing divinity, Vivec argued that according to the prophecy of Veloth, the Tribunal should have received divine power, so it was not a crime (beautiful, since it is a destiny that cannot be changed or resisted, You can only go with the flow, what’s wrong with that?). Of course the judges didn't accept this, so Vivec could only tell the truth. He said that he was very happy to steal the divine power, and he would do it again if he had the chance, and he had left the method of stealing the divine power to future generations. use. If the three of them had not become living gods, the Dark Elves would never have prospered.
His testimony was accepted by the judges.
When Azura's summoning day comes, priest Ainoryl is ordered to summon Azura in the hall. After the preparations were completed, Azula was successfully summoned, but before the judge could question the goddess, Vivec interrupted them and revealed his true intentions in arranging the trial.
Vivec used his shadow to surround Azura and manifest her Neonymic, her magical name, allowing her divinity to fully manifest in the physical world and bind Azura to Mundus. Vivec then began to bind her archetype, her true name, and free the mortal souls trapped within Azura's Star, further binding her to the plane. With "Azura's divine projection" fully bound to Mundas, Vivec showed her his realized CHIM abilities, followed by removing the spear Muatra from the armor. Pull it out and throw it at the throat of "Azula's Divine Projection" to expel the goddess from this plane.
With Azula defeated, Vivec thanked the court for unintentionally helping him exact his long-awaited revenge. Finally, he put Alando Sur's pamphlet into his mouth and revealed the secret message discovered in the Thirty-Six Lessons: He was not born a god. His fate did not lead him to sin. He chose this path of his own free will. He stole the divinity and murdered the "Hortator" (interesting, who was the Confessor talking about?).
Vivec then disappeared from the courtroom where he was being tried.
The final outcome of the Hogisham Hall trial implies that Vivec's disappearance was also an act of his own active choice. No one can force him to leave.
Even the devil.
