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Leki, Saint of the Spirit Sword

Leki, also known as the Saint of the Spirit Sword is the goddess of aberrant swordsmanship and divine daughter of Tall Papa. The Na-Totambu of Yokuda warred to a standstill during the mythic era to decide who would lead the charge against the Lefthanded Elves. Their swordmasters, though, were so skilled in the Best Known Cuts as to be matched evenly. Leki introduced the Ephemeral Feint; afterwards, a victor emerged and the war with the Aldmer began. She is one of the most popular gods in Hammerfell. According to legend, one of Leki's miracles resulted in the founding of a settlement in the Alik'r. Leki's Blade was established after she dueled with Rada al-Saran, a great warrior who claimed to match the gods in the way of the sword. Sai Sahan came from a long line of Redguard swordmaster nobles, and was "something more than mortal man", descending from Leki the Yokudan Sword-Saint.

Londa-Vera, the Green Star

Londa-Vera, the Green Star is one of the lesser-known Magna Ge, one of the Star-Orphans and an Anuic ur-entity. She was one of Magnus's daughters and the sister of Merid-Nunda, Mnemo-Li, Iana-Lor, Xero-Lyg, the eldest Prime Archon, Sheza-Rana, Unala-Se, and Valia-Sha. Alongside her sisters, she was part of the Nine Coruscations, who followed the parabolas that led away from Magnus and separated from him when he withdrew from the creation of the Aurbis. Similarly to other Magna Ge she is now synonymous with the star, which she created.

In the text authored by Star-Queen Varalias, she is associated with the element of earth, and the "Starry Heart". When Magnus devised his plans, he aimed to create what he could aptly name a perfect being, born of Light within Love. He drew inspiration from the beauty of Nir, the gaze of Azura, the warmth of Mara's smile, the grace of Dibella's form, the freedom of Kynareth's wings, the resolve of Boethiah's will, the enigma of Vaermina's mystery, the insight of Mephala's wisdom, and the resolve of Namira's determination. From the fateful forge emerged Londa-Vera, her cry echoing through endless ages. Her birth was so unique that she never fully coalesced; instead, the facets of her essence scattered across the Aurbis and fractured. She exists everywhere and nowhere, embodying the feminine magic that enabled the Mundus to exist despite its inherent impossibility.

Lorkh, Sower of Flesh

Lorkh, who is known as the Spirit of Man, the Mortal Spirit, the Sower of Flesh, and the Lord of Mortals, is the Reachman interpretation of Lorkhan, the Creator-Trickster-Tester deity present in some form in every Tamrielic mythic tradition.

Lorkh is a revered spirit in the Reachman pantheon. Their creation story speaks of Lorkh having an epiphany when he visited the darkness; that which is perceived as nothingness is ripe for possibility. And so, Lorkh approached Namira, who ruled the world of spirit, and convinced her to grant him a place in the infinite void to create a realm for wayward spirits, but it was at a cost. To make this a possibility, Lorkh sacrificed himself to create a harsh realm, one that is unforgiving and intended to teach through suffering. Despite his sundering, Lorkh still believed in the light of Man, whose ancestors fled into the mountains, away from the darkness emitted from his heart.

Lorkhaj, the Moon Beast

Lorkhaj (also known as the Missing God, the Moon Beast, Moon Prince, Fadomai's Favored Son, the First Trickster, the White Lion, Dark Moon, Ghost Moon, Lost Runt) is the Khajiit interpretation of Lorkhan, the Creator-Trickster-Tester deity present in some form in every Tamrielic mythic tradition. Khajiit believe that the third moon, the Dark Moon, is the corpse of Lorkhaj.

Lorkhan, The Missing God

Lorkhan, the Missing God, is the Creator-Trickster-Tester deity present in every Tamrielic mythic tradition. He is known as the Spirit of Nirn, the god of all mortals. His most popular name is the Elven variant Lorkhan, or Doom Drum, which sometimes appears as LKHAN or LHKAN. Names for versions or aspects of Lorkhan include Lorkhaj (the Moon Beast) in Elsweyr, Lorkh, the Spirit of Man, the Mortal Spirit, or the Sower of Flesh to the Reachmen, Sep in Hammerfell, Sheor in High Rock, Shor in Skyrim, and Shezarr in Cyrodiil. He convinced or contrived the Original Spirits (et'Ada) to bring about the creation of the Mundus, upsetting the status quo—much like his (figurative) father Padomay is usually credited for introducing instability, and hence possibility for creation, into the undivided universe (or the Beginning Place).

After the world materialized, myths hold that Lorkhan was killed, mutilated, or at least separated from his divine center, the Heart of Lorkhan (known as Sep's "hunger" to the Redguards and Shor's Heart to the Nords), in an event sometimes called the shattering of Lorkhan. This separation, which purportedly took place in Tamriel, is typically called a punishment, but stories often suggest Lorkhan submitted to it voluntarily. Whatever remained of Lorkhan afterward was exiled to wander through creation. As the impetus for creating the Mundus, Lorkhan is at the center of the great ideological schism between the elven and human perspectives on the event, which is known as the Sundering to the elves, and thus opinions of him vary dramatically in Tamriel.