Elven history, finally linear, began (ME2500). With Magic (in the Mythic Sense) gone, the Cosmos stabilized. Lorkhan was condemned by the Gods to exile in the mortal realms, and his heart was torn out and cast from the Tower.

Others sacrificed themselves into other forms so that they might Stay (the Ehlnofey). When Magic (Magnus), architect of the plans for the mortal world, decided to terminate the project, the Gods convened at the Adamantine Tower, Direnni Tower, the oldest known structure in Tamriel] and decided what to do. As the Gods walked, the physical make-up of the mortal plane and even the timeless continuity of existence itself became unstable. The mortal plane was at this point highly magical and dangerous. Lorkhan convinced - or tricked - the Gods into creating the mortal plane, Nirn. Make your way to any bar, such as Dead Man's Drink.Talk to the bartender and ask. The Cosmos formed from the Aurbis by Anu and Padomay. The quest, Rising at Dawn, is an optional Side Quest relating to curing Vampirism. The following are the most notable events of the Dawn Era, presented roughly in sequence as it must be understaoo by creatures of time such as ourselves. The term 'Merethic' comes from the Nordic, literally, 'Era of the Elves.' The Merethic Era is the prehistoric time after the exodus of the gods and magic from the World at the founding of the Adamantine Tower and before the arrival of Ysgramor the Nord in Tamriel. The Dawn Era ends with the exodus of the gods and magic from the World at the founding of the Adamantine Tower.

The Dawn Era is that period before the beginning of mortal time, when the feats of the gods take place.

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