Myths of the Dawn Era

Atmoran Myth
Shor the Fox, first born of the spirits, gathered his kin together to create the World (Allgard). Some of the spirits refused to aid him and departed for the Void (Undergard) becoming the Demons. Those that remained with Shor became the Gods. The Gods elected Shor as their chief and got working in building the world. The god Magnus, architect of the world, selfishly abandoned the project and escaped with many of the lesser gods (Midregods) to the heavens (Sovngarde). The path he tore through the sky created the Sun (Sol) and those of the lesser gods created the stars (Starnar). The remaining gods finished the creation of the world.

After the creation of the world the goddess Kyne the Hawk, wife of Shor, created the ancestors of humans (the Aldafathir) at the Throat of the World (Halsen av Allgard) in Skyrim. Shor founded the kingdom of Atmora for Kyne's children. In the ancient past Atmora was a part of the continent of Tamriel connected to Skyrim.

Alduin the Dragon, was jealous of Shor's power and his wife's creations and conspired against him. Orkey the Snake joined him in his plot and their rallied Alduin's children: the Dragons (Draker) and the Elves (Alfar); against Shor. They declared war on Shor, betraying their chief. Shor rallied the other gods: Tsun the Whale, Stuhn the Bear, Jhunal the Owl, Dibella the Moth and Mara the Wolf.

The war of the gods sundered Atmora from the rest of the continent, separating most of Kyne's children from their fatherland while some of them became stuck on Tamriel. Despite the best efforts of the brothers Tsun and Stuhn, Shield-thanes of Shor, Orkey killed Shor and tore his heart out. Tsun was killed during the battle, trying to protect his chief. A grieving Kyne created the moons from her husband's corpse: the large moon (Stornar) and the small moon (Snædnar).

Alduin became the new chief of the gods and he took Mara, Kyne's handmaiden, as his concubine. He forced the humans to bend to the will on his own, putting the Dragons in charge of Atmora. The spirits of Shor and Tsun departed for Sovngarde. There Shor created the Hall of Valor (Størahall), a supposedly gigantic feasting hall where the mead flows like a waterfall. Tsun took his post in front of the Whalebone Bridge in front of the hall to test those worthy of to await the souls of his wife's children. There they await till the End Times (Sluttider) where Shor will lead his armies against Alduin for the fate of the world.