Lore:First Council

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Since the Nordic invasion and conquest of present-dayMorrowindby KingVragearound1E 240,theNordshad ruled the region. At the turn of the second century of suppression,DumacDwarfking'sDwemerand IndorilNerevar's united VelothiChimerforged an alliance against the common foe.The alliance ultimately succeeded in driving the invaders from the land in1E 416,leading to theFirst Councilof newly-namedResdayn.Indoril Nerevar and Dumac Dwarfking were elected as leaders of the First Council. Resdayn flourished under the leadership of Dumac and Nerevar and the peace between the Chimer and Dwemer brought an unprecedented prosperity and flowering of both cultures for a time.

The peace existed mainly by the strength of personal friendship, forged in battle, between Dumac and Nerevar, as they both were counseled to war with each other and end their "unholy" alliance. The scheming ofAlmsiviand Tonal Architect LordKagrenacbore fruit. The discord was triggered by Azura's interference,the plans of Kagrenac for theAnumidiumproject, and Dumac's ignorance of it, which led to a falling-out with Nerevar.

The council was dissolved in1E 668following theWar of the First Council,which led to the deaths of Nerevar and Dumac, the apotheosis and rise of theTribunal,and the disappearance of the Dwemer after theBattle of Red Mountain.

The idea of a uniting council was taken up later, asVivecformed theGrand Councilof Morrowind, which contained the survivingGreat Houses.

See Also

• Nerevar at Red Mountainbythe Tribunal Temple— A scholarly description of the events surrounding the Battle at Red Mountain and its aftermath
• The Battle of Red MountainbyVivec— The story of the Battle of Red Mountain and the Nerevarine Prophecies from Vivec's perspective
• Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: MorrowindbyImperial Geographical Society