

All sources agree that the Dwemer disappeared, and some elaborate that Kagrenac's Tools fell into the hands of Nerevar and the Tribunal. Sources are similarly unclear as to whether Nerevar was killed during the battle, died from his wounds afterward or was murdered by the Tribunal. Some sources claim it was Nerevar, others Wulfharth, and yet others a Khajiit called Dro'Zira. In the ensuing battle, Dumac was killed, although precisely who killed him is uncertain. One tale claims Nerevar, the Tribunal, and Dagoth Ur snuck into the chamber where the Heart of Lorkhan was kept, and confront Dumac and Kagrenac. During the battle, there was a major standoff at the chamber where the Heart of Lorkhan was kept. The Battle of Red Mountain Main article: Battle of Red MountainĪll forces involved in the war met at Red Mountain. The exact course of the war is unclear, but all sources claim the war ended in the Battle of Red Mountain. House Dagoth invited Orcs and Nords as allies, which the latter saw as an opportunity to retake their old domains and claim the Heart of Lorkhan. The war saw the Chimer divided, as House Dagoth sided with the Dwemer against the other Dunmer houses. And so the Chimer and Dwemer went to war. Dumac, ignorant of the discovery of the Heart, refused.

Upon being told by Azura that the Dwemer were building a new god under the mountain, Nerevar and the Tribunal, currently only advisors, issued an ultimatum to the Dwemer to stop work on their new god, or face destruction. This led to heated negotiations between Nerevar and Dumac Dwarfking. The event that likely sparked the march to war was the discovery by House Dagoth that the Dwemer had unearthed the Heart of Lorkhan beneath Red Mountain. Some claim that the war was simply due to continued religious differences between the Chimer and the Dwemer, others because the Chimer found various Dwemer sorcerous practices detestable.

The War of the First Council Main article: War of the First Council It was achieved largely because of the friendship between Indoril Nerevar and Dumac Dwarfking, but ended with the War of the First Council. This coalition drove out the Nords and formed the nation of Resdayn, which stimulated the formation of the Great Houses. The Nord invasion forced the Chimer and Dwemer to overlook their differences and unite, forming the First Council. This disorganization contributed to the conquest of Morrowind by the Nords under Vrage the Gifted, which took a mere 50 years. Invasion of the Nords and the Formation of the First Council Main article: First Council These battles were allegedly fueled by conflicting religious beliefs of the two cultures, with the Chimer affronted by the Dwemer's lack of respect for the Daedra they worshipped, and the Dwemer either worshiped an unknown force or were more agnostic in their beliefs. This ultimately led to internecine war between the Chimer and Dwemer, which lasted into the First Era.įirst Era Main article: First Era Chimer-Dwemer Warfare ĭisputes over territory marked the early interactions between the two groups of Mer in Morrowind in the First Era. This period of success was followed by an unexplained period of decline of the original Velothi Chimer culture, which allowed the Dwemer to gain a more established foothold on the land, and the first known Dwemer settlements date from this period. The term "High Elven" is unexplained in this text, as the Altmer are not mentioned by name as having any political involvement with the Chimer at this time. The Velothi built many towers at this time, alongside a number of "High Elven" towers. It is unclear exactly which group of Mer arrived in the area first, although the records of the Dwemer allegedly reach back further. The Dwemer also settled the area around this time. The prophet Veloth led the Chimer to the land that would be known as Morrowind at some point in the Middle Merethic Era. History Merethic Era Main article: Merethic Era 7.1.1.2 The Anticipations and the House of Troubles.1.4.3 Return of Barenziah and Coronation of King Helseth.1.4.2 The Rise of Dagoth Ur and the Nerevarine.

1.3.2 War and Armistice with Tiber Septim.1.3.1 The Second Akaviri Invasion and the Ebonheart Pact.1.2.6 Formation of the Temple and Grand Council.1.2.5 The Tribunal's Apotheosis and Azura's Curse.1.2.2 Invasion of the Nords and the Formation of the First Council.
