Arena talk:Temples

Links and stuff

The deity of at least one of these cults - cult of Seth - has mention on the list of deities. Shouldn't the page link to him\ her? Also, while there's no way of proving or disproving this, can we just assume that some of these cults worship the Nine\ Eight?

• Brotherhood\ Conclave of Charity - Mara is the goddess of compassion.
• Brotherhood\ Conclave of Faith - Akatosh, one of his domains is 'virtuous service', and faith is one of his commands.
• Brotherhoods\ Conclaves of Justice and Mercy- Stendarr (may be divided sub-cults? maybe different wings?).
• Brotherhood\ Conclave of the One - Talos\ Imperial Cult.
• Brotherhood\ Conclave of Temperance - Julianos(?), in a way, logic governs temperance, as opposed to spontaneity and instinct, which go against the idea of temperance. Alternatively, via wisdom.
• Order of the Golden Tomb - Arkay(?), death is his domain, and he presides over funerals.
• Order of the Red Rose - Dibella(?), even though her symbol is a lily or a daffodil, she is the goddess of beauty, and red roses have long been associated with beauty and erotic love.

Other deities\ cults:

• Brotherhood of War - either Talos, or one of the more war-inclined Daedra (Mehrunes Dagon, Molag Bal, Boethia), or some regional deities like Trinimac, Ebonarm, etc.; most likely a Redguard cult, since their temples are also combat-schools.
• 'Brotherhood of Seth' might be a cult of Mehrunes Dagon or Molag Bal, Seth being another name for one of them. Why? Here's why: Jagar Tharn is said to have been a member of the cult of Seth prior to the Imperial Simulacrum, and we know that he trapped U.Septim VII in an Oblivion plain belonging to Dagon. On the other hand, supernatural characters named Seth (or, ironically, Dagon) often appear in vampire fiction, usually as dark deities (I included Molag here since in TES, he's the father of vampires). As to why it's a public cult, there are two possible explanations: 1) Tharn, as Emperor, allowed it; 2) it masquerades as a good cult.
• Conclave of Baal - obscure, not even the list of deities on UESP includes 'Baal', but the page of the Conclave mentions the possibility of it being a cult of Molag Bal by way of Daggerfall's "Moloch Baal"; then again, by this logic, it could have been Malacath, since he's also called 'Mauloch', thus potentially making the cult Orchish. Also, in the real world, Baal was a pagan Middle-Eastern deity, variously called a sun-god, or a supreme-god, so if we take this into account, it could have been a cult to Akatosh or some regional deity perceived as a high god, like the Skaal All-Maker. Likewise, since Redguard culture takes a lot of influence from real-life Middle-Eastern cultures, it might be a cult to their supreme deity.

Other groups:

• Brotherhood of Gideon - town related, possibly some kind of diaspora organization. xD
• Order of Solitude - either town related (Solitude, Skyrim), or a monastic order a la Ancestor Moths, Greybeards. Not saying there's a connection between these, just that the name implies a monastic order.
• Order of the Knights of Hope - knightly order, might not even be fully religious. Then again, what deity is associated with hope? Mara?
• Conclave\ Order of the One Prophet - unclear, might be a cult of any prophet.
• Conclave of Riana - unclear.
• Conclave of Truth - unclear; what deity is associated with truth?
• Order of the Gentle Hand - unclear; what deity is associated with gentleness? Zenithar could be partly associated since he's a god of craftsmen and craftsmen have that special touch. Alternatively, it might have been a cult of Nocturnal (as goddess of thieves).

--87.255.89.160 16:36, 13 September 2021 (UTC)