Character from The Elder Scrolls by Bethesda Game Studios
Warrior-poet god of the Tribunal, one of three living gods of Morrowind. Half gold, half blue. Drew divine power from the Heart of Lorkhan and wrote the Thirty-Six Lessons.
Vivec is the Warrior-Poet, one of the three living gods of the Tribunal who ruled Morrowind for thousands of years. Alongside Almalexia and Sotha Sil, Vivec used the Heart of Lorkhan beneath Red Mountain to achieve godhood — stealing divine power that was never meant for mortal hands, betraying their lord Nerevar in the process. Vivec is the most complex of the Tribunal. A poet, a warrior, a lover, and a liar, he wrote the Thirty-Six Lessons of Vivec — scripture that is simultaneously autobiography, mythology, metaphysical treatise, and elaborate coded confession of the Tribunal's crimes. His dual coloration reflects his nature: half Chimer gold, half Dunmer ash, existing between mortal and divine, truth and lies. He defended Morrowind from Dagoth Ur's growing influence for millennia, using his divine power to maintain the Ghostfence that contained the Blight. But his power was always borrowed, and with the Nerevarine's fulfillment of Azura's prophecy and the severing of the Tribunal's connection to the Heart, Vivec's divinity faded. His ultimate fate is unknown — he vanished from the city that bore his name, and the Ministry of Truth he had suspended above it crashed down, triggering the Red Year that devastated Morrowind.
A striking figure divided perfectly in half — the left side golden-skinned like the ancient Chimer, the right side ashen blue-grey of the Dunmer. His body is lean and elegant, adorned in minimal golden armor and flowing cloth. His face is serene and knowing, with eyes that have seen the face of divinity and been changed by it. He hovers slightly above the ground, spear in hand, radiating contained divine power.
Also known as: Vivec, Vehk, The Warrior-Poet, Lord Vivec