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Do the khajiit gods exist?

Discussion in 'General Skyrim Discussion' started by Ri'tai The Wordsmith, Mar 3, 2012.

  1. Ri'tai The Wordsmith Khaaz dovah of the highest level.

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    I wonder, do the khajiit gods even exist? Some of them seem so much like the daedric princes, and don't you think the legend of Rajhin Sound similar to talos'? If they are different people, why don't the other races talk about him? This is so confusing...
  2. hexperiment The Experimentalist

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    When you say Khajiit gods, do you means gods that Khajiit worship and believe in or gods in form of Khajiit? I'm sure all gods in TES worshipped exist to some extend.
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    i would think op means the gods that khajiit believe in, it would make the most sense to me, perhaps op is looking for shrines to said gods? or just questioning why there is no talk of them?
  4. Ri'tai The Wordsmith Khaaz dovah of the highest level.

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    I was just looking on uesp, but my main question is, does Rajhin, or has he, existed? Because if the khajiit are right, and he has ascended to godhood, then that makes talos Rajhin's bro or something.
  5. Wolfchant Member

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    interesting thoughts, i wish i knew more about the lore of this game, perhaps then id be at liberty to make a suggestion based on this
  6. Ri'tai The Wordsmith Khaaz dovah of the highest level.

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    "Praise talos!"
    "No, praise Rajhin!" *backstab*
  7. Elgrif Skooma Alchemist

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    Praise skooma; Khajit seemed to have just recently settled in Skyrim to trade in caravans and there aren't many permanent residents, but I agree there should be one present.
  8. Ri'tai The Wordsmith Khaaz dovah of the highest level.

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    ^Eh? Sorry, what does that have to do with the khajiit pantheon?
  9. hexperiment The Experimentalist

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    Can you be more specific on the similarity between Rajhin and Talos?
  10. Elgrif Skooma Alchemist

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    Sorry I misunderstood, Khajiits seemed to have derived their god's from the old Aldmeri Pantheon; Akatosh is supposed to be the first cat, Akosh, etc.
  11. Ri'tai The Wordsmith Khaaz dovah of the highest level.

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    Heres a quote from uesp:
    The thief-god of the Khajiiti, legend holds that Rajhin grew up in the Black Kiergo section of Senchal.[29] In life, Rajhin was the most infamous burglar in Elsweyr's history, said to have stolen a tattoo from the neck of the Empress Kintyra as she slept.[29][30] He is accredited with using the Ring of Khajiiti in his thievery, making the ring famous. After his death, Rajhin was inculcated among the Khajiit gods, to serve as an example to them of cleverness and adroit ability. His blessing is most often asked for before undertaking activities of a less-than-lawful nature.
    If you want a link, here ya go! Just scroll down a bit. http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Khajiit#Khajiiti_Pantheon
  12. Elgrif Skooma Alchemist

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    Thanks, I don't really see how Khajiits might all follow a thief god; maybe he is more like Nocturnal a avatar?
  13. Ri'tai The Wordsmith Khaaz dovah of the highest level.

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    No, I'm wondering if he literally has achieved godhood like talos, or weather it's just a myth.
  14. Elgrif Skooma Alchemist

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    'After his death, Rajhin was inculcated among the Khajiit gods, to serve as an example to them of cleverness and adroit ability. His blessing is most often asked for before undertaking activities of a less-than-lawful nature." It looks like he is just an additional god they added; the Nords did the opposite of the Khajiit and made Talos the lord of all the divines when he died- a central god (pissing off the Aldmeri). Generally I don't think Rajhinn is a a main focus such as Talos, but he does still have a god status.
  15. hexperiment The Experimentalist

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    There is really no way of knowing if they reached godhood like it says on the book. They are just interpretation of what happened from a perspective of each culture. My guess is that he did but there are a lot of rebuttal on 'godhood' of Talos all across Tamriel. It's more immersive to understand that these are interpreted documents with different theories and stories.
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    I don't think the godhood of Talos is the important thing but only the fact that he exists as a being. I think any culture's belief in an existing being means he or she is truly an existing being. Anything else would lack credibility in universe.
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    I think the game developers just took a page out of real life, and realized all religions are very similar when broken down.

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