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Description Next in my series of Divines is Arkay, the god of the cycle of birth and death. He is holding the ashes of old, but at the same time new life is sprouting from them. Again, I couldn't find that many pictures of him so I based his looks mostly on his appearance in Oblivion and this emblem .

"Come to me, Arkay, for without you, there is neither breath nor beginning, nor can any man live, love, or learn without the spark of your spirit.
Honor the earth, its creatures, and the spirits, living and dead. Guard and tend the bounties of the mortal world, and do not profane the spirits of the dead."

Arkay, Lord of the Wheel of Life, is a member of the Divines, and also a popular god in other cultures. He is the god of burials and funeral rites, and is generally associated with cyclical occasions, such as the seasons and life and death. Sometimes called The Mortals' God, Arkay is the great spirit who brought every man and woman, Nede, Mer, Khajiit and Argonian into the world, and when he deemed the time right he ended their circle of life and death. His priests are staunch opponents of necromancy and all forms of the undead, and are empowered to bestow Arkay's blessings which prevent the forceful misuse of a mortal soul.

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Arkay Β© Bethesda
from The Elder Scrolls series


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ArtKosh [2015-01-03 20:50:03 +0000 UTC]

great! TES!

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Little-Ceasars [2015-01-03 05:36:44 +0000 UTC]

Dat beard.

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Isriana In reply to Little-Ceasars [2015-01-03 10:42:46 +0000 UTC]

They don't say "by Arkay's beard" for nothing...

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OriginOfEvilness [2014-12-18 10:05:57 +0000 UTC]

Arkay is my second favorite next to Akatosh/Talos/Lorkhan. Considering he's amazingly a mess like Akatosh. He's connected to Orkey, and to Malacath, at the same time Trinimac. As the god of life and death, it's quite appropriate he is connected to the god who first struck death to another god. It's even more hilarious he's connected to Xarxes, Auri-El's scribe, because his connection to writing life-stories of the elves.Β And that's just the scratch concerning him.

He's literally a psychopomp. And I love him for that.

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Hastur66 [2014-12-09 17:50:57 +0000 UTC]

Arkay, the Enemy! Cursed be he, and may the Worm feed on the souls of his wretched worshipers!

Hehe, before Skyrim and the controversity around Talos, this was the one Divine I had any sort of interest in!
Being a necromancer and a Mannimarco-worshiper, I have a goal to stealthily kill and soultrap priests of Arkay without being noticed.

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shadowmask25 In reply to Hastur66 [2018-04-09 02:48:05 +0000 UTC]

How dare you! As a Priest of the Bloodmoon, I know that my lord Hircine, the Ultimate Predator, is quite fond of Arkay for his rule of death!

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Hastur66 In reply to shadowmask25 [2018-12-15 20:04:42 +0000 UTC]

Arkay certainly does not "rule" death! He's a possessive shepherd of souls, at best. Mannimarco on the other hand, truly conquered death when he rose to the heavens as the God of Worms! But even before that he found, as the first of Tamriel's mages, a way to free himself from this mortal coil to which Arkay binds us. This knowledge he graciously shared with his followers, as well as the arcane techniques he found to foil Arkay's attempts at keeping the souls and consecrated carcasses of his devout from being put to good use by the students of necromancy. Hands on the best god!

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Dewani90 [2014-12-07 09:24:40 +0000 UTC]

arkay looks nice, too bad his priests and followers are a bunch of looneys... trying to pray the light with no armor to creatures of the dark... yeah, i don't see anything going wrong for them on the long run.

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Isriana In reply to Dewani90 [2014-12-07 21:11:23 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks!

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Pawntastic [2014-12-05 19:35:17 +0000 UTC]

Wow, Arkay's beard game is strongΒ 

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Isriana In reply to Pawntastic [2014-12-07 21:20:19 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thank you!

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ishtar10 [2014-12-05 14:51:57 +0000 UTC]

Sweet Honey Lemon!!! You're on a roll, and I love it!
It's been very fun time for the past few days with you keep posting your arts so fast one after another.
A wonderful presentation of Arkay. His beard and hair looks more like a big fluffy mane for me though, dunno why.

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Vodos [2014-12-05 11:27:36 +0000 UTC]

That is a fabulous beard.

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lockdown3333 In reply to Vodos [2015-05-30 21:43:54 +0000 UTC]

Ask Arkay, he'll tell you!

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Isriana In reply to Vodos [2014-12-05 11:30:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Vodos In reply to Isriana [2014-12-05 11:32:33 +0000 UTC]

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Arklyte84826 [2014-12-05 07:01:46 +0000 UTC]

Will you also make Talos/Lorkhan(or whatever this sneeky bastard is called now)?

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Isriana In reply to Arklyte84826 [2014-12-05 10:21:04 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I'll do Talos.

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florendo09 [2014-12-05 02:38:52 +0000 UTC]

wow O_o Arkay looks epic!

Can't wait for Akatosh and Talos

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Isriana In reply to florendo09 [2014-12-05 10:37:43 +0000 UTC]

Why, thanks a lot!

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Caaros [2014-12-04 21:56:10 +0000 UTC]

Nice. Keep em coming!

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Isriana In reply to Caaros [2014-12-05 10:42:23 +0000 UTC]

I shall.

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LyhliTheLuminescent [2014-12-04 20:07:17 +0000 UTC]

I love how you're drawing these characters of the Divines! Really great work, and keep it up!

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Isriana In reply to LyhliTheLuminescent [2014-12-05 10:42:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot! I'm glad you think so!

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CalumTraveler [2014-12-04 20:02:22 +0000 UTC]

nice work! :33

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Isriana In reply to CalumTraveler [2014-12-05 10:42:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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CalumTraveler In reply to Isriana [2014-12-05 17:34:01 +0000 UTC]

yw!

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Stargazerium [2014-12-04 19:20:59 +0000 UTC]

Do you plan on drawing the Daedra, too? And various other deities and gods?

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Isriana In reply to Stargazerium [2014-12-04 19:40:05 +0000 UTC]

I'll do the Nine Divines, and at least the most common Daedra. After that... Depends on how much inspiration I have left.

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Stargazerium In reply to Isriana [2014-12-04 20:06:22 +0000 UTC]

You could draw Auriel, and Sithis

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Isriana In reply to Stargazerium [2014-12-04 22:27:54 +0000 UTC]

We shall see

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VespidOlive [2014-12-04 19:19:32 +0000 UTC]

I like the ashes and the plant sprout. That is amazifying. ^^

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Isriana In reply to VespidOlive [2014-12-04 19:40:47 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!

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SwordandViolin [2014-12-04 16:15:44 +0000 UTC]

Oh mother of Auriel... This is so amazing i love the detail of the ashes and he looks like a true AedraΒ Β 

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Isriana In reply to SwordandViolin [2014-12-04 17:31:44 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you so much!

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CrownClowns [2014-12-04 14:18:20 +0000 UTC]

what an amazing beard, oh and a great piece art too

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Isriana In reply to CrownClowns [2014-12-04 14:26:34 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks a lot!

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AlexwwPyro [2014-12-04 13:38:43 +0000 UTC]

you are a great artist!Β 

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Isriana In reply to AlexwwPyro [2014-12-04 13:43:41 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you!

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nirzor12 [2014-12-04 13:14:38 +0000 UTC]

This one is pleased by his adorableness

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Isriana In reply to nirzor12 [2014-12-04 13:31:57 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks a lot!

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Whisper292 [2014-12-04 13:09:56 +0000 UTC]

Great job! I'm always impressed at how fast you put these together, and they still turn out so wonderful!

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Isriana In reply to Whisper292 [2014-12-04 13:31:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot! It helps that I have a background base ready so I don't have to make it from the scratch every time.

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4TheOneWithoutAName [2014-12-04 12:59:21 +0000 UTC]

That's impressive head of hair

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Isriana In reply to 4TheOneWithoutAName [2014-12-04 13:32:30 +0000 UTC]

Isn't it just?

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4TheOneWithoutAName In reply to Isriana [2014-12-04 19:40:41 +0000 UTC]

Can't wait for the rest!!

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Isriana In reply to 4TheOneWithoutAName [2014-12-04 19:41:21 +0000 UTC]

Kynareth tomorrow.

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4TheOneWithoutAName In reply to Isriana [2014-12-04 19:55:51 +0000 UTC]

Yay!

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Ansalagon [2014-12-04 12:52:36 +0000 UTC]

he look like he is thinking "Dafuq are you doing, i am trying grow a plant from my and you are ignoring me?" XD

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Isriana In reply to Ansalagon [2014-12-04 13:32:49 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha

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