Lore:Talos Cult

A Talos Cult shrine

"We are those who worship the true following of the Legions. Protecting the Glory of Tiber Septim, Talos, the Dragonborn."
—A member of the Talos Cult

The Talos Cult, variously also referred to as the Cult of Talos, Tiberius Imperator Cult, and Citizenship Cult, is a religious group that expressly reveres Tiber Septim, founder of the Third Empire, as a divine god-hero. Combined with the worship of the Eight Divines, the Talos Cult forms part of the whole Imperial Cult. It has a significant following in the Imperial Legion. It had its start as the Cult of Tiber Septim, one of the prominent Nibenese cults of Cyrodiil during the living reign of the Emperor himself.

Circa 3E 427, fringe members of the Talos Cult in the Imperial Legion were part of a conspiracy to assassinate Emperor Uriel Septim VII during a rumored visit to Vvardenfell, due to his perceived weak rule. They began to recruit new members from the Deathshead Legion garrison in Gnisis, requiring them to swear an oath that they "shall die to put a strong man back on the throne of Tamriel". This was prevented by the Nerevarine, who executed the conspirators by order of General Darius.

Following the signing of the White-Gold Concordat, the worship of Talos was banned in the Empire. As such, it could be assumed that the Talos Cult no longer exists in any offical capacity.

See Also

• For game-specific information, see the Morrowind article.
• Order of Talos
• Red Templars

References

Note: The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.