But at the heart of their culture , they have never lost that early Velothi mindset . Much of their belief , of their cultural identity , is founded on the assumption that they are still that ragged band of refugeesThey are still Veloth ' s people , but I think they remember further back , to when they were still Aldmer , living under the heels of the privileged families there . I think that Veloth came from not the Psijic , but drew from a very simular way of thinking . What , after all , is the origin of these spiritual forces that move the invisible strings of Mundus ? Any neophyte of Artaeum knows that these spirits are our ancestors and that , while living , they too were bewildered by the spirits of their ancestors , and so on back to the original Acharyai . The Daedra and gods to whom the common people turn are no more than the spirits of superior men and women whose power and passion granted them great influence in the afterworld . The Old WaysBut the so called Aedra that the Aldmeri Elites had dictated worship of , really were not the Ancestors of all . While forced to honor the Ancestors of those that lorded over them , the less privileged families found their true forefathers drowned into obscurity . Then Veloth cameVeloth the Mystic called out to those whose souls were weary , whose lives were ground out with no hope of improvement in a society founded on ambition , greed , and decadence . To those who hoped for a society that preserved traditions , praised honesty , and rewarded the just , Veloth ' s voice was as a golden note among a cacophony . This Prophet only offered an exchange of honoring the NonAncestors they were already beheld to , to instead honor 3 other NonAncestors . But the exchange offered great benefits , and unlike the lazy Aedra , these Daedra actually interjected on their behalf , shared knowledge and most importantly , allowed you to honor your rightful Ancestors along side them . Boethiah had been speaking to Veloth in dreams and visions , guiding him to lead a new sect of Aldmeri with the belief that mortals could ascend to become gods The Fall of TrinimacThis is the basis of Velothian ancestor worship , for to be an Ancestor most honored , is to be a God in the Merish sense . But it is only one form of divinity , and that is how the Scarab became so important , as hidden in his framework was a very different , more personal form of godhood . Just figured I ' d chime in . Good work , a worthy entry to link whenever this question gets asked .