Lore:Jinninji-ri

Mane Jinninji-ri
Mane Jinninji-ri
Race	Khajiit	Gender	Male
Born		1st Era
Resided in		Elsweyr
Appears in		ESO

Jinninji-ri was the Mane of the Khajiiti people during the late First Era, before the unification of the Sixteen Kingdoms. Little is known about Jinninji-ri's life. He was responsible for the installation of reflectors in the Temple of the Dance in Dune during one of the many temple refurbishings circa 1E 2902. When aligned properly and attuned to the moonlight, those reflectors were capable of projecting visions of past events.

He died at some point before the ascension of Mane Zebiden-jo in circa 2E 182. His remains are preserved in the Tomb of the Manes in Rimmen Necropolis, a huge tomb complex located southwest of the Rimmen itself. He was buried together with other prominent Manes: Zebiden-jo and Tullar-dra. His spirit's rest was briefly interrupted in 2E 582 when The Vestige escorted the remains of the ancient Khajiiti ruler Jora-ri to the burial chamber in the Tomb of the Manes.

Gallery

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  Tomb of the Manes (ESO)

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  Ancient Urn in the Tomb of the Manes (ESO)

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  Quartz Idol (ESO)

Notes

• Although Rid-Thar-ri'Datta was dubbed the First Mane there were numerous Manes, Jinninji-ri among them, who lived chronologically before him. Lawrence Schick stated that it could be "transcription error, but that would invalidate all these lovely theories" and as such refused to confirm that notion. Founding date of the Pridehome in the late First Era further confirms existence of Manes prior to the ascension of Rid-Thar-ri'Datta.
• Khajiiti ritual icons depicting stylized lions, carved from large pieces of quartz were occasionally crafted during Jinninji-ri's life.

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.