Who wieldeth the axe? The Warrior, of Last Seed.
Who circles ye zodiac, and crawleth where it will? The Serpent, of unstars and no moons.
Who hurrieth across the sky, bearing night from dusk till dawn? The Steed, ye noble mount.
Who striketh from a distance, all heart afire with sympathy? The Lady, who bends bowing in the firmament, as it's meant thy firm bow shall bend like a lady whose darts speed true.
Who protecteth Nirn from roguish particles, ye ill from on high? The Aurora, curtain of light that wrappeth the globe in its folds.
Who wieldeth the dagger as the surgeon doth his scalpel? The Thief, who cometh in ye dark of Evening Star.
Who draweth off her gloves when the season of safety is nigh? The Lover, who covers all till Sun's Dawn, then covers none.
Who watcheth all with glowing eye in the face of space? The Ritual, of Morning Star, whose eye is seen but whose visage is hidden.
Who supports ye master, and does all needful and minor-magical? The Apprentice, right behind thee, to hold thee up to Sun's Height if thou falleth.
Who bludgeons the sky with magical might? The Atronach, ye golem, who rolls like juggernaut twixt night and day.
What protecteth ye Celestials e'en as it supports the very world? The Tower, that both opens and closes the Way.
Who hideth beneath the Second Seed, uncovering only to strike from below? The Shadow, unseen although seen, shadowing the sky's every move.
Who wieldeth ye staff as the mightiest of armaments? The Mage, of Rain's Hand, whose hand raineth magicka by rod and by staff.
Who wieldeth both sword and plowshare, planting both seeds and foes? The Lord, master of sword and harrow, from First Seed to all.
--Excerpt from a Crafting Motif on the Celestials.
