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Miss_Obsidian

PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 2:57 pm


Okay, for starters I wasn't sure where to put this so I'm putting it in here. I wanted to know for those that know a lot about the history of the Daedra and Aedra, what are your thoughts on them? And which of them do you like the most?

I personally like Kynareth, Azura and Meridia, I'm also partial to Nocturnal. Any thoughts on them? Or do you not pay attention to the history of them?
PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:40 pm


Miss_Obsidian
Okay, for starters I wasn't sure where to put this so I'm putting it in here. I wanted to know for those that know a lot about the history of the Daedra and Aedra, what are your thoughts on them? And which of them do you like the most?

I personally like Kynareth, Azura and Meridia, I'm also partial to Nocturnal. Any thoughts on them? Or do you not pay attention to the history of them?


I them generally interesting, but I don't know or care much about individual Aedra/Daedra. From the lore, we know that the Aedra are the ancestors of all life, and the High Elves are the closest in similarity to them. The elves also seem to think that the might be able to reverse time and ascend back to their positions as gods. It's understandable, then, why they'd find the worship of Talos so appalling.

We also know that the creation of the world was not a voluntary process, but one of the ancient gods (I forget his name) tricked all of the other Aedra, whose energies were used to form the universe.

So, yeah. Lore I love. Deadra in general, though, don't really interest me. They don't typically do very much.

Kuro Leaf


Everythingmasseffect

Partying Genius

PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:02 pm


There is a book in Skyrim (if you dont already know this) exaclty called Aedra and Daedra. The book can be found in these locations:

Quote:
Bards College
Hob's Fall Cave; on a bookshelf.
Hall of the Vigilant and Stendarr's Beacon; carried by the Vigilant of Stendarr.
Fort Hraggstad
High Hrothgar
Temple of Kynareth; on a bookshelf in office area.
Can be bought from Urag gro-Shub in the Arcanaeum.


The Content:

Quote:
The designations of Gods, Demons, Aedra, and Daedra, are universally confusing to the layman. They are often used interchangeably due to the arrogance and ignorance of the said user.
"Aedra" and "Daedra" are not relative terms. They are Elvish and exact. Azura is a Daedra both in Skyrim and Morrowind. "Aedra" is usually translated as "ancestor," which is as close as Cyrodilic can come to this Elven concept. "Daedra" means, roughly, "not our ancestors." This distinction was crucial to the Dunmer, whose fundamental split in ideology is represented in their mythical genealogy.

Aedra are associated with stasis. Daedra represent change.

Aedra created the mortal world and are bound to the Earth Bones. Daedra, who cannot create, have the power to change.

As part of the divine contract of creation, the Aedra can be killed. Witness Lorkan and the moons.

The protean Daedra, for whom the rules do not apply, can only be banished.


That's all i have on them
~Max; Nord~
PostPosted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:55 pm


I'm a die-hard Sanguine fan. He was always my favorite daedric prince because he never really had much of a mean streak, he never talked down to me, and I was never bored with his quests, because they weren't really quests; they were just good fun.

He's such an imaginative, fun, and whimsical breath of fresh air amongst all the stuffiness of the aedra and daedra.


Beatus Sine Nomine


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