The Elder Scrolls Treasury III - The Imperial Library

D.D.DaedraThe Daedra are powerful ancestor spirits, similar to gods, but weaker and more capricious. In theolden times, the Daedra were worshipped as gods by the → Dunmer, but were undeserving of thisveneration, since they harmed their followers as often as they helped them. With their Apotheosis,the Tribunal became the Protectors and High Ancestor Spirits of the Dunmer. The → Templeteaches that the Three → Good Daedra −− the Anticipations, Boethiah, Azura, and Mephala −−recognized the Divinity of the Tribunal and made homage to them. The good Daedra became loyalfriends of the Tribunal, but the Rebel Daedra −− the Dark Daedra, Molag Bal, Malacath, →Sheogorath, and Mehrunes Dagon −− in their arrogance and pride, refused to keep faith with theTribunal and remained foul and treacherous. Good Daedra are the Daedra associated withBoethiah, Azura, and Mephala −− the → winged twilight and the → hunger. The Rebel Daedrathus became the → Four Corners of the House of Troubles, and they continue to tempt the unwaryinto heresy and dark worship. → Bad Daedra include Molag Bal's servant, the → daedroth;Malacath's servant, the → ogrim; Mehrunes Dagon's servant, the → scamp, the → dremora, andthe → clannfear; and Sheogorath's servant, the → golden saint. The Bad Daedra are inconstant,rebellious, and unreliable, and ever eager to seduce the faithful into sin and profane worship. The→ Daedric cult worship the bad Daedra.Lit.: Aedra and Daedra (TEST I 2 : 205). The Annotated Anuad (TEST I 2 : 898). The Book of Daedra (TEST I 2 : 931).→ Table 3.Daedra CultsSee → Daedra Worship.Daedra SkinDaedra skin must be removed from the specimen while it remains on the mortal plane. Daedra skinhas modest magical properties, but collecting it from the → daedra is hard work and dangerous.Daedra WorshipThe → Temple forbids the worship of the four → bad Daedra −− Mehrunes Dagon, Malacath,Molag Bal, and → Sheogorath. But it's a big island, and there's a lot of wilderness, with lots of old→ Daedric ruins just waiting for a new group of worshippers. The → Ordinators have their handsfull with heretics and dissidents at home. They can't go out chasing → Daedra lovers.Lit.: Darkest Darkness (TEST I 2 : 325).Are you interested in seeing the old places of the Daedra worshippers? Look upon → Esutanamus. Sometimes achampion will enter there in search of ancient weapons and treasures.Daedra's HeartA Daedra's heart must be removed during the brief period of its appearance on the mortal plane.The Daedra's heart has modest magical properties, but, since removing the heart is generally fatal57