Lore question: What is a Daedrat?

LadyNerevar

I figured we were on the same page, just thought I'd drop in for anyone that wasn't

I think the idea of Bethesda Softworks "owning" the lore is both intellectually stifling (why should a work of fiction belong to the people with the money, rather than the people with the ideas) and boring (why ignore all the totally cool stuff out there). There's stuff I dislike in ESO (and in Skyrim, etc.) but that means I work around it or over it, not throw the really dope lore baby out with the bathwater.

Elder_III

Daedrat???

Gilvoth

Elder_III wrote: »

Daedrat???

that is about what i would expect.

Gilvoth

altho he does look more like a Greater Bone walker from morrowind.
http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120519191352/elderscrolls/images/b/ba/Bonewalker_(Morrowind).jpg

Rosveen

Well, you can always use the good ol' headcanon excuse. These are all just stories and stories belong to the readers as much as the writers. But really, isn't this what the lore folks have been doing with every TES game? Skyrim, Oblivion... I don't know about Morrowind, but it probably too. There's always something seemingly outrageously lore-breaking or underdeveloped people get crazy about, but then you sit and brainstorm over it all for the next five years, and in the end I don't think anyone would really want to erase these parts - the good and the bad ones - altogether.

Majic

Fan Faction

Rosveen wrote: »

What I was trying to say is that for people who think only Bethesda creates "true" lore and everyone else is writing official fanfiction, Redguard lore is more acceptable than ESO or the books (even though they're extensively referenced in Skyrim, as you noted). Personally I think this perspective is silly and robs the lore of many great new findings.

You're not alone, though in moderate doses, the silliness can be fun, and even endearing.

But as with anything else, if taken too far, it becomes a blight and pathology unto itself.

At which point killing it with fire becomes the only logical course of action.

Gilvoth

dwemer_paleologist wrote: »

altho he does look more like a Greater Bone walker from morrowind.
http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120519191352/elderscrolls/images/b/ba/Bonewalker_(Morrowind).jpg

which btw, bethesda did allow us to summon these after you traveled afar and gained some prety high skills in the summoning tree in morrowind. this angers me that we dont have this type of thing in oblivion, skyrim, and yet again here in eso. it as if the devs are scared to death to let us have anything that has power. unless ofcourse your dragonight or sorcerer, then its allowed.

LMar

dwemer_paleologist wrote: »

dwemer_paleologist wrote: »

altho he does look more like a Greater Bone walker from morrowind.
http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120519191352/elderscrolls/images/b/ba/Bonewalker_(Morrowind).jpg

which btw, bethesda did allow us to summon these after you traveled afar and gained some prety high skills in the summoning tree in morrowind. this angers me that we dont have this type of thing in oblivion, skyrim, and yet again here in eso. it as if the devs are scared to death to let us have anything that has power. unless ofcourse your dragonight or sorcerer, then its allowed.

Bonewalkers were one of my favourite summons. That Damage Strength attack was very useful

Woolenthreads

Baby Daedroth. Om nom nom. (and you wondered why they always try to roast you when you're around )