Who is your favorite Divine/God/Goddess In Elder Scrolls.

Thevampirenight

Pretty much choose which one is your favorite out of all of them.

Vipstaakki

Jyggalag/Sheogorath

"Cheese!" - Sheogorath

Bryanonymous

Mara

Queue song Venus...
https://youtu.be/NkcU2_Vs7Xw
"She's got it, she's got it... Yea baby, she's got it..."

Thevampirenight

Talos

Bryanonymous wrote: »

Queue song Venus...

"She's got it, she's got it... Yea baby, she's got it..."

Dibella is the elder scrolls version of Venus lol. Mara is the goddess of marriage basically. But yeah .

Carbonised

Arkay and Stendarr aren't the same Aedra

And your poll has the 9 divines aka the Aedra, along with 1 Daedra and 1 dead Aedra/Daedra.

Would make more sense to have the Aedra in 1 poll and the Daedra in another.

Thevampirenight

Talos

Carbonised wrote: »

Arkay and Stendarr aren't the same Aedra

And your poll has the 9 divines aka the Aedra, along with 1 Daedra and 1 dead Aedra/Daedra.

Would make more sense to have the Aedra in 1 poll and the Daedra in another.

I know, yeah my bad, I know when I made the poll I put the two gods of Mortals together. But yeah I should have seperated them but it only gives ten options and I should have merged Lorhkan and Talos together since Talos mattles and replaces Lorhkan. I'm sorry. Also Jyggalag is more Aedric since he is order itself. Also Sheogorath could be considered a god after the events of Oblivion because the character of Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion basically Becomes Sheogorath. Basically a mortal mantling and replacing Sheogorath. So thats the reason why I added Jygalagg/Sheogorath to the poll.
Also Lorhkan is the reason why Nirn Exists. He got his heart cut out for it and is also worshiped by men and hated by elves. So another reason I had to add him. Also No reason why not to Talos since he is the future Ninth Divine.

ZunaRoath

Kynareth

Kyne, obviously

Dark clouds gather in the sky above.~
Kyne weeps for joy at the beauty of the world.~
Tears warm the ground and blossoms grow.~
The sacred stone reveals the flowers of her tears.~

Bryanonymous

Mara

Thevampirenight wrote: »

Bryanonymous wrote: »

Queue song Venus...

"She's got it, she's got it... Yea baby, she's got it..."

Dibella is the elder scrolls version of Venus lol. Mara is the goddess of marriage basically. But yeah .

It's 50/50. Dibella is beauty, Mara is love. Venus is both. But IMO, Love > Beauty

Zedrian

Akatosh

Imperial scum!

bottleofsyrup

Meridia.

Mojmir

nocturnal

AlienSlof

Jyggalag/Sheogorath

Cheeeeeeeeese, Gromit!

Carbonised

Thevampirenight wrote: »

Carbonised wrote: »

Arkay and Stendarr aren't the same Aedra

And your poll has the 9 divines aka the Aedra, along with 1 Daedra and 1 dead Aedra/Daedra.

Would make more sense to have the Aedra in 1 poll and the Daedra in another.

I know, yeah my bad, I know when I made the poll I put the two gods of Mortals together. But yeah I should have seperated them but it only gives ten options and I should have merged Lorhkan and Talos together since Talos mattles and replaces Lorhkan. I'm sorry. Also Jyggalag is more Aedric since he is order itself. Also Sheogorath could be considered a god after the events of Oblivion because the character of Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion basically Becomes Sheogorath. Basically a mortal mantling and replacing Sheogorath. So thats the reason why I added Jygalagg/Sheogorath to the poll.
Also Lorhkan is the reason why Nirn Exists. He got his heart cut out for it and is also worshiped by men and hated by elves. So another reason I had to add him. Also No reason why not to Talos since he is the future Ninth Divine.

Mate, you really got it all mixed up and quite wrong ...

Lorkhan and Talos are not the same, and Talos does not "replace" Lorkhan in any way. Lorkhan is a divine back from the creation of Nirn, Talos is a mortal who took on emperorship and through CHIM ascended into godhood as a new divine.

No Sheogorath is not a 'divine' nor an Aedra. He is a Daedra, always have, always will. and no Jyggalag is not 'Aedric' in any way. You confuse Daedra = evil and Aedra = good, that is not the case (just look at Meridia and Azura). Jyggalag WAS a Daedra, and he was transformed into Sheogorath. It's obscure what happened to him after the Shivering Isles DLC, but nowehere is it hinted at that Jyggalag exists today as a Daedra or Aedra.

Again, there are 8 Divines or Aedra, at least in our timeline. 9 with the ascendacy of Talos.
The Daedra are also finite and clearly defined.

It is not being 'good' or 'evil' that defines whether a divine is a Daedra or Aedra. Aedra participated in the creation of the Mundus as directed by Lorkhan, and thus lost a part of their divine powers which they fused into creation. Daedra on the other hand did not participate in creation, and are therefore able to influence man and mer and Mundus itself more directly than Aedra.

The only time a divine has changed was the transformation of Trinimac into Malacath by Boethiah. Lorkhan's origin as Daedra/aedra is also obscure. The rest are pretty clear (although one can argue that the divine Talos is not an Aedra either, since he did not participate in the construction of the Mundus).

Cinbri

Lorkhan

Where is option "Dagoth Ur"
P.S.: How many survived Lorkhan's Maw?

BalticBlues

My favorite, Meridia, is missing on the list.

Khenarthi

Different characters will worship different deities. Most of mine are devoted to Rajhin or Baan Dar.

Tyrusaran

Thevampirenight wrote: »

Carbonised wrote: »

Arkay and Stendarr aren't the same Aedra

And your poll has the 9 divines aka the Aedra, along with 1 Daedra and 1 dead Aedra/Daedra.

Would make more sense to have the Aedra in 1 poll and the Daedra in another.

I know, yeah my bad, I know when I made the poll I put the two gods of Mortals together. But yeah I should have seperated them but it only gives ten options and I should have merged Lorhkan and Talos together since Talos mattles and replaces Lorhkan. I'm sorry. Also Jyggalag is more Aedric since he is order itself. Also Sheogorath could be considered a god after the events of Oblivion because the character of Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion basically Becomes Sheogorath. Basically a mortal mantling and replacing Sheogorath. So thats the reason why I added Jygalagg/Sheogorath to the poll.
Also Lorhkan is the reason why Nirn Exists. He got his heart cut out for it and is also worshiped by men and hated by elves. So another reason I had to add him. Also No reason why not to Talos since he is the future Ninth Divine.

You bloody well forgot Meridia -_-

subtlezeroub17_ESO

Meridia makes more sense than Sheogorath...since she is an actual Aedra that got kicked out.

She and Azura are actually quite decent. Meridia only wants to wipe out evil on nirn and will go through extreme lengths to do so most likely so she can repent for what she did. She is kinda manipulative but she typically looks out for the greater good.

Azura protects her followers fiercely. Azura has little interests on the affairs of mortals. Tbh, She doesn't necessarily have any particular demands from her followers either. Protect her artifacts and don't be jerks is pretty much it.

Both realms, mortals are quite welcome...if you can get there. Only thing is in Azuras moonshadow realm, you might be blinded by its beauty.

Abeille

Hermaeus Mora.

Khenarthi

subtlezeroub17_ESO wrote: »

Meridia makes more sense than Sheogorath...since she is an actual Aedra that got kicked out.

As far as I know Meridia (Merid-Nunda) is Magna Ge, not Aedra. The Aedra are the beings who gave up part of themselves to form Nirn, and became the earth bones. She, like Magnus, is a celestial being and kept her own power.

Carbonised

The schism between Aedra and Daedra is also a reflection of the overall schism between Anu (stasis) and Padomay (change), Padomay being connected to and sometimes being another name for Sithis.

If you think of the old D&D alignment axis, the dicotomy between Aedra/Anu and Daedra/Padomay is more in line with Chaos - Lawful than Evil - Good.

Thus, we have gods with an Anuic basis that are aligned with order, creation and stasis (the Aedra), and on the other side we have the Padomaic gods aligned with chaos, destruction(=unmaking) and change (the Daedra, Sithis and possibly Lorkhan).

Thevampirenight

Talos

Carbonised wrote: »

The schism between Aedra and Daedra is also a reflection of the overall schism between Anu (stasis) and Padomay (change), Padomay being connected to and sometimes being another name for Sithis.

If you think of the old D&D alignment axis, the dicotomy between Aedra/Anu and Daedra/Padomay is more in line with Chaos - Lawful than Evil - Good.

Thus, we have gods with an Anuic basis that are aligned with order, creation and stasis (the Aedra), and on the other side we have the Padomaic gods aligned with chaos, destruction(=unmaking) and change (the Daedra, Sithis and possibly Lorkhan).

Jyglagag, Meridia and Malacath Could be considered Anuic in Nature. Jyglagag Became Sheogorath by a curse placed on him. Malacath was Created by a curse as well and he was an aedra. Malacath, Meridia and Sheogorath Could be considered More Anuic aligned Daedric princes. Jyglagag Is Order which is basically Anuic and Not Padomiac.

Carbonised

Thevampirenight wrote: »

Carbonised wrote: »

The schism between Aedra and Daedra is also a reflection of the overall schism between Anu (stasis) and Padomay (change), Padomay being connected to and sometimes being another name for Sithis.

If you think of the old D&D alignment axis, the dicotomy between Aedra/Anu and Daedra/Padomay is more in line with Chaos - Lawful than Evil - Good.

Thus, we have gods with an Anuic basis that are aligned with order, creation and stasis (the Aedra), and on the other side we have the Padomaic gods aligned with chaos, destruction(=unmaking) and change (the Daedra, Sithis and possibly Lorkhan).

Jyglagag, Meridia and Malacath Could be considered Anuic in Nature. Jyglagag Became Sheogorath by a curse placed on him. So basically Malacath, Meridia and Sheogorath Could be considered More Anuic Daedric princes and are possibly not considered True daedric princes among the other daedra. Because their orgins do not come from Padomay himself like the other princes.

While the origins and mythos of Trinimac/Malacath, Meridia and Jyggalag/Sheogorath are indeed somewhat more obscured and dualistic than the other Daedric Princes, they have always been classified as Daedra and not Aedra. Ultimately Meridia was probably, as Khenarthi wrote, Magna-Ge in origin, who then turned Daedric. And as for the obscure mythos of Jyggalag and Trinimac, at least Sheogorath and Malacath are fully and wholly Daedric (and Pandomaic) in nature.

Asardes

Zenithar

I like doing business in games so I picked Zenithar. I'm an avowed atheist in real life but I can't help but notice that most of the daedra and their followers are just as bad as religious fanatics we have among us. Worm Cult is some sort of Daesh

Carbonised

Asardes wrote: »

I like doing business in games so I picked Zenithar. I'm an avowed atheist in real life but I can't help but notice that most of the daedra and their followers are just as bad as religious fanatics we have among us. Worm Cult is some sort of Daesh

That goes for both Daedra and Aedra.

The followers of Akatosh, for instance the Order of the Hour, are pretty fanatical too.

Some would say the followers of Talos are quite militaristic too (some would even consider them terrorists, others freedom fighters, see the Skyrim storyline)

And you have the Alessian Order that were followers of the 8 divines, and were pretty much as the Catholic Inquisition back in the days.

The Thalmor are also devout worshipers of Auri-El (=Akatosh) while being quite fanatical.

That said, the influence of the Aedra on Nirn is generally more subtle and less direct that the Daedric influences, see the above explanation of the difference between Aedra and Daedra in the creation of the Mundus for this explanation.

DMuehlhausen

Jyggalag/Sheogorath

In all honesty this isn't as much slanted to Uncle Sheo as I thought it would be.

captainwolfos

HAIL HIRCINE.

HAIL SITHIS.

Asardes

Zenithar

Carbonised wrote: »

Asardes wrote: »

I like doing business in games so I picked Zenithar. I'm an avowed atheist in real life but I can't help but notice that most of the daedra and their followers are just as bad as religious fanatics we have among us. Worm Cult is some sort of Daesh

That goes for both Daedra and Aedra.

The followers of Akatosh, for instance the Order of the Hour, are pretty fanatical too.

Some would say the followers of Talos are quite militaristic too (some would even consider them terrorists, others freedom fighters, see the Skyrim storyline)

And you have the Alessian Order that were followers of the 8 divines, and were pretty much as the Catholic Inquisition back in the days.

The Thalmor are also devout worshipers of Auri-El (=Akatosh) while being quite fanatical.

That said, the influence of the Aedra on Nirn is generally more subtle and less direct that the Daedric influences, see the above explanation of the difference between Aedra and Daedra in the creation of the Mundus for this explanation.

There's some difference between being strict and enforcing rules (ex. Thalmor), being racist (ex. Stormcloaks) subservient to an evil race (Dragon Cult) and wanting the world to end in fire and brimstone by daedric invasion (Mythic Dawn, Worm Cult) or plague and pestilence (6th House).

kendellking_chaosb14_ESO

No poll for SITHIS Viod take you all

raidentenshu_ESO

Jyggalag/Sheogorath

Hermaeus Mora
Molag bal
Hircine

Takes-No-Prisoner

captainwolfos wrote: »

HAIL HIRCINE.

HAIL SITHIS.

^

I also like Malacath too. He's a pretty chill god.

Carbonised wrote: »

Asardes wrote: »

I like doing business in games so I picked Zenithar. I'm an avowed atheist in real life but I can't help but notice that most of the daedra and their followers are just as bad as religious fanatics we have among us. Worm Cult is some sort of Daesh

That goes for both Daedra and Aedra.

The followers of Akatosh, for instance the Order of the Hour, are pretty fanatical too.

I agree, this is why when I role play, I try to keep my prayers and my objectives private. If one wishes to worship a god/goddess that is their own business. Now if they desire to put their beliefs forcefully onto other peoples, that is something I try to avoid at all costs.

But hey, the power struggle between worshipers of different sects has some pretty juicey stories. Like what we saw with Order of the Hour vs The Dark brotherhood of the Gold Coast.