The Daedric Allies and how they came to be!

Meatyka · November 2014

I'm hoping some of you smart people can answer a few questions for me! Explanations and reasons on how certain Daedric Princes become allies with each other and other gods.

For example:
Sheogorath + Reymon Ebonarm (Reymon hates all Princes apart from Sheogorath)
Vaermina + Sanguine
Malacath + Mephala

They all seem to be so far apart in personalities. Such as Malacath is patron of the Orcs who prize themselves has being strong warriors while Mephala created two assassin groups.

Sheogorath is the father of madness yet Reymon is the god of war, again completely different. Any information would be great!

DenverRalphy · November 2014

They ally themselves when their goals/objectives coincide.

If Reymon is looking to foment war, who better to instigate war than a madman like Sheogorath?

Malacath might not like what's currently going on within his orc society, and foresees an advantage in utilizing assassins.

Even Meridia and Azura are not above nefarious means.

The Daedric Princes are neither good nor evil. They just are. Though some are more likely to display characteristics prejudiced towards their goals (ie. Molag Bal). But even Molag Bal is susceptible to moments of benevolence should it suit his purposes.

nerevarine1138 · November 2014

I'm not sure if there's much lore on those relationships, but I can pretty much guarantee that none of these beings choose their alliances for subtler reasons than mortals can divine. It almost certainly has nothing to do with mutual affection.

Meatyka · November 2014

I see the logic in that! However where in any of the games does it explain it though? The wiki's say they are allies or neutral but I find no references. No evidence where these assumptions came from.

BBSooner · November 2014

With regards to Reymon I don't think he was particularly expanded on very much beyond just being "a thing" that has "attributes" associated with him (by that I mean little to no back story and such). It's been a long time since I've heard the name, and ESO would be perfect to expand on him if Zenimax decides they want more obscure lore assets to detail out while safely staying away from the "big players".

As for where he was introduced, I want to say it was in Daggerfall.

Meatyka · November 2014

Well he should be massive in ESO considering Reymon is supposed to be the God that gave immortality to Sai!

Edit: Thinking of the wrong Sai! Ignore this.

BBSooner · November 2014

Meatyka wrote: »

Well he should be massive in ESO considering Reymon is supposed to be the God that gave immortality to Sai!

Not to be confused with Sai Sahan though.

Edit: just saw your edit, yep! Different Sai heh.

Meatyka · November 2014

I would appreciate some more lore about the Princes and their interactions with each other! I love Volume 6 of the Accords of Madness with Sheogorath and Hircine.