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== The Gods ==

 

=== Padomay (a.k.a. Sithis) ===

 

 

* [[Powers That Be]]: Same as Anu, except that Padomay is the primordial force of chaos.

* [[Beat Still My Heart|Beat Still, My Heart]]

* [[Badass]]

* [[God Couple]]: With Kyne or Mara, depending on the religion. Sometimes both.

* [[God Is Evil]]: To the mer.

* [[God Is Inept]]: The creation of Mundus took most of their power, making them much less influential than the Daedric Princes.

* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: After they realized that Lorkhan, the god who suggested the creation of Mundus, only wanted it as his own personal playground and sacrificed their power instead of his own, they got even. How? They tore out his heart and threw it at Nirn.

 

=== Akatosh, (a.k.a. Aka, Auriel, Tosh'Raka) ===

God of Life and Death. His followers are usually found in the Halls of the Dead around Skyrim or other cemeteries and crypts.

 

* [[Everybody Hates Hades]]: Averted due to Arkay being the God of Death ''and'' Life. Most people think of him as a compassionate god who sometimes has to do bad things so that something good will happen elsewhere.

** Played straight with his Old Nordic aspect, Orkey, the Old Knocker, who is despised by Nords for giving them shorter lifespans than mer in their mythology.

=== Dibella ===

 

 

* [[Hot God]]: A god of beauty, so...

Goddess of Love, Mara is found in almost all Tamrielic religions.

 

* [[Tenchi Solution]]: She's sometimes depicted as ''one'' of Shor's wives, along with Kyne.

 

=== Zenithar (a.k.a. Tsun) ===

 

 

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: He's described as the "most in touch" with mortal affairs, due to his belief that hard work and fair play is the key to peace and prosperity.

* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: This is apparently his field of expertise, as no matter what, he will stand to gain from any action.

 

The most powerful and important of the Daedra are the Daedric Princes. They typically inhabit various planes of Oblivion, though they are known to journey to Mundus from time to time. Mortals who gain their favor become their champions, and are gifted with one of their artifacts, a unique and enchanted item. There are 17 known Daedric Princes following the events of ''Shivering Isles''. 16 appear in ''[[Daggerfall]]'', 7 appear in ''[[Morrowind]]'', all 17 appear in ''[[Oblivion]]'', but only 16 of them are appear in [[Skyrim]]. Note that while they may appear as male or female, Daedric Princes are beyond any such qualification.

 

 

* [[A Form You Are Comfortable With]]: All of them to some extent, except perhaps for Hermaeus Mora. Because of this, it is speculated that [[You Cannot Grasp the True Form]].

=== Azura ===

 

Artifacts: Azura's Star, Moon and Star Ring of Nerevar }}

 

In ''[[Daggerfall]]'', she asks you to kill a priest. In ''[[Morrowind]]'', she asks you to destroy the Daedra sent by Sheogorath to disturb her priestess. In ''[[Oblivion]]'', she asks you to [[Mercy Kill]] five of her followers who were infected with Porphyric Hemophilia (vampirism). In ''[[Skyrim]]'', she asks you to find and purge one of her artifacts, Azura's Star.

 

* [[Berserk Button]]: Do not shirk her if you worshiped her before.

* [[Benevolent Boss]]: If you worship her and stay loyal, she will watch out for you.

* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]

* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: Her response to the Tribunal's very existence? Curse the whole species to have dark skin and red eyes. {{spoiler|And then raise up a reincarnation of Nerevar to kill the Tribunal and proudly display her symbols on a special ring.}}

** She may not actually have cursed the Dunmer, just pointed out the whole dark skin/red eyes thing (which, when you get down to it, isn't really a horrific curse, either). That said, she did knew that the thing in the spoiler would lead to bad consequences for Morrowind, like a small moon falling down on a city and triggering a massive volcanic eruption.

* [[Eldritch Location]]: The realm of Moonshadow, said to be so extremely beautiful that the viewer is half-blinded by it, and where Azura resides in a Rose Palace in a city made of silver.

* [[Evil Pays Better]]: The ([[Blue and Orange Morality|mostly]]) good end of her ''[[Skyrim]]'' questline is to {{spoiler|purify Azura's Star, receiving it as a reusable white Soul Gem and gaining Aranea Ienith as a potential follower. On the other hand you can complete the corruption and transform it into the Black Star which can hold all types of soul including human -- keep in mind Black Soul Gems are rather rare and humans souls are the best for enchanting}}.

=== Boethiah ===

 

Artifacts: Goldbrand, Eltonbrand, Ebony Mail }}

 

=== Clavicus Vile ===

 

Artifacts: Masque of Clavicus Vile, Umbra, Bitter Cup, The Rueful Axe }}

 

This daedric prince is notable for appearing to be a very short man or a young boy. He owns a dog named Barbas which frequently likes to contradict him.

 

* [[Hell Hound]]: Subverted; Barbas may ''look'' intimidating in the statues, but he actually serves as his master's conscience. When we finally see his real body in Skyrim, he's [[Big Friendly Dog|not even scary]].

* [[Horned Humanoid]]

=== Hermaeus Mora ===

 

Artifacts: Oghma Infinium }}

 

* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: All of the Daedra and even the Aedra probably qualify as this, but Hermaeus Mora is the only one who routinely appears as a Lovecraftian mass of tentacles, eyes and claws.

* [[Eldritch Location]]: Apocrypha, home to all forbidden knowledge, filled with invisible ghosts floating among endless, shadowy bookshelves.

* [[Keeper of Forbidden Knowledge]]

* [[Library of Babel]]

=== Hircine ===

 

Artifacts: Hircine's Ring, Spear of Bitter Mercy, Saviour's Hide }}

 

He is the patron of werewolves and lives solely for the hunt.

 

* [[Blood Knight]]: ''The'' [[Blood Knight]] of the Elder Scrolls series.

* [[Egomaniac Hunter]]

 

=== Jyggalag ===

 

 

The Daedric Lord of Order, who grew too powerful, causing the other Princes to {{spoiler|trap him in the form of Sheogorath, the Prince of Madness}}. He is the most elusive of the Daedric Princes, only appearing once for a short time every one thousand years, and only sppearing once in the entire series.

* [[Knight Templar]]: The Daedra under him are even called Knights of Order.

* [[One of These Is Not Like the Others]]: Is very Anuic in nature compared to the other generally chaotic to varying degrees Daedric Princes.

* [[Tin Tyrant]]

 

=== Malacath ===

 

Artifacts: Scourge, Volendrung }}

 

 

=== Mehrunes Dagon ===

 

Artifacts: Mehrune's Razor, Mysterium Xarxes }}

 

* [[Horned Humanoid]]

* [[Ironic Hell]]: Imagine you were a being who's entire existence is based around destruction and change. Now imagine you were stuck in a realm where nothing can ever be killed or destroyed without eventually coming back, effectively negating your purpose. That's Dagon. No wonder he wants to take over and destroy Nirn; it would be stress relief for him.

* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]

* [[Path of Inspiration]]: The cult dedicated to him, the Mythic Dawn.

=== Mephala ===

 

Artifacts: Ebony Blade }}

 

* [[It Amused Me]]: Why she corrupts mortals.

* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Pretty much the trope's Patron Daedroth.

 

=== Meridia ===

 

Artifacts: Ring of Khajiiti, Dawnbreaker }}

 

=== Molag Bal ===

 

Artifacts: Mace of Molag Bal }}

 

* [[Manipulative Bastard]]

* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Molag Bal, the ''King of Rape''. In fact, he created the first vampire by raping a Nede woman.

* [[Obviously Evil]]: Once again, ''King of Rape''.

* [[Your Soul Is Mine]]: He loves corrupting people and taking their souls.

=== Namira ===

 

Artifacts: Namira's Ring }}

 

* [[Absolute Cleavage]]

* [[Body Horror]]: She favors this.

* [[Grotesque Cute]]: She usually associated with things most would consider disgusting or repulsive, such as slugs, spiders, or disfiguring diseases.

 

=== Nocturnal ===

 

Artifacts: Skeleton Key, Eye of Nocturnal, Bow of Shadows, {{spoiler|The Gray Cowl}} }}

 

 

* [[Absolute Cleavage]]: In ''Skyrim''.

* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]/[[Dark Is Evil]]: It depends on the game, really.

* [[In the Hood]]: All of her appearances have her wearing a hooded cloak.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: Pretty obvious.

* [[Ravens and Crows]]: She has two of them.

* [[The Sacred Darkness]]: Lords over {{spoiler|Luck.}}

 

=== Peryite ===

 

Artifacts: The Spell Breaker }}

 

Also known as The Taskmaster, Peryite keeps the lower levels of Oblivion ordered and controls plagues.

 

* [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]]: While he's supposed to be the weakest Daedric Prince, he also keeps the lower planes of Oblivion running and the lesser Daedra in line.

* [[Mystical Plague]]

 

=== Sanguine ===

 

Artifacts: Sanguine's Rose }}

 

=== Sheogorath ===

 

Artifacts: Wabbajack, Fork of Horripulation, Staff of Everscamp, Gambolpuddy }}

 

* [[Affably Evil]]: His domains also include creativity and music, and he always has a smile on his face. He loves his worshippers and will always reward a mortal helper...but since he's the Prince of Madness, the blessings he offers may not be entirely, ah, traditional. Or healthy.

* {{spoiler|[[Artificial Human|Artificial Daedric Prince]]: The original Sheogorath was created by the rest of the Daedric Princes in order to stop Jyggalag from growing any more powerful. The second Sheogorath, however, ascended to the position.}}

* [[Badass Beard]]: In fact, beards more badass than his are outlawed in the Shivering Isles on pain of death.

* [[Baleful Polymorph]]: Cats can be bats can be rats can be hats can be gnats can be thats can be thises. And doors can be boars can be snores can be floors can be roars can be spores can be yours can be mine.

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: When he is in a good mood.

* [[Cool but Inefficient]]: His artifacts tend to fall under this category.

* [[Great Gazoo]]

* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: "Mmm... brain pie... ''care to donate?''"

* [[It Amused Me]]: Rains of flaming dogs, the heinous crime of beards, making the player flail around trying to kill a harmless bulbous floating thing with a tiny fork - none of these are really all that helpful, but they sure are funny! To him, at least.

* [[Large Ham]]

* [[Mad God]]: So very much. This is even one of his titles.

* [[Noodle Implements]]: The ritual to summon him requires a soul gem, a head of lettuce, and a spool of yarn.

* [[OOC Is Serious Business]]: {{spoiler|Sheogorath stops all joking, overreacting and non- equiturs just before his transformation into Jyggalag near the end of ''Shivering Isles''. He's not yet under the orderly influence of Jyggalag, though, meaning that his despair over the fate of the Isles and his apparent failure to save them is genuine.}}

* [[Pimp Duds]]: Including a cane.

* [[Seinfeldian Conversation]]: "Cat's out of the bag on that one, isn't it? Who puts cats in bags, anyway? Cats hate bags!"

=== Vaermina ===

 

Artifacts: Skull of Corruption }}

 

* [[Dream Stealer]]: They may be a source of power for her.

* [[Eldritch Location]]: The realm of Quagmire, which changes for the viewer every few moments in a flash of lightning to something even more horrific than before.

* [[Mind Rape]]

* [[Nightmare Fetishist]]

The first king of Men in Tamriel, Ysgramor was a Atmoran (ancient Nord) hero who lead his family and some like minded individuals from theit homeland of Atmora to the northernmost area of Tamriel, which would be known as Skyrim, after Atmora became embroiled in a massive civil war. Ysgramor later led the Atmoran people in colonizing Skyrim from their landing point of Hsaarik Head. He also became the first historian of mankind and developed the first human language based on Atmoran and Elvish linguistic principles. After the native elves of Skyrim massacred an Atmoran city, Ysgramor and his sons gathered a group of potent warriors known as the 500 Companions and handily slaughtered the majority of the Elven population and drove the remainder underground. Ysgramor's leadership and line of succession would see the Nords establish the First Empire of Man, until it was torn apart by infighting during the Wars of Succession which started with the death of his last direct descendant, King Borgas.

 

* [[An Axe to Grind]]: A very badass one called Wuuthrad, which you can reforged and use in Skyrim.

* [[Badass]]: Oh so much.

** [[Badass Bookworm]]: The first human historian and creator of the human tongue, all while being a badass warrior king.

** [[Badass Army]]: He started and led one, the 500 Companions, from whom the current Companion guild of warriors descends.

* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Against the Elves. Fully justified however, given their general douchebaggery.

* [[Horny Vikings|Horny Viking]]

* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Snow Elves destroy Saarthal? Ysgramor raises an army and slaughters their race to a man and basically erases all traces of their civilization from Skyrim.

 

== Historical Figures during the age of the Rise of Men ==

=== Pelinal Whitestrake (a.k.a. Pelin-El, a.k.a. The Star-Made Knight) ===

 

 

* [[Ax Crazy]]

* [[Cruel and Unusual Death]]: He was cut into eight pieces by the Ayleids to mock the Eight Divines.

* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Essentially committed genocide on the Ayleids. They were [[Asshole Victim|assholes]] who had enslaved Cyrodiil, but that's ''still'' an entire culture wiped from the face of Tamriel. The legends about him even use the word "pogroms" to describe what he had done.

* [[Flaming Sword]]: His sword was enchanted to inflict fire damage.

* [[Heroic Albino]]: Hence why one of his titles is "Whitestrake," and he was known to have white hair even when he was young.

* [[Historical Hero Upgrade]]: In-universe. His portrayal in ''Knights of the Nine'' conveniently forgets about his blatant racist views and psychopathic episodes.

* [[Man Bites Man]]: He ate the neck-veins of Haromir of Copper and Tea.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: His name is a corruption of the Elvish term Pelin-El, which translates to Star-Made Knight.

* [[Literal Change of Heart]]: Rumours stated that he had a hole in his chest, which revealed that he had a red diamond instead of a heart. This symbolized his connection with the heartless god Lorkhan. He killed those who spoke of such rumours, though.

* [[The Paladin]]: He used relics blessed by the Divines.

* [[Sociopathic Hero]]

* [[Time Travel]]: Implied. He wore plate armour back when only the Dwemer could make it, and in one of his psychotic episodes he mentioned Reman, an emperor who appeared thousands of years later.

* [[Badass]]

** [[Badass Boast]]: She plays this off against a dragon she takes down.

* [[Blood Knight]]:

'''Gormlaith:''' What else is there? }}

* [[Make Me Wanna Shout]]

* [[Tribal Face Paint]]

 

* [[An Axe to Grind]]: "'''Feel the bite of my axe!'''"

* [[Badass]]

** [[Handicapped Badass]]

* [[Cool Old Guy]]

* [[Make Me Wanna Shout]]

 

== The War of the First Council and Red Mountain ==

 

* [[Badass Normal]]: Usually.

* [[Not in This For Your Revolution]]: Came back to Hammerfell to find his missing sister, but wound up starting and leading their rebellion.

* [[Walking the Earth]]: Would have been named King by the Redguards, but he turned them down to do this.

 

* [[Big Good]]: The greatest hero of mankind.

** [[Big Bad]]: To the Thalmor.

* [[Expy]]: Of Charlemagne. Both are considered the fathers of continental civilizations and were badass warrior kings.

* [[Folk Hero]]: Loved and worshipped by the Nords, especially after becoming Talos. The banning of Talos worship by the Empire eventually lead to civil war from Skyrim.

* [[Handicapped Badass]]: Survived an assassination attempt in which his throat was slit, which prevented him from using the Thu'um. For those of you unfamiliar, a Dragonborn's main source of power comes from the Thu'um, Dragon Shouts, which function as his main source of magic. Tiber Septim lost his most powerful weapon, yet still kicked ass and became a god.

* [[Horny Vikings|Horny Viking]]: Most historians agree that he was Nord.

*** As of Skyrim, the verdict is; 'Hjalti'.

* [[King Incognito]]: The Prophet from ''Knights of the Nine'' is thought to be Tiber Septim himself, guiding Pelinal Reborn as the Ninth Divine.

* [[Posthumous Character]]: The only game during which he was alive was ''Redguard.''

* [[Reality Warper]]: He turned Cyrodiil from a jungle into a forest. "You have suffered for me to win this throne, and I see how you hate jungle. Let me show you the power of Talos Stormcrown, born of the North, where my breath is long winter. I breathe now, in royalty, and reshape this land which is mine. I do this for you, Red Legions, for I '''LOVE YOU!'''"

The first Imperial Battlemage, serving under Tiber Septim. He literally gave up his heart in order to create a control device for Numidium, a big stompy Dwemer robot that aided Tiber in his conquests.

 

 

=== Wulfharth (a.k.a. Ysmir, The Underking<ref>He contends with Zurin Arctus for the title of Underking but is probably not the true one during the time of Daggerfall</ref>) ===

A Nordic King from the First Era. Also known as Ysmir, the Dragon of the North. Was an incarnation of the god Shor. He lived through many events of the first era, such as a battle with the Alessian Order and a fight with Alduin, then fighting in the War of Red Mountain, then getting himself embroiled in Tiber Septim's grand plans.

 

* [[The Purge]]: His first new law was to order this, slaughtering the members of the Alessian Order.

 

A gigantic Dwemer-crafted robot that is so powerful that it ''distorts time'' simply by existing. It was probably originally engineered by Kagrenac, but did not see much use until Vivec gave it to Tiber Septim in exchange for special privileges for the province of Morrowind. It then proceeded to crush the Aldmeri Dominion almost single-handedly.

 

* [[Reality Warper]]: Simply being activated for a short time after the end of ''Daggerfall'' caused time to split into many streams, recombining violently.

 

* [[Legacy Character]]: According to the M'aiq of Skyrim, M'aiq is a name passed down amongst his family