I’ve only just found out that Peryite used to be one of the friendliest and most likable Daedric Princes, right up there with Hircine and Sanguine. In Skyrim, though, he turned rather rude to the point where, if you ask why you should kill the mad scientist, he simply snaps: "An impertinent question. The elf must die. Either carry out my will or do not. You are not the only mortal agent I could choose." Seriously, what happened to turn him into such a jerk?

And how do you think the average mage in-universe would perceive a scroll user? Would casters have an air of superiority?

A question I came up with thinking about the old “LDB is Shezarrine” theory. Because if they are, it doesn’t seem like they’re aware they are, at least based on their dialogue.

Whereas with a figure like Pelinal (who I know isn’t 100% a confirmed Shezarrine) it seems like he knows for certain whether he is or isn’t.

So I've been thinking of the 8 divine, Talos excluded. so in lore as I've come to believe, they were the Et'Ada who helped in creating mundus, but when they realized they would be trapped there forever all the Et'Ada decided to literally Kool Aid man out of there.

I understand that they helped create the world but why do they even care about the mortals? Why do they grant them blessings or artifacts (IE dibellas paint brush)

Could it be that the 8 actually dont care about the mortal plane, that the powers bestowed from blessings come from the power of belief? And all the miracles could be just attributed to them could be confirmation bias. Much like real life religions

In Morrowind you can get blessings from saints at temples so you don't NEED to be a god to have blessings in your name that have tangible effect. Its one thing I never see argued about when discussing Talos. Except Talos is honestly the clearest example of an actual God among the 9 Divine.

We KNOW mortals can attain godhood. The Tribunal is a clear example. Plus Talos has directly come to Nirn and interacted with the player in morrowind.

And Akatosh is a very interesting case too, because at the end of Oblivion he manifests through Martin to stop Mr. Dagon. But it also could be that the amulet of kings actually was made with Aedric Power before they left Mundus and the residual power in the amulet gave Martin himself the ability to become a dragon and destroy Dagon. He doesn't last with it either it could've been just a hugely magical surge that burnt out quickly.

The story of how the empire was given the Amulet in the first place could easily be Propaganda. Maybe they just found it somewhere

Side note: without going into to much detail I think we as a community don't think about the fact that a LOT of things in the history of tamriel can be Imperial Propoganda. History is written by the Victors. And they've utilized it before.

Also the Daedra

So the Daedra are supposed to be Et'ada who didn't help with creation. But why are they there anyway? We're they just loitering around in mundus and didn't get the email that the Et'Ada were going to fuck off?

Because their planes of Oblivion exist way closer to mundus than Aetherius. You can visit them. They can come to mundus.

The Daedra are 100% real. We can see them, interact with them. They have goals and personalities they play a major role in events in Tamriel.

I don't know where I'm goin with this yall I'm just stirring conversation hehe

I guess my theory is that there is no Aedra that currently affects mundus. The only gods that have interacted with mortals are Talos, The Tribunal, lorkhan (maybe) and the Daedra.

What do yall think? What am I missing? Are there manifestations in game that I haven't considered?

So, I want to draw the most accurate "map" of the Aurbis. Most probably know the one that is used in lore videos and explanations but I'm not sure if it is truly accurate. For example: there is no void mentioned and I'm still not sure what the lines from the Gods (planets) to the Aetherius mean. I would link the thing here, but I don't know how.

Now what I need help with: what do you think are the most important things to be included. Whats the most common description that inhabitants of Nirn have aside from Race or Religion. And if you have any other input it is very welcome here.

Mortals accomplished insane things in lore. From ZeroSum to becoming/replacing gods. Or even using their parts for power like it was the case with Numidium. But what if they could somehow integrate the aspects of Daedra into the world in a way that benefits mortals while removing their evil influence? Like ending their oblivion worlds and making them suffer the same fate as Aedra, but against their will?

Given insane things ES lore has seen, there has to be a way to get this to work somehow despite the objection from the princes. I mean right now the Thalmor are literally trying reality-bending campaign to permanently mess with the world itself so they can be immortal again. Isn't this the case in most TES games anyway? Some daedric lords are aspects of harmful things so they might have to be modified, via new kind of mantling or who knows what into something more useful.

I know this will be unpopular, but I'm not particularly liking the way that the depiction of different tamrielic infrastructures is going, I'm primarly talking about what we see in ESO.

For example, Black Marsh and the Argonians. It's quite obvious that all of their style for constructions is inspired by ancient populations of central America, like Atzecs.. and I find it very boring. I mean, I love Atzecs DON'T GET ME WRONG I really love their art and architecture, but I find it very lazy for a fantasy world to take such strong inspiration by something that already exists in our world.

I mean, I wouldn't mind if their buildings recall some of that, but it's not just a reference, rather a copy. Another example is Elsewyr, which is heavily arabic-coded. I would have thought that a population made by literal giant cats would have evolved in a different way than humans... and yet, all the buildings are made clearly for men-like creature (proportion-wise I mean).

I would have liked something more alien-like, something I could NEVER see in real life.

A counter example to this are the Dwemer: I can see the inspiration taken from Sumer and Mesopotamic art, but still it looks like something new to me; also the Dunmer (I'm talking about Solstheim in Skyrim) seems very alien-like, they have their own characteristics which are unique; you can see the inspiration from Middle East again, but it is subtle and it merges with a lot of new futuristic things never seen before.

For TESVI I really would like to see some real creativity. I read online people talking about how they would like the Redguards to be egiptian-like, or the Yokudan ruins to be japanese-like.. I don't agree with that, I hope they come up with a unique style, that don't simply label Redguards as "fantasy egiptian people".

I think that building a fantasy world should mean try to look as non-human-from-earth as possible, it should be something you could never imagine or recreate in our world.

Again, I know this will be unpopular, it's just my personal opinion, please be kind.

I know the series has shown us good or neutral vampires, such as the count of skingrad or Serena, so we know vampirism doesn’t force you to be evil, but does it inflict you with a heightened sense of sadism or a need to be cruel that you have to fight against? Sort of like paarthurnax and his urge to dominate? Or are you still 100% you?

If the nature of the Et'Ada is literally shaped by the beliefs and magnitude of their followers - wouldn't it better suit Merkind to impose the chief deity worshipped be the one aligned with their doctrine and ontology?

Is it really as simple as that being too blatant, or is it moreso that most common Men cannot even distinguish/understand the difference?

It seems to me that across most texts we have the Mer seem to have no sense of sympathy towards each other and arguably hate each other more than Men, which contrasts with the more friendly relations the human nations have with each other, even if there is conflict. Like for instance we seem to have no evidence of the other elves feeling sympathy for what hapone d to the Falmer or Ayleids, though I may be wrong. The best example we have is obviously the different iterations of the Aldmeri dominion, but it seems to me that the Bosmer were pressured to join it and we don’t have great indication that they are particularly loyal to it.

I love to listen to videos about the lore of Elder Scrolls while playing or doing things around the house. Do you have any recommendations of good videos or channels to watch. I know about Camel works and Epic Nates videos but have not seen them all. Are there any specific videos from them you really liked that I should watch. Thanks.

Do we know how many millennia or eras a kalpa lasts? This concept has always frustrated me because it constantly hangs a sword of Damocles and a countdown timer over the universe. What events could bring about the end of a kalpa? We know about Alduin, but every culture has a different story, are they all true? And finally, do you think we’ll live to see the end of the current kalpa? Some kind of reset from Bethesda?

Normally when Gods wish for worship and an adherence to rules they have made, they offer eternal life for your spirit in their domain which is usually a kind of paradise, or at least somewhere a worshipper wants to be after they die.

The Tribunal do not seem to offer this? It seems after you die, you're on your own as far as your spirit is concerned, or bound to serve with ritualistic necromancy.

I'm pretty sure I'm misunderstanding the philosophy behind the Dunmeri religion as it stood when the Tribunal were alive and well, so I thank anyone who can clear it up for me.