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#Sheogorath coded

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Idk if there’s much crossover between the two fandoms, but I think there’s plenty of crossover between the general concepts embodied by the Daedric princes and the paths embodied by the Aeons of Honkai Star Rail.

For example, Namira gives me the same vibe as IX who rules over the path of Nihility which is basically Nihilism on a universal scale. It’s that same way she drags people down into a state of nothingness where nothing in Nirn matters in the face of decay and rot. Where every failure is magnified as evidence that there was never a point in trying in the first place. IX and their path act much the same way in HSR and one of their primary “factions” called Self-Annihilators reminds a me a lot of the Dro-m’athra.

Another example is an Aeon named Yaoshi who rules the path of Abundance. In that path you’ll see all the “healer” type characters but the path itself also leads to immortality which twists the recipient over time. Yaoshi goes from world to world delivering boundless life and healing but this leads to population and resource crises even if Yaoshi’s intent was seemingly benevolent. To me this feels like Meridia who gifts immortality which wipes away individuality in the process and also champions life energy and light which are benevolent concepts at first glance.

Idk I think it’s a fun mental exercise to connect the Daedra to entities from other games plus I didn’t really think about Meridia in that light of abundance until I compared her to Yaoshi.

#Honkai star rail #tes

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apparently, reddit nuked the "meridia is a black hole" post. here's how I understand/remember this theory

meridia was once merid-nunda, a star orphan. black holes form when massive stars collapse at the end of their life cycle

massive objects (like black holes) create strong gravitational fields that curve and stretch the "fabric" of space-time. "… thus does Merid-Nunda [ride? slide?] across the rainbow road from end to end, at one end stretching the Dragon [Akatosh, the Time God], at the other end compressing him …. - Exegesis of Merid-Nunda

black holes can "bend" the light rays that pass close enough to them. this is how meridia created her colored rooms. "But Merid-Nunda formed of her substance a great drag-lens, and the light of Magnus was bent thereby. The rays [carved? focused?] a new sphere from the chaos, which Merid-Nunda, [laughing? sparkling?], did claim for her own." - Exegesis of Merid-Nunda

"For Meridia, time is said to be relative, and her priestesses have been known to grant time-altering blessing" - UESP just google "black holes time travel"

"the Daedra Lady of Greed" - UESP yeah, it's about her strong gravitational field

"To MERIDIA who contains the Plenum" - PGE. Plenum (physics), a space completely filled with matter. black holes are incredibly dense

meridia's light is not her own! if material such as gas, dust or stars gets too close to a black hole, it gets sucked in by the enormous gravitational force. as it falls towards the black hole, it heats up and becomes incredibly bright

meridia, you're not fooling anyone with your beams of light. we know it's your relativistic jets. stop LARPing as a sun/light goddess

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Daedric Helmets

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

Art by Michael Kirkbride

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why does he have fawn spots, anyway?

[i have commissions open now]

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“Mother Morrowind”

#love this bc imo all of them #especially Almalexia #were mixes of the anticipations just in different ratios

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Little did he know it was Alik'r desert.

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Azurah, khajiit version

#azurah

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If House of Troubles were a band, Molag would sing and play double-neck guitar, Malacath would play bass, Mehrunes Dagon would be smashing the drums, and Sheogorath would try to fit in with a tiny Korg.

#molag bal

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Mafala (not playing with a ball of yarn, but with a web!)

#mafala #mephala

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"Sheogorath Statue - Dementia"

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Shivering Isles DLC

Art by Adam Adamowicz

#foot resting on the serpents head #hmmmm

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Living Dragon Priest - Female Variant

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Art by Adam Adamowicz

#mother???

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We've only started to look at the new ESO PTS content, but there is a lot of interesting things to be found within it. Just from books we've found texts discussing Meridia, Azura, Boethiah, Malacath, Trinimac, Mephala, Magnus, Nocturnal, Imga, the Star Orphans, and more.

#just wanted to reblog these again bc they’re raw as hell and will turn u into a Boethiah stan guaranteed. #Boethiah

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"Daedra are what we are. Our Princes form us from creatia and set us on our path. And thus ever does our nature, set at the time of our making, dictate our path. But while we Daedra are unchangeable that does not mean we are unchanging. We are thinking, living beings. And what is not the nature of life but some measure of change?

"I don’t mean to boast, darlings, but I myself am an excellent example. Madam Whim, entrepreneurial Mazken, has worn other names and appearances many times over the centuries. And while I’m a deep disappointment to my progenitor Prince, I find my life and choices deeply satisfying."

--Madam Whim discussing the creation of Daedra

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We've only started to look at the new ESO PTS content, but there is a lot of interesting things to be found within it. Just from books we've found texts discussing Meridia, Azura, Boethiah, Malacath, Trinimac, Mephala, Magnus, Nocturnal, Imga, the Star Orphans, and more.

#You must come to understand the Will Against Rule. Only then might you know something of Love. #She who bore the burden of rending divinity from the one she loved. #Boethiah is raw as hell omg #also the implications of Boethiah being true Trinimac while Malacath is partially Trinimac only because he stole a piece of Boethiah??? #plus that bit where Azura Mephala and Boethiah are able to open some triangular gate with Azura finally having a role in this story #so good #to mess with Boethiah is to mess with the triangular gate that is her triune with Mephala and Azura omgggggg #and the last story??! #beyond words #Boethiah is so cool omg #Noctra as her daughter and student who was made whole by Azurah’s key #Meridia splitting herself into two and then being divided into her colors #only to be trapped by them by Azurah who is the master of both light and dark

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Related to the ongoing theory that Dibella is Azura or at least an aspect of her, is the idea that Mara became Mephala and Kyne became Boethiah. We have this trinity of Aedra close to Lorkhan/Shor and then we have this trinity of Daedra who defend/enforce/encourage his will after he is gone. If you squint there’s some other similarities between the members of both groups.

Mara is the goddess of Love and family aka connections between people. Mephala manipulates those connections to her own ends and encourages her followers to do the same. Mafala is associated directly with Clan Mothers of Khajiit society who keep tabs on all knowledge in their respective clans. Mephala is theorized by some to be the Night Mother. I think the Night Mother’s “origin story” of killing her children for Sithis is a metaphor for Mara becoming Mephala. From being the wife of Auriel and nurturing his children selflessly to becoming an associate/Wife of Sithis/Lorkhan who challenges/uses them instead. Something like “I raised you but now I cast you into the void/world to fend for yourselves”. Lastly Mephala is prayed to in matters of gardening at least perhaps connecting her to Mara’s role as a fertility/agricultural goddess.

Kyne is the goddess of the sky and weather but also a goddess of warriors and might who carries away the glorious dead. Boethiah is also associated with warriors, namely those who depose tyrants, and rewards mortals who make their mark upon the world. Kyne gave mortals the power to kill dragons(tyrants) and Boethiah exposed the lies of Trinimac, exposing him as a murderer/god of mortality aka Orkey/Arkay. Boethiah also consumed at least part of his power; perhaps part of his role as a psychopomp where she gets to decide the worthiness of mortal souls and leaves Malacath to rule over the unworthy/the outcasts while she takes the worthy warriors. I also like the idea of Kyne avenging Lorkhan by creating the First Plot in order to deceive Trinimac thereby making Kyne-Boethiah the Prince of Plots.

Dibella is the goddess of beauty, pleasure, affection, and the arts/music/dance. Dibella’s moth totem is connected to Prophecy via the reading of the elder scrolls. Azura is associated with butterflies and roses and Dibella is the goddess of flowers albeit usually associated with Lilies above others(though there are roses on her statue). Azura has associations with music and dance via her Twilight Cantors who use both to cleanse Namiira’s influence. Azura’s realm is said to be overwhelmingly beautiful and she encourages genuine affection between herself and her followers. Azura as a triple goddess links to the three stages of a Moth’s life cycle and both link to lunar phases; Maiden/Caterpillar/Waxing>Mother/Cocoon/Full>Crone/Imago/Waning. Dibella as a beauty goddess links to Azura’s power over form.

Basically I see it as Lorkhan warning these three that his creation would eventually consume their original spheres/selves but they could survive it by changing. By becoming someone else they could remain. Again I recognize that this is all tenuous at best and is even contradicted in many places throughout canon lore but I think it’s a fun connection to make and I’ve had it stuck in my head for the last couple of months lol

#Boethiah #Azura #mephala #Kyne #Dibella #Mara #elder scrolls

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"Demiprinces are around because their Daedric parent wants them to be. That’s likely why the number known to mortals is so small. Even among our own kind, the type of power and prestige such parentage can attract can be a double-edged blade. Ask yourself, is having a blisteringly powerful being as progenitor really something you’d want?"

--Madam Whim

#*glances at the 14 Demiprince OCs im hiding in a cupboard* sounds awful