So Legion's WiP build about a priestess of Arkay in The Workshop has gotten me thinking... if you were living on Nirn and the existence of deities at work was proven and completely irrefutable... which aedra/daedra/higher power (if you want to be as all encompassing as possible) would you be most likely to worship and why? What is it about what that deity represents that appeals to you and your values or moral sensibilities? So assume you're you, and your values are the same as they are here on Earth. You can be or do whatever you want in Tamriel or even on Nirn (if you think profession matters in this question), but your core values are the same.
Rules: Assume for our purposes that you can only pick one. You're devoted, so this is unlike Henson's personal pantheon question from some months back; I'm going to be mean and make you choose one. If you really can't pick just one, then say one aedra and one daedra.
PS: Let's leave IRL religion out of this discussion. I'm just asking about the TES, so let's keep it light and try to avoid drawing any parallels. Thanks y'all!
Julianos, obviously. What other choice is there? The god of wisdom, logic, literature, law, history, and contradiction. What other god encourages such practical pursuits?
"Know the truth. Observe the law. When in doubt, seek wisdom from the wise"
I think Julianos provides the most pragmatic life style. Order and truth. Looking at Julianos' teachings, he is the most like a philosopher, and the most like a scientist. The other gods offer moral judgments such as, work hard, honor the earth, live soberly; but Julianos offers progress. As a god, maybe he knows the truth, but assumes to much of us mortals. Or, he could be giving us a task to prov ourselves. "Know the truth" could very well be interpreted as "seek the truth".
Don't be a dolt, be well read, stand on the shoulders of giants, and search for the truth. Julianos knows what's up.
Hircine... I'm not going to mention why as everyone knows my answer to this..
Oh for Howling out loud.
Aela. Werewolves. Running around on the plains hunting deer/wolves/anyone foolhardy enough to be out there. Running around with Aela. When you die you go to the Hunting Grounds. (When Aela dies she'll meet you there). You get to bite people... You can release the primal side of yourself and feel the grass on your paws.
Nothing (Well ok a few things) beats rampaging through an old fort then standing on the ramparts with a She-Wolf by your side and howling out across the plains to your Deity praising him for his blessing on your hunt. (Blessing... Not a disease)
Everyone else just don't have the claws for it.
Arkay for life, pardon the pun. To worship the one who truly understand life and death, as well as one that understands mortality, is worship I can get by with no problem at all. I never liked necromancy, so I'd fit right in.