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Aedra and Daedra

    • 6 posts
    November 14, 2013 10:10 AM EST

    Hello Bloggers, this is Master Gestor here with another topic to go over. This time being the infamous Aedra and Daedra, although many would rather say, "I hate the Aedra or i hate the Daedra or rather one than the other." That is totally wrong, as they are two different forms of being's and cannot be compared as such.

    The designations of Gods, Demons, Aedra, and Daedra, are universally confusing to the layman. They are often used interchangeably due to the arrogance and ignorance of the said user.

    "Aedra" and "Daedra" are not relative terms. They are Elvish and exact. Azura is a Daedra both in Skyrim and Morrowind. "Aedra" is usually translated as "ancestor," which is as close as Cyrodilic can come to this Elven concept. "Daedra" means, roughly, "not our ancestors." This distinction was crucial to the Dunmer, whose fundamental split in ideology is represented in their mythical genealogy.

    Aedra are associated with stasis. Daedra represent change.

    Aedra created the mortal world and are bound to the Earth Bones. Daedra, who cannot create, have the power to change.

    As part of the divine contract of creation, the Aedra can be killed. Witness Lorkhan and the moons.

    The protean Daedra, for whom the rules do not apply, can only be banished.

    So seeing as the Aedra and Daedra are proven to be different in all forms, i would like to hear your thought's on these subject's and what you believe based on known facts about the Aedra and Daedra.

  • November 14, 2013 10:38 AM EST

    ...Daedra, for whom the rules do not apply,...

    • 365 posts
    November 14, 2013 10:40 AM EST

    Well said! *High Fives Armathyx*