Daedra Worship : The Chimer Content . The history of Daedra worship by the Elves once known as the Chimer provides a valuable object lesson in the dangers of traffic with the so - called Lords of Oblivion . It ' s a tale of peril that modern - day apologists for Daedric worship , such as Lady Cinnabar , would do well to heed . Let ' s begin with a few facts that not even the Shrew of Taneth could deny . The Aedra ( the Gods , the Divines ) created Nirn out of the chaos of Oblivion . They assumed physical form within the mortal plane — the Mundus — and according to Elven myth were the direct ancestors of the Aldmer i . The Aedra were the natural objects of holy reverence for the Elves of the Dawn Era , and the first organized religions venerated these Divines . However , after Nirn was born the Aedra withdrew from their creation , becoming distant , aloof , and disinterested in the affairs of mortals . But beyond the Mundus , in the infinite variation of Oblivion , there were other godlike entities of great power known as the Daedra ( literally the " not - Aedra " ) , who began to take a malign interest in the realm the Aedra had created . Some of the more powerful of these entities , the so - called Daedric Princes , who ruled entire Oblivion planes of their own , were nonetheless jealous of the mortals of Nirn — for they had inherited the Aedric capacity of creation . This ability was beyond the Daedra who , though masters of change and metamorphosis , create nothing new that has not been before . However , one quality the Daedric Princes shared with the young mortals of Nirn was a lust for power in all its forms . This corrupting desire is the foundation of all mortal worship of the Daedra : the Princes offer power in return for service and worship . Most often this power comes in the form of knowledge , the most seductive and least perilous - seeming of the Daedric temptations . To show how seductive this temptation can be , reflect upon the early Aldmer of Summerset . Though in their arrogance they considered themselves the lineal descendants of the Aedra , nonetheless the first large - scale religious sect espousing Daedra - worship was born in the heart of Summerset itself . There , in the rainbow shadow of the Crystal Tower , the so - called Prophet Veloth communed with the Daedric Prince Boethiah and agreed to accept her gifts . He inscribed the Velothi Prophecies , which expounded the doctrine of worship of the " Good Daedra " ( Boethiah , Azura , and Mephala ) , along with ways to propitiate and negotiate with the " Bad Daedra " ( Molag Bal , Malacath , Sheogorath , and Mehrunes Dagon ) . To the more foolish of the Summerset Aldmeri , the arts and skills the Good Daedra offered to teach them seemed more useful than the maxims and platitudes of the priests of the Aedra , and a number of Elven clans accepted Veloth as their prophet and guide . When the Sapiarchs of Alinor rightfully prohibited this schism , Veloth led the clans loyal to him out of the Isles and across the seas to the far side of Tamriel , where they colonized the domain now known as Morrowind . The followers of Saint Veloth , who became known as the Chimer , were willing to trade the paradise of golden Summerset for the purgatory of ashen Morrowind , all in return for the illusory " gifts " of the Daedra . The Chimer built mighty temples to Boethiah , Azura , and Mephala , and established the traditions of worship in Morrowind that were later co - opted by the Tribunal . As even the beginning student of history knows , this large - scale dabbling with Daedra led inevitably to warfare and catastrophe . Chimer civilization fell at the Battle of Red Mountain , and the curse of Azura , their erstwhile mistress , transformed the brilliant Chimer into the sullen and haunted Dunmer . After that time Morrowind , under the Tribunal , turned its back on worship of the Daedra — but by then the damage had been done . Today , the Daedra are feared and abhorred across the length and breadth of Tamriel — and rightly so . Yet , despite the clear lessons of history , some misguided souls still insist that traffic with Daedra Lords can be tolerated , even accepted . To those such as you , Lady Cinnabar , I say : beware . What pact with the Daedra ever ended well ?