Monomyth : " Shezarr ' s Song " Content . The Cyrodilic " Shezarr ' s Song " This was a new thing that Shezarr described to the Gods : becoming mothers and fathers , being responsible , and making great sacrifices with no guarantee of success , but Shezarr spoke beautifully to them and moved them beyond mystery and tears . Thus , the Aedra gave free birth to the world , the beasts , and the beings , making these things from parts of themselves . This free birth was very painful , and afterwards the Aedra were no longer young and strong and powerful , as they had been from the beginning of days . Some Aedra were disappointed and bitter in their loss and angry with Shezarr , and with all creation , for they felt Shezarr had lied and tricked them . These Aedra , the Gods of the Aldmer , led by Auri - El , were disgusted by their enfeebled selves and by what they had created . " Everything is spoiled , for now and for all time , and the most we can do is teach the Elven Races to suffer nobly with dignity , chastise ourselves for our folly , and avenge ourselves upon Shezarr and his allies . " Thus are the Gods of the Elves dark and brooding , and thus are the Elves ever dissatisfied with mortality , always proud and stoic despite the harshness of this cruel and indifferent world . Other Aedra looked upon creation and were well pleased . These Aedra , the Gods of Men and Beast Folk , led by Akatosh , praised and cherished their wards , the Mortal Races . " We have suffered and are diminished for all time , but the mortal world we have made is glorious , filling our hearts and spirits with hope . Let us teach the Mortal Races to live well , to cherish beauty and honor , and to love one another as we love them . " Thus are the Gods of Men tender and patient , and thus are Men and Beast Folk great in heart for joy or suffering and ambitious for greater wisdom and a better world . Now when the Daedra Lords heard Shezarr , they mocked him , and the other Aedra . " Cut parts of ourselves off ? And lose them ? Forever ? That ' s stupid ! You ' ll be sorry ! We are far smarter than you , for we will create a new world out of ourselves , but we will not cut it off , or let it mock us , but we will make this world within ourselves , forever ours , and under our complete control . " So the Daedra Lords created the Daedric Realms , and all the ranks of Lesser Daedra , great and small . And , for the most part , the Daedra Lords were well pleased with this arrangement , for they always had worshipers and servants and playthings close to hand . At the same time , they sometimes looked with envy upon the Mortal Realms , for though mortals were foul and feeble and contemptible , their passions and ambitions were also far more surprising and entertaining than the antics of the Lesser Daedra . Thus do the Daedra Lords court and seduce certain amusing specimens of the Mortal Races , especially the passionate and powerful . It gives the Daedra Lords special pleasure to steal away from Shezarr and the Aedra the greatest and most ambitious mortals . " Not only are you fools to mutilate yourselves , " gloat the Daedra Lords , " but you cannot even keep the best pieces , which prefer the glory and power of the Daedra Lords to the feeble vulgarity of the mush - minded Aedra . "