Haidoneus

**Haidoneus** (Daedric: ), also known as **Haideonus**, **Haidon**, **Aides**, **Haadez**, the **Deadgod**, and the **Guardian of Tombs**, is the Daedric Prince who spheres the dead and burials. Originally, a Altmeri god, he is known for guilding the Altmer in the afterlife, and formerly a knight of Auri-El and member of the Psijic Order. He is known for being either good or evil, and rules from his plane of Oblivion, Underworld. Haidoneus can be summoned on the 6th of Sun's Height.

His Daedra cult, the Order of the Dead who worship Haidoneus as it's patron deity, and mostly worship by the Dunmer and the Altmer, while influence in the Breton, and Khajiiti Pantheons. He is also the main antagonist in *The Elder Scrolls VI: Underworld* expansion.

## By game

* Haidoneus (Skyrim)
* Haidoneus (Underworld)
* Haidoneus (Online)

## Invocation

Haidoneus is either one of the easiest or the hardest Daedric Prince to summon, and eventually he was the most feared to be summoned. The official summoning date of Haidoneus is the 6th of Sun's Height at night with storm occurring, or a offering of a dark soul gem and a daedric heart. Haidoneus also rarely gives mortals a quest of defeat any of a Daedra in the Underworld.

## Background

*"A mortal-turned god of the Dead, Haidoneus is considered keep order guarding the tombs."*
―Erramo Larethihle[src]
He was once a mortal, serving under the Psijic Order and well-famed warrior knight to Auri-El, and after his Apotheosis, he was responsibility with the Aldmeri burials of the dead and tombs as the God of the Afterlife. Since creating the Dead god, he created the Urn of Mantle Souls, a artifact that had the Altmeris' souls. However he gained very feminine characteristics and humor, including of his face is feminine, with a slim figure, which often appears in lothcloth-type robes.

As the Dead God, he allows souls to roam in his pocket realm, the Black Pit, the Elven equivalent of later turning into the Underworld. Every year of the Last Seed, he hosted a tournament in his pocket realm called "The Mirai Arena", who determined the winner of the winning mortal to live in the Black Pit for the end of times. In his life, he appears in the Summerset Isles and others throughout the history, appearing either his two aspects, Anaiel and Manndil, respectfully. He is notability appeared with Queen Ayrenn, which had conversations between the Alinor monarchs and Haidoneus which described with a good relations between the deity and the monarchs. He has commanded the Altmeri to keep the deceased person close and had the ability to summon deceased relatives to them, which they respect Haidoneus.

## History

### The origins of Haidoneus

According to Altmeri beliefs and creation myths, Haidoneus usually appears a mortal who once served in the Psijic Order, as well serving as a warrior or a knight to Auri-El, who was later elevated to divinity. Haidoneus is described as a very pale Altmer tall warrior in elven steel plate. Haidoneus gained friendships with his fellow deities, Xarxes, Syrabane, and Magnus. He meet Hiradilil Korian who later becoming Haidoneus' husband, who had record of having the best and very successful bonding and marriage of approx. two or three millennia. As the Dead God, he allows souls to roam in his pocket realm, the Black Pit, the Elven equivalent of later transformed into the Underworld. Every year of the Last Seed, he hosted a tournament in his pocket realm called "The Mirai Arena", who determined the winner of the winning mortal to live in the Black Pit for the end of times.

After Haidoneus's physical "death", he was re-reincarnated as Rasman, a Atmoran Prince. In the late Merethic Era, a group of Atmorans, led by Ysgramor, left their homeland called Atmora and sailed to Tamriel due to the presence of a civil war in Atmora. Rasman, sided and joined Ysgramor and his two sons, Yngol and Ylgar, who survived and returned to Atmora. After being defeated by the elves, the wounded Hicheth, Ysgramor and his two sons, Yngol and Ylgar returned to Atmora which the civil war had ended. Rasman recovered and become one of the leaders alongside with and as Ysgramor's Lieutenant called the Five Hundred Companions and return to Tamriel, a period of time known as The Return. Rasman was involved during Day of Final Passage and later as the Nordic-Falmer War; he Expansion and Elven slaughter by the Five Hundred ended with the final breath of Ysgramor. It is said to have been seen all over Tamriel as a huge dark storm, and left even the fiercest warriors grieving. Soon later, Rasman was adopted by Ysgramor.

Ysgramor said to be first ruler of the Kingdom of Skyrim, and with Rasman, which aged youngest age of about nineteen was given the Jarlship of was going to be Whiterun Hold, Rasman the rank as the first world-known Jarl of Whiterun. Rasman then reigned with Ysgramor's behave, about sixteen years until Jarl Rasman's death, possibility was assassinated by Elves, now called the Falmer. Rasman's son, Ryhrliil was succeeded him.

After Rasman's death with his soul rested known as Sovngarde and his body was buried in Rasman's Tomb. However his peaceful rest was soon interrupted when a group of Necromancers broke into his tomb, and was unsuccessfully resurrected into turning Rasman a evil god, which the spirit of Rasman defeating the necromancers.

### Feud with Dagon and Helping the Hero

During the Oblivion Crisis, Haidoneus found an aware alliance with Mehrunes Dagon's invasion of Cyrodiil and that triggers after the assassination of Uriel Septim VII. He, himself fought against Dagon himself but failed, however a prisoner who later to become the Hero of Kvatch, who saves Kvatch and Bruma from the Daedra attacks. Haidoneus allied himself and traveled with the Hero to secure the heir of the throne which later to become Martin Septim as Emperor. Dagon invaded the Imperial City, but only to defeated by the Hero and Haidoneus, but only to truly the Martin becomes an avatar of Akatosh, which and fuses with Martin and defeated Dagon finally. This is the final time before getting corrupted.

### Getting corrupted and Return

After almost a thousand years since Haidoneus defeated, many rumors that his undead small army reaches all across Tamriel. The accounts that Haidoneus himself, was originally good deity among the his home pantheon, the Altmeri were concerned, and unware that Antonius Mede the former Emperor, now called the Dead Emperor corrupted Haidoneus to dark and evil, which story goes that Haidoneus was exiled from the Altmeri and later becoming a Daedric Prince. After consorting with the Daedra, he now becomes the Daedric Prince of the Dead, which he was also giving his former sphere of tombs, which he was later to be known as the "Guardian of the Tombs".

In 4E 192, Marcella Varian went to crusade and travel to Haidoneus's plane of oblivion to deal with Haidoneus. Upon Marcella and Haidoneus met, the two went to duel. Haidoneus was too powerful and severe wounded Dragonborn, with she was growing weak and continuing dueling. Marcella use her thu'um against Haidoneus. The wounded Marcella then saved by ghostly Rasman before Haidoneus about to end her, both Marcella and Rasman finally defeated Haidoneus.

### The Last Dragonborn

Haidoneus appears in Skyrim disguised as Old Veteran, a another aspect, who asked the Last Dragonborn to retrieve his lost blade. The Dragonborn then traveled to the Ruins of Nchuand-Zel, where they may encountered the Falmer, Dwarven Automatons, and Frostbite Spiders. Once the Dragonborn reach the Nchuand-Zel Control, Deadman appears in the chair and seem impressed, and told them that protecting him well, and promised for the award. The Dragonborn then heads to Morvunskar where a portal to Deadman's location is found. Going through the portal reveals Old Veteran in the Solitude's Dan, where he reveals his true identity as Haidoneus, commenting that he not been in Tamriel since his defeat at the hands of Marcella Varian but warns that his return may come in horror rewards the Dragonborn with his lost blade.

### The Invasion of Tamriel

Upon Marcella's apotheosis and rumors of Haidoneus' return spread in Tamriel, plenty of small bands of Daedric Forces of Undead attacking or terrorizing throughout Tamriel. While leading up to his invasion, his followers calls it, the Era of Darkness Death and wanted to end of the Varian Dynasty. When the Orcish King Shamar gro-Rogdul invaded the Empire's land and usurped the Ruby Throne by killing Emperor Titus III in 5E 725, Antonius Mede summoned Haideonus to launched his own invasion of Cyrodiil. But after eight-year rule, Shamar was overthrown and deposed by General Crassius Avento who later to founded the Avento Dynasty and become emperor. But Antonius and the Order failed to stop Crassius and the anonymous Hero of Cyrodiil.

The invasion start into affect when Haideonus was summoned by Antonius again, and invaded now rebuild Cyrodiil during the reign of Uriel Avento, which the Prince killed Uriel in a duel. Haideonus sent his forces of Dead, as well as the UnDead Order pledged Cyrodiil, which he also sacked the Imperial City. However the invasion was halted and was banished back to Oblivion by Marcella in Nirn and his realm, the Underworld. After the failed invasion, Antonius went into hiding once more and further attempts of bring back Haideonus into Nirn but it was unsuccessful.

## Personality

Before converting into a Daedric Prince, Haidoneus was kind, hopeful, lovely, feminine-looking king, with a good personality, and had a long golden blond hair down to his back. While gaining respect with other gods, which the likes of Xarxes, Syrabane, and Magnus, he also in the perfect of moods and give respectful burials that who had a good life. He had accords of having a partner, named Hiradilil Korian who later becoming Haidoneus' husband, who had record of having the best and very successful bonding and marriage of about two or three millennia. Some claimed that his husband, Korian became Koagorath or Haidoneus's slave by the name Vidkunn. He also seem to be very kind to Elven mortals and thar he is well-known protector and guide them in the afterlife.

After forcing becoming a Daedra, which Haidoneus's personality had shift immediately, that he was a fierce, evil, and selfish ruler who seldom traveled above ground because he was jealous of his brothers and the rights they possessed. However, Haidoneus didn't allow any of his subjects to escaped the Underworld. He was also ruled the dead, assisted by others over whom he had complete authority. and there were very few individuals who visited it's Maeldr himself, made him the most feared and most hated of the Aedra and the Daedric Princes, exacted Haidoneus' brother, Boethiah. He also was very cunning lord, and was able to capture mortal as his wife while she was picking flowers numphys. However in the Fifth Era after his final defeat by Marcella, his regained his pervious personality.

## Plane of Oblivion

*"Here in the Underworld, you've seen the Lord and former Altmeri god Haidoneus who mostly known as the Deadgod of the Daedra."*
―Guide of the Underworld[src]
Haidoneus's realm in Oblivion is called the Underworld, also known as the **Realm of the Dead**, or the **Darkness Void** by the Necromancers. It is described as darkness with the moon shines, a sludge ground, the sky constantly always at night, had the horrific, dark ominous side, and yet the air is foggy similar. The Underworld describes darkness, ground is nothing more than sludge; the sky constantly burns, and yet the air is beyond freezing similar to Coldharbour. Haidoneus is also accompanying by his chancellor Koagorath as his advisor, and the Nobles of his realm, the Duke and Duchess of Styx and Death Valley. It also said that the Underworld been a home to the Undead and former Emperor Antonius Mede. Given the title and power of rulership of Undead, Haidoneus was only sent his undead army to Tamriel.

## Affiliations

### Dead Cult

His cult, the Order of the Dead was formed by the future tyrannical Emperor Antonius Mede in 4E 95 after Antonius was kicked out of the Arcane University due to necromancy. Upon Antonius's succession, the Dead Emperor become a Potentate-styled tyrant in 4E 119, which leads to the Varian Ruby Rebellion, and his defeat after the Battle for Ruby Throne in 4E 128 that Antonius was actually alive and faked his own death to continued his study on necromancy somewhere in Skyrim. The Cult was also known as the "UnDead Cult" or "Dead Cult", because of the order's patron was Haidoneus, the Prince of Death. It was also known for the home of the necromancers, which Haidoneus collect their souls to his plane of Oblivion, the Underworld after done a service and purpose. The cult also re-recruited the former members of the infamous Order of the Black Worm and the Mythic Dawn. The similar cult was in the Nordic Pantheon called the Death's Hand during the First Era.

### Altmer/Ayleid

According to Altmeri beliefs and creation myths, Haidoneus's official origins usually appears a mortal who once served in the Psijic Order, as well serving as a warrior or a knight to Auri-El, who was later elevated to divinity. Haidoneus is described as a very pale Altmer tall warrior in elven steel plate. Haidoneus gained friendships with his fellow deities, Xarxes, Syrabane, and Magnus. As the Dead God, he allows souls to roam in his pocket realm, the Black Pit, the Elven equivalent of Haidoneus' Underworld. Every year of the Last Seed, he hosted a tournament in his pocket realm called "The Mirai Arena", who determined the winner of the winning mortal to live in the Black Pit for the end of times.

In his life, he appears in the Summerset Isles throughout the history, appearing either his two aspects, Anaiel and Manndil, respectfully. He is notability appeared with Ayrenn, and Larethahl Elsinlock, which had conversations between the Alinor monarchs and Haidoneus which described with a good relations between the deity and the monarchs. He has commanded the Altmer to keep the deceased person close and had the ability to summon deceased relatives to them, which they respect Haidoneus.

In the both late Merethic and early First Eras, the Ayleids did somehow worship Haidoneus due to his background. By the time when the Slave-Queen Alessia started a rebellion against the Ayleids, a unknown of result of either the Slave Army deposed of Haideonius relics, including one of his artifacts Witherbrand was stolen but re-claimed back by Umaril the Unfeathered and which return back to Haideonius. In the Second Era, the worship of Haideonius was almost desecentrated and the last King Laloriaran Dynar who rumored to worship of the Deadgod until his death in 2E 582.

### Dunmer

Haidoneus had a role with the Dunmer people in Morrowind, which Dunmer is former Chimer also known as the Changed Ones. The Dunmer also worshiped Haidoneus, Prince of Death and was nicknamed the "Manipulator-God". Boethiah approached a group of Trinimac's followers and began preaching to them an alternative viewpoint: the Aldmer were weak and unworthy of their immortality, and their mortal existence was a trial which all mer had to endure. Instead Trinimac was defeated by Boethiah and Trinimac become Malacath.

While Boethiah, Azura and Mephala was worshipped as the "Good" Daedra, Haidoneus become one of the "good" Daedra, which also he enjoy suffer and pain. In the Dunmeri Pantheon, Haidoneus is considered called the *Unseen One* by the Dunmer and as well nicknamed the "Deadgod". Haidoneus is considered the God of Manipulation by the Dunmer people. When the Tribunal defeated by the Nerevarine in 3E 427, Boethiah sent a invited to his brother the Deadgod to joining the The Reclamations, which Haidoneus agreed to rival to the House of Troubles.

While Haidoneus and Boethiah is considered a duo called the Siblings of Destruction, the Dunmer considered Haidoneus that one of most dangerous and favorable then Boethiah. A personal trait of Dunmer follows within Marcella Varian's grandmother's Dunmer ancestors.

### Bretony/Reachmen

In the Bretony Pantheon, Haidoneus was worshiped as "Aides" in High Rock. Haidoneus and the Bretons made a unfamiliar alliance with each other, and made allied within the High Rock's Thieves Guild to assassinate the Breton royal family. Even the Bretons also have their main religion in High Rock is the worship of the Ten Divines, alongside with three Elven deities, Magnus, Y'ffre, and Phynaster, and Sheor, who is unique to the Bretons. Haidoneus also the first and only Dunmer deity who joined the Bretons. Haidoneus also associated with the Reachmen religion, sometime alongside with Namira.

### Khajiit

He is also worship within the Khajiiti Pantheon as "Haadez" in Elsweyr, homeland of the Khajiit or cat-like people. With he is commonly known as the "Dead Cat", Haidoneus also one of the many prominent Daedric Princes in the culture, alongside as Sheggorath, Hermorah, Hircine, Mafala and Sangiin.

Haidoneus was believed that he is the Deadgod or Spirit of the Dead, as well as Guardian of the Khajiit's afterlife Sands Behind the Stars or Llesw'er. While both Haadez and Namiira the Eldest Spirit, become the Dark gods of the Khajiit.

## Artifacts

### Spear of Haidoneus

The most powerful artifact and the most infamous artifact is the Spear of Haidoneus. Originally, the Spear had a different appearance prior Haideonus's conversation of Daedric Prince, which it had a golden mixed with sapphire. The spear also well-known for main and personal weapon of the Prince himself, including wielded the spear in numerous of battles and feuds, most notably is Marcella Varian.

The Spear is known for many names, but the names are mostly known as the Spear of Gashing Pity and the Spear of Souls. Even the spear itself was powerful, it had said that it can easily killed mortal and a god in a few hits. Most notably the spear almost killed Marcella twice in her respective lives of both a mortal and a divine, in 4E 192 and in 5E 1017, respectfully. The Spear took the appearance of an Daedric spear, and is lightly similar to the Spear of the Hunter, a Daedric Artifact of Hiricine. The Spear is mostly used by Haideonus himself, but the minority of the Spear was given to his champions.

Haideonus had started by given the Spear to various of followers or champions in his favor in the Third Era. In 3E 427, he rewarded the Spear, which known as The Soultrapper to the Nerevarine. The spear was than disappeared, mostly presumably Haidoneus himself re-welded his personal weapon.

### Urn of Mantle Souls

Prior transformed into a Daedric Prince and corruption, Haideonus was a elven deity, gained his godhood in the Altmeri Pantheon. This associated non-Daedric artifact is the Urn of Mantle Souls. The golden urn contains the Souls of the Aldmeri and the Altmeri who fought a honor death, while treating crinimals a horrible torture for the endlessness times. The souls than traveled to Elven afterlife, the Black Pit before turning into the Underworld. The Urn is also contained the power to the Deadgod the ability to gain control the UnDead, which Haidoneus also wielded the Staff, briefly. It also revealed to Xarxes that the Deadgod steal the soul of Emperor Titus III after his slaying by Shamar gro-Rogdul after the conclusion of the Orsinium Conquest, mostly due to Shamar's deal with Haideonus for the Throne in return.

In Skyrim, the Urn appeared as a trophy to the Thieves Guild, while serve as a visual reminder of Rinveso Rothni's accomplishments with the Skyrim Thieves Guild. The Urn was displayed on the trophy cases in the Ragged Flagon Cistern on the shelf behind Mercer Frey's desk after completing 35 Thieves Guild jobs. After Frey's betrayal, he stole the Urn and hide inside his home, which was recovered by Rinveso, and bring the Urn back as a trophy, undamaged.

### Staff of Eternal Reign

The Staff of Eternal Reign, a less powerful Daedric artifact, is the symbol of the Daedric Prince of the Dead and the Underworld. It contains the power of the Underworld and command of the UnDead, and is needed to assume the title of Dead God and sit upon the Throne of UnDead. The Staff is also the wieder of Haideonous to established rule, as well was temporary used and wielded by Potema Septim, also known as the Wolf Queen. In its traditional appearance, the Staff appears to be a greenish blue orb surrounded by several spikes with a green-blue gem at the bottom.

### Witherbrand

Haideonus's next powerful artifact is a two-handed rapier known as Witherbrand who was pervious was the Deadgod's personal weapon in battle before giving to his champions. The origins of the katana is shrouded in mystery, but it was mostly certain to be from the Akaviri Dragonguard officer's sword and was rivaled to Goldbrand, artifact of Boethiah and Goldbane, personal katana by Claudius Varian. Both Haideonus and Boethiah fought with their respective katanas, which known as the Duel of the Akaviri Swords which it unknown who won the battle. The rapier appeared in the Fifth Era and was wielded by Akaviri King Ilneh.

## Trivia

* Haidoneus was inspiration and resemblance of Greek God that Hades, the chthonic god of the underworld and Osiris, god of the afterlife, the underworld, and rebirth in ancient Egyptian religion.
* In the Greek mythology, the origin of Hades' name is uncertain, but has generally been seen as meaning "the unseen one." So in the Daedra Worship, Haidoneus was called the "Unseen One."
* During the events of *The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion*, which took place during the warning years of the Third Era, Haidoneus (along with Jyggalag) doesn't have shrines dedicated to them.
	+ However during the events of *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*, an shrine is dedicated to Haidoneus, as well as he appears in his mortal form. In *Underworld* expansion of *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*, there's a shrine dedicated to Haidoneus in his palace in the Underworld.
* Despite the relationship with the Kings and Queens of Alinor, he revealed that Aedric Haidoneus is the opposite entity of Daedric Haidoneus.

## Representations

* Haidoneus – Altmeri Pantheon and Daedric Princes
* Aides – Bretony Pantheon
* Haadez – Khajiiti Pantheon
* Adiru – Akaviri Pantheon

## Gallery

Haidoneus in *Underworld* Beta.Haidoneus as "Old Veteran" in *Skyrim*.Haidoneus siting on the Deadgod throne in his palace in *Underworld*.
## Appearances

* *The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind* (mentioned only)
* *The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion* (mentioned only)
* *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim* (as Old Veteran)
	+ *The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard* (mentioned only)
	+ *The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn* (mentioned only)
* *The Elder Scrolls Online*
* *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion* (mentioned only)
	+ *The Elder Scrolls VI: Underworld*
	+ *The Elder Scrolls VI: Akavir* (mentioned only)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Haidoneus: A Deadgod Real Name*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 *Haidoneus and the Bretons*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Words of Clan Mother Ahnissi*
4. ↑ *Guide of the Underworld*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 *Haidoneus, the Unseen One*
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dialogue of High Priest Faeaen
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 *Tamrielic Codex*
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 *The Darkness Void*
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 *Guide to the Underworld*
10. ↑ *Varieties of Faith, the Empire v2*
11. ↑ *Altmers' Dead God*
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 *Life of Haidoneus the Deadgod*
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 *Haidoneus' Effeminacy*
14. ↑ *Songs of the Return, Vol 56*
15. ↑ *The Rise and Fall of Rasman*
16. ↑ *Pocket Guide to the Empire, Second Edition: Cyrodiil*
17. ↑ Events during "Beg or Be Begged"
18. ↑ Rumors heard during the Orsinium Conquest; *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*
19. ↑ Events of *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*
20. ↑ Dialogue of Koagorath
21. ↑ Events of *The Elder Scrolls VI: Underworld*
22. ↑ *The Ten Year of Two-Emperors*
23. ↑ Dialogue of Antonius Mede
24. ↑ Dialogue with Koagorath during "A Door to the Dead"
25. ↑ *Haidoneus's Madness*
26. ↑ Dialogue with Antonius Mede in *The Elder Scrolls VI: Akavir*
27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 *The Dead Cult*
28. ↑ 28.00 28.01 28.02 28.03 28.04 28.05 28.06 28.07 28.08 28.09 28.10 *Haidoneus and the Dunmer*
29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 *Haidoneus and the Khajiit*
30. ↑ Dialogue with M'ia
31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 *Tamrielic Lore*
32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 *The Spear of Haidoneus*
33. ↑ Dialogue with Marcella Varian in *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*
34. ↑ Events during "The Soultrapper"
35. ↑ *A Short History of Deadgod's Urn*
36. ↑ Events during "The Litany of Larceny"
37. ↑ Events during "The Pursuit"
38. ↑ *The Staff of Eternal Reign*
39. ↑ *A Daedric Brothership*

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1. ↑ *Imperial Census of Daedric Lords*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *The Underworld of the Dead*