Daedric Princes

The Daedric Princes (sometimes referred to as Daedra Lords, or the Old Gods by Reachmen) are the most powerful of the Daedra and thus most commonly worshipped by mortals as deities. While Daedra can manifest as either male or female (being, in reality, genderless), all of these high Daedra are typically referred to as "Princes." In all, there are sixteen widely known Princes.

Every Daedric Prince has their own specific plane of Oblivion, which reflects their nature.

• Azura – A Prince who maintains/draws power from the balance of night and day, light and dark.
• Boethiah – The Prince of deceit, secrecy, conspiracy, treason, and unlawful overthrow of authority.
• Clavicus Vile – The Prince of deals, pacts, power, bargains, and serenity through wish fulfillment.
• Hermaeus Mora – The formless Daedric Prince of knowledge and memory, seeks to possess all that is knowable.
• Hircine – The Prince of the hunt, sport, the Great Game, and the Chase.
• Ithelia – The Prince of paths, the untraveled road, the unseen and fate-changer.
• Malacath – The Prince whose sphere is the patronage of the spurned and ostracized.
• Mehrunes Dagon – The Prince of destruction, violent upheaval, energy, and mortal ambition.
• Mephala – The Prince of unknown plots and obfuscation, a master manipulator, a sower of discord.
• Meridia – The Prince of the energies of all living things, enemy of the undead and all who disrupt the flow of life.
• Molag Bal – The Prince of domination and spiritual enslavement, seeks to ensnare souls within his domain.
• Namira – The Prince of the "ancient darkness," the patron of all things considered repulsive.
• Nocturnal – The Prince of the night and darkness, the patron of all things secretive.
• Peryite – The Taskmaster, the Daedric Prince of Pestilence, desires order in his domain.
• Sanguine – The Prince of hedonism, debauchery, and the further indulgences of one's darker nature.
• Sheogorath – The infamous Prince of Madness, whose motives are unknowable.
• Vaermina – The Prince of dreams and nightmares, a deliverer of evil omens and dark portents.

Mortal interactions

Throughout Tamriel's history, mortals have frequently summoned Daedric Princes, for worship, study or to make deals. These typically involve some sort of bargain with the Prince in question, but not always. It should be noted that dealing with the Princes sometimes causes changes in appearance, such as black dots in the whites of the eyes or strange eye color.

Each Daedric Prince holds some degree of "patronage" over a physical, philosophical, or metaphysical concept or state of being. The varied and wide range of these aspects has nurtured a devoted following among the mortals that hold them as figures of worship- either in spite of or in reaction to the teachings of the Divines. While some of the Princes are unconcerned for the well-being of their followers, with some actively causing harm to them by some means, other Daedric Princes have been known to both reward and actively protect their followers.