huntsman2310 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I mean the Aedric equivalent to entitys such as Dremora, Golden Saints, Xivilai, Scamps that kind of thing. I'm pretty sure its mentioned that the Jills (Skyrim Dragons) are Aedric souls in a Akaviri Dragon's body, so they can be counted as lesser Aedra. I'm sure Spriggans and such serve Kynareth in some shape or form. But I don't know about Stendarr and Mara and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOTmodsproductions Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Thats something to think about, the dragonborn has the soul of a dragon therefore could be considered a lesser aedra as well if dragons are considered as such Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdonin Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 The Dragons are Aedric. Nimphs are highly representitive of Dibella, and may be Aedric. Spriggans are potentially Aedric, at the very least their related to the Earth Bones. By and large, though, the Aedric versions of the lesser Daedra (Dremora, Daedroth, Golden Saints etc) gave up all of their power in the creation of the world. They still very much exist, just not where you would expect. Their Elves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntsman2310 Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 The Elves? I know that they were immortal in the mythic age or something (thats why the Thalmor want to stop Talos worship.), but I didn't think they were lesser Aedra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justwannaddl Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Technically, elves believe they are the children of lesser aedra who couldn't maintain immortality. Dragons are probably the closest thing to lesser aedra on nirn. The stars are believed to be lesser aedra who fled with magnus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanusForbeare Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) The Aedra, by their very nature, are unable to interact directly with the world, as they gave up the better portion of their divine essence in order to create it. As a result, they cannot create creatures and races to serve them (as can the Daedric princes), but their planes of existence, in other words, the other eight planets of Nirn's solar system, have more influence on mortal events than do the planes of Oblivion. Mer and men are probably the closest things to lesser Aedra in TES lore. As one of the previous posters noted, they are the descendants of the Aedra who gave too much of their divine essence during the mortal world's creation to be able to escape it back to Aetherius. EDIT: For more info, see the wiki article at http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Aedra Edited January 13, 2012 by JanusForbeare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightrox1 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 so the lesser aedra are mortals, but then where do the beast races come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanusForbeare Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Geographically, my guess is that they came over from Akavir. As for their origins, I'm not sure. I've read some Khajiti books on the subject in-game, but I couldn't wrap my head around their myths and stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdonin Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 As far as the beast races go, their own myths suggest a directed creation. The Khajit are, supposedly, decended from Mer who were transformed as a blessing from Azura. The Argonians beleive they are the children of the Hist, directly created by the trees as servants and protectors. The is obviously a thematic similarity between the Beast Races and the Akiviri, but the above genesis' would explain A; The Khajit's relationship with the Moonds, and B; How the Hist can control the Argonians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanusForbeare Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 As far as the beast races go, their own myths suggest a directed creation. The Khajit are, supposedly, decended from Mer who were transformed as a blessing from Azura. The Argonians beleive they are the children of the Hist, directly created by the trees as servants and protectors. The is obviously a thematic similarity between the Beast Races and the Akiviri, but the above genesis' would explain A; The Khajit's relationship with the Moonds, and B; How the Hist can control the Argonians. Interesting. I always felt that it was more likely that the Argonians crossed over from Akavir than the Khajit, due to their geographic location in the east of Tamriel (Akavir lies across the eastern sea), their beastly nature (all the races of Akavir are beastmen), and their pronounced cultural differences from the rest of the continent. The Khajit, by contrast, do seem better integrated into the social/political/religious structure of Tamriel, and their geographic location would indeed suggest an early relationship with the mer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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