Daedra

Author: 
Lady Nerevar

Auroran

TES4: Knights of the Nine

The Daedric servants of Miridia.

Clanfear

TESL: Battlespire, TES3: Morrowind, TES4: Oblivion

The Clanfear are are found in the service of many princes, inlcuding Mehrunes Dagon, as well as in the wild. They are described by the Battlespire guide as being relentless, and posessing a ferral inteligence and berserk fighting passion.

Daedra Count

TESL: Battlespire

According to the Battlespire guide, they are exceptionally strong but often have a predictable weakness. They are the middle nobility of Daedra, likely equivalent to Dremora Kynreeve in modern games.

Daedra Lord

TES2: Daggerfall, TESL: Battlespire

According to the Battlespire guide, they vary greatly in skill, toughness, and inteligence and are all ambitious and opportunisitic. They are the lesser nobility of the Daedra, likely equivalent to Dremora Kynmarcher in modern games.

Daedra/ Dark Seducer

TES2: Daggerfall (as Daedra Seducer), TESL: Battlespire (as Dark Seducer and Seducer), TES4: Shivering Isles

Daedroth

TES2: Daggerfall, TES3: Morrowind, TES4: Oblivion

An uninteligent Daedra which appears in the service of many princes, notably including Mehrunes Dagon and Molag Bal, or wild in the realms.

Dremora

TESL: Battlespire, TES3: Morrowind, TES4: Oblivion

Dremora are the inteligent, honorable, and loyal, but also cruel, prideful, and unsubtle. Although they are faithful to Mehrunes Dagon, they often have their own agenda and politics. All Dremora weild both sword and spell.

The Dremora refer to themselves as the "Kyn" (meaning "the people") to contrast themselves from other Daedra, who they view as animals. They have a well developed society divided into clans and castes. There are 7 ranks (or castes) in the Dremora society: Churls (a basic footsoldier), the Caitiff (bezerkers and shock troops; undisiplined and unreliable, but enthusiastic for combat), the Kynval (warrior knights who have distinguished themselves in battle), the Kynreeve (a clan officer either in the military or administrative sense), Kynmarcher (the lord and officer of a citadel, outpost or gate, comanding both this territory and a fighting unit), the Markynaz ("grand duke" and memeber of Dagon's personal council), and Valkynaz ("prince" and Dagon's personal guard and most trusted officers). Dremora may rise or fall in rank, or switch clans, under a complex system of oaths and the will of Dagon.

In addition to the standard Dremora enemies, there are several Dremora with whom you can have conversations, and they play a large part in the storyline of Battlespire.

You can read more about them in Varieties of Daedra and Spirit of the Daedra.

Fire Daedra/ Flame Atronach

TES1: Arena (as Fire Daemon), TES2: Daggerfall (as Fire Daedra), TESL: Battlespire (as Fire Daedra), TES3: Morrowind (as Flame Atronach), TES4: Oblivion (as Flame Atronach)

Frost Daedra/Atronach

TES: Daggerfall (as Frost Daedra), TESL: Battlespire (as Frost Daedra), TES3: Morrowind (as Flame Atronach), TES4: Oblivion (as Frost Atronach)

Golden Saint

TES3: Morrowind, TES4: Shivering Isles

Guardian

TESA: Redguard

Hellhound

TES1: Arena

Although not originally a Daedra (which did not exist in Arena), I have classified them as such based on the first part of the following manual description:

These canines are actually from the nether planes, usually summoned by some powerful being to perform a service. They attack with their powerful jaws, or with a fire breath that burns their intended victims. They are resistant to fire based spells.

 

Herne

TESL: Battlespire

Hunger

TES3: Morrowind, TES4: Shivering Isles

Hunger are quick and have sharp reflexes. They drain the fatigue of their victim.

Minion of Order

TES4: Shivering Isles

Morphoid Daedra

TESL: Battlespire

Ogrim

TES3: Morrowind

Scamp

TESL: Battlespire, TES3: Morrowind, TES4: Oblivion

Spider Daedra

TESL: Battlespire, TES4: Oblivion

Storm Atronach

TES3: Morrowind, TES4: Oblivion

Vermai

TESL: Battlespire, TESA: Redguard

Winged Twilight

TES3: Morrowind

Xivilai

TESL: Battlespire, TES4: Oblivion

The Xivilai are similar to Dremora in temperment, but stronger and more independent than them. The Xivilai hate subordination and are prone to betrayal if they feel that they have not been treated with enough deference.