Why Daedra Fear their own Names, Daedric Nymics Explained - The Elder Scrolls Lore 

Happy new year in advance!

The idea of a mortal sorcerer binding and controlling a Daedric Prince sounds incredible. Would make for an amazing story in game for TES VI, though maybe as a DLC story so it doesn't get too close to feeling like an Oblivion clone

I assume they took inspiration from Christian beliefs that knowing a demons name gives you power over said demon.

This reminds me of the ancient language and true names from the eragon books

I think Arox is an adorable Daedrat.

Love this! Thanks!

This channel is fascinating. I feel like I’m getting an education but it’s fictional so it’s fun.

New vid less gooo

I don't like the name "frank." You don't get a "like" from Me ... 😒 "frank" ... 🙄 ... Eeeeuw! ... 😣

Interesting. Now I am wondering about Shaegorath - Jyggalag situation. It was probably a nymic shenanigan then. Would like to see Shaegorath's "source code", it is probably something absurd.

Xivilai frank💀

So if some powerful mages can change a Daedric Nymic and some Nymics can be rebounded to the mortal realm, I wonder if any mage has tried to turn multiple Daedra into being bound to Nirn/Mundus? Either to create a personal regenerating army, or to create a society of Daedra free from the control of any Daedric princes. Either/both could be intriguing storylines.

For the comment section too; mortals also have nymics that govern their nature too, like their race and such. It’s theorized by fans (somewhat non-canon) that mortals can change aspects about themselves by changing their nymics (for example: people believe Mankar Camoran changed his own nymic to become Dragonborn and a high elf.) Edit: also goes without saying that I love this channel! Your videos rock! Keep them coming and happy new year!

Sanguine has "42069" in this true name. Search your heart you know it to be true.

immagine misspelling mid-ritual

I read "Daedric Nymphs"... a kind Golden Saint would be nice lol!

Honestly, if magic had the depth it has in lore, it would be rather interesting to use.

As far as I could find, Mehrunes Dagon is the only daedric Prince whose proto- and neonymic are known.

I remember this roughly regarding Mehrunes Dagon in Battlespire. But the concept of this is fascinating, like the Thu'um, names and words have a lot of power in the TES universe!

Glad you talked about this topic. My favorite part of it was the Daemora pirate under winterhold

I love how every video that discusses nymics straight up doxes Dagon

I love your detail focussed deep dives. Please consider a video on the wood orc clans. There is a fair bit of lore and history for an interesting sub-race, and the video I watched on them really just covered them in broad strokes.

Daedra would need to change in some way to learn.Very interesting video.

Was watching this again and just had this thought: To my (admitedly _very_ limited) understanding, it seems that daedra are basically Video Game characters! Their nymic is their personal source code, that automatically updates with experience. It holds all the information on them, from the obvious, like appearance, height, maybe gender, down to the tiniest thing, like their favourite dish or that they like or dislike cats. This code can be changed, though I guess it'd take either quite some time or very drastic circumstances to be enough to change the code in a big way. But it has to be able to change, or otherwise daedra couldn't learn! They'd be static, like a NPC or a character in a time loop! They'd have to behave in fixed behaviour patterns, resetting every so often, like, after 24 hours or if they die. In either case, they'd be reset to factory condition, loosing every experience they had, making it easy to trick them. But since, from what I understand of the Lore, this isn't the case, the code will be in constant change, albeit in small, neglectable ways. Like, say, you experience a new food for the first time. This will now take root in the code, reflecting how much you liked or disliked it. You experience rain for the first time in your live? Into the source code it goes. You fought and killed someone? Now part of the source code. So, summoning a daedra is basically akin to reading someones entire biography aloud to get a call with them. But just as the biography doesn't tell you every single meal they had from the day of their birth, the "big code" needed to summon them holds the most important stuff of what makes them who they are, while the "small code" holds _everything._ BUT, that means, again, that the "big code" can also change with updates. That guy you were close to betrayed you? Depending on who they are, that could change enough, that your "big code", the biography, has to update, changing the nymic. I hope this rambling is at least somewhat understandable. Maybe I'm totally off the rocker, but that is my current understanding of the topic.

*TLDR: They dont fear their names they fear punishment for using them by their established hierarchy* Please be advised. Nothing you CAN learn about daedra is set in stone.

I'ma go with ego nymic becoming Admin in a server of oblivion

What if like what Dagon did to Arox and changed his Nymic what if thats what happened to Trynimac when Boethia turned him into Malacheth. Both are Etada so Aedra may have Nymics as well. Boethia gives Trynimac a Nymic that changed him to Malacheth turning him from a powerful champion into a wretched outcast. Where Trynimac now Malacheth uses his new Nymic to carve his realm of Oblivion into exsistance.

If a summoning spell requires the nymic, and the nymic is essentially the assembly code for the Daedra, do we have a Star Trek transporter situation where you aren’t actually teleporting them to you but rather destroying them in Oblivion, while SIMULTANEOUSLY reassembling them in Mundas???

Man imagine a game where you can enter the waters of Oblivion and make your very own Daedra

Can you make a video about bandits on tamriel?

This reminds of the Baa from Egyptian mythology. Wonder if that was an inspiration?

I knew some about this, but not to this depth. Thank you mate :)

I like how these episodes are connected to each-other. I remember you speaking about some things in other videos which is very cool.

I cannot wait until we find out where the hell Lyranth went after the Deadlands. She is def on a mission....whatever that is

I wonder what Malacath’s would be given he was once Trinimac

Happy new year, your videos always give me joy when I watch them and you made so many of them! Now that the flattery is over the real question: patat of friet? This is a serious question you can't avoid it and there is only one good answer 😠

If there's no difference between Aedra and Daedra, then Aedra also have nymics?

Do you have a playlist with all the daedric related lore videos

lore video about the insects and bugs tamriel in 2024, cant wait

Great video!

Happy new year!

@Imperial you planning any new lectures or debates? I would love to be apart of this. I can also share some details ive uncovered about certain characters no one has heard before. I have sources and references. I also have information i can share about the next TES novel.

Here early. 😁