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Also I'd need to buy clips to actually put them on necklaces (which I would wear them as amulets) and also people would just think I'm into fandom so it's not a problem I just lack storage space lmao. But I always hang my necklaces on hooks on a wall... so maybe..........

I found a bunch of 3D printable amulets for the Princes and the Nine and I want them but have no space for them lmao. So sad

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I found a bunch of 3D printable amulets for the Princes and the Nine and I want them but have no space for them lmao. So sad

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poor little meow meow

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So, follow-up to my last question, what about CHIM?

Also what about the gods that desire violence and cruelty in their followers, such as Molag Bal? Do you just pay respects or do you try to appeal more to the non-violent ideologies of such gods? (Not entirely sure how you would accomplish that without still being kinda evil with Molag Bal though)

I don't mean to, like, bombard you with questions or anything, I'm just really intrigued by your beliefs

Questions are more than okay! I'm always happy to talk about this stuff. It's very important to me.

CHIM is kind of an odd thing for me. It's not really achievable here, in my opinion, because it requires magic that I don't know how to achieve. Because, in some theories, CHIM is kinda just... console commands, lmao. and I can't open up a console command bar in reality. Magic to emulate it, yes. Actual console command bar, no.

And about Molag Bal, that's a case where I go kind of a cheap route and do a non-canon thing.

So, for a bit of background, my belief system isn't that the Gods originate from TES the games/books. They were, instead, implanted into the series from their original world when someone, accidentally, tunes into it. As such, they're prone to being re-written from their original selves. (How every PCPagan does it differs, so don't take this as the one true way PCPaganism works lol) The way I tend to explain it is that, like. even the Greek stories aren't really necessarily the way the Greeks saw the Gods and worshiped them. It depends on the story and the God, but for example, Hera was seen as a calm, collected, heavenly protector of Greece... when in the myths, she's violent, impulsive, and punishes mortality at the smallest infraction. So to me, TES lore serves more as mythos than anything else. It's not inherently true to the entity in question.

So I worship the Molag Bal who approaches me, instead of the canon Molag Bal, who I and He both admit is god freaking awful. So the Molagh I see and work with, while abrasive, isn't the canon version who is vile as heck.

I do admit rather readily that if I did work with canon versions, or if Molag Bal was that bad, I wouldn't be doing it at all and Molag Bal just wouldn't be included in my worship and my path.

I also know that for some people, they might think this means I'm not really worshiping Molag Bal, but eh. I believe I am and I think that matters for something.

Thanks for the questions again!

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I'm quite interested in your beliefs as a fellow Elder Scrolls nerd. Where does Dagoth Ur fall into your religion?

(other ask)

Also do you worship all the deific figures of the Elder Scrolls or just some in particular? Do you differentiate between the different kinds of "god" (Anu and Padomay, Aedra, Daedra, the Hist, random less-well-known gods like the Blind God or Ebonarm, etc.)

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Dagoth Ur falls into it in a bit of a weird way, but He's definitely included! I focus, as of recently, mostly on the Nine Divines and Daedric Princes, but I've done quite a bit with Dagoth Ur, so I'll do my best to describe it.

Dagoth Ur kind of exists on His lonesome, instead of being included in ALMSIVI / the Tribunal. Kind of like how in the games, He's the "tribe unmourned", the forgotten house (of House Dagoth). But he's still a God, he still ascended alongside the rest of ALMSIVI.

So Dagoth Ur kind of exists as an "individualist" as I dub them - An entity that exists on their lonesome outside of a pantheon.

(For a bit of context: I worship TES as a syncreticism of multiple pantheons instead of all of them together as one single pantheon. The Nine Divines and ALMSIVI are examples of pantheons, but I syncretize them by worshiping them both.)

Dagoth Ur as a teacher and guide is more of a... harsh teacher? Very charismatic, very wise. Teaches in very vague and esoteric ways. The lessons I receive from Dagoth Ur are more likely to be weirdly and vaguely and strangely delivered, but still received in the end.

But Dagoth tends to be very willing to bonk the heck out of me if needed. He's a great teacher, just a bit hard to always understand before the thing he's talking about comes to be. (Such as warning me about something then I'm only realizing "OHhhh it was about this..." when I'm in the thick of it... thanks for trying anyways man)

I do worship all deific figures, as well as the (known) saints. (I assume there's probably more saints than touched in lore and saints can be added to at any time by Bethesda as they see fit).

I do generally differentiate, partially as part of the pantheon. Anu and Padomay are their own, the Hist is its own thing (and currently I'm not entirely sure how to include Hist in my worship as it's very... vague? and esoteric? so I'm not sure where to go, but I do include the Hist), etc etc etc.

When it comes to the Princes the pantheon aspect gets a bit weird, because they all kind of exist on their lonesome, but when you examine them from certain lenses, such as the original Dunmeri faith that worships the Three Good Daedra (Azura, Mephala, Boethiah) and provides fearful obeisance and appeasement of the Four Corners of the House of Troubles (Sheogorath, Malacath, Mehrunes Dagon, Molag Bal) they become a pantheon when they wouldn't be in another case, such as in considering the Nords, who don't worship them at all (at least widely, we do see some canon Nords who are Daedra worshipers, but these also are non-pantheons where it's a "you pick one." situation)

I do include lesser known Gods, including random ones only mentioned freakin' ONCE in Arena then likely got retconned out of existence lmao. Bye guys sorry for your loss. Though as I've still got a lot of personal stuff to figure out for them (because it requires me to ask a lot of questions and "set up") before I can really do much with them, they tend to be smaller parts of my worship than much more established Gods like the Nine, the Princes, ALMSIVI... It's harder to worship these lesser known ones just because it takes so much extra time settling in in order to begin. Though I've seen other folks who focus exclusively on entities like Y'ffre. And that's cool to me!

Thanks for the question and the curiosity! I love talking about my TES faith a lot, so I hope it's okay that I rambled a bit.

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run b(orz)oi run

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Vintage Brooch \\\ [•]

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not gonna believe who i drew today

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She was drowning in His glory. And she didn't like it.

3/7

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I think it's time to repeat Nerevar Week this year ✨

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i was rereading the book of the law to make comparisons to the 36 sermons of vivec and came across this one passage where i was like "omg. this is so azura" and i immediately pictured this in my head and had to run to recreate it

"But to love me is better than all things: if under the night stars in the desert thou presently burnest mine incense before me, invoking me with a pure heart, and the Serpent flame therein, thou shalt come a little to lie in my bosom. For one kiss wilt thou then be willing to give all; but whoso gives one particle of dust shall lose all in that hour. Ye shall gather goods and store of women and spices; ye shall wear rich jewels; ye shall exceed the nations of the earth in spendour & pride; but always in the love of me, and so shall ye come to my joy. I charge you earnestly to come before me in a single robe, and covered with a rich headdress. I love you! I yearn to you! Pale or purple, veiled or voluptuous, I who am all pleasure and purple, and drunkenness of the innermost sense, desire you. Put on the wings, and arouse the coiled splendour within you: come unto me!"

also other ppl were posting their azura designs. here is. smth of mine. i dont think she has a set look if im being honest but i think pink and purple are pretty as is her whole queen of the night sky and lady of twilight deal

i still need to figure out what exactly im doin with her in my long morrowind fic but. i guess i'll figure it out

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Azura ✨🌟✨

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"The Star" - Azura

Art for The Elder Scrolls Tarot Deck

Art by Erika Hollice

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Lady of dawn and dusk (redraw)