Daedirc Princes

Post » Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:38 pm

This has occured to me for a while soon, and this has probably been answered already, but why are there 16 daedric princes? When not all of them are male, shouldn't some of them be princesses, unless they are of course trans-gender.
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Kortknee Bell
 
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Post » Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:50 pm

They are all hermaphroditic, at least from our perspective.

EDIT: They can choose to appear as male or female.
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Jon O
 
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Post » Mon Sep 05, 2011 7:26 am

how can i know that lol im not a deadric prince
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Laurenn Doylee
 
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Post » Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:25 am

They are all hermaphroditic, at least from our perspective.

EDIT: They can choose to appear as male or female.
Whenever I think of that I think of people thinking of Lady Gaga, but that's what I think. /think.
OT: Jagar answered your question.
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Mr. Ray
 
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Post » Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:46 am

They are all hermaphroditic, at least from our perspective.

EDIT: They can choose to appear as male or female.


Ah right, makes more sense, but that is pretty weird though lol
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Post » Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:21 pm

This has occured to me for a while soon, and this has probably been answered already, but why are there 16 daedric princes? When not all of them are male, shouldn't some of them be princesses, unless they are of course trans-gender.

Nocturnal is female and so is Meridia(spelling?)
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Post » Mon Sep 05, 2011 7:46 am

Daedric Prince's don't really have genders, just forms they prefer to appear in. As such, 'Prince' is the term used, regardless of how they appear.
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Post » Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:21 am

This has occured to me for a while soon, and this has probably been answered already, but why are there 16 daedric princes? When not all of them are male, shouldn't some of them be princesses, unless they are of course trans-gender.

From my understanding, the daedra princes are sixless (prince shouldn't connote gender in this case). They might assume a particular appearance when visiting Nirn, possibly inspired by what their followers think they look like based on their attributes.
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Post » Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:43 am

From my understanding, the daedra princes are sixless (prince shouldn't connote gender in this case). They might assume a particular appearance when visiting Nirn, possibly inspired by what their followers think they look like based on their attributes.


Bit of a misconception with the use of 'prince' though
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Matthew Aaron Evans
 
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Post » Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:09 am

Daedras are sixless....Their appearace in mortal's eyes reflect their personalities not what they are....
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Post » Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:04 am

This has occured to me for a while soon, and this has probably been answered already, but why are there 16 daedric princes? When not all of them are male, shouldn't some of them be princesses, unless they are of course trans-gender.

This should be in the http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/forum/16-elder-scrolls-lore/ board.
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Post » Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:23 pm

They can choose to be both. In the book The Infernal City, Sul sometimes referred to Azure (usually a woman) as a man.
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Post » Mon Sep 05, 2011 4:42 am

Look through http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1204961-16-princes/.

In general, the term "prince" is to be used in a gender neutral way, as the princes have no gender at all, and a way to mean "ruler."
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Post » Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:02 am

here is a link to the http://http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Daedric_Princes.
Daedric Princes (sometimes referred to as Daedra Lords) are the most powerful of the Daedra, and thus most commonly worshipped as gods. Each has a particular sphere, which it is said to govern. The various Daedric Princes and their spheres are listed below. Although Daedric Princes may assume the form of a female, they have no inherent gender, so they may all sometimes be referred to as Princes. In all, there are 16 known Princes, including one which assumes the role of two. According to Mankar Camoran, Lorkhan is also a Daedric Prince, although this has never been confirmed.

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Post » Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:10 pm

here is a link to the http://http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Daedric_Princes.


Carefull, don't confuse a guide to the lore with the lore itself.
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Post » Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:17 am

They are all genderless, but choose to appear as either male or female, or both (in Mephala's case).
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