» Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:44 pm
Even though I voted a while ago, I've gotta say I like the Nine Divines better. If you read a lot of books in the game, and pay attention to everybody's creation beliefs, in all of them the gods all sacrificed parts of themselves to create the world, and lost much of their power. Some beliefs even point out that some of the lesser spirits may have turned into mortals to help the world remain stable... gotta respect them for that.
I've also read that Daedra are intrigued with the ambitions of mortal beings, and like to mess with them and take away the ones that the Gods smile upon. :/
The Daedra are too unstable and unpredictable. They could like the idea of you living for one minute, and the next they could decide they want you to be trapped and tortured until you die because they find death intriguing. Even if some of them do have "favorites", not everybody who worships a Daedra can be a "Favorite" so you've gotta be special or no Daedra will care. However, it's said that the Nine Divines love all mortals and want them to all love eachother as the Divines love each and every one of them. I mean if they sacrifice their power just so that you could exist, that's gotta be worth something, right? Even if they did it on accident, they've shown in the past that they care about the future of the world.
The Daedra are too shady and "stab you in the back" for me. I think I'd consider worshiping Azura, but that's probably the only one, unless Meridia wouldn't just want to use me for her own benefit as well. But all of the Daedra require something of you, while the Gods ask for nothing and still guard and protect you, they don't even ask for your love, like Azura requires.