It was several hours before the girls began to return to the living quarters set up in Apocrypha, Applejack and Rainbow Dash being the first. They appeared in the room where Twilight had been doing her research with a splash of black liquid, their books returning to their stands on their own. They both looked tired.
But they also looked as if they had had a good time.
"Nice hat ya got there, Rainbow,” complimented Applejack, admiring the brass helm with the metal frill on top. “Where'd ya get it?”
“In the tower I found myself in when I used that book,” answered Rainbow, her magenta eyes flashing with excitement through the eye holes of the face imprinted on the helmet, “It was awesome, the whole place was filled with traps and treasures.”
“I take it you enjoyed yourself?” asked Applejack as they sat down to wait for the others.
“Hay ya!” answered Rainbow, barely restrained excitement in her voice, “I hate to admit it, but I saw things in that old building I explored that looked even more dangerous than what is described in the Daring Do books.”
“That so?” Asked Applejack, arching her eye. “What exactly did you bump into?”
“Robots!” answered Rainbow excitedly.
“Your joking!” said Applejack, stunned.
“Totally true,” assured Rainbow, “First, I ran into these big metal balls that transformed into these weird creatures with weapons for arms, then I ran into these metal spiders that shot lightning from their legs.”
Applejack listened with wrapped attention as Rainbow continued.
“But the best part was the big one,” said Rainbow, smiling under her helmet as she remembered her encounter with the largest robot she had seen in that bizarre place.
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Rainbow watched as several pipes connecting the large bipedal monster to a huge arch disengaged. It stared at her for a moment before it lifted its arms in a combative stance, one arm tipped with a hammer, the other tipped in a retractable axe that then jutted out of its covering.
" You think I'm scared of you?" Asked Rainbow Dash, taking to the air just in time to dodge the hammer arm that struck the ground where she had been mere moments ago. " I have fought scarier things than you."
Rainbow dodged to the left as the axe came down for her, breaking through the one of the many pipes that crisscrossed the large room and producing a blast of steam. The sudden rise in temperature made Rainbow sweat suddenly, her eyes blurring as some of her own sweat pouring over her lids. She had no choice but to blink.
And a hammer arm slammed into her before she could open them again.
The Dwemer Centurion bore down on the downed pegasus as she fell to the ground, panting as she rubbed her sore stomach. It raised its hammer over its quarry, not hesitating in the slightest to finish its task. It would only take a second.
A second Rainbow wasn't about to let it have.
She bolted through the Centurion's legs as fast as possible, the impact of the hammer felt just millimeters from her tail. Before it could realize what had happened, Rainbow speed towards the bronze monster's exposed back, meeting it with all her strength as she impacted pure metal skin. Her velocity was enough to send the things sprawling onto its chest with a crunch.
" Ha," said Rainbow as she did a little victory dance in the air over her fallen opponent. "That'll teach you to mess with the fastest pegasus in..."
Rainbow barely had enough time to see the hammer coming from her left, her wing skimming the flat surface of the head. But she landed in line with the Centurion's head which then lifted up to reveal the blank face as it spewed hot steam from the mouth. Rainbow Dash felt sweat form on her body again as she tried to avoid the scalding hot air, but found herself backed up against the wall...
The axe arm of the Centurion pinning her helplessly to it.
Rainbow could only stare as the expressionless face stared at her, and for a moment she contemplated getting out her book so she could retreat. But then she noticed that a section of the mechanical monster's chest was badly cracked. It must have happened when she toppled it with her body slam.
It was glowing within.
Instinctively, Rainbow push as much of her upper body out from under the arm as she could and plunged her hoof into the damaged breast plate. She felt something warm within and with as much strength as she could muster, pulled on the object. Her hoof tingled as the object she struggled with vibrated like the heart of a living being.
It popped free.
Rainbow felt the arm pinning her to the wall go limp, dropping to the floor with the rest of the Dwemer Centurion as it let out one last hiss of steam before all was silent. After watching the unmoving machine for a couple of more seconds Rainbow brought her attention to the item she had pulled from its chest. It was a brass orb with glowing red circles, rotating within a frame work of brass rings.
Smirking, Rainbow tossed the orb onto the machine with a clatter and laughed.
" That will teach you to mess with me, slow poke."
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" I found this helmet in a chest afterwards," said Rainbow, a blissful smile under her helmet.
" Gotta hand it to ya, you give a whole new meaning to the fraise daredevil, Rainbow," said Applejack, shaking her head with a small smile.
" So what about you, Applejack?" Asked Rainbow, giving her friend an expecting look. " What kind of adventure did you have?"
" Oh, I wasn't sent to some crazy dangerous ruins," explained Applejack, " I found a very interesting store of beverages though."
Rainbow gave an arched eye.
" I'm a simple girl with simple interests," said Appleejack with a look. "Besides, I did enjoy myself."
" Drinking fruit juice?" Inquired Rainbow.
" Oh no, Rainbow, these drinks...," Applejack wiggled her eyebrows, "where the special kind.
Rainbow grew an excited expression.
" Well Applejack, this is unexpected," said Rainbow, "You usually aren't easy to impress when it comes to drinks of a certain caliber."
" And don't you forget it," said Applejack, taking off her hat and pulling a brown jug from it. "Want some?"
" Sure," said Rainbow, taking the jug in her hoof and using the other to lift her helmet up enough to expose her lips.
"Just don't drink to much," warned Applejack, watching Rainbow carefully. "It's quite strong."
" Hey, who comes second only to you buring the Ponyville hard cider contest?" replied Rainbow smugly, taking a slight gulp from the jug.
Applejack had to catch it when Rainbow dropped it.
Rainbow was experiencing a sensation like no other, her helmet sliding back over her head. Her taste buds danced as the alcoholic taste traveled to her stomach, fresh energy pouring into her muscles as her body absorbed the liquid. The taste was unlike anything she had sampled before, a slight pinching sensation a fresh reminder of the alcoholic nature of the drink.
All of it revitalized with the taste of apples.
" Wow," whispered Rainbow, looking at Applejack with a wispy smile. "What is that?"
" The label says it is called Sujamma," explained Applejack, " I have never seen anything like it, so I am guessing it's from that other world."
" It's incredible," said Rainbow, "And the under taste of apples made it perfect."
" That was actually my own add in," said Applejack proudly.
" You added the apples?" Asked Rainbow.
" And I got to say, it's kept me busy," said Applejack, looking at her jug proudly. "I have never seen a drink more challenging to mix with apple cider. I must have mixed over a dozen batches before I got the right amount of each mixed in the proper proportions."
"Where did you get the cider?" Asked Rainbow curiously. " Does this place have its own supply?"
" Sorta," said Applejack, chuckling slightly. "Hermaeus stole the Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 and has it stored here."
Both Applejack and Rainbow looked at each other for a moment, then burst into fits of laughter.
Stopping when they noticed a third voice.
" I know it's not polite to laugh at somepony’s getting robbed," said Pinkie, "But it's just so amusing to learn that the trouble twins have lost their prized machine."
Applejack and Rainbow Dash looked at Pinkie Pie with gasps of shock. She must have returned sometime during their exchange of their experiences and she had come back with souvenirs too. A giant pyramid of styrofoam food carrier's stood perfectly balanced on her back.
"Pinkie?" Inquired Applejack, surprised still at the sight. "What is all that?"
" Oh, after I used my book, I found my way to an old style kitchen," explained Pinkie, walking up to them without dropping a single food carrier, " I also found a cook book by this guy called the Gourmet, and I have to admit, he really gave me a run for my bits."
" So you spent all this time baking?" Inquired Rainbow.
" Yes indeedy," said Pinkie.
" That's Pinkie," said Applejack, shaking her head.
" Oh, but it was baking like I have never baked before," said Pinkie, looking at her store of food on her back. "All of these were made the old fashioned way."
" What do you mean?" Asked Applejack, intrigued.
" I used a cauldron and a cooking spit over cooking fire. No ovens at all," said Pinkie with a grin.
" Really?" Inquired Applejack with interest. "Maybe I could come with you next time, I have always wanted to try baking the way Granny..."
They were interrupted by a curtain of black liquid that sprung up near the book stands, the final book appearing among its fellows. Unlike when they returned, a bright light swept the room, all present covering their eyes to block against the binding glare, Rarity and Spike stepping forward, returning from their own exploration. Only Rarity was not unclothed anymore.
And Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie could only stare in awe at her new outfit.
She wore a flamboyant dress done out in extravagant color. The skirt was a powder blue color with the hemline decorated in gold thread, small blue stones that gave off a slight blue glow inlaid with the thread. The bodice was a slight darker blue with the sleeves going down her forelegs ending in opalescent cuffs inlaid with small dark sapphires. Gold shoulder pads decorated Rarity's shoulders, each one fitted with a sizable glowing white crystal, elegantly pointed at both ends.
Her collar met in a magnificent gold broach, a small black orb glowing a slight red housed in the center.
But her glistening golden headpiece was what really drew their attention. It was ornate with several patterns depicting flames, gold extensions framing her face in carved fire that almost looked alive, her forehead and the bridge of her nose also decorated with a similar extension. From the top of the head piece two prongs extended in opposite directions, carved into the shape of bird wings.
" Wow, Rarity," gasped Rainbow Dash, the others still speechless. " When did you pack that?"
"Pack it?," inquired Rarity, her eyes swimming with delight as she struck a pose. "This girls is my most stunning achievement as of a few hours ago."
" I take it you made that... wherever your book sent you?" Asked Applejack, shaking her head slightly.
" That's an understatement," said Rarity, walking up to them with Spike following, trying really hard not to drool at the luminous gems decorating Rarity. "The quality of the gems and fabric I found are unlike anything I have ever seen."
" Really?" Inquired Rainbow Dash sarcastically. "Miss prissy pants is actually impressed? What was it you said 'this place is positively dreadful'."
She said the last part with an overly high pitch voice.
" Rainbow, darling," gasped Rarity as she saw what her pegasus friend was wearing. "Where on earth did you get that ghastly helmet?"
" Hey, I went through a lot to get this," said Rainbow, tapping her Dwemer helm with pride.
From there, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Pinkie shared their own experiences with Rarity and Spike, Applejack passing her jug for the others to sample.
"This is simply divine," said Rarity, levitating over the brown jug back to Applejack, smacking her lips. "I have tasted the most extravagant wines in all of Canterlot, but none could compete with this."
"I don't know how you adults stand it," said Spike, unpinching his nose as the jug was corked.
" How about you, Spike?" Asked Pinkie taking the jug from Applejack and offering it to the little dragon.
Spike only gave her a cross clawed glare.
" Come on, no one would know," tempted Rainbow Dash.
" I would rather not," said Spike, "I'm underage for one and I have seen what stuff like that does to people."
" You have?" Asked Applejack, slightly worried.
" One time, years ago, me and Twilight were awoken in the dead of night by somepony screaming 'LOOK AT ME, I'M A PUFFY PINK CLOUD'," explained Spike, trembling slightly at the memory. "When we looked outside, we saw Prince Blue Blood running around in circles on our front lawn covered in cotton candy and being chased by multiple dogs owned by the local neighborhood. When the guards dragged him off, they told us he had just been dipping into the wine again."
All was silent.
Then Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie fell over, overcome with laughter. Rarity was laughing too, but stayed standing to keep her new dress off the floor. Rainbow began pounding the floor with her hooves, her hysterics only increasing as she fought to keep the image in her mind at bay.
" That obnoxious brat, such behavior," said Rarity, wiping her tearing eyes with a handkerchief. "He acted so classy, yet he indulges in such antics?"
" I know," said Rainbow, looking up from on her back. "Even me and Applejack don't act like that on the off occasion we decide to get drunk."
" Hey, even Pinkie Pie would be hard pressed to do something so goofy," said Applejack, her hat bouncing with her laugh.
" Me and Twilight didn't think it was funny," grumble Spike with lidded eyes.
" Oh, but just think about it, Spike," said Pinkie, fighting to talk through her laughter. "A pony prince running around in a cotton candy suit. Hey, why didn't I ever think of that, that would be a great gag for a birthday party, or even a fair. Though I would need to find a color other than pink, you wouldn't be able to tell when Pinkie Pie ended and the cotton candy start..."
"Sssssshhhhhh!"
The shush was quiet yet demanding all at once, and everyone looked up to see Fluttershy hovering above. Her soft features were twisted in a scowl of disapproval, her crossed forelegs adding to her demeanor. Even Pinkie was silenced by the look in her eyes.
Slowly, she fluttered down to stand before them.
" Keep it down," she quietly demanded with a scowl. "Twilight is sleeping."
" Is she alright, darling?" Asked Rarity, her and the others growing a concerned look.
" I think she just overwhelmed herself," said Fluttershy, her face softening when they started whispering.
" Thought so," said Spike with a shake of his head, everypony looking at him. " When you have lived with her as long as I have you recognize the signs."
" Why didn't you tell us?" Asked Applejack, slightly worried.
" Wouldn't have mattered," explained Spike, shaking his head again. "When Twilight has her mind set on something, she will usually keep at it until her batteries run out. I have learned it's best just to let her fall asleep at some point, then make her comfortable."
" Wow," said Rainbow, facehoofing. "Kinda dramatic for studying."
Afterwards, the girls retired to the resting room where Twilight did the brief(according to her) explanation of what it was Hermaeus Mora wanted from her. From here they shared with Fluttershy each of their experiences in Apocrypha, and Rarity explained the strange texture of the fabric she had discovered. Though Fluttershy scolded Rainbow for picking a fight with innocent robots, and told them all how wrong it is to encourage youth to drink.
Though she cheered up when they asked her what she had done while they went exploring.
" I learned so much about the animals on Nirn," said Fluttershy, holding up the book she had been studying. " Like the Bull and Betty Netchs. Huge creatures that float in the air like balloons, but are docile. Completely gentle despite their great size."
"Hey, I just realized something," said Pinkie, setting her food containers in the corner of the room. "We all have discovered things from this 'Nirn' place that sound super fun."
" I'll say," said Spike, taking a white stone from his pocket and eating it.
" What you getting at, Pinks?" Inquired Rainbow with an expecting look.
Pinkie jumped up and down, an excited expression on her face.
" Do you think if we ask really nice, Hermmy will let us visit his home?" Asked Pinkie as she sat next to Fluttershy.
" Hey, that's not a bad idea," said Rarity, nuzzling the sleeve of her dress. "I would absolutely love to meet whoever made this fabric. We could exchange ideas."
" I would love to see where those delicious gemstones come from," said Spike, trembling as he looked Rarity's dress over.
"And I would like to meet the guy who wrote that cook book," said Pinkie excitedly as she delved into her own fantasy. “Hello Mr. Gourmet, I'm Pinkie Pie, a fellow baker."
" And I would like to meet whoever built that temple," said Rainbow, her wings twitching as she recalled all she had experienced in that final chamber. " If I ask, do you think they would be up to building me my own temple filled with high tech booby traps in Equestria?"
" I highly doubt something like that would be in your budget, Rainbow," said Applejack sarcastically. "Though I wouldn't mind meeting with the fellows who made that drink. I bet if we put our heads together, we could make something that would make an Alicorn tipsy."
They all spent a bit of time speculating how nice it would be to visit Nirn themselves, having found interesting things here in Apocrypha that relate to that other world. They even talked about how Equestria should open trade route there, for it would be beneficial to all. The possibilities in discovering another world where endless.
" Yyaawwn."
The soft yawn brought all their attention as Twilight entered the room, looking at them in surprise at first, but smiling softly afterwards.
" Hey girls," yawned Twilight as she approached them. " I had...almost forgotten you...were here."
" Twilight, darling," said Rarity, slightly worried. "Did we wake you up?"
"No worries, girls," said Twilight, waking up a little bit as her stomach rumbled. "My fault for not eating in awhile, and something in here smells delicious."
" No no no no, that won't do," said Pinkie with a scolding voice, going over to her mountain of food then shoving a sweet roll into Twilight's hoof, which was exactly what she was smelling, much to Twilight's surprise. "You need to keep up your strength, Twilight. Not stopping your super important studying to at least to eat will do nopony any good."
" And if that is the case, it's more than a good thing we decided to join you here," said Applejack, the rest nodding in agreement.
" Yes, a proper lady must take care of herself," said Rarity in a posh voice.
" Thank you, girls," said Twilight, looking at all of them with gratitude. "Did you find anything interesting in Apocrypha?"
"Oh yes, darling," said Rarity, looking to her dress with admiration again.
" You were right," said Rainbow, her helmet still on her head. "That ruin was awsome."
" I thought you would enjoy the Dwemer division," stated Twilight simply to Rainbow, sliding the sweetrole into her mouth and began chewing.
" Dwemer huh, that was who bilt the temple?" Inquired Rainbow as she slipped off and looking at it as Twilight nodded an answer. "I wonder if they will be impressed with my sonic rainboom?"
"Oh, I can't wait to get to Nirn myself and meet the unique individuals who made the supplies I made this dress from," continued Rarity, still mesmerized by her outfit.
Suddenly, the room was filled with the sound of somepony choking. They all turned to see Twilight coughing on the floor, her face turning slightly blue. As one would expect, they reacted like any good friends should.
They freaked the tartarus the out.
" TWILIGHT!" They all shouted, all of them by her side in a matter of seconds.
"What happened?" asked Rainbow, reaching out to support her coughing friend.
Without a word, Fluttershy gripped Twilight around her middle from behind and squeezed. Twilight heaved, and her partially chewed sweet roll expelled from her mouth, much to their disgust. But Twilight finally began to breathe normally once again.
" Twilight, what happened?" Asked Applejack, looking at her studious friend as she caught her breath in concern.
"I'm okay," said Twilight, clearing her throat as she brought her attention to Rarity. "Did you just say you want to visit Nirn?"
" Well...yes dear," answered Rarity, looking at Twilight worriedly.
" We all wouldn't mind visiting that new world," said Pinkie Pie energetically. "I would not mind trying more of those recipes."
" I would love to meet some of those adorable animals," said Fluttershy, looking to her book she as she picked it up off the floor.
"And it pains me to admit, but some of the heavy drinks from that world go great mixed with apple cider," said Applejack, both irritated and enthralled.
"And I would not mind tasting more of those gems," said Spike, placing a claw between his vision and the gemstones on Rarity's dress to try and reel in his temptation.
" And I wouldn't mind meeting some of these Dwemer dude's," said Rainbow, " Anyone who could build booby traps so dangerous are okay with me."
Twilight had a look of pure panic on her face. She had not counted on her friends actually adopting the idea of visiting Nirn itself physically. Just like she never would have thought they would drop everything just to keep her company here.
She swept through multiple excuses she could throw at them at a mile a minute, but all felt half-hearted and forced. She wanted to divert them from this course anyway possible. Any way other than telling them the true reason why they, why all of Equestria should avoid contact with Nirn by any means possible.
"Girls...sure it would be exciting to see Nirn..." began Twilight, an all to force smile on her face. "But would it really be worth it? I mean, the travel miles would be horrible."
The others gave each other an unconvinced look.
" Fifteen years studying under a monster made of eye balls and tentacles," began Rainbow Dash, shaking her head at Twilight's pathetic excuse. "And she still can't tell a decent lie."
"Twilight, Sugarcube," said Applejack, placing her hoof on Twilight's shoulder. "If something is bothering you, just tell us."
"We're your friends, Twilight," said Fluttershy reassuringly, "If you need to tell us something, please, just tell us."
"Is there something about Nirn you need to tell us?" Asked Rarity.
"You did get all freaky deaky when we mentioned we had an interest in visiting Nirn," said Pinkie, getting up into Twilight's face and looking he in the eyes, "Is there something super dangerous there?"
Twilight pushed Pinkie away with her magic with a sigh of resignation. They were right, if she knew something they should know about, she had to tell them. She had dreaded it the moment she learned the information herself, but maybe it was for the best, and maybe they could help her protect Equestria.
"Girls, Spike, thank you," she said, giving a grateful smile as they all watched her expectedly. "And your right, I have a reason to be against us... in fact, I am against Equestria as a whole, having any encounter with Nirn."
They all gave her a puzzled look.
"Why is that, darling?" Asked Rarity, concerned. "I can understand you being against us going there by ourselves, something about that place has obviously scared you. But why all of Equestria?"
"Ya Twi," said Applejack, arching her eye. "The magic you used to protect Equestria came from Nirn. And not only that but if we could set up a trade agreement with the local folks there, it could be beneficial for both worlds."
"Nothing of benefit would be worth linking Equestria to Nirn," said Twilight, shaking slightly with fear. "Not with the risk involved."
"And what risk is that, Twilight?" Asked Spike as he tried to calm down the pony who had raised him by putting a claw on her withers.
"Girls..." Started Twilight, her fear trying to silence her voice...to protect her friends from a truth she would forever hate herself for revealing to them. But they had a right to know...to be prepared. "We cannot let the other Daedric Princes learn about Equestria!"
That is the most valid reason ever, all arguments are invalid if faced with the risk of meeting the other Daedric Princes.
Not to mention the fact that I doubt the Aedra are all that interested in immigration either. Especially not immigration facilitated by Hermaeus Mora.
Not like a cliffhanger, but waiting for the next chapter so Twilight explain...
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The Aedra can't even wake up, the only way they would find Equestria is if Luna visits them.
Next time: Twilight gives a lesson about the other Daedric Princes. Will Fluttershy cope upon learning of Hircine? Can Pinkie handle the madness of Sheogorath? This and more next time on Knowledge is Power!
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The gods of Nirn? I was under the impression that they are very much active, and don't like outsiders.
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I heard that the used so much power creating Nirn that they were rendured inert, and are now the moons that orbit the sky, barely even able to be coherent
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Nah, that's lorkhan, an entirely different matter.
most of what I know comes from my times playing Skyrim. there are a few Daedric Princes that, I think, would be okay. Azura and Nocturnal might be okay. Merdia, while on the side of 'good', does often take it to the extreme. I agree that the rest of them should never learn of Equestria.
I think the Azura would be alright to knew about but other not so much save the mad god, I think him and discord are old buddys for some reason, but the rest I need to stay far far away form equestrian,
I would see that Celestia and Luna would not be too happy with Azura either, as I wonder if she would be wont to take control of the Moon and Sun.
Really? The girls wanted to pump alcohol into the walking talking pocket lighter?
Do they want to die?
Honestly most of the Daedric princes aren't to bad, or at least have good aspects to them, infact here is a video about which lords you should worship : https://youtu.be/sQjVaOZ_BbQ
My favorite are Azura, Hercine, Sanguine, Shegorath, Jyggalag, Nocturnal, Hermaeus Mora, Meridia, and Malacath. and even the Rest still have Aspects that can be outright Helpful Merhrunes Dagon allows for cultures and society to grow, Peryite out side of Disease is also basically the bureaucrat for reality. and the Dumner worship their three "good Daedra" for a reason.
there are Only two that for all that is good Must never learn of Equestia are Molag Bal and Namira. they are literally nothing but evil.
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What would Jyggalag do if he met Discord?
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good question, honestly given how he acts, probably just leave him alone. maybe tell Discord to stay out of his realm while he gets to work on his library (that once contained all that ever was and will be.) I mean he didn't turn back to kill the Champion for being the new lord of Madness so I don't see why discord being a god of chaos would mean he would try and kill him. heck the Daedric lords can have a lot of disputes but out side of the one time they all ganged up on Jyggalag they almost never actually harm each other (attack the others champions maybe, but never each other)
Discord doesn't really act any different then any of the other Daedric lords, hell he even has his own realm of Oblivion as it were. they likely would consider him a cousin. Of couse this does mean that Fluttershy is his Champion in there eyes...
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Yeah, they're a bunch of sick weirdos
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the aedra are weaker then the deadra by a considerable scale, they couldn't really stop him.
lore wise aedra and daedra are the same species only separated in that aedra gave up the lions share of there power to make nirn.
also i'd say likely sheogorath already knows.
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Not really. I mean some are don't get me wrong, but even under the most stringent of views Azura, Meridia, and Nocternal are fine. to those that worship Azura she is a legitimately benevolent mother figure who asks only for your love, Merida is all about light and while a little extreme is pretty firmly in the good guy camp, and Nocternal is all around chill, even the people that become tied to serve her forever know about that part of the deal ahead of time and what that entails. and note Hermaues Mora is not on this list. if we move the moral scale down enough to fit him, then Hircene (the fairest god of the bunch), Malacath (legitimately cares for his followers and will even grant boons to people who don't worship him just for helping his people out), Sanguine (is basically just a party god), Shegorath (actually gets your help in the skyrim to CURE some one of their insanity), and Jyggalag (seemed a chill guy from what we saw of him) count as morally good.
Daedric Princes no matter what "good sides" they have, a Daedric Prince will wreak havoc among Equis and Hermaeus Mora already caused a lot havoc. Hermaeus Mora doesn't want to rule, conquer or kill, etc. He only wants knowledge of the well...Everthing. He care less if you are good or bad as long as you let him read your journal or personal books, if not he'll mind bang it right out of you. He's also the most reliable Daedric Prince, as long as you don't cross him, he won't cross you.
He's also ain't out there causing trouble, he's only their for knowledge and rare items to add to his collection.
Almost all of the Daedric Princes will in way clause problems the stem from them messing with the people.
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Lets go down the list.
Azura- dawn and dusk, They are considered a more benevolent Daedra, having shown actual care for her followers. Though she has an ego, and is somewhat vain. The Tribunal that wrestled control of the Dunmer tasted her long term plans of wrath. She would not necessarily have a bad influence on Equestria, unless she was pissed off.
Boethiah- the prince of plots, murder, and conspiracy. They would likely find the griffons to then liking, as they revel in combat, and actions speaking louder than words. After all, ‘ask he who’s blood is on my blade if I exist.’
Clavicus Vile - deals and wishes through invocation and pacts. Has a nasty habit of trying to screw over the wishes of his followers. Wanted to be rid of your lycanthropy? That guy who’s angry at you gets an axe. He doesn’t tend to meddle deeper than in his own shrines though, and Barbas does their best to keep him as honest as possible.
Hircine- the hunt. Father of werebeasts. The Everfree would be a huge shrine to him. And he’d call on many to hunt. And as boons, lyncanthropy. Though it’s rumored that his curses, do allow melding of the races more thoroughly than normal.
Jyggalag - Order. Has accounted for every action, everywhere. Very dangerous. And Discord would be an affront to his eyes.
Malacath - he who keeps the sworn oath and the bloody curse. Would likely actually have a bit of a soft spot for orphans, thinking on it...and at this point in the timeline, the changelings. Changelings are Equestria’s orcs in a technical viewpoint.
Mehrunes Dagon - destruction, change, ambition, energy. He tends to embody natural disasters. And his desire to destroy the face of Muncie is to enact a change, to start afresh. That could spill over.
Mephala - the webspinner, she who revels in the pulling of threads, to ensnare mortals to her whims. Not a heavy influencer, but could be dangerous to those that do come into contact.
Meridia - lady of infinite energies. Uncertain on her reaction to Equestria. She severely hates the undead, and quickly rewards those who dispatch them. But considering Equestria has no contact with the ideal masters, it doesn’t really have an undead problem.
Molag Bal - domination, and probably the only potential source of Meridia watching Equestria at all...if vampirism comes into play. Would not hesitate to pounce on their Naivety.
Namira - revulsion. Not many in Equestria would likely follow her, but she would have followers. Would probably be annoyed by Fluttershy a bit, honestly
Gees I’m getting burned out here, anyone wanna finish up?
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so like 4 out of 16. Not a good number ratio
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Sure I can try
Nocturnal- Goddess of thieves and the source of luck, generally treats her followers as associates and doesn't really care about expanding her realm, those who stick to the shadows would probably flock to her.
Peryite- weakest of the Daedric lords, rarely interacts with the world since his sphere is ensuring the natural order is upheld and the completion of tasks (along side pestalance but that could just be part of the natural order), don't know if he would love the ponies for maintaining the balance, or hate them seeing what they do as the utter destruction of the natural order. oh and he is the pestilence guy, but its mostly his followers that decide to spread it.
Sanguine- the God of parties and Debauchery. I think Pinkie pie and many others will swiftly become his followers. mostly likes to just hang out and drink with friends, or mess with "stuffy people".
Sheogorath- god of madness. he is also the patron of bards. recently got switched out for the Hero of Kvatch after the original was cured. notably got the dragon born to cure some one of their madness so seems to be a swell guy. would probably become great friends with Discord and by association Fluttershy.
Vaermina- goddess of Dreams and nightmares. she and Luna would not like each other at all. doesn't really get mortals and her blessings can be unending nightmares or the most wonderful dreams imaginable.
Lorkan- is sometimes considered one, and is currently comatose since he got his heart ripped out.
think that's all of them.
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I will disagree on Sanguine. See, he’s not as merry as everyone thinks. He’s willing to push someone further and further into alcohol, drugs, debauchery, and all that, until the poor fool is nothing but a wreck, a shell that will never be whole again. Then, he walks away, abandoning them.
And also, Sheogorath a swell guy? He’s madness incarnate. The only reason he’s jolly to the player is because he recognizes that his favorite toys (mortals) would be wiped out completely if your character dies off too soon. Haskill can attest to this. The Hero of Kvatch and the Dragonborn are both world savers.
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i would have to point something out about Peryte, the other Princes dont treat him very well, and hes more than a little surly about that...while its true that hes the weakest of the Dedric Princes, he is still, a Dedric Prince, and commands all of the lowest level dedrea in his Realm, which is how he earned the title of Taskmaster.
in truth, none of the Princes, save for Malacath, give a damn for their worshipers. Mortals r mere playthings to such as they, hell, the worshipers of Boethia not only know this, they embrace it. the Dunmer follow the Trinity for very specific reasons, none of which include how much those Princes care for them. Boethia lead the Chimer away from the Summerset Isles into Morrowwind through lies and decit, battling and consuming the God Trinnimak and speaking to the Chimer in His voice to pull it off; Maphala pucks at the threads that connect mortals, and laughs most when those threads unravel, but she also saw to the founding of the Morag Tong, pandering to her sphere of secrets, sex, and murder; it is Azura though, who changed the Chimer into the Dunmer as a result of their own actions, and out of sheer spite also cursed the Dwemmer to vanish from the face of Tamriel...and that was merely the result of a single Dwemmer pulling a fast one on her...
At least let azura, nocturnal, sheogorath go to equestria at least for god sake and more please
At least we need aedra on this story
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This Going to be bad jygilag is daedric princes of order while discord is chaos probably be Will kill discord
Being someone who’s never played any Skyrim games, I don’t know shit about its lore or the other princes. But from what I understand, Hermaeus is one of the more “reasonable” god’s. I can’t think of what would happen if a certain insane god finds Equestria.
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arnt Jyggalag and sheogorath one and the same?
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The Aedra aren't the moons, they're the other planets
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And with a few exceptions (Mara showing up in Morrowind, Martin Septim acting as the avatar of Akatosh in Oblivion, and Talos' ascension) the Aedra are mostly inert. They gave up the lion's share of their power to create Mundus and Nirn
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You don't really cure Pelagius, you just make him slightly less mad than he was before
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Alright no, the Chimer who left Summerset did so because they disagreed with the Altmer moving away from direct ancestor worship to only worshipping to original Et-Ada.
Also yes, Azura did curse the Chimer people to become the Dunmer. Because the Tribunal (Vivec, Almalexia, and Sotha Sil) broke their pact with Nerevar and used to Heart of Lorkhan and the Tools of Kagrenac to become living gods. (And depending on some versions of the story, also killed Nerevar).
And she had nothing to do with the Dwemer disappearing. When Kagrenac activated the Numidium, something happened, something that caused all Dwemer everywhere on Nirn to vanish. Some say they ascended to a plane of Atherious, others theorize they were absorbed into the Heart of Lorkhan which powered Numidium, but it's not generally believed that Azura, or any Daedra for that matter, played a part in their disappearance.
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They were but in the shivering isles expansion Jyggalag was cured of his madness. however the player character ascends to become the new Sheaggorath.
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Oh trust me, Mora is down right saintly compared to the other Princes
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oooohhhh ... never played the dlc
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What about meridia? Or Azura?
sheogorath's a fun guy (pretty dangerous though)
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They were, once upon a time. But with the events of shivering isles in Oblivion, the Hero of Kvatch freed Jyggalag from his era cycle, and has now assumed the sphere of madness.
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As someone else pointed out, Sheogorath seems like a fun guy because of who you are when you meet him. And even then he casually throws out threats about ripping out your intestines and strangling you with them in a jolly voice, like that's a thing he does sometimes for fun.
I wonder how many remember the thing you were doing for him in TES IV, outside of DLC? A perfectly peaceful village had been sent into disarray and utter chaos(with swarms of rats running the streets and burning dogs falling out of the sky) for nothing but giggles, because they had a prophecy written by some loon, and Sheogorath felt it'd be funny to make it happen. Sure, that Sheogorath is now Jyggalag and the Hero of Kvatch is the new Mad God, but the fact that he looks exactly the same implies that he's similarly-minded too, albeit slightly more merciful than before.
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Trinnimak did attempt to stop the Chimer from leaving though, and fought Boethia, who defeated, consumed, and took the form of Trinnimak to lead the Chimer to Morrowwind. also, there is a legend told around the cookfires late at night that speaks of Axuras ire toward the Dwemmer. the story is of an elder Dwemmer scholar who actually tricked Azura with some simple slight of hand. naturally, Azura wasnt happy that she was fooled, by mortal no less, and she couldnt vent her ire on the Dwarf who fooled since he has died that very night in his sleep.
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Ok on the Dwemer story, still doesn't mean she vanished them all. Also she wasn't 'tricked' he slight of handed it to make it look like he'd fooled her to his students but she guessed correctly originally.
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Azure would hug the ponies Meri would Hug the cute ponies also I can not remmber the name of teh one that would want to hunt then forgo his mannless and hug the ponies
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perhaps, perhaps not...it is only a legend, after all...
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Azure is not that type of Daedric Prince, she would cause unnecessary problems for all of Equis by ripping the power to control the day and night cycles away from the Princess and causing the entire way of life for most creatures to bound to her will. The quote of "kind and caring mother" is biased because the dude who said it was her champion and was given a special place in her part of Oblivion. Azure cares not about mortals and throws them away upon their usefulness running out. Very few actually catch her attention and even then she doesn't care about what happens after she loses interest in them.
Meridia has no care for mortals at all, even the ones that worship her. She only wants to use them for her own goals and even after that she doesn't give blessings or item to them (Dragonborn and a few others were the few exceptions).
Hircine would harm Equis even worse, all creatures would become feral and Fluttershy ain't saving the day anymore because the animals are beyond taming. His presence would cause Predators to become way more active and efficient. Old age or sickness ain't gonna be the biggest killer anymore, many Prey based creatures would become victims of the natural order and become a meal for predators. Pony are not going to get favor, Griffins, would most likely get his favor due to them being more like Hunters.
All an all, no Daedric Prince is good to in Equis.
Hermaeus Mora isn't a good guy, But he isn't a Bad guy. He is the closest thing we get to neutral (he ain't gonna fu#k stuff up)when it comes to Daedric Princes. He is the easiest to bargain with and won't screw you over if you, don't try and screw him over. He is one of the few Daedric Princes that actually keeps his bargains. Give him his do's and he'll not absolutely mind-bang you (unless you promised knowledge only you know and didn't write down before hand, because you thought he was gonna give you time to write it down after you promised him knowledge.)
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What about Sheogorath?
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Sheogorath is known as the "Mad God" for a reason. He utterly unpredictable, one moment he's helping, next he' playing hopscotch with your intestines and singing songs. He rarely does good deeds. The Dragonborn is one of those 1/1000 chases where Sheogorath was in the mood for pleasantries and was having fun with a party.
Sheogorath will just as easily flay you alive and use you as a screaming wall decoration for the next Eternity.
Sheogorath is as likely to turn a moose into goose so he can hang you with it like a noose, he may even turn a mat into a cat, while using it as a bat.
(As the Emperor who had a brief encounter with him wrote: "Wabbajack. Wabbajack. Wabbajack.
Wabbajack. Wabbajack. Wabbajack.
Wabbajack. Wabbajack. Wabbajack.
Maybe the Wabbajack is the Book of Knowledge. Maybe I'm smarter because I know cats can be bats can be rats can be hats can be gnats can be that's can be thises. And that doors can be boars can be snores can be floors can be roars can be spores can be yours can be mine. I must be smart, for the interconnective system is very clear to me. Then why, or wherefore do people keep calling me mad?
Wabbajack. Wabbajack. Wabbajack."
You have to understand none of the Daedric Prince are "Good guy" and Hermaeus Mora isn't a "Good guy" either, just the least likely to betray,( abandon, rape, kill, eviscerate, imprison, eat, drain, turn into Rabbit, drown in alcohol and bang till dead, etc.) you.
Just don't go back on your deal.
Yeah, Mora is probably the least overtly evil of the Princes, I can’t see any of the others doing any good for Equestria.
That would probably bethe most venomous spider you've ever seen.Okay, so I was wrong. Not scary, just sad. Still involves some form of genocide, though. ;]
You mean those soul gems? They only glow when they have a soul trapped in them, you know... I hope it was tasty. ;]
If you don't mind talking to tombstones. ;)
I'm sure they'd help ya out - I mean, no skin off their back, seeing as it was all built by slaves... And that's assuming you can find them (I'd imagine many scholars on Nirn would love to talk with you about it if you ever manage that)
... I honestly have nothing on that. I don't remember that quest, even. But let's be honest here - it's Nirn. It's not a stretch to assume the main ingredient in it being ground bones of newborns or something...
All in all, Nirn is not a place you want to vacation in, if you come from Equestria. Just, no.
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None of the Daedra are "good guys", or "bad guys". I notice most people tend to shelve them as "good", "evil" or "uncaring", whatever. They don't follow mortal values or morality. They're essentially embodiments of specific traits - Aspects, if you will. Molag Bal isn't "evil", he simply revels in bloodlust and betrayal - that's his shtick, that's his everything. Azurah isn't "good", either - she will use her Champion for all they're worth to further her own goals, and will do so ruthlessly and without remorse... It is only due to her goals aligning with some mortal values that she is considered "okay", but for the sake of your sanity do not look too closely.
"Blue and orange morality", is what this is called. Their motivations and values are alien to mortals, and it works both ways. The mortals of Nirn experience a much wider range of emotional response, motivation and valuation of action - natural, given the fact that they were formed by a team of such powerful beings, each giving a bit of their aspect to form a greater whole...
And to me it's quite ironic that the Daedra - the ones who declined to participate in Nirn's creation - are usually the ones who benefit the most from its existence (either by bleeding into the Plane, or using its inhabitants for their own amusement).
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Well hercine might be okay as he is considered one of the least evil of the daedric princes and is the more accepted one among mortals but I can also see the problems he could cause for equestria. But all and all iam mostly worried about Molag bal finding equestria as the world of friendship loving ponies would not survive