originally posted in:Secular Sevens
Another thing I'd like to add that I find strange is that the Nine Divines... Are actually good. All of the daedra have complex desires that don't typically conform to traditional mortal ideas of good or evil, as you might expect of immensely powerful beings within a diverse pantheon, but the divines are all total goody-goodies. And, for another thing, if there really are these incredibly powerful beings who can control the daedric lords and are so powerful and benevolent, why don't they get off their asses and do something to help out beyond giving people a little magicka boost when they pray to you?
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I don't think that they [i]are[/i] always portrayed as "good." I don't remember the specific myth off the top of my head, but I do remember reading a story of a Divine that defied the others in order to help the mortals in spite of the Divines' indifference, and was killed for his deed. Something like that, anyway. It's been a while since I've played TES.