![]() Once a Nightingale enters into their contract with Nocturnal, they are bound for life and beyond to serve the Night Mistress in guarding the Twilight Sepulcher and in Nocturnal's realm Evergloam until Nocturnal feels the Nightingale's contract with her has been fulfilled. The Nightingales serve Nocturnal directly, granted the power over shadow, subterfuge and strife in exchange for their service. Though Nocturnal has no truly organized clergy, she has three mortal servants upon Nirn who are known as the Nightingales. Supposedly, Nocturnal is the source of a thief's luck, which flows from the Ebonmere and plays a heavy role in the lives of any who use the shadows to do their work, though none know what price is paid in return. A temple of Nocturnal does exist called the Twilight Sepulcher, located in Skyrim, though this was built around the portal known as the Ebonmere, the portal to Nocturnal's plane of Oblivion known as Evergloam. Indeed, Nocturnal seems to have no real interest in worship. There are a few who call themselves priests of Nocturnal, though the Night Mistress does not herself seem to show them any particular favor. Of Nocturnal, Karliah says she is, "like a scolding mother who pushes her child to do better," meaning she appears to care about mortals, unlike some other Daedric Princes.Ī statue of Nocturnal with a Soul Gem as an offering.Īlthough Nocturnal has arguably one of the largest followings of all the Daedric Princes, she has no form of organized clergy. Thus, while thieves may consider Nocturnal their patron, assassins will typically lean towards a more violent deity, such as Molag Bal or Mephala. Rather, the unknowable nature of Nocturnal is the core of her being, and serves no real ulterior purposes beyond being mysterious. However, Nocturnal's deception is not usually meant to be harmful or violent in the manner of Boethiah. Worshipers of Nocturnal consist primarily of those who operate in darkness and night, such as thieves and spies. Her very nature is such that humans cannot understand her, as she is the embodiment of the unfathomable and enigmatic. Nocturnal claims to be an aspect of the void of Oblivion itself, and takes such titles as Mother of Night or Night Mistress. The statue of Nocturnal, as seen in Skyrim's loading screen. She is depicted with both arms outstretched, and a pair of Nightingales (or similar bird) perched on each wrist. Depictions of the Daedric Prince usually take the form of a nondescript human woman, draped in a hooded cloak that hides most of her features and body. Physical descriptions of Nocturnal are difficult to come by, as she is usually described as being hidden by darkness and shadow. Nocturnal, as she appears in The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall. As much as I loved her, I recognized the futility of unraveling her enigmas." ― Sigillah Parate ![]() To understand Nocturnal is to negate her, to pull back the curtains cloaking her realm of darkness. Her mystery was as essential to her as savagery was to Boethiah or treachery was to Molag Bal. It took years for me to understand the simple fact that I could never understand Nocturnal. Everything about her was dark and shrouded, even the way she spoke and the acts she required of me. "I strove to understand her labyrinthine philosophy, the source of her mysterious pain. Nocturnal is sometimes referred to as Ur-Dra, referencing her claim as part of the original Void She is thought to be the "eldest and most powerful of the Daedric Princes." The Khajiit know her as Noctra, who can bring shadows and luck when called upon. Nocturnal and Azura have been referred to as sisters, though whether in the literal or the metaphorical sense is unknown. Regardless, the Cyrodiilic Thieves Guild venerates Nocturnal by ending talks with the saying "Shadow hide you." The summoning date of Nocturnal is 3rd of Hearthfire. The Cyrodiilic Thieves Guild leader, the Gray Fox, has the Gray Cowl of Nocturnal, which truly represents the sphere's darkness quality it permanently removes the wearer's specific identity from all history. She is also known as the Night Mistress and Lady Luck. Nocturnal (in Daedric script, ) is the Daedric Prince whose sphere is the night and darkness. Female For the quest in Oblivion, see Nocturnal (Quest).
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