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Anonymous said:
Headcanon + other demiprinces
Daeris’s overall feelings on demiprinces are mixed. There is a degree of distrust towards them because of their parentage until she can figure out their true motivations and how loyal they are to their Daedric parent. Loyalty to their Daedric parent is a red flag but it also doesn’t automatically make her turn against them, either, though it does make it harder for her to trust them until she gets a true sense of who they are as a person. On the other hand, she has a considerable amount of empathy for other demiprinces, especially ones that have strained relationships with their Daedric parent as she understands all too well the complicated dynamics that exist when you grow up as the child of a Daedric Prince.
Speaking in terms of her canon verse in ESO, she hasn’t encountered many demiprinces in her time because, quite frankly, they’re exceedingly rare, but the Planemeld was bound to see her come across some more powerful individuals, and there were a few demiprinces among that number. Of course, not all were true demiprinces in the sense that they contain a magnitude of power that could potentially rival a Daedric Prince. Two of them were strong foes: Molag Grunda and Ozzozachar, the children of Molag Bal. Another of much greater power (so much so that he commanded his own plane of Oblivion) was Fa-Nuit-Hen, who she would say she’s on friendly terms with.
And then there’s Darien. It’s not 100% confirmed that Darien is actually a demiprince, but it’s largely implied and honestly I believe it. Like, it’s about 99% most likely to be true. If Darien is a demiprince, then her most positive interactions with a demiprince have been with him. To be fair, she’s also had the most positive interactions with him as a person in general consider the influence he had in turning her away from both the Dark Brotherhood and Nocturnal. He was the exact opposite of Daeris. Daeris knew of her parentage from the beginning, was set on a dark path as an assassin in early childhood, and was guided by Nocturnal in order to fulfill the destiny she’d planned for her. Darien knew nothing of his true origin, was raised by an honorable and heroic mortal father who inspired him to follow in his footsteps, only realized his true nature after his powers began manifesting during the Planemeld, and actively fought against Meridia’s machinations when he felt they were unjust. She fell in love with him, and he inspired her to choose her own path in life rather than having her mother dictate it for her. He sacrificed himself at the end of Summerset, but because he’s a demiprince, she still holds out hope that he’ll come back somehow or that she can bring him back by force once she’s strong enough. There’s also a nihilistic part of her that’s traumatized by losing him twice and thinks that this time it may be for good. We’ll see.
So, overall, I’d say she treats other demiprinces the same way she would treat anyone, mortal or not, but because she knows there is a possible allegiance to a dark force, she does tend to err on the side of caution. She doesn’t automatically write other demiprinces off as enemies because of her encounters with people like Darien or Fa-Nuit-Hen, but she also knows not to take other demiprinces lightly because she’s encountered powerful enemies like the children of Molag Bal. Their demiprince status is only one part of their identity; she needs to see more of who they truly are before she can form a solid opinion of them, just as she would for a mortal.
