Board Thread:Oblivion/@comment-25531876-20150630013020

Hey guys, I just started a new playthrough of Oblivion. Recently, I did that quest, Shadow Over Hackdirt, which I completely forgot about. I remember doing this for the first time and being really awestruck about this really cool piece of lore. I haven't found much about it in the rest of the game, and I haven't seen much online either. I've only really seen three big theories, which are here:

First is that they it is some reference to the Lovecraftian Mythos, but I don't buy that, plus I'm looking for something in lore.

Second is that they are Sloads. Their main point of referance is that if you translate that Daedric Alphabet in their Bible, it's pretty similar to N'gasta, N'gasta, K'vatis, K'vatis. I don't buy this either. A. Sloads are very isolated, and don't like humans very much. They don't seem to be the type who would want to be worshipped by humans. B. How the hell would Sloads, Water monster-type things that live in some far-off coral kingdom, get the the very center of Tamriel?

The third one, which I find the most likely, is that they're Daedra. It probably makes the most sense, because the citizens try to hide it because this is a time where Daedric worship is a huge problem. Plus, Daedra like to be worshipped by mortals, and they would give the citizens a lot of power. And, the Bible is written in Daedric.

Let me know what you think they are. 