Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26984208-20180530061459/@comment-1255618-20190419220357

@GamerSophie

Did Azura really make the Nerevarine prophesy? My understanding is that she just acknowledged it and the prophesy was an unintended by-product of the Tribunal's actions. If you have a source that says otherwise I'd love to her it, honestly, because maybe I'm missing a reference.

I don't think Azura is all that wrathful honestly. The "worst" she did to the Dunmer was change their appearance, which arguably made them more beautiful (Tiber Septim certainly "approved" of Barenziah's looks) and was more symbolic than anything else. More of an ironic punishment since mortals tend to dislike change, even neutral and good ones. Yes, it's possible to anger Azura, and she's not a perfect person, but she seems largely motivated by wanting to be loved by others and creating beauty, rather than manipulating mortals like most Princes.

To quote Invocation of Azura:

'Azura is the only Daedra Princess I have ever worshipped who seems to care about her followers. Molag Bal wanted my mind, Boethiah wanted my arms, and Nocturnal perhaps my curiosity. Azura wants all of that, and our love above all. Not our abject slavering, but our honest and genuine caring in all its forms. It is important to her that our emotions be engaged in her worship. And our love must also be directed inward. If we love her and hate ourselves, she feels our pain. I will, for all time, have no other mistress.'

Sure, Azura is going to let you know if she's mad, and she didn't stand by while the Tribunal seized power for themselves, but she doesn't sound like the type to engage in perpetuating extreme suffering like torturing a people like the Dwemer. Ultimately, even if her methodology can be inscrutable and round-about, as far as her alien values can be discerned she seems to want to do right by mortals, because she wants their love and to understand their pain.