Board Thread:Oblivion/@comment-25531876-20150630013020/@comment-109.149.241.52-20170616183309

Just finished the quest and watched a couple of theories.

The theory about the Sloads seems to hang on alot of what ifs, and although like previously mentioned, the bible translates into a Sload text, that only stands up with the underground water source theory.

Or could it mean the developers just repurposed the text and hoped nobody would dig too deep into it?

I have a theory however that is slightly different.

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I believe that the Deep Ones could be vampiric in nature. And hear me out as I have 6 pieces of evidence for this...

1) The Deep ones use Daedric text in their bible, this could be because the Sanguinare Vampiris disease was originally created by the Daedric Prince, Molag Bal.

2) Jiv Hiriel in the quest states "But there was a terrible price. Blood -- and worse." This would suggest that the Deep Ones wanted blood, maybe for sustenance.

3) Have you not noticed all the corpses that are in the caverns? Suggesting that the corpses were left to rot after they were dead and not consumed, which it is believed Daedra can eat mortal flesh for pleasure.

4) Going back to the quote, "Blood -- and worse." The worse part could refer to souls. As it's not uncommon for vampires to take the souls of their victims for experiments.

5) A quote from Jiv Hiriel about the Brethren states, "Those of us who've changed the most, we call The Brethren. Live down in the caves, to be nearer the Deep Ones. They don't like the sunlight much. Dangerous too." This suggests that The Brethren have developed a weakness to sunlight that has come from them living closer to the Deep Ones. Also, how many times have you walked through a cave and been attacked by a vampire for no reason?

6) And finally, these Deep Ones agreed to being worshipped and vampires are commonly known for being quite vain in all the encounters the player has with them.

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