Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-72.77.73.35-20140408131341/@comment-98.232.175.28-20140411233629

My impression is that the Daedra seem to be more powerful in terms of raw strength, but the Aedra have more influence, or something similar. Also, re: Nocturnal, the DB barely even swore the oath. Basically Karliah just made him do it before he even had a chance to object. Oh and also, the contract only lasts a while, as evidenced by Gallus. It seems that normally, Nightingales then proceed into the Evergloam, but you could probably go somewhere else.

Also, if the DB got old and decided he didn't want to die, he could always just have Serana bite him. Or Valerica, if she's cured. Basically, none of the Daedra have a legitimate claim on the Dragonborn, because he's just too important and has too many ways of circumventing them. But if I had to guess, I'd say Hermaeus Mora has the most legitimate claim, as he's actually formed a working relationship with him, and has a certain likelihood of having the DB willingly join him. Unlike, say, Nocturnal, who's an ungrateful jerk. #ishouldhavejustkepttheskeletonkey

And yeah I'm with 99. The Dovahkiin's not going to die like a lesser mortal. At this point, seeing as how his predecessor is now a Daedric Prince, and the one before that seems to have CHIMed, he's probably going to like mantle Sithis or something.