Lore:Ur-dra

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Statue of Ur-dra Nocturnal
"The Night Mistress is Ur-dra - perhaps the eldest and most powerful of the Daedric Princes." —Lilatha[1]

Ur-dra, also spelled as Ur-Dra,[2] or UR DRA,[3] is a title among the Daedric Princes.[4][5] Its exact meaning is unclear, but it is associated with great age, power, and authority.[1]

This title is most commonly associated with Nocturnal, the Night Mistress, who is, according to the Psijic Order, perhaps the eldest and most powerful of the Daedric Princes.[1] Both the Psijic Order,[1] and Sotha Sil,[5] along with his Factotums, acknowledge Nocturnal as Ur-Dra.[6][7] Imperial Geographical Society asserts that nearly all the royalty of Oblivion acknowledge Nocturnal's title,[UOL 1] as she has assumed the mantle of Ur-Dra of Oblivion.[UOL 2] It is also a sentiment echoed by Daedric Prince Nocturnal herself.[4]

The term Ur-Dra is also used in different contexts and attributed to other entities in various aspects of Khajiiti,[2][3] and Dunmeri theology.[8]

Amun-dro, the Silent Priest of the pre-ri'Datta Khajiiti faith, claimed that both Namiira,[2][3] and Azurah are Ur-Dra. According to him, Fadomai taught Azurah the names of all the spirits, enabling her to recognize the Great Darkness for what it was. As such, she was associated with the song "UR DRA NA MII RA UR DRA NA MII RA UR DRA AZU RA."[3]

In From Exile to Exodus, penned by Tarvyn Aram, it is asserted that Azura shouted a spell of her own during the confrontation between Boethiah and Malak. To the followers who truly listened, it sounded like a beautiful song: "UR DRA AMATHRA! FU ROZ ISA MAL AKHA!" With those words, which were a curse to some but a blessing to others, Boethiah, with her next expulsion, drew out Malak and discarded him along the stones.[8]

Notes[edit]

  • Ur-Dra is not to be confused with Ur-Daedra, a title exclusively associated with the Daedric Prince Hermaeus Mora.[9][10][11]
  • "Ur-" as a prefix can mean "proto-", "primitive", and "original".

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Lilatha's dialogue in ESO
  2. ^ a b c Spirits of Amun-dro — Amun-dro, the Silent Priest
  3. ^ a b c d The Favored Daughter of Fadomai — Amun-dro, the Silent Priest
  4. ^ a b Nocturnal's dialogue in ESO: Blackwood
  5. ^ a b Sotha Sil's dialogue in ESO: Clockwork City
  6. ^ Sotha Nall's dialogue in ESO: Clockwork City
  7. ^ Aios's dialogue in ESO: Clockwork City
  8. ^ a b From Exile to Exodus — Tarvyn Aram
  9. ^ Secrets Overheard in Apocrypha — Morian Zenas
  10. ^ On the Pact Primordial
  11. ^ Torvesard and Hermaeus Mora's dialogue in ESO: Gold Road

Note: The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.

  1. ^ Imperial Census of Daedra Lords — the Imperial Geographic Survey
  2. ^ Tatterdemalion: The Lunar Province of Secunda — the Imperial Geographical Society
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