Daggerfall:Daedra Summoning

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Detailed Information 2.1 Summoners 2.2 Sheogorath 2.3 Summoning Costs 3 Summoning Days

[edit] Introduction

Although the act of summoning a Daedra Prince is no common service, it is one nonetheless. The only reason to summon a Daedra Prince is to gain possession of a certain artifact. Not many can perform this service, therefore the access is restricted. People of noble origin have their means to access a Daedra Summoner, it is rumored that every ruler has his own Daedra Summoner at court. Common people can access a Daedra Summoner only within the services of certain Factions. However this special service is restricted to high-ranking members within these factions and the cost are in most cases exorbitant. There are rumors, that certain Witch Covens can also summon a Daedra Prince for whoever has the required amount of gold.

Daedra Princes request a certain service from mortals that dare to appeal to them. If the mortal completes the duty to the satisfaction of the Daedra Prince, he or she might grant him the possession of a legendary artifact.

[edit] Detailed Information

[edit] Summoners

There are three ways to summon a Daedra Prince:

• Using the service of Daedra Summoners of the Mages Guild, available to members at rank 6
• Using the service of Daedra Summoners of one of the eight Temples, available to members mostly at rank 7, except the School of Julianos (rank 6) and the Resolution of Zenithar (rank 8)
• Using the beldam of a Witch Coven, including its followers found sometimes in cities and witches that can be found in dungeons like the witch of the Knight Order quest The Artifact

Daedra summonings at the Mages Guild or temples can be done only on certain days (see Summoning Days).

At witch covens the situation is completely different. It seems that hazard alone determines which Daedra Prince can be summoned on which day. You can of course just visit the coven everyday until it summons the Daedra Prince you want.

The only exception is Hircine, who can be summoned every day at the Glenmorial Coven and its followers in cities. He cannot be summoned by other Daedra Summoners, even on his Summoning Day.

[edit] Sheogorath

Although Sheogorath has his own Summoning Day, there is a 5% chance at every other Summoning Day that he shows up instead of the Daedra Prince whose Summoning Day would be normally. A common circulating rumor, also mentioned in the book Wabbajack, says, he can be summoned during a thunderstorm as well. This rumor could not be confirmed.

Explanation:
There are five different sorts of weather in the game These are

• Clear
• Foggy
• Overcast
• Raining
• Snowing (in High Rock during the winter months)

Hence Raining would be the closest weather to a thunderstorm. And as a matter of fact, Sheogorath can not be summoned on such days when there is no Summoning Day. Also the probability, that he turns up unexpectedly doesn't seem to be higher than the usual 5% when it is raining on Summoning Days.

[edit] Summoning Costs

The costs for summoning a Daedra Prince are quite high and are determined by reputation factors alone. The exact costs are calculated as follows:

200,000 gold - (Reputation with the summoner's faction x 1000 gold)

That means a reputation of 100 with the corresponding faction lowers the costs per session to 50% of the base price.

Regarding this formula the best choice, if you have one, would be the Daedra Summoner of the Mages Guild because

• Your reputation with him is the same as with The Mage Guild as a whole. Therefore you need at least 20 successful quests for the Mages Guild for a total reputation of 100.
• Summoners of temples are only subgroups of their temples, therefore you only get 2 reputation points with them for every successfully completed quest. So you will need at last 50 successful quests to acquire a total reputation of 100 with them.
• If you successfully complete at least twenty quests for a witch coven, you will also have a total reputation of 100 with the beldam at the end, but finding a witch coven without any hints is a pretty difficult if not an impossible matter. There is only one quest in the game which points you to a coven, namely a noble quest pointing you to the Kykos Coven in Dak'fron. In addition, if you are a lycanthrope you may get a hint pointing you to the Glenmoril Coven in the Ilessan Hills. There are no rumors or books about any covens' locations.

The chances that a Daedra Prince answers to your call are determined by reputation factors as well and there is always a chance that he or she will turn you down. So it is a wise choice to save the game always before performing a Daedra Summoning.

[edit] Summoning Days

Date	Daedra Summoned	Quest	Artifact
Morning Star 1st	Clavicus Vile	Clavicus Vile's Quest: Slay a werewolf for Clavicus Vile.	Masque of Clavicus Vile
Morning Star 13th	Meridia	Meridia's Quest: Kill a spellcaster for the Daedric Lady Meridia.	Ring of Khajiiti
Sun's Dawn 2nd	Sheogorath	Sheogorath's Quest: The Daedric prince of Madness wants you to invite a battlemage to tea with him.	Wabbajack
Sun's Dawn 16th	Sanguine	Sanguine's Quest: Rid the Daedric Prince Sanguine of a turbulent priest.	Sanguine Rose
First Seed 5th	Hermaeus Mora	Hermaeus Mora's Quest: Execute a noble for the Daedric prince of wisdom and knowledge, Hermaeus Mora.	Oghma Infinium
First Seed 21st	Azura	Azura's Quest: Kill a priest for the mistress of dawn and dusk.	Azura's Star
Rain's Hand 9th	Peryite	Peryite's Quest: Dispose of a vampire for the Daedric prince Peryite.	Spell Breaker
Second Seed 9th	Namira	Namira's Quest: Destroy a Vampire Ancient for Lady Namira.	Namira's Ring
Mid Year 5th	Hircine, witches only	Hircine's Quest: Hunt down a wereboar for Daedra prince Hircine.	Hircine's Ring
Sun's Height 10th	Vaernima	Vaernima's Quest: Dispel a lich that has displeased Lady Vaernima.	Skull of Corruption
Hearthfire 8th	Nocturnal	Nocturnal's Quest: Take care of a malicious spellcaster for Lady Nocturnal the mistress of the Night.	Skeleton's Key
Frost Fall 8th	Malacath	Malacath's Quest: Execute a Daedra Seducer for Malacath.	Volendrung
Frostfall 13th	Mephala	Mephala's Quest: Assassinate a noble for Daedra prince Lady Mephala.	Ebony Blade
Sun's Dusk 2nd	Boethiah	Boethiah's Quest: Kill a spellsword for the Daedric prince Boethiah.	Ebony Mail
Sun's Dusk 20th	Mehrunes Dagon	Mehrunes Dagon's Quest: Exterminate a Frost Daedra for Mehrunes Dagon, the Daedric prince of destruction.	Mehrunes' Razor
Evening Star 20th	Molag Bal	Molag Bal's Quest: Slay a spellcaster who has attracted the wrath of Molag Bal.	Mace of Molag Bal