Lore:Molag Bal
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Molag Bal is the Daedric Prince whose sphere is the domination and enslavement of mortals. He is known as the King of Rape. His only desire is to harvest the souls of mortals and to bring mortals souls within his sway by spreading seeds of strife and discord in the mortal realms. He is a Daedric power of much importance in Morrowind, where he is always the archenemy of Boethiah, the Prince of Plots.
Molag Bal's plane of Oblivion is Coldharbour. The book The Doors of Oblivion says that his plane resembles a copy of Nirn, including the Imperial Palace, but all desecrated and ruined. The ground is sludge, the sky is on fire, and the air is freezing.
He is the main source of the obstacles to the Dunmer (and preceding Chimer) people. In the legends, Molag Bal always tries to upset the bloodlines of Houses or otherwise ruin Dunmeri 'purity'. He is also the god of rape and is said to be the father (along with Vivec, whom he seduced) of a population of mutant degenerates living in the Molag Amur region of Morrowind. Most disturbingly, this race may have been the first eventual vampires, a corruption of Vivec's ties to the Heart of Lorkhan transmitted to mortals. It is possible he assisted Jagar Tharn in his temporary procurement of the Imperial throne. He was also responsible for the destruction of Old Mournhold at the end of the First Era.
The Hero of Daggerfall received the Mace of Molag Bal in exchange for eliminating a heretic mage. In Daggerfall, Molag's enemies are Ebonarm and Mephala. His summoning day is Chil'a.
In Morrowind, he is seen as one of the four corners of the House of Troubles, one of the "bad Daedra". The Nerevarine helps him by dispatching a lazy minion of his who was not wreaking the havoc and terror he was created for. This deed was also rewarded with the Mace of Molag Bal. Molag Bal also has a daughter named Molag Grunda, a Winged Twilight who was in love with the lowly Frost Atronach Nomeg Gwai. Molag Bal did not approve of the relationship and had the Nerevarine banish both of them to Oblivion, so they could be punished for eternity.
In Oblivion, he goads the Champion of Cyrodiil into inciting a local pacifist to murder. Again, the Mace of Molag Bal was given as a reward for this act.
 As seen in Daggerfall |
 The Mace of Molag Bal, as seen in Oblivion |
| Aedra and Daedra | |
|---|---|
| Aedra: | Akatosh | Arkay | Dibella | Julianos | Kynareth | Mara | Stendarr | Zenithar |
| Daedra: | Azura | Boethiah | Clavicus Vile | Hermaeus Mora | Hircine | Jyggalag | Malacath | Mehrunes Dagon | Mephala | Meridia | Molag Bal | Namira | Nocturnal | Peryite | Sanguine | Sheogorath | Vaermina |
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