Sheogorath

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"He is the Prince of Madness, Ruler of the Shivering Isles, Lord of the never there."

―Haskill^[src]

Sheogorath, formerly known as Jyggalag, is the infamous Prince of Madness, whose motives are unknowable. His realm in Oblivion is The Shivering Isles, and is served by the Golden Saints and Dark Seducers.

[edit] Biography

Sheogorath was one of the sixteen Daedric Princes of Oblivion. Sheogorath's sphere was inspiring Madness in the mortal races. Sheogorath was originally the Daedric Prince of Order, Jyggalag who built himself a vast Empire consisting of many realms, guarded by his personal army, the Knights of Order. Because of the enormous power Jyggalag had obtained the other princes became fearful and jealous and cursed him to exist in the form of the thing he despised most, madness. From that day forward Jyggalag was doomed to spread madness through his once orderly realm in the form of Sheogorath.

At the beginning of the 4th Era, Sheogorath recruited a mortal to act as his champion and stop the Greymarch. Unbeknownst to the mortal, Sheogorath planned for him to become the new Madgod. Though they managed to thwart the Forces of Order on many occations, Sheogorath transformed back into Jyggalag before he could complete the plan to make the mortal the new Madgod. Sheogorath's transformation left the Staff of Sheogorath broken, leaving the mortal to reforge it. After the mortal cleansed the Roots of Madness under Sheogorath's palace, Jyggalag himself appeared and attacked. The mortal managed to defeat Jyggalag, which broke his curse and allowed him to remain as Jyggalag, stopping the Greymarch forever.

The mortal became the new Madgod and ruler of the Shivering Isles.

[edit] Personality and traits

"Madness is a bitter mercy, perhaps, but a mercy none the less."

―Sheogorath^[src]

Sheogorath savored the act of driving mortals insane or making them perform actions which can be seen as trivial or silly. He spoke with an almost exaggerated Scottish accent. Most amusing of all is his favored weapon for mortals, the staff Wabbajack, which can transform any living creature into another random creature. Another artifact known as the Staff of Everscamp, which the owner cannot discard, causes them to be constantly followed by four scamps. There is also a region in Morrowind named after him, Sheogorad.

[edit] Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls: Arena (First mentioned)
• The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall (First appearance) (First identified as Sheogorath)
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles