To understand Nocturnal is to negate her, to pull back the curtains cloaking her realm of darkness. Her mystery was as essential to her as savagery was to Boethiah or treachery was to Molag Bal.
It took years for me to understand the simple fact that I could never understand Nocturnal. Everything about her was dark and shrouded, even the way she spoke and the acts she required of me. 'I strove to understand her labyrinthine philosophy, the source of her mysterious pain. Nocturnal is sometimes referred to as Ur-Dra, referencing her claim as part of the original Void She is thought to be the 'eldest and most powerful of the Daedric Princes.' The Khajiit know her as Noctra, who can bring shadows and luck when called upon. Nocturnal and Azura have been referred to as sisters, though whether in the literal or the metaphorical sense is unknown. Regardless, the Cyrodiilic Thieves Guild venerates Nocturnal by ending talks with the saying 'Shadow hide you.' The summoning date of Nocturnal is 3rd of Hearthfire.
The Cyrodiilic Thieves Guild leader, the Gray Fox, has the Gray Cowl of Nocturnal, which truly represents the sphere's darkness quality it permanently removes the wearer's specific identity from all history. She is also known as the Night Mistress and Lady Luck. Nocturnal (in Daedric script, ) is the Daedric Prince whose sphere is the night and darkness. Female For the quest in Oblivion, see Nocturnal (Quest).
