Tool to translate messages written in Daedric, with the Daedric alphabet used by the daedra (daedroth).
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What is the Daedric? (Definition)
The Daedric is the name of an alphabet used by the Daedra, a fictional people of The Elder Scrolls universe. Strictly speaking, there is no Daedric language, but mainly an alphabet.
How to write in Daedric?
The Daedric alphabet replaces the letters of the Latin alphabet, the correspondences of which are here:
| Glyph | Name | Letter |
|---|---|---|
.png) | Ayem | A |
.png) | Bedt | B |
.png) | Cess | C |
.png) | Doht | D |
.png) | Ekem | E |
.png) | Hefhed | F |
.png) | Geth | G |
.png) | Hekem | H |
.png) | Iya | I |
.png) | Jeb | J |
.png) | Koht | K |
.png) | Lyr | L |
.png) | Meht | M |
.png) | Neht | N |
.png) | Oht | O |
.png) | Payem | P |
.png) | Quam | Q |
.png) | Roht | R |
.png) | Seht | S |
.png) | Tayem | T |
.png) | Yoodt | U |
.png) | Vehk | V |
.png) | Web | W |
.png) | Xayah | X |
.png) | Yahkem | Y |
.png) | Zyr | Z |
Example: DAEDRA is written
Numbers are not substituted, but tally marks can be used.
How to translate Daedric messages?
The daedric not being a language, there are no words or vocabulary to translate, but rather to replace the daedric symbols by the letters of the usual alphabet.
Example: is translated OBLIVION
Some texts can be written directly with the names of letters.
Example: Doht Cess Oht Doht Ekem can be read DCODE
How to recognize a Daedric ciphertext?
A Daedric message is made up of symbols inspired by the Elvish.
All references to The Elder Scrolls (Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim) are clues.
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