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Hircine is a daedric prince who is also known by the alias’ of ‘the huntsman’ and ‘the Father of Manbeasts’, his becoming is presumed to be more recent as he makes no appearance in ancient records and there are scarce or non-existent summonings known of him. His realm within oblivion is referred to as ‘the hunting grounds’ and he has been known to appear as several aspects such as:
Alrabeg the hunter- who wields the spear of bitter mercy, used to harvest and transport prey.
Uricanbeg the great dark stag – known to mate with hinds or to drum the blood summons luring prey to their ends.
Storihbeg the skinchanger – with a howl capable of making ones inside frozen.
Gulibeg the quick fox – whom rewards and teaches beings he finds intelligent.
Hrokkibeg the mighty bear – known for his great strength.
It is said that Hircine’s followers tend to create weapons and armour based off of these five aspects, which is able to be seen in the forsworn with their deer-shaped head dresses’ and their furs, and bony spikes present in their weapons.
There are also multiple artifacts associated with the king of the hunt, the infamous ring of Hircine, the savior’s hide, the spear of bitter mercy and lastly the spear of the hunter. It is known that every era Hircine holds a competition commonly known as ‘the great hunt’ in which he orders his devout followers to hunt their prey, however these hunts take on different natures through era to era.
In the book ‘16 accords of madness’ there is a story of how Hircine cursed a Daedroth with lycanthropy, one of Hircine’s most deadly hunters, until the beast was tricked by Sheogorath whom had created a bird that was the Daedroths target to kill however the beast was unable to do so and ended up committing suicide in it’s attempts, shaming Hircine as he cursed the peak at which it happened.
Written by: Aimee_Goldie (Lore Researcher & Blogger)
Cover art: D.D.