Molag Bal



Molag Bal is an evil Daedric Prince in the Elder Scrolls series whose sphere of influence is domination and enslavement of mortals. While Mehrunes Dagon is a more active threat, Molag Bal is by far the more malevolent. He is known as the “King of Rape” and his purpose is to corrupt mortal souls and bring them under his power, and to create strife and discord in the mortal realm. This makes him quite literally a Satan figure. Molag Bal’s plane of Oblivion is called “Coldharbour”, and it is a warped copy of the mortal realm where everything is disgusting and destroyed. He is also responsible for the existence of vampires.

In “Morrowind”, Molag Bal is the only one who can cure the player if they become a vampire and will only do this for them if they first kill his daughter, a demon called Molag Grunda, who he hates because she is in love with a Frost Atronach named Nomeg Gwai. When they are killed they are both banished to Molag Bal’s realm to be punished for eternity.

In “Oblivion”, his quest involves Melus Petilius, a man who disgusts Molag Bal because he is such a good person. Petilius was a local hero who gave up violence forever when his wife died, and Molag Bal wants the player to provoke him into killing them (he “saves” you when this happens so you don’t actually die) with a cursed mace by attacking Petilius while he is praying at his wife’s grave, thereby damning his soul.

His quest in “Skyrim” involves an abandoned building possessed by Molag Bal. First, his voice takes hold of both the player and another man who is venturing into the house with them, forcing the player to kill him. Then, has the player kidnap a priest of Boethiah, a rival Daedric Prince, and force him to restore the Mace of Molag Bal, which he desecrated, before killing him. Twice.

The upcoming Elder Scrolls Online, which will be a prequel to the entire series, will finally feature Molag Bal as the main antagonist.