Lore:Auroran

Aurorans are an idealized humanoid race of Daedra in the service of Meridia. Their armor usually appears golden in tone, but since they come from the Colored Rooms, Aurorans can be of any hue. These beings are composed of pure light and have magical control over color and hue, being capable of manipulating certain spectra of light into working on their behalf. Warm colors are the easiest for them to manipulate. They are formidable foes that wield shock-based magic, and are resistant to both magic and lightning. They wield powerful axes infused with lightning, and may combine in phalanx formations to channel light and deter trespassers. They are believed to lack a comprehensible hierarchy. The Dremora of Coldharbour view them as "idiot tools" exhibiting pretensions beyond their worth.
When an Auroran knight manifests on Tamriel, they can summon Daedric warhorses from the Colored Rooms. These horses are composed of pure light, and like the Aurorans, they exist in various hues. There are also Auroran warwolves which come in varying hues, such as penumbra wolves (appearing as pure yellowish-white light) and polychrome wolves (a mix of green and indigo nebulous light, evocative of the Colored Rooms). These mounts occasionally persist in the mortal plane if their knight is banished. Aurorans choose their allegiances very carefully, and usually only elect to fight beneath other servants of Meridia. In the presence of Dark Orbs, Aurorans are blessed by Meridia with uncanny vigor, being healed, resurrected, and even prevented from being banished back to Oblivion as long as they remain in close proximity of the orbs. Orbs that emit light in certain hues can control Aurorans of the respective color. Mortals who revere Meridia often honor her by adopting an armor style inspired by that of the Aurorans, crafted with the use of Auroran dust.

When the White-Gold Tower was stormed during the Alessian Slave Rebellion, the Ayleids made a pact with Meridia. The golden-hued "half-Elf" Umaril the Unfeathered was Meridia's champion, resembling a much larger Auroran. Following his defeat at the Temple of the Ancestors, Meridia entrusted one half the Wrathstone to the Ayleids of Garlas Malatar, blessing King Narilmor with a pact of immortality and granting a legion of Aurorans to help him guard it in the depths of the city. When the ruins were infiltrated by the members of the treasure hunter Tharayya's expedition in 2E 584, they were made to fight many kinds of Aurorans after obtaining the Wrathstone. King Narilmor's mortal form was killed, and as part of his pact with Meridia he was resurrected as a Symphony of Blades, an immensely powerful Blessed Sentinel. Umaril later returned in 3E 433, having his Aurorans ambush various chapels to the Nine Divines. They guarded his sanctum in Garlas Malatar and were aided by a Dark Orb, which was later shattered, becoming frozen in time. Without the Dark Orb's presence, the Aurorans were unable to hold their form upon the mortal plane, and they perished immediately.