Hircine (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)

First Appearance: ?

Played By: Daniel Riordan

Hircine is the Daedric "Lord of the Hunt" and is both the creator and ruler of the "Hunting Ground," his own realm within Oblivion. He had many titles including; "The Spirit of the Hunt", "The Huntsman of Princes" and the "Father of Man-beasts" and is one of the more socially acceptable Daedra to worship, like Azura being seen as not completely evil. 

He is the creator and patron of therianthropic diseases/ illnesses such as Lyncathropy. His presence was discovered later than the other Daedra and although had a summoning day on the 5th Mid Year, the ritual was very rarely done. He sees the God of War, Ebonam as an enemy. 

He is worshiped by the Glenmoril Wyrd Witch Coven, who arranged a deal with the former Harbinger of the Companions- Terrfyg that Hircine will grant them great power if they agree to spend their afterlife in the "Hunting Ground," resulting in the main Circle of the Companions being Werewolves. 



"The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim"

Hircine was furious about the theft of his Ring at the hands of the werewolf Sinding, casting a curse upon the artifact that would take away the control of Sinding's ability to transform whenever he wanted and force him to do it at random times, which resulted in the death of the Caerellia's daughter when Sinding became a werewolf during his hunt for the White Stag. The stag was said to have been a challenge for hunters set up by Hircine to show who was worthy of communing with him. Sinding had hoped- before his arrest for killing the girl- that he could return the ring and beg the Daedra's forgiveness.

The Dragonborn offers to except the cursed Ring and take it to Hircine, killing the creature and ask him to remove the curse.  

After killing the White Stag that was roaming around the Falkreath hold, the Dragonborn is communed by the "Aspect of Hircine", who takes the astral form of the dead animal and congratulates the Dragonborn for what he saw to be a good hunt.

(Please see the Aspect of Hircine- Stag and Aspect of Hircine- Sinding for the rest of the Hircine file)