The original chimer way of life was daedra worship until the tribunal came along, and azura, mephala, and I forgot who else were considered good daedra by the chimer because they helped them form their own nation. Then the tribunal came along and made themselves gods, and azura was pissed off and turned them all into dunmer, so really by finally destroying the tribunal using the nerevarine she was just tying the knot on a very old loose end.
The best way to draw a line between good and bad daedra are their relationship with mortals. Molag Bal, Mehrunes Dagon, and several others could easily be considered bad daedra because they look at mortals like play things, or inferior things, or soon-to-be-dead things. Azura, on the other hand, sees mortals as not equals, but at least amusing, an possibly empathetic.
In my opinion, Malacath and Lorkhan are the only good daedra, because they ally with mortals, even if it turns them against other gods. Malacath's alliance with mortals is rather limited, of course.
This post has been edited by DoomedOne: May 6 2006, 12:02 AM
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