:''"To the heavens above, we raise our eyes, our hands, and our hearts."'' — Sample from a Nedic prayer{{ref|name=DNP|{{Cite book|Defaced Nedic Prayer Book}}}}

The {{Lore Link|Nede}}s (also known as the '''Nedic peoples''') were a [[Lore:Man|human]] race of unknown extraction, who inhabited much of Tamriel during the [[Lore:Merethic Era|Merethic]] and [[Lore:First Era|First Era]]s. Their society largely revolved around the study of the [[Lore:Astronomy#Constellations|constellations]], and worship of beings known as the {{Lore Link|Celestials}}. Nedic culture experienced a sharp decline over several centuries as they began to assimilate into other cultures, before being completely exterminated by the Yokudan invasion of the Deathlands.{{ref|name=DNP}}{{ref|name=NOTD|{{Cite book|Nedes of the Deathlands}}}}{{ref|name=NPF|{{Cite book|Fragments from a Nedic poem, title unknown}}}}{{ref|name=MMS|{{Cite book|Mysteries of the Mundus Stones}}}}{{FMI|dummy=}}<noinclude>