He is a Daedric Prince and this realm exists only by his will. I have never quite got on board with the theology of The Elder Scrolls series and always found the concept of Daedric Princes / Lords to be a bit confusing and depressing. The subject seems to be treated with too much lightheartedness throughout the series without much thought as to how the inhabitants of such a world would really interact with these beings. For example, the blind devotion shown to certain daedra by their followers, even in the face of overwhelming evidence that their master literally doesn't care at all about mortals, is difficult to swallow. The all-powerfulness of the daedra in relation to the completely powerless and doomed mortals is also a bit depressing to contemplate. Nevertheless, I usually don't give this aspect of the world too much thought.
Sheogorath himself is very entertaining to talk to as he appears to be somewhat insane. In fact he is dubbed the 'Madgod' by his loyal (daedric?) guards. He tasks me with restoring a dungeon to full functionality. I do this by clearing it out of Grummites and returning several crystals to their rightful pedestals. As an aside, I think Grummites are a pretty good stand-in for Goblins. They are larger and somehow more sinister, as their ranks such as 'Grummite Torturer' and 'Grummite Painbringer' attest. Here is one of them battling my Faded Wraith:
It's also a welcome relief to be exploring dungeons that have different aesthetics to the last hundred or so I went in! After the dungeon is restored, I learn that it functions as a trap to lure in mortal adventurers, whereupon they are subjected to either deadly assaults or mental trickery - and the dungeon overseer (how long has he been stuck here?!) lets me choose which. I don't think it is explained exactly how the adventurers arrive here. Three adventurers arrive and I end up sending one insane and killing the other two.
Shortly afterwards, some 'Knights of Order' invade the dungeon and attack me. I manage to slay them and report back to Sheogorath.
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