Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-26228374-20150321040919/@comment-142.134.47.179-20150323035133

Thank you for all the detail! Sorry to ask, but what you said is backed by game lore, right? Not fan theory? I've just seen way to many fan theories in the past be automatically regarded as canon and it is a pet peeve of mine. I hope this comment didn't offend.

I do think that the chance that every alter is magic only by human efforts makes it hard to believe that EVERY alter and EVERY necklace has the same benefits and power. If humans did it, I doubt it would take long to find out, and certainly not Four eras.

Correct me if I am wrong, isn't Talos a deity created from the fusion of Tiber Septim and two others? They(NPC's and books) tend to focus on the Tiber Septim part though...

Also, do the Aedra/Aspects affect souls of those who died? Priests of Arkay state that Arkay is the one who leads those into the after life. Does he only lead those who believe in him? Also, if a follower of lets say, Stendarr, was to die, would his soul go to the Plane/planet of Mercy? Or to Aetherius? I know that Nords and followers of Shor automatically go to Sovngard, which is in Aetherius, and Deadric worshippers go to Oblivion, where would priests/followers of the Aedra/Aspects go when they die? Articles state Aetherius is the home of the Aedra, however, the Aedric planes are bound to Mundas, seen as "planets".

You are correct that we see less direct divine intervention, however, we may not see it all. We are usually limited to one part of the world in the eyes of one character. And while its true that there are some to reject the Aedra's existence, there is no denying that religious zealotry is a prime factor in modern day Tamriel. The Altmer after all base their entire ideology on the idea of "regaining" godhood that their ancestors had.

We should note though that the Thu'um and Dragonborn is still quite active, which both are a gift from Kyne and Akatosh respectively.