Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25143792-20140712044007

I've been wondering for a while, are Atronachs undead? I'm not any expert with these Daedra stuff, but they just seem too wierd and associate me of the undead. To me, they look merely just like 'containers', filled with a particular element, having probably nothing but some source of will to carry on their purpose. They are most likely only used as weapons, by anyone that can summon them, and perish after a short period of time, if the spell is not perfected. So i don't see any way how could they be alive. I do belive I am wrong, but i still would appreciate any sort of answer that could fulfill this question. Thanks in advance :3 