User blog comment:Pelinal Whitestrake/About Aka, Lorkhan and broken Windows/@comment-11345660-20140209010228/@comment-11345660-20140212042717

Alduin is not equal to Akatosh. In any respect. Akatosh may be incapacitated, but he still would be far more powerful than anything found on Nirn, a hundred times so and a hundred times more. Aldin was defeated by a mortal, a special mortal yes, but a mortal nonetheless. I think Akatosh's very presence would make all sorts of crap happen. I really rather doubt they are equal. Akatosh, Auri-El, Aka-tsuk, all these names are just different names for the same god. For example: Elohim, Yahweh, God, bringing in real world religion into the mix. Does it mean they are shards of God? Or does the name just change over time with changing cultures and civilizations, a much more likely event. I don't think Alduin, Akatosh, Auri-El, ect. are shards because we don't have proper evidence that really prooves they are. And before you point out what it says in the Monomyth or another book, I would like to remind you, those books were written by mortals. They could be wrong. What makes the book so rock solid anyway? Going against what it said in the books anyway, not all Aedra are bound to the earth. Magnus is a good example. And I already told you about the heavenly bodies, or planets, where the gods are confined to, and we can only comprehend them as planets. In fact, if you look closely at them, you can see them shimmering.

And why shouldn't aspects be related in some way? Where's the proof that they don't have to be? Of course you will probably just argue that since Alduin and Akatosh are shards, and they're nothing alike, that prooves something, but again, I need proof. You are not providing. No matter how reasonable you make it sound, there is always the chance you may be wrong unless you proove it.

The fact that there are differing versions to the story doesn't help. The elves believed the Aedra were tricked and ended up being bound to Mundus, and killed Lorkhan in revenge, a tale of men states that the Aedra chose to do it of their own accord, and the Divines are the Aedra who gave most, with Lorkhan giving his own life to complete Nirn. Which version is true? I don't know, and we will never know if we just keep looking at books to figure it out, books that may or may not even be accurate. We need an Aedra to say what really happened, or maybe a Daedric Prince. Like I said above, someone with authority on this.

Moving onto the five stories of Wuulfarth, the fact that it says Shor fought the Time-Eater at the BEGINNING of Time? Uh, no, weren't they all occupied with other things, like Shor trying to convince his bretheren to aid him to create Nirn? I don't remember Alduin in the mix, especially at the beginning of time, when Akatosh was born. I can agree that the Nords thought of Alduin as a devil to their own messiahnic Shor, but just because they believe something doesn't make it true. Bringing up that Khajiit outside the Bruma portal to the Shivering Isles again in Oblivion. She believed no one could see her. However, it wasn't the case.

What information do we have on Sheor? Literally a sentence. How do we know if he is dissimilar or similar to Shor? We need more information before we make a conclusion.

So Lorkhan created the idea that they would split into shards. That is what you are trying to tell me with that passage from the Monomyth correct? Well, fooey. Like I said before. It's a book, doesn't mean its true. If all books are to be believed, there would be much contradictory and inconsistent lore in the mix. Plus, I don't even know what to make of the passage. It could mean one thing, it could be another. It's pretty vague when it comes to specific parts. But oh well, that's the fun of the game I suppose. I can buy the Aldemeri theory that they are descended from Aedra who were dying off as their power grew weaker and needed to repopulate to survive, each generation losing more and more immortality until they were mortal. I don't see how this proves that the Aedra split into shards. Seriously, if they do it, why don't the Daedra do it? There the ones who are always going on about change, and yet the Aedra, who are stagnant and static, they're the ones that are changing? It makes no sense.

I am well aware that the word Daedra means "not our ancestors." I am dissapointed in you for assuming so. I am well aware they did not take part in the creation of Mundus. But you are ignoring my point. You are saying mortal belief has power. Many mortals worship the Daedra. I have not heard a mention of them splitting around and doing all the stuff you claim the Aedra are doing. And you still havn't answered my question, why do they even split in the first place? Because Lorkhan made it so? Because mortal belief has power? Because the Aedra are so powerful, they have to split apart? Perhaps all these reasons? Well, why not the Daedra? If there is no difference besides them not taking part in creation, I don't see why they wouldn't.

And why do you think my evidence given to you is wrong? By your logic, mortal belief means something. The Dunmer are tied to Azura. For a good few years, they believed in the False Tribunal instead. Did Azura split apart? Not to our knowledge. There has only ever been one Azura. Why do you think this reasoning is not sound? Because they don't dissaprove of this specific moment in the in-game books? Is that the reason you think I'm wrong?

Let's make things clear. I am not going to convinve you, your not going to convinve me. There will always be contradictory evidence for each party involved, and one cannot prove to the other their claim. So, why not settle to just agree to disagree until more information is given. When you have your proof the Aedra really do split into shards, REAL PROOF, shove it in my face all you want, do a jig, I don't care, but for now, I think we should just leave it be.