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

So, I have seen a few lore-ists on the Elder Scrolls forums say that the Aedra are dead, others say incapacitated. I am really confused. Do the Aedra still exist? Are they still gods? Last I checked, they still bless their followers, and even judge you for your sins(infamy) in Oblivion, forcing you to do a pilgrimage to their shrines. I know that the Aedra gave up much of their power to create the physical universe we know as Mundas, but do they still exist on Mundas, as planets? Are they still conscious due to their in-game acts? Some are saying they are dead but that not dead in the human concept of death.

Like in general, do they still existing and are they conscious? Lets say in a practical sense. Are they conscious? Watching and sometimes responding to their worshippers? Blessing those who pray to them? And creating artifacts at special moments like the Crusader armor from Knights of the Nine?

I'm just kind of confused in relation to this subject. Please use human terms as much as possible for answers. Like for example, if you say they are "dead", specify on what the "dead" status means.

Thanks! 