Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-97.81.240.58-20130603234626/@comment-24261859-20140326223723

Cipher3 wrote: 70.34.133.250 wrote: 68.56.25.76 wrote: No, they are NOT correct. Even the OTHER divinities speak of "The Nine", implying that Talos is divine. The 9th could also be considered to be Lorkhan. He's not listed as part of "the eight", but he IS divine. So that still doesn't PROVE anything. Talos's status of  actual godhood is just theory at this time. It's never been proven to be true. You pray at Shrines to Talos and get blessings. GG Gameplay != Lore. The Shrines are there for an interesting gameplay mechanic, otherwise why wouldn't you just be able to pray to a divine whenever you want? Heck, they could be manufactured by mortals just like enchanted amulets are to confer a temporary blessing. Thus, for all we know, it's just some priest's magic at work, not a God's.

The only Divine whose influence has been objectively demonstrated is Akatosh, once in Oblivion at the end and in Skyrim, since he had to confer the Dragon Soul to our Dragonborn.