

The Daedra, on the other hand, are tied to their realm of Oblivion so that they are reborn when they die, but even they have severe limitations to their powers for a variety of different reasons. In the case of The Elder Scrolls Aedra, they can even die. This interesting form of godhood means that the gods of The Elder Scrolls are not as permanent, morally perfect, or everlasting as some people may expect. This extends even to the two forces that created the entire universe, Anu and Padomay who are widely regarded not as deities, but rather as primal forces of the universe without consciousness or will. This does not stop them from being revered as gods and demons by mankind, however, who have developed a number of different myths to try and explain the Et'Ada and their origins in The Elder Scrolls. Instead, the Et'Ada are simply spirits that came before and exist in a different dimension than Tamriel. Gods in The Elder Scrolls are not like gods in most Fantasy universes or mythologies that are divine beings with powers and morality that humans and mortals couldn't possibly reach. RELATED: Video Compares Nvidia’s DLAA in Elder Scrolls Online to DLSS and TAA However, other beings like the first Emperor Tiber Septim have managed to reach godhood as well through a process known as mantling. Another is the Hiss, a hivemind race of trees that are said to have given birth to the lizard-like Argonians and whose sap is fed to Argonian newborns to give them their souls.


One of these entities is the Moon, which is worshipped by The Elder Scrolls' cat-like race the Khajiit and is responsible for determining what type of Khajiit is born based on the moon's phases at the time of birth. The Aedra and the Daedra are effectively the gods that the different races and cultures of The Elder Scrolls worship in various ways, although there are other entities that also possess god-like abilities. The Et'Ada eventually split into two species, known throughout The Elder Scrolls titles as the Aedra and the Daedra. The gods are communally referred to as Et'Ada, and were created alongside the rest of the universe by two dichotomous forces known as Anu and Padomay, the light and the dark. One of the more unique and strange parts of lore in The Elder Scrolls is its gods and the state of godhood.
