When a Power Passes On (GAP)

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The revelation that a power can die shocks many. Most priests find it difficult to believe that the objects of their lives and devotions can be transformed into slag heaps drifting through nothingness. 
Obviously, a power who's fallen to the Astral no longer grants spells or abilities to his priests, although in most cases, when a power dies, there are no priests left anyway. The god's realm decays and becomes nothing more than wasted land, and any proxies or similar servants left die or flee. The power itself becomes comatose and fades away to the Astral, taking on the form of a giant figure which slowly changes into crude stone. Most can easily be mistaken for huge, shapeless slabs of floating rock.
Yet, power and energy still resides within the dead gods. It lies dormant within them, appearing only as dreams that play across their forms, and then it fades after time. Can this energy be tapped? Exploited? Some bashers think so, and have tried. Some try still.
Since dead gods don't really die, some folks think this means that the gods can come back — that they can be revived. While this has never been known to happen, only a fool would say that it's impossible.