The Great Statue of Irkngthand, a rare depiction of a Snow Elf History Gelebor believes it is possible that there are some other isolated conclaves of surviving snow elves nestled elsewhere on Nirn. Knight-Paladin Gelebor of the Chantry of Auri-El, the only known and potentially last Snow Elf still alive today, embraced this distinction between 'Falmer' and 'Snow Elf' because of the negative connotations 'Falmer' had accumulated over the millennia.

Even fewer know that some have survived, uncorrupted, into modern times. įew know that an unknown number of civilized Snow Elves rejected the Dwemer's deal. People often refer to the grand ancient race of Skyrim elves as Snow Elves, and to their barbaric remnants as Falmer. It is the hideous descendants of these slaves, whom other Snow Elves called 'the Betrayed', who have come to represent the Falmer to many of the people of Tamriel. The Dwemer forced their wards to subsist only on toxic fungi which twisted them into sightless slaves. Many of the ancient Snow Elves were betrayed in a deal for asylum they struck with the Dwemer. In this case, time eventually provided distinct meanings for the two terms. However, most people, even the Snow Elves themselves, demonstrated a preference for 'Snow Elf'. Much as 'High Elf' and 'Wood Elf' are interchangeable with 'Altmer' and ' Bosmer' respectively, 'Falmer' is really just another term for 'Snow Elf'. Legends say they favor spears and archery in combat. They resemble white-haired, pale Altmer, and have very long lifespans, as well as a strong resistance to frost, to the point where they were immune to cold and could live comfortably in ice caverns. Before that, they had a civilization which rivaled even the Altmer of the Summerset Isles. They tend towards cold, remote regions, and inhabited most of Skyrim and some sites in High Rock, before being displaced by the Nords in the late Merethic Era and early First Era. The Snow Elves, also known as the Falmer or Ice Elves, are a proud race of mer with an unusually great aptitude for magic.

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