Second version of this snow elf discussion thread. Topics have included:

-The possibility of other uncorrupted falmer hidden away around Tamriel

-The corrupted falmer's prospects for evolving back to their prior state

-The ramifications of the return of falmer, in any state, to a war-weakened Skyrim

-The possibility of falmer in DLC and playability falmer in future titles

*continued from last thread*

I wasn't saying you disagreed, I was just pointing out that its may very well be only a large portion of the species that de-evolved

the chantry itself wasn't really magically hidden when you got there (because there wasn't anyone to cast said magic, only gelebor. though they had their wayshrines) its just that in one of the books about snow elfs(written by one in dawnguard I think) its said that they used to use magic to hide the cities from enemys

If the Falmer like snow and cold... Wouldn't it be amusing if when Atmora froze over and drove the nords out... the Snow Elves fled to the least populated land they could find and went to Atmora? Then, using some kind of magic or deal with a daedric lord, they managed to survive?

Now, fast forward a few thousand years... Along come the Thalmor, who are seeking to return the mer to their rightful place in creation. Who would make an awful nice addition to their ranks... but the snow elves. Maybe TESVI will involve open man-mer war or a Thalmor-Redguard war. Eitherway, a returning army of snow elves would make a damn fine way to tie up Nord forces. If the halfblood Breton Forsworn rise up in the Reach at the same time that the snow elves invade... It would essentially become Hammerfell versus the majority of the continent.

I really do think that BGS will do a DLC bridging the gap between skyrim and the next game setting up for the thalmor war. its unlikely they'll just waste such a large story.

I wouldn't mind playing as a falmer or having another playable race.

DLC or expansion pack bridge would be great! I'd love to learn more about the snow elves and see them return.

It would match with the theme. Ideas could be endless and how its done and it's up to Bethesda.

Seriously though I want to unlock all perks and stats on the console besides that I wouldn't mind more fancy weapons such as the crossbow and more ecounters but possibly a different area as well so its not all too cludered together with dragons and vampires.

I don't know if the Snow Elves are just going to magically become friends with the Thalmor or the Dominion.

Sure, they might not join the Thalmor, but they could serve as allies. Plus, with the same off-screen diplomacy that brought the dominion together, the snow elves could be brought into the Altmer's fold.

The only other Merrish race as pure as the original Aldmer(Physically, Culturally, and Religiously) Are the Falmer. The Thalmor would welcome them with open arms without a doubt in their minds. Altmer & Falmer are more closely related then Altmer & Bosmer. Much more.

The bosmer had to be conquered to join- and they're neighbors. No, the mer have no love lost for one another (or any other race, really). I'm not saying that the falmer would be citizens of the empire, but neither would they join the dominion, except in the circumstance of absolute necessity.

I would see the Snow Elves trying to adjust to the crazy geo-political climate of Tamriel.

What are you basing this on? More mannish propaganda? This may come as a surprise to the barbaric, hypocritical, genocidal, padomaic, violent Nords; but the Thalmor TRULY believe that they are helping their fallen Merrish brothers. They come off as extreme because the Nords(whom the pc is forced to see through THEIR perspective) see's them as evil.


There is more than one angle here. Try to keep that in mind.


EDIT: And no, the Bosmer were never conquered. The majority of them freely joined the Thalmor. The purges were directed to a dissident minority. That does not equate to conquered.

None. Only took 501 Nords, who had no castles or towns, to win the entirety of Skyrim from them.

They believe that Mundus is imperfect and that Lorkhan screwed up their perfect state of being. When Lorkhan created Mundus and Nirn as a means to achieve something higher than divinity itself: The Amaranth.

Which is true, albeit hard to believe though.

I think it would be more interresting if you found out more about the snow elves without them actually returning, a bit like an archeology quest. Then they should also add a whip to the game so we can play Indiana Jones.

And a few of them were likely supernatural Shezzarines/Dragonborn.

Regardless, 1/3 of them were slaughtered single-handedly by the Falmer's own supernautral hero: the Snow Prince. And like all supernatural heroes, the Snow Prince will rise again.

The Nords of today are a shadow of their former selves. They are even more primitive and dumb compared to the tongues of old.

Much akin to the Dwemer. I LIKE that there's only one Falmer left; like the one Dwemer from Morrowind. Returning the race ruins the mysticism.


No source for that, I take it?



In a surprise attack where the Nords were trying to seal away the Eye of Magnus. Golly gee.



Source?



True.



False.

I was only joking about the whip.