» Sat May 26, 2012 2:08 pm
i fail to see why everyone keeps ignoring the fact that all mer have a huge life span. most of the advlt ones probably were alive and well during the time of nerevarine. in fact, if there were any surviving hands after almalexia's fall and all the crap that happened during/after the oblivion crisis (and those guys were, like, TOUGH, so there should be at least a few), they'd still probably have their armour as a badge of honor and a priceless keepsake. and it probably wouldn't be rusty, and they probably wouldn't be vampires, just (maybe) elderly. do them a huge favour (like, do a quest that somehow invokes the Tribunal's old glory), and you might get it as a reward. there are a few dark elven families outside windhelm (there's even a farm belonging to a family named Hlaalu!!!!!), so one of those could possibly have an elderly grandpa who once served the living queen-goddess, and could tell a few stories from the olden days.
tangentially related, did anyone else cry a bit after reading the note on pride of tell vos that says that it's basically the last will and testament of the last, heirless, telvanni?