
However, most human scholars in Tamriel will be deign to refute the Altmer’s claims of being the first civilized peoples in Tamriel. There, they became the Altmer, a term meaning the “High Ones” or “Cultured Ones” in the Altmeri tongue.Īs descendants of the divine Aedra, the High Elves are extremely proud of their heritage, bordering on arrogance and xenophobia.

When the Aldmer evacuated Aldmeris, they settled in the Summerset Isles, southwest of Tamriel. The Old Ehlnofey retained much of their ways and culture, and passed it on to their Mer descendants, specifically the Aldmer. When the Ehlnofey home world crash-landed into Nirn, they were separated into two groups: the Old Ehlnofey, who stayed and fortified the remains of their world, and the Wandering Ehlnofey, who were separated from their kin during the fall. They are the earliest and direct descendants of the legendary Aldmer, who are, themselves, descended from the Ehlnofey, one of the first creatures created by the divine et’Ada, also known as the Aedra and Daedra. The High Elves, known in the Mer language as Altmer, are one of the oldest races of Mer in all of Tamriel. In Skyrim, the Altmer are the best race for players who prefer magic over muscle, especially considering the High Elf’s special Racial Power, Highborn, which ensures you never run out of Magicka to blast your opponents away. Known as “Altmer” and hailing from the Summerset Isle, the High Elves are the game’s foremost Magicka users, thanks to their mythical heritage that they can trace all the way back to Nirn’s first peoples.

One of Skyrim’s best races for magic are the High Elf.
