The Elder Scrolls Online: Sea Elves Explained

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The Elder Scrolls has plenty of elves. From the Altmer to the Dunmer, there's quite a roster. However, not all of them have made playable appearances. Take the Snow Elves of Skyrim, or even the Dwemer of Morrowind — we meet them, but we can't make the player character represent them directly. Usually, that's because they're extinct or verging on extinct, of course. But the Maormer, or the Sea Elves, are an exception.

They're abundant, coming from a continent south to the Summerset Isles called Pyandonea. That's why they aren't playable in any of the main Elder Scrolls games — they don't live in Tamriel. But they do regularly invade due to their ongoing feud with the Altmer. They've tried time and time again since the first and second era to conquer the Summerset Isles.

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Noted for their pale grey, blue, and sometimes white skin, cloudy solid white eyes, typically elvish ears, and even scaley skin in some cases, the Maormer are infamous for their insect-like pirate ships and snake magic. They're even ruled by an immortal wizard king who is rumored to be getting younger with the years. It could be a legend, but weirder things have happened. Let's dive into what else we know about these seafaring mer.

As mentioned, the Maormer have an ongoing rivalry with the Altmer. But the origin of this age-old feud is often up for debate. Some believe that the Maormer were originally exiled from the Summerset Isles, evolving into the Sea Elves as the Altmer did from the Aldmer. But it's more likely that the Maormer split far earlier, at the original Elven homeland of Aldmeris.

There's not a lot known about the Maormer in the first and second era other than the fact they constantly invaded the