#Snow elves

[lotusfaebell]

“ You sought the truth for years, but did the revelation justify the sacrifices you made along the way? “

⊱ Done by PaniWolf ⊰

[falmerbrook]

It’s interesting that there’s no snow elf structures or ruins left in Skyrim (that we know of or see in the games) besides the Chantry of Auri-El. I can see a few reasons why that might be:

From a Doyalist perspective, the game developers just didn’t add any for whatever reason. Maybe they didn’t even consider it, maybe they didn’t have time, maybe they didn’t want two sets of abandoned elf ruins (alongside the dwemer), etc.

The snow elves used building materials that degraded faster or didn’t last thousands of years. Given the Chantry of Auri-El and the way shrines and arches around it have stood relatively in tact for thousands of years without anyone tending to them makes me doubt this option though.

The Nords/Atmorans destroyed any snow elf structures or settlements. This would be plausible if, like the last option, their structures weren’t very big or permanent, but like with the last option that’s sort of doubtful. Dragons, however, could’ve helped with that.

The Nords/Atmorans converted snow elf structures or used them for their own purposes, and now we just can’t tell they were ever something else. Our one reference for snow elf architecture (the Chantry of Auri-El) is made of stone (either built or carved out of the mountain (the cooler option imo)), and perhaps old snow elf ruins were just used as templates for Nord barrows or cities because of their sturdy build and location. There’s a theory I’ve seen floating around that the College of Winterhold either at one point was a snow elf ruin that was converted into something else, or was built on top of one, due to its similar architecture style to the Chantry of Auri-El. Maybe cities like Windhelm or (the original) Winterhold were built on top of snow elf cities.

Perhaps it’s just a mix of the above. Maybe only their important or significant religious structures were built of stone and the rest of was easier for the Nords/Atmorans to raze and then degrade back into the environment. What wasn’t destroyed was eventually incorporated into the Nord’s society as tombs or cities.

And none of this is in the game because the developers maybe perceived the snow elves as just a prerequisite for the falmer, rather than a group of people with a culture of their own. Or maybe for some behind the scenes reason in the development of the game like I mentioned earlier. Who knows.I have fun speculating about it though

[elderscrollsconceptart]

Why doesn't Paladin Gelebor just fuck an Altmer if he's so worried about the Snow Elves going extinct.

[guiquart]

Calthar - His birthday is May 18th

Once again, I hope for your likes💙 You can get better quality art on Google Drive

[othabor]

so am I the only one who started playing Skyrim before I first realized I was gay, developed a fascination with Falmer because scantily clad men, and now over a decade later i STILL look at these sickly pale goblin creatures and think “…hot.”

[thana-topsy]

Sarel teaching Gelebor about the Sightless Alphabet!

[wrong-mother]

About the Night of Tears

I had an absolutely cool convo on Falmer lore and headcanons with @tes-trash-blog recently which made me reflect a lot on what had happened in Saarthal. And just now I've found my old sketch from Inktober 2022 with my Falmer OC, Aeola, and her father Siriath, a general who gave order to destroy Saarthal.

Okay, so bear with me.

Do you remember College of Winterhold quest and all that stuff with Ancano? Of course, he was arrogant and crappy and all that, but during this questline we clearly notice that the moment he encounters the Eye of Magnus, over a pretty short span of time it drives him insane, and the more he tries to wield its magic, the worse his madness gets until it eventually gets him killed.

My point is: what if something similar happened to Atmorans? I'm pretty sure there already was a lot of tension between Falmer and Atmorans due to doubtful customs and habits of the latter, but when Atmorans discovered the Eye of Magnus and tried to figure out what it is, they either weren't careful enough or simply couldn't handle its power and gradually (or not, who knows) became more aggressive and unpredictable. Ahhh, the nature of humans who ignore the "no touchy big shiny thingy" rule :D

Anyway, by the time the Falmer found out what had happened, it was already too late to try and negotiate how to handle a huge goddamn Aedric artifact: at that point the Atmorans were too dangerous even to themselves. The Falmer, being one of the most peaceful races in Tamriel, didn't want to hurt them, yet they realised that destroying Saarthal completely was the only option if they wanted to ensure survival of their own people. Necessary evil, one might say.

I even dare to suggest that the lingering effect of Eye of Magnus alongside with the massacre in Saarthal pushed Ysgramor over the edge and turned his terror into a bloodthirst. The reason why the Falmer were taken by surprise with the backlash from Atmorans is a whole another story; they simply might've thought there were no survivors, or something else might have happened.

That being said, don't touch big eerily glowing orbs, my friends. Bad for your health.

[aellestee]

I love palace architecture and here are my handmade works related to this area in ESO:

1. Snow Elves Palace in Stillwaters Retreat. ❄

2. Vampire Palace in Coldharbour Surreal Estate. 🦇

3. Forest Palace in Gorinir Estate. 🍂

All homes are open - Aellestee PC EU! I'd be happy to have visitors. 🌸

[ebonybattleaxe]

Forgotten Vale

[coyote-ralyn]

Knight-Paladin Gelebor.

[kayderrart]

Knight-Paladin Gelebor

I finished the portraits, yay! I love the result. Can't wait to draw more of this sweet gorgeous mer 🩵🤍

Check the link to see more of my art:

[lotusfaebell]

I just received one of the most beautiful art pieces of my TES Snow Elf! ❄️ Look at her! 🥺

Artwork done by Paola Pieretti

[falmerbrook]

@tescheer Week 4: Blizzard

Snow Elf headcanon time! (ft. A younger Gelebor and Vyrthur)

We don’t know a lot about the Snow Elf religious practices, but the sun-inspired motifs and imagery in a place that probably gets nasty winter weather and little to no sunlight for several months of the year intrigues me. I like to think the folks at the Chantry of Auri-El think of winter as a more contemplative time and a time to test and strengthen one’s faith.

[elderscrollsconceptart]

"Statue of the Snow Prince" - Note the statues facial similarity to the "degenerated" appearance of Falmer as opposed to the traditionally handsome depiction we see of the Snow Prince statue in TES V.

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Art by Adam Adamowicz

[jzargos-left-nipples]

Why do snow elves not have igloo inspired homes like why are they not building with ice, why do they not have the staples of living in the snowiest parts of Skyrim.

Also their buildings being made of ice makes way more sense why there are no surviving snow elf ruins outside of the forgotten vale than just ysgramore really did reduce every last inch of them to rubble.

[aethuviel]

Gelebor reading the Falmer stone for us.

For the first time (I suppose), here's Gelebor speaking in his own mother tongue.

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I did my best with the UESP wiki to put commas and periods, and this was the third of fourth attempt. Each attempt is unique, so in the others, he said "t" instead of "th" on one word, and sadly one had to be thrown because he said "arcaten" instead of "arcten".