Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-4092092-20130801070333/@comment-5247041-20130828231245

SajuukKhar wrote: Nazul Rostello wrote: I thought Altmer have the same lifespan as the Imperials. Only Dunmer and Bosmer can live long enough to be great-grandparents. No, Altmer have roughly the same 200~ year lifepsan as all the other Mer races, except Orsimer, do.

Rubbish. All Mer are capable of living for 1000 years, although few live that long due to disease and violence (Source: The Real Barenziah). Altmer are the longest living race, as they are direct descendants of the Aldmer, more resistant to disease, and often gifted in the arcane arts (Source: Altmer Morrowind Description). Altmer also live longer because Phynaster taught the Altmer how to live another 100 years (Source: Varieties of Faith).

Unlike humans, there is no average lifespan for Mer, as some live to be a few hundred years old, while others live for over a thousand years (e.g. Iachesis and Divayth Fyr).