Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-139.218.211.126-20131213051049/@comment-24511216-20140208060704

I think the design of Windhelm looks different than Saarthal because the Atmorans used elf slaves to make Windhelm. The city could be a mix of Atmoran and Snow Elf designs unlike Saarthal which to me looks only Atmoran.

Back to the main topic. It is possible that pure Atmorans could be alive still. Ysgramor and his 500 left Atmora and their decendants became Nords.

Didn't they leave because Atmora was becoming too cold to live. It's possible that pure Atmorans are living underground similar to how the Dwemer lived.