Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-17045460-20130610203543/@comment-9887604-20130615153135

There is no straight evidence, I am just saying that it has been alluded that something has caused their fall more then just living underground and what the dwemer did. They used to worship the traditional elven pantheon, with particular emphasis of Auriel. They obviously hold no reverance for the god of light anymore, so I think it is reasonable to believe they may have replaced him with a diety more akin to their situation. The Daedra have changed the way the elven races have looked and acted several times before, examples being the orsimer and the chimer/dunmer. I think it is possible they may have had a hand in the fall of the falmer.