Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-11549959-20131023234308/@comment-14027812-20131024000028

I don't think all Dunmer are members of a Great House (Hlaalu, Redoran, Telvanni, the ones i remember from Morrowind). They are generally members of an ancient bloodline or something like that. Valen Dreth's descendant in Skyrim gives fuel to this.