Board Thread:Online Discussion/@comment-180.95.18.10-20130528000937/@comment-74.184.197.28-20141224080427

Simple answer to the original question is that the creators have whitewashed the elves. In the Lore, the only "white" Mer are the Falmer aka Snow Elves. Altmer are pale to dark gold, Bosmer are tan to mid brown, Dunmer are light green to grey to light blue, and Orcs are green. ESO just throw the Lore (which is 20+ years old) out the window. Not to mention the whitewashing they did for Redguards and Imperials.