Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-4092092-20130801070333/@comment-26145872-20170521015858

86.162.212.219 wrote: Enda Kenny wrote: Snow elves can live for at least 4000 thousand years, and Dark elves are nearly immortal as far as I know. WRONG!!!

Altmer and other ten (Unless you count Sinistral Elves which would make it eleven) elf races live from 200-600 years naturally depending on race.

Dunmer live the longest of four playable elf races, Orsimer live the shortest of all four playable elf races.

Everyone in Tamriel can increase their longevity with magic, even humans and beastfolk.

Baladas Demnvanni is an innordinately powerful Telvanni `wizard who has lived for over 4000 years, has the last Dwemer in his specially-made corprus chamber, has six cloned daughters and even remembers the First Council, The Nerevar and was once a Chimer!

Arch-Curate Vyrthur is a vampire which explains his long life. Knight-Paladin Gelebor however is not, my best theory is that Auri-El or another Aedra, Daedra or Magna-Ge has blessed him with immortality. Correct...except for the part about Baladas Demnvanni. That was Divayth Vyr. Altmer also have the potential to surpass a thousand years. There have been rumors of Altmer that have lived long enough to see Tiber Septim's use of Numidium on Summerset, and those in the core of Summerset in villages that have never even seen battle before, unlike the coast. Nurelion in Skyrim is an Altmeri alchemist who was shown to have died from old age, and his Imperial apprentice states that he could spend a lifetime (roughly a century for humans) simply going over his notes, indicating Nurelion was well over a thousand years old. Orsimer are thought of having a short lifespan due to their customs - the Old Orc random event in Skyrim explains it all perfectly, but they are very capable of living for hundreds of years, proof being Urag sho-Grub in the College of Winterhold. As for Bosmer, we can assume to be up to 1,000 years like most Mer, assuming they keep in good health.