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S Ryan wrote: Banneram wrote:

On a side note the accepted lifespan of an Altmer is far shorter then 500 years. 100 years is considered an adult, 200 years is old, 300 is extremly long lived. The majority of elves living past this age are generally having their lives extended through some magical means. I'm not sure about that one, I'm certain that Brand-Shei in Riften is 200 years old (you find that out in his side quest). He's a dark elf and High elves live longer, I saw somewhere on the forums that they live for 500 years.

In the in game book The Real Barenziah (I may have spelled that wrong) we learn that Dark Elves can live to be 1000 but often die much sooner than that due to war a disease. If Altmer live longer than Dark Elves then perhaps they can live up to 1200 - 1500? Just a rough guess.