Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-25531876-20141229215535/@comment-67.82.225.197-20180423145918

I doubt this thread is still ongoing, but I believe the Falmer could return to Snow Elves. People tend to forget this is the world of Elder Scrolls where magic and gods exist. Real world knowledge doesnt translate very well into the world of Nirn. I'm sure a good writer can bring them back if they wanted to. Bethesda left the fate of Snow Elves/ Falmer pretty open as if they didnt still might have plans for them. If Bethesda wanted to truly shut the idea down they would have never let Gelebor claim that there might be more conclave Snow Elves out there and that the Falmer are becoming more inteligent. As other stated we dont know what the Dwemer did to them, it could be some sort of magic that degraded the falmer. The dwarves spend thousand of years underground and yet had the regular form of a mer. Maybe the falmer can come back with some divine intervention like Auri-el changing them back or If Gelebor ascends to god hood and brings them back. if not maybe they will evolve to some form of mer with cool glowing patterns like the animals in the forgotten vale.

As for the Falmer being a threat to the Skyrim, I think so. Given more time of course. Falmer are spread all over Skyrim in caves and in Dwemer ruins. Falmer have been fighting automatons for thousands of year and have survived. The falmer might not win in an all out battle, but if they use guerilla warefar its a different story. Most people cant even go to Dwemer ruin becuse of how dangerious it is, even regular caves.All they would have to do is attack and retreat in succession. The Falmer will always have a safe space to turn to.