Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-4092092-20130801070333/@comment-8503566-20131008213314

Okay I only got half way through this because tl;dr, buts heres what I think,

The average human only lives to be around 50-70, max like 90.

In The Real Barenziah I heard of (I can't remember which book) the lady telling Barenziah about not being promiscious or something and after that getting that look of when humans contemplate elves 1000 year lifespan they are entitled too, although it says few ever reach that age because of natural events, like wars, disease, and accidents. So if I had to take a guess most elves (Not positive about bosmer but they probably live longer than humans), even if they are not mages, are entitled to a fairly long lifespan, "several, if you're talented. "

This is just from reading The Real Barenziah though and from the fact that many also just from hear in game mumbo-jumbo that Alter tend to wait out a long time to plan their battles and political moves because of their age advantage over humans, so they can wait much longer to strike than the typical lifespan entitles them to wait to make a move. Pretty sure (his name is Crecius I think) is nearing 80 years old according to his wife.