Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-17045460-20130610203543/@comment-24.187.185.211-20130619012721

One reason behind the Snow Elve's transformation might be due to the intense brutality they expierienced at the hands of the Dwemer (removal of the eyes, forced into slavery, etc., as I am sure that there were other unknown atrocities committed as well). For me, the reason for all the hostility isn't due to the Falmers inherit hatred of the surface races (a hatred which I doubt even exists) but stems from a combination of their inability to see, and their desire to defend themselves against their cruel Dwemer masters, which, linking back to the previous points, they now percieve as everyone, due to their decreased reasoning ability (as occurs from centuries of slavery and underground devolvement) and nonexistant sight.