Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-23371555-20131223045731/@comment-13446185-20131223082152

The Merethic Era marks the rise and fall of Elven dominance of Tamriel, and lasts 2500 years.


 * 1) Tamriel is split apart into many continents (Atmora, Yokuda, Akavir, etc. [this probably actually happened in the Dawn Era])
 * 2) Beast Folk become the dominant races in Tamriel, (Argonians, Khajiit, Lilmothiit, Bird People of Cyrodiil, Dreugh, etc.)
 * 3) Elves migrate to Summerset Isle after the supposed destruction of Aldmeris (which may have never even existed)
 * 4) In an effort to find their old "homeland" Topal the Pilot discovers Tamriel and the many beast folk that live their (Orsimer actually lived in Tamriel before the Aldmer)
 * 5) Elves are left in the shores of modern day Valenwood, these elves become the Bosmer.
 * 6) The Aldmeri begin to colonize Tamriel and conquer the land in which was once the beast folks. The beast folk are pushed into the wastelands (Blackmarsh and Elsweyr), where they are not pursued.
 * 7) Elves begin to build the Towers throughout the Early Merethic Era.
 * 8) Boethia tricks a group of Aldmer, led by Veloth, by eating and disguising himself as Trinimac (which ended up forming Malacath), these Aldmer are known as the Chimer and follow Veloth to modern day Morrowind. But when the arrive they find the area already colonized by the Dwemer.
 * 9) New Empires and Kingdoms form in Tamriel, built by the elves. Cyrod in Cyrodiil, Direnni Hegemony in High Rock, Resdayn and Dwemereth in Morrowind.
 * 10) The Nedes migrate to Tamriel (note these are not Atmorans). just about all of them are enslaved by elves.
 * 11) Ysgramor migrates to Tamriel to escape the civil wars that plague Atmora.
 * 12) Saarthal is the first Atmoran colony in Tamriel, Atmorans live in peace with the Snow Elves.
 * 13) Snow Elves sack Saarthal (for reasons probably associated with the Eye of Magnus), Ysgramor and his sons escape Saarthal and get back to Atmora. Ahzidal is the only living Atmoran on Tamriel.
 * 14) Ysgramor forms the 500 companions and goes back to Tamriel. He begins the mass genocide and enslavement of Snow Elves.
 * 15) Cities of Windhelm, Whiterun, and Bromjunaar form.
 * 16) The Dragon Cult, who were very prominent in Atmora, take control of Skyrim. The Dragon Priests of Skyrim are much less benevolent than the ones in Atmora.
 * 17) The Atmorans of Skyrim rise up against the Dragon Cult and Alduin, Paarthurnax teaches them the Thu'um and Alduin is banished in time.
 * 18) Pelinal Whitestrake supposedly roams Tamriel at this time.
 * 19) Camoran Dynasty forms in Valenwood, ending the Merethic Era.