Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24077826-20131022163635/@comment-6881629-20151130150836

Like Jimeee pointed out two years ago Knight-Paladin Gelebor who was around at the time it happened says the deal between the Snow Elves and the Dwemer was protection in exchange for their sight (and the slavery came later), the ones that accepted became the Falmer as we know them now and the few that refused died out (except some how for Gelebor). Personally i'd believe Gelbor.