Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-80.167.204.194-20150723072534/@comment-26896471-20160325163658

Sothas wrote: Arrogance is not a Mer trait. And frankly it's the racism of Men to say so. Every race believes they're better than every other. To claim "their arrogant so there for Mer" is kind of a ridiculous statement. Also, not all Mer have magical aptitude. Thia, again, is a racial sterotype. Just like all Redguards are good with swords, or all Cyrodiilis are silver tongued.

Orsimer are Mer because they are. There's nothing more to it. They decended from the Old Ehlnofey that followed Trinimac. That's it. It's that simple. While you are broadly correct, racial stereotypes to carry more weight in Tamriel than they do IRL.