Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-178.84.10.91-20150923153825/@comment-26987392-20150923183558

The first humans to arrive to Tamriel were the Atmorans(the most famous being Ysgramor). By the time they arrived the Snow Elves(originally Falmer) and the Dwemer were already there. The Dwemer(and probably the Falmer too) are descendants of the Aldmer, who first arrived at the Summerset Isles and then spread across the mainland. That means that mer already inhabited Tamriel long before men. If there was another race by the time mer arrived is currently unknown.