Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-4092092-20130801070333/@comment-26145872-20170524023832

Sad to say that the Pocket Guides themselves are mistaken as well - the authors or group of authors who wrote them clearly has or had a bias against the Orsimer, seeing as how Orsimer have little love from any of the other races save their own kind. It's well known among intellectuals that they descend from the Aldmer - devout followers of Trinimac who transformed alongside their deity as I stated earlier. It's a mildly understandable mistake given their rough and savage appearance, but any wise individual would know they can ultimately trace their lineage all the way back to the Aldmer over the course of thousands of years. Even the wiki itself, along with UESP, also disagree with your claim concerning the Orsimer. If that's not bad enough, the name itself disagrees with you - Orsimer. Mer is the elven translation for Elf in the human tongue, and the closest translation we have for the full name is Pariah Folk. Though they are considered Beastfolk, they are not so factually. They are indeed Mer.