Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-4092092-20130801070333/@comment-32014963-20170602070902

Arena and Daggerfall, Orcs are monsters.

Orcs are Orsimer, seeing in Tamriel only Elf races has a Mer at the end of their names...

Ald-mer

Fal-mer

Bos-mer

Maor-mer

Orsi-mer

Orsimer seems to mean Pariah Folks, it can mean Orcs are Outcast Elves. Outcast or not, they are still elves.