Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-67.165.6.228-20140218225504/@comment-24274404-20140219233122

Sorry, didn't sign in to leave my response. That's me though that left the answer.

Also, Hbxn, you should do your research better.

At the time of the first Bosmer in Valenwood, during the reign King Eplear, the first of the Camoran Dynasty and rulers of Valenwood a pact was made with the Valenwood forest. The Bosmer made a pact with Y'ffre, their chief god. Basically Y'ffre promised to give the Bosmer his forest of Valenwood and in return they promised to abide by the Greenpact, the promise they made to Y'ffre. The greenpact states that the Bosmer would... This wasn't a certain group of fanatic Bosmer, this was a pact between Y'ffre and their entire race. Every Bosmer is held to and lives by this pact, it's a part of their culture and religion. Another part of the Green Pact was the "Meat Mandate"
 * Only  eat meat-based products.
 * Never use wood or other vegetable derivatives as building materials.
 * Never harm trees and plant life for their own betterment.
 * Never smoke anything of a vegetable nature.

The Meat Mandate is a part of the pact meant to give the Bosmer a greater value for life. The Meat Mandate requires that a Bosmer must completely eat the body of a fallen enemy before three days pass. The family of the particular Bosmer are allowed to assist him.

While somewhat repulsive to many, it is a normal part of Bosmer culture. They never harm the forest in any way, consume only meat and never let anything go to waste, including a fallen enemy. The Bosmer do not neccesarliy enjoy this though. Bosmer strongly refrain from battle and killing (Who would want to consume multiple bodies within three days??), on the rare occasion that a Bosmer must partake in a battle, he will fast for as long as he can prior to it to prepare himself. This is the reason that the bulk of Valenwoods armies are of hired mercenaries. The Bosmer do not want to kill anyone and thereby have to obey the Meat Mandate. One can theorize that if a Bosmer were in battle, he would only ever wound or disable rather than shoot or strike to kill.

In summary, this is Bosmer culture, religion and life. Not merely a fanatic cannabalistic cult. Hope both these posts have helped understand more about the Bosmer. If anyone has other questions or misunderstanding, please ask.