Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-179.201.236.220-20130721175723/@comment-25047024-20140123205515

80.62.116.223 wrote: Is that based on any sources AngryEnclaveSoldier or just a general feeling?

I've heard Altmer live the longest (about a millenia) followed closely by Dunmer with Bosmer not too far behind (still past 500), and moreover that Dunmer died early due to their environment (ash and the like) and Orsimer are supposed to live shorter lives than Men so I expect 60 to be old for them.

'''Interestingly most of the really old elves we know of like Barenziah and Divayth Fyr (4000+ years) are Dunmer, which would suggest there is nothing inherently shorther about their lives than Altmer. Then again we haven't actually seen Summerset Isles and it's possible the old ones mostly just stay there.'''

There is also the issue that all really old elves we know of were mages, so maybe they just respond very well to life-extending magics. Perhaps no elf should expect to live much past 500 without magic? Barenziah isn't THAT old.

Divayth is a Telvanni mage, and Telvannis use life-prolonging magic to, well, prolong their life.

It's based on several books, I'm a bit too lazy to search for them right now. And I talked about perfect conditions. You know, wealthy, healthy, etc.