Dunmer

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The Dunmer, also known as Dark Elves, are a culturally complex, ash-skinned elven race from the province of Morrowind in The Elder Scrolls series, known for their strong magical traditions, ancestor worship, and harsh volcanic homeland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mer
fictional race
playable race
alignmentWithMagicSchools Conjuration
Destruction
Illusion
alsoKnownAs Dark Elves NERFINISHED
architectureStyle cantons and tiered cities
armorStyle bonemold armor
chitin armor
artForm funerary rituals
burialCustom preservation of ancestors’ bones
capitalCity Mournhold NERFINISHED
conflict Oblivion Crisis impact on Morrowind
War with Nords of Skyrim (historical) NERFINISHED
continent Tamriel NERFINISHED
creatureAssociation guar
netch
culturalTrait ancestor veneration
clan-based society
house politics
rigid social hierarchy
slavery tradition (historical)
strong magical traditions
xenophobic tendencies
diasporaCity Windhelm Gray Quarter NERFINISHED
diasporaRegion Skyrim NERFINISHED
event Red Year eruption of Red Mountain NERFINISHED
eyeColor red
faction Ashlander tribes
Camonna Tong NERFINISHED
Morag Tong NERFINISHED
Tribunal Temple NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind NERFINISHED
formerRaceName Chimer
founderFigure Saint Veloth NERFINISHED
game The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind NERFINISHED
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion NERFINISHED
The Elder Scrolls Online NERFINISHED
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim NERFINISHED
government Great Houses NERFINISHED
greatHouse House Dres NERFINISHED
House Hlaalu NERFINISHED
House Indoril NERFINISHED
House Redoran NERFINISHED
House Telvanni NERFINISHED
homeland Morrowind NERFINISHED
homelandEnvironment volcanic
homelandFeature Red Mountain NERFINISHED
homelandRegion Ashlands NERFINISHED
Deshaan NERFINISHED
Stonefalls NERFINISHED
Vvardenfell NERFINISHED
language Dunmeri
Tamrielic
legalSystem Great House law
lifespan long-lived
magicUse conjuration of ancestor spirits
migrationCause destruction of Vvardenfell
notableCity Ald’ruhn NERFINISHED
Balmora NERFINISHED
Blacklight NERFINISHED
Narsis NERFINISHED
Vivec City NERFINISHED
notableIndividual Almalexia NERFINISHED
Almalexia’s Hands NERFINISHED
Almalexia’s Ordinators NERFINISHED
Indoril Nerevar NERFINISHED
Nerevarine (player character) NERFINISHED
Sotha Sil NERFINISHED
Vivec NERFINISHED
notablePantheon Tribunal GENERATED
originMyth Chimer cursed by Azura
patronDaedra Azura NERFINISHED
Boethiah NERFINISHED
Mephala NERFINISHED
philosophicalTradition Velothi pilgrimage NERFINISHED
playableIn The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind NERFINISHED
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion NERFINISHED
The Elder Scrolls Online NERFINISHED
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim NERFINISHED
province Morrowind NERFINISHED
racialAbility Ancestor’s Wrath NERFINISHED
proficiency in Destruction magic
resistance to fire
religion Daedra worship
Reclamations
Tribunal Temple NERFINISHED
ancestor worship
skinColor ash-gray
socialDivision House Dunmer vs Ashlanders
socialIssue persecution and discrimination in Skyrim
subculture Ashlanders NERFINISHED
Velothi
transport silt striders
tribunalMember Almalexia NERFINISHED
Sotha Sil NERFINISHED
Vivec NERFINISHED
typicalAlignment morally gray
typicalClassStrength assassin GENERATED
battlemage GENERATED
spellsword GENERATED
typicalWeapon bonemold weapons
chitin weapons
universe The Elder Scrolls NERFINISHED

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Tamriel hasRace Dunmer