Ayleids
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The Ayleids are an ancient, now-vanished race of powerful and often cruel elves in The Elder Scrolls universe, known for their advanced magic, subterranean cities, and role as former rulers of Cyrodiil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ayleids canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12912258 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ayleids Context triple: [Tamriel, hasRace, Ayleids]
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A.
Dunmer
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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B.
Altmer
Altmer are a race of tall, magically gifted High Elves from the Summerset Isles in The Elder Scrolls series, known for their powerful sorcery and haughty, aristocratic culture.
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C.
Bosmer
Bosmer are the Wood Elves of The Elder Scrolls universe, known for their agile physiques, forest-dwelling culture in Valenwood, and adherence to the Green Pact that forbids them from harming plant life.
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D.
Argonian tribes
The Argonian tribes are the diverse, reptilian native peoples of the swampy province of Black Marsh in The Elder Scrolls universe, known for their resilience, connection to the Hist trees, and distinct tribal cultures.
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E.
Hermunduri
The Hermunduri were an ancient Germanic tribe, traditionally associated with the Elbe region and later Thuringia, known from Roman historical sources.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ayleids Target entity description: The Ayleids are an ancient, now-vanished race of powerful and often cruel elves in The Elder Scrolls universe, known for their advanced magic, subterranean cities, and role as former rulers of Cyrodiil.
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A.
Dunmer
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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B.
Altmer
Altmer are a race of tall, magically gifted High Elves from the Summerset Isles in The Elder Scrolls series, known for their powerful sorcery and haughty, aristocratic culture.
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C.
Bosmer
Bosmer are the Wood Elves of The Elder Scrolls universe, known for their agile physiques, forest-dwelling culture in Valenwood, and adherence to the Green Pact that forbids them from harming plant life.
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D.
Argonian tribes
The Argonian tribes are the diverse, reptilian native peoples of the swampy province of Black Marsh in The Elder Scrolls universe, known for their resilience, connection to the Hist trees, and distinct tribal cultures.
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E.
Hermunduri
The Hermunduri were an ancient Germanic tribe, traditionally associated with the Elbe region and later Thuringia, known from Roman historical sources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mer
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elves ⓘ fictional race ⓘ |
| alignment | often cruel and tyrannical ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Heartland High Elves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saliache NERFINISHED ⓘ Wild Elves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearIn |
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Elder Scrolls Online NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureStyle |
subterranean cities
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welkynd-lit halls ⓘ white stone structures ⓘ |
| artifactType |
Ayleid crowns
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Ayleid statues ⓘ Ayleid tomes ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
artistic refinement
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love of light and beauty ⓘ ritual sacrifice ⓘ |
| fate | largely extinct ⓘ |
| fellTo | Alessian Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | city-states ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | ancient and vanished civilization ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Daedric worship
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advanced magic ⓘ cruelty to human slaves ⓘ enslavement of early Nedes ⓘ flesh-sculpting and torture magic ⓘ light-based magic ⓘ use of varla stones ⓘ use of welkynd stones ⓘ |
| language | Ayleidoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
Ayleid artifacts
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Ayleid wells ⓘ White-Gold Tower as Imperial seat NERFINISHED ⓘ ruined cities across Cyrodiil ⓘ |
| magicFocus |
binding of spirits
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light and starlight manipulation ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in books ⓘ |
| notableCity |
Belda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beldaburo NERFINISHED ⓘ Culotte ⓘ Miscarcand NERFINISHED ⓘ Nenalata NERFINISHED ⓘ Vilverin NERFINISHED ⓘ Wenyandawik NERFINISHED ⓘ White-Gold Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStructureFeature |
elaborate stonework and reliefs
GENERATED
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varla stone cages GENERATED ⓘ welkynd stone sockets GENERATED ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Cyrodiil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overthrownBy |
Queen Alessia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
slave uprising of the Nedes ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | former rulers of Cyrodiil ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Heartlands of Cyrodiil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedRace |
Altmer
NERFINISHED
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Bosmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Chimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Daedra worship ⓘ |
| speciesType | elven ⓘ |
| survivors |
assimilated into other elven cultures
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possible isolated remnants ⓘ |
| technology |
magically powered architecture
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soul gem usage ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Merethic Era
NERFINISHED
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early First Era ⓘ |
| universe | The Elder Scrolls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | dungeon locations in games ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity |
Azura
NERFINISHED
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Boethiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermaeus Mora NERFINISHED ⓘ Mehrunes Dagon NERFINISHED ⓘ Meridia NERFINISHED ⓘ Molag Bal NERFINISHED ⓘ Nocturnal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ayleids Description of subject: The Ayleids are an ancient, now-vanished race of powerful and often cruel elves in The Elder Scrolls universe, known for their advanced magic, subterranean cities, and role as former rulers of Cyrodiil.
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