Racial Lifespans : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Sat May 28, 2011 11:37 pm

Isn't Barenziah still alive at the dawn of the 4th era? And wasn't she a contemporary of Tiber Septim? That makes her well over 400 years old.

Barenziah was born in Morrowind in 2E 893. Just do the math and you get her age.
"And wasn't she a contemporary of Tiber Septim? " Yeah that sounds right.

» Sun May 29, 2011 12:58 am

Yeah, so that means that Dunmer can probably live to be even older than Barenziah.

Wait a minute, could that make her a zoophile?

Nah, they were elves.

I seem to remember the Dunmer Blacksmith in Anvil only expected to live to 60, and he was living in a warm climate with an abundance of ALoe Vera. Must be lead poisoning.

Ciirta, in Shivering Isles, is an imperial woman who has survived since the last Greymarch, 1000 years ago. She would appear to be skilled in the magical arts, though.

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:23 pm

Barenziah was born in 2E893, making her 436 years old. Assuming her lifespan is typical (no good genes, etc.), that would mean most Dunmer live to be 450 or so, assuming war/disease/accidents don't claim them.

But she's anything but typical. She's of Nobility and probably augmented by royal castle mages, healers and sorcerers who help her sustain her health.