Bosmer ( Online ) The Bosmer , or Wood Elves , are a playable race in . They are members of the Aldmeri Dominion , along with the Altmer and Khajiit . However , the Vestige has no obligation to join the Dominion if they are a Bosmer if they pre - order the game . Nimble and quick , the Wood Elves inhabit the thick , near - impenetrable forests of Valenwood , where they are known as Bosmer . They are supreme hunters , guides , and masters in sneaking and thievery , revering nature and the forest , and may be the only Elves with a sense of humor . Personality / characteristics . Cheeky and clever usually extreme tacticians , as shown with even the youngest of Bosmer . They are revered as outgoing with their own kind and are ' one ' with the forest and nature , as a whole . Many swear allegiance to either Queen Ayrenn , Aeradan Camoran or The Wilderqueen . History & culture . The Aldmer abandoned their home of Aldmeris and landed in their new home of Tamriel . Most of these new inhabitants stayed in Summerset Isles , but others ventured further to find where they belonged . The elves that ventured into Valenwood had set their eyes upon the unconstrained and lush jungle and all understood that they could not change this for them to inhabit . Instead they decided to adapt to the new surroundings . This new mer became the Bosmer also known as Wood Elves , Bolche , or Tree - Sap people . This transformation is credited by the Bosmer to Y ' ffre the Forest God . In the doctrines , a pact was made to never to kill , injure , or eat any of the vegetation of this new residence as abiding appreciation . This became known as the Green Pact or the Treaty of Frond and Leaf . First Era . First Era begins in Nordic written record when King Eplear unites the wild Bosmer and establishes the Camoran Dynasty in Valenwood . This newly forged kingdom becomes an emissary between the Ayleid s of Cyrodiil and Altmer of the Summerset Isles . Over time , the Ayleid territories grow increasingly independent and the White - Gold Tower eventually rises as a new autonomous state while enslaving the tribes of men that lived there . Alessia , who became known as The Slave Queen , in year 242 started a rebellion to take over Cyrodiil that initiated the creation of the Alessian Empire that subsequent year when the White - Gold Tower crumbles into the hands of rebels . Some of the Ayleids embraced the change of leadership while the others who opposed the this transition sought sanctuary in Valenwood . Eventually , these Ayleids are assimilated by the Bosmer . By 1E 340 , Bosmer Camoran Dynasty of Valenwood commences a trade treaty with the blossoming Alessian Empire . The treaty didn ' t maintain long due to the influence of emerging new Alessian Doctrines against all mer by the prophet Marukh . These strict teachings spread all over Tamriel eventually reaching Skyrim to convert King Borgas of Winterhold . Following his faith , the King decided to rally support in Cyrodiil for a war against the Bosmer in year 369 . On his way , he was a causality in an infamous Wild Hunt . Proceeding from this act of self - defense sparked the War of Succession that lasted fifty years in Skyrim . Valenwood managed to maintain its independence until year 2714 . The Cyrodilic Empire ultimately conquered the depleted Bosmer after enduring warfare and a debilitating Thrassian Plague from the island of Thras . Official authority was stripped from the Camoran Dynasty but the Empire granted sovereignty to each treethane , Falinesti , Silvenar , Haven , Archen , Elden Root , and Woodhearth . This would keep them together as a unit if needed , yet separate enough not to rally against the new Empire . Second Era to Present . The Bosmer stayed compliant citizens to the Cyrodilic Empire until its failing in year 2E 430 . News spread that Potentate Savirien - Chorak and all of his heirs were massacred by the Dark Brotherhood leaving the empire without anyone to take the throne . This caused civil war and insurrection all over Tamriel . As others fought for the claim of the empty throne , the Camorans attempted to repeat history by uniting Valenwood under one rule . This endeavor failed due to each treethane having developed into distinct cultures that couldn ' t reconcile their differences . As even brother fought brother in Valenwood , there was no protection to the coast against the Maormer of Pyandonea who used this to raid and attack Summerset Isle or Colovian s to the north or Khajiits to the east . For the Altmer to protect their homeland , they used an old treaty to invade and unite Valenwood under the Aldmeri Dominion in 2E 582 . Green Pact . The Bosmer are strict carnivores and cannibals . They eat the dead after battle , and decorate the skulls and bones of their kills everywhere . Their cannibalism is a matter of ritual significance , and typically quite private within a family or tight - knit group . Bosmeri beverages include Jagga , Rotmeth , and Sun ' s Dusk ale . The Wood Elves practice rituals which magically shape the woods around them into housing , temples , and art . This is done through days of slow , rhythmic chanting , as well as fasting done prior to and during each ritual . Hacking , cutting , burning , or otherwise causing damage to Valenwood ' s graht - oak s is punishable by expulsion . Paper is only usable by the Bosmer when made from non - native trees .