The Falmer : A Study Content . I have studied , and traveled , and explored , and observed , and my hypothesis has finally been confirmed : that the twisted Falmer that inhabit the darkest depths of Skyrim are indeed the snow elves of legend . No one really knows when the story of the snow elves began , but the ancient work " Fall of the Snow Prince , " which is an account of the Battle of the Moesring as transcribed by Lokheim , chronicler to the chieftain Ingjaldr White - Eye , gives a rather vivid account of its ending . According to this eyewitness account , the great Falmer leader known only as the Snow Prince died in glorious battle , and was buried with honor by his Nord slayers . The remaining snow elves were scattered or slain , and were never heard from again . Or so many thought . But where the story of the ancient snow elves ends , that of the current - day Falmer begins . For when the snow elf host was shattered on that fateful day , it did not simply disperse - it descended . Into the earth , deep underground . For the Falmer sought sanctuary in the most unlikely of places - Blackreach , far beneath the surface of Skyrim , in the legendary realm of the Dwemer themselves . Yes , Blackreach exists . I have been there , and unlike most of those who have witnessed its terrible glories , I have returned . And I now know the truth about the Falmer . After their defeat by the Nords , the dwarves of old agreed to protect the Falmer , but at a terrible price . For these Dwemer did not trust their snow elf guests , and forced them to consume the toxic fungi that once grew deep underground . As a result , the snow elves were rendered blind . Soon , the majestic snow elves were rendered powerless . They became the dwarves ' servants . . . and then their slaves . But the Dwemer ' s treachery was so deep , so complete , that they made the fungi an essential part of the Falmer ' s diet . This guaranteed the weakness of not only their current Falmer thralls , but their offspring as well . The snow elves , for time eternal , would be blind . But as is always the story with slaves and their masters , the Falmer eventually rebelled . Generations after they first sought solace among the dwarves , and experienced bitter betrayal , the Falmer rose up against their oppressors . They overthrew the dwarves , and fled even further down , into Blackreach ' s deepest , most hidden reaches . For decade upon decade , the two sides waged a bitter conflict . A full - fledged and bloody " War of the Crag " that raged deep below Skyrim ' s surface , completely unbeknownst to the Nords above , a war whose battles and heroes must forever remain lost to our knowledge . Until one day , the war ended . For on that day , the Falmer went to meet their Dwemer foes in battle , only to find that the entire race had . . . vanished . Finally free from the threat of their Dwemer overlords , the Falmer were able to spread freely throughout Blackreach . But years of fighting the dwarves had left them bloodthirsty and brutal . Feeling the need to conquer , to kill , they began mounting raids to the surface world . And so the legends began . Of small , blind , goblin - like creatures who would rise from the cracks of the earth , in the dead of night , to slaughter cattle , attack lonely travelers , and steal sleeping babes from their cribs . In recent years , however , the sightings of these creatures have become more and more frequent . Their raids , more organized . Their attacks , more brutal . In fact , one might even come to the conclusion that the Falmer are ready to change once again . Could it be true ? Are the snow elves of ages past ready to reclaim their long - forgotten glory ? Are they ready to surge to the surface , and make war upon the " light dwellers " ? If that happens - if the Falmer are indeed planning on reconquering Skyrim - I fear a horror neither man nor gods could possibly stand against .