Best/Favorite Elves

[RegalNerd]

Moving on:

It's hard for me to choose any living Elven race, because all of the ones who've survived do things that annoy me:

If I were to say Bosmer, I'd be turned away by their general weakness in battle, and their insatiable paranoia (they're always worried someone's out to get them).
If I were to say Altmer, I'd be annoyed by their general attitude and condescending demeanor toward Men. They're a haughty, xenophobic race that views Men, however disproved, as their inferiors.
If I were to say Dumer, I'd be a whole lot more comfortable than I would be with the other two..but their smug overconfidence and the fact that at least some of them still keep slaves is what really pushed me away from them.
At last we have the Orsimer...their problem? As strong as they are in battle, they've still been bested by all surviving races of Men..although the Nords have used them as mercenaries lately.
As far as the Maormer, Left-Handed Elves, and the Falmer...there just isn't enough information about them to say either way, although two have already perished to Men.

So, when it's boiled down, IMO...I have to go with the only sensible Elven race, that being the Dwemer...which is a shame, because they perished like so many others.

the dunmer have outlawed slavery. so there you go. and can anyone please direct me to liturature about left handed elves? I know they lived on yokuda, buts thats all

[TerrorOfTheNorth]

Google it along with Yokuda
e.g. Left-handed elves, yokuda

[King Acunasti]

lol, I love when someone says that the humans "suck", because their history all but proves that they don't. With the exception of the Dwemer and Chimer pushing the Nords out of Morrowind, the humans have inevitably won nearly every single major conflict with the Elves, all over. From the Ra Gada eliminating the Left-Handed Elves of Yokuda, to the Nords eliminating all Elves from Skyrim, to the Nedes decisively beating the Ayleids out of Cyrodiil, and later the Imperials conquering both Valenwood and Summerset...they have shown both their military superiority through victory in battle, and their cultural superiority in lasting for thousands of years with, not just Elves, but Akivir at their doorstep.

The several races of humans have shown how much they "suck" by kicking the Elves around all over Tamriel, including a brief initial stint in the otherwise untouched Morrowind. Maybe the Elves should "man"-up and put up a good fight for a change, and they wouldn't have this problem of humans proving them wrong over and over again.

However, the Elves controlled Tamriel loooooooooooong before the rise of Men. The power was simply shifted, and...considering the state of the Empire at this point, the power is likely to shift back once again.

[TerrorOfTheNorth]

That's because Men hadn't fully arrived yet, and most places (Yokuda) where both were fully/equally present, Men gained supremacy.

And Men still fully rule most of Tamriel, they just need to find a successor to the Imperial throne. The Altmer have a bit more power on Summerset because of their naval prowess, but they wouldn't be able to militarily take the mainland from humans.