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The [[Lore:Ehlnofey|Ehlnofey]], sometimes spelled '''Elhnofey''',{{ref|name=PGE1Sky|{{Cite book|PGE|1|Skyrim}}}} of the [[Lore:Dawn Era|Dawn Era]] are a group of {{Lore Link|et'Ada}} who, along with the {{Lore Link|Hist}}, decided not to abandon {{Lore Link|Mundus}}, and instead worked to keep it viable. They remained in the mortal realm and populated it, becoming the progenitors of the modern races.{{ref|name=TM|{{Cite book|The Monomyth}}}}{{ref|name=BTAOM|{{Cite book|Before the Ages of Man}}}} Many followed the example of {{Lore Link|Y'ffre}} and sacrificed themselves to form the rules of nature,{{ref|name=VOF|{{Cite book|Varieties of Faith...}}}} and it's been found that these "Earth Bones" can be manipulated to some extent.{{ref|name=TM}}{{ref|name=MWBaladas|[[MW:Baladas Demnevanni (person)|Baladas Demnevanni]]'s dialogue in [[MW:Morrowind|Morrowind]].}} Perhaps because of their association with the land itself, "Old Ehlnofey" became another name for {{Lore Link|Aldmeris}}, the mystical homeland of the elves.{{ref|name=PGE3Sum|{{Cite book|PGE|3|Summerset}}}}{{ref|name=PGE3All|{{Cite book|PGE|3|All the Eras of Man}}}} Their language or languages became known as [[Lore:Ehlnofex Languages|Ehlnofex]].{{ref|name=TM}}<noinclude>
==Origin==
When [[Lore:Magnus (god)|Magnus]] the architect decided to flee Mundus, the et'Ada split. [[Lore:Magna Ge|Most]] followed Magnus, but the Ehlnofey are those that, as described above, "sacrificed themselves into other forms so that they might Stay" in Mundus.{{ref|name=BTAOM}} It is believed Nirn is an amalgamation of twelve worlds, and a large chunk of one world, the Ehlnofey world, was left relatively intact. The Ehlnofey who lived there were the ancestors of the Mer, and their solidarity allowed them to retain more of their ancient knowledge and power. The other Ehlnofey, who were left scattered around Nirn, had a harder time adapting, and were dubbed the "Wanderers". For whatever reason, war eventually broke out between Old Ehlnofey and the Wanderers. The former were more powerful individually, but the latter were more numerous, and had been toughened by the hardships of Nirn. It is believed this war reshaped the face of Nirn, creating the first oceans, and what was left of Old Ehlnofey purportedly became {{Lore Link|Tamriel}}.{{ref|name=TAA|{{Cite book|The Annotated Anuad}}}} When this war occurred is not clear, but the {{Lore Link|Aldmer}} are said to have left their doomed and ruined continent and colonized southwest Tamriel in the Middle {{Lore Link|Merethic Era}},{{ref|name=BTAOM}}{{ref|name=PGE3All}} only to spend many centuries fruitlessly searching for their old homeland.{{ref|name=FOTN|{{Cite book|Father Of The Niben}}}}
==Legacy==
The fracturing of the Aldmer along cultural and racial lines is called the Sundering of Aldmeris. The Ehlnofey of Tamriel became the [[Lore:Dwemer|Dwemer]] (Deep Ones), the [[Lore:Chimer|Chimer]] (Changed Ones), the [[Lore:Bosmer|Bosmer]] (Green or Forest Ones), and the [[Lore:Altmer|Altmer]] (Elder or High Ones). The Wanderers became the men of [[Lore:Nirn|Nirn]], eventually splitting into many different racial groups, including the [[Lore:Nede|Nede]]s, [[Lore:Nord|Nord]]s, the [[Lore:Redguard|Redguard]]s of [[Lore:Yokuda|Yokuda]], the [[Lore:Tsaesci (race)|Tsaesci]] of [[Lore:Akavir|Akavir]], and other aboriginal groups.{{ref|name=TAA}}
Though the protean race is apparently gone, the Ehlnofey are not entirely forgotten. They are thought to have taken on students before they disappeared, passing their knowledge on to emerging races.{{ref|name=PGE1Ham|{{Cite book|PGE|1|Hammerfell}}}} Knowledge of most individuals has been lost to time, but many prominent Ehlnofey appear in some form in the [[Lore:Gods|pantheons]] of the various races. The {{Lore Link|Ayleids}} of {{Lore Link|Cyrodiil}} preserved the Ehlnofey's Dawn Era magics and language.{{ref|name=BTAOM}} The theories of the {{Lore Link|Dwemer}} High Craftlord {{Lore Link|Kagrenac}} involved using sacred tones on the {{Lore Link|Heart of Lorkhan}} and bending the Earth Bones, commanding the "obedience" of the Ehlnofey.{{ref|name=MWBaladas}}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:ON-npc-Guardian of the Water.jpg|The Guardian of the Water, an imprisoned Ehlnofey
File:ON-npc-Guardian-of-the-Earth.jpg|The Guardian of the Earth, an imprisoned Ehlnofey
File:ON-npc-Guardian_of_the_Air.jpg|The Guardian of the Air, an imprisoned Ehlnofey
</gallery>
==Notes==
* The war between the Ehlnofey described in ''{{Lore Link|The Annotated Anuad}}'' bears many striking parallels with the war between Lorkhan and {{Lore Link|Auriel}} described in ''{{Lore Link|The Monomyth}}'', and the texts are likely summarizing the same events from different historiographical perspectives.
==See Also==
* {{Book Link|The Annotated Anuad}}
* {{Book Link|Before the Ages of Man}}
* {{Book Link|The Monomyth}}
==References==
<references/></noinclude>
The [[Lore:Ehlnofey|Ehlnofey]], sometimes spelled '''Elhnofey''',{{ref|name=PGE1Sky|{{Cite book|PGE|1|Skyrim}}}} of the [[Lore:Dawn Era|Dawn Era]] are a group of {{Lore Link|et'Ada}} who, along with the {{Lore Link|Hist}}, decided not to abandon {{Lore Link|Mundus}}, and instead worked to keep it viable. They remained in the mortal realm and populated it, becoming the progenitors of the modern races.{{ref|name=TM|{{Cite book|The Monomyth}}}}{{ref|name=BTAOM|{{Cite book|Before the Ages of Man}}}} Many followed the example of {{Lore Link|Y'ffre}} and sacrificed themselves to form the rules of nature,{{ref|name=VOF|{{Cite book|Varieties of Faith...}}}} and it's been found that these "Earth Bones" can be manipulated to some extent.{{ref|name=TM}}{{ref|name=MWBaladas|[[MW:Baladas Demnevanni (person)|Baladas Demnevanni]]'s dialogue in [[MW:Morrowind|Morrowind]].}} Perhaps because of their association with the land itself, "Old Ehlnofey" became another name for {{Lore Link|Aldmeris}}, the mystical homeland of the elves.{{ref|name=PGE3Sum|{{Cite book|PGE|3|Summerset}}}}{{ref|name=PGE3All|{{Cite book|PGE|3|All the Eras of Man}}}} Their language or languages became known as [[Lore:Ehlnofex Languages|Ehlnofex]].{{ref|name=TM}}<noinclude>
==Origin==
When [[Lore:Magnus (god)|Magnus]] the architect decided to flee Mundus, the et'Ada split. [[Lore:Magna Ge|Most]] followed Magnus, but the Ehlnofey are those that, as described above, "sacrificed themselves into other forms so that they might Stay" in Mundus.{{ref|name=BTAOM}} It is believed Nirn is an amalgamation of twelve worlds, and a large chunk of one world, the Ehlnofey world, was left relatively intact. The Ehlnofey who lived there were the ancestors of the Mer, and their solidarity allowed them to retain more of their ancient knowledge and power. The other Ehlnofey, who were left scattered around Nirn, had a harder time adapting, and were dubbed the "Wanderers". For whatever reason, war eventually broke out between Old Ehlnofey and the Wanderers. The former were more powerful individually, but the latter were more numerous, and had been toughened by the hardships of Nirn. It is believed this war reshaped the face of Nirn, creating the first oceans, and what was left of Old Ehlnofey purportedly became {{Lore Link|Tamriel}}.{{ref|name=TAA|{{Cite book|The Annotated Anuad}}}} When this war occurred is not clear, but the {{Lore Link|Aldmer}} are said to have left their doomed and ruined continent and colonized southwest Tamriel in the Middle {{Lore Link|Merethic Era}},{{ref|name=BTAOM}}{{ref|name=PGE3All}} only to spend many centuries fruitlessly searching for their old homeland.{{ref|name=FOTN|{{Cite book|Father Of The Niben}}}}
==Legacy==
The fracturing of the Aldmer along cultural and racial lines is called the Sundering of Aldmeris. The Ehlnofey of Tamriel became the [[Lore:Dwemer|Dwemer]] (Deep Ones), the [[Lore:Chimer|Chimer]] (Changed Ones), the [[Lore:Bosmer|Bosmer]] (Green or Forest Ones), and the [[Lore:Altmer|Altmer]] (Elder or High Ones). The Wanderers became the men of [[Lore:Nirn|Nirn]], eventually splitting into many different racial groups, including the [[Lore:Nede|Nede]]s, [[Lore:Nord|Nord]]s, the [[Lore:Redguard|Redguard]]s of [[Lore:Yokuda|Yokuda]], the [[Lore:Tsaesci (race)|Tsaesci]] of [[Lore:Akavir|Akavir]], and other aboriginal groups.{{ref|name=TAA}}
Though the protean race is apparently gone, the Ehlnofey are not entirely forgotten. They are thought to have taken on students before they disappeared, passing their knowledge on to emerging races.{{ref|name=PGE1Ham|{{Cite book|PGE|1|Hammerfell}}}} Knowledge of most individuals has been lost to time, but many prominent Ehlnofey appear in some form in the [[Lore:Gods|pantheons]] of the various races. The {{Lore Link|Ayleids}} of {{Lore Link|Cyrodiil}} preserved the Ehlnofey's Dawn Era magics and language.{{ref|name=BTAOM}} The theories of the {{Lore Link|Dwemer}} High Craftlord {{Lore Link|Kagrenac}} involved using sacred tones on the {{Lore Link|Heart of Lorkhan}} and bending the Earth Bones, commanding the "obedience" of the Ehlnofey.{{ref|name=MWBaladas}}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:ON-npc-Guardian of the Water.jpg|The Guardian of the Water, an imprisoned Ehlnofey
File:ON-npc-Guardian-of-the-Earth.jpg|The Guardian of the Earth, an imprisoned Ehlnofey
File:ON-npc-Guardian_of_the_Air.jpg|The Guardian of the Air, an imprisoned Ehlnofey
</gallery>
==Notes==
* The war between the Ehlnofey described in ''{{Lore Link|The Annotated Anuad}}'' bears many striking parallels with the war between Lorkhan and {{Lore Link|Auriel}} described in ''{{Lore Link|The Monomyth}}'', and the texts are likely summarizing the same events from different historiographical perspectives.
==See Also==
* {{Book Link|The Annotated Anuad}}
* {{Book Link|Before the Ages of Man}}
* {{Book Link|The Monomyth}}
==References==
<references/></noinclude>