:''"Do fogo, vida; da luz, mágica."'' — Frase Ayleid{{ref|name=ART|{{Cite book|Texto de Referência Ayleid}}}}

[[File:ON-npc-King Laloriaran Dynar.jpg|thumb|{{Lore Link|Laloriaran Dynar}}, o último rei dos Ayleids]]{{TOCright}}</noinclude>

Much like how the {{Lore Link|Dwemer Ruins|ruins}} of the lost [[Lore:Dwemer|Dwemer]] dot [[Lore:Hammerfell|Hammerfell]], [[Lore:Skyrim|Skyrim]], and [[Lore:Morrowind|Morrowind]], the Ayleids have left {{Lore Link|Ayleid Ruins|ruins}} scattered around [[Lore:Cyrodiil|Cyrodiil]] and other regions which were once under the dominion of their Empire. These underground cities can prove deadly for adventurers, hiding such dangers as traps, monsters, undead, and criminals. Their cities were amazing feats of architecture ranging from small settlements to gigantic, labyrinth-like metropolises shaped out of whitish rock.{{ref|name=Oblivion|Events of [[OB:Oblivion|Oblivion]]}}{{ref|name=GJ|{{Cite book|Gelebourne's Journal}}}} They also seem to have had a firm grasp of the {{Lore Link|Magic|magical arts}}, as many of their ruins contain stones filled with magicka essences harvested from the sky. They also developed what came to be called the school of {{Lore Link|Alteration}}, as they were skilled in magics such as shapeshifting and levitation.{{ref|name=GAL|{{Cite book|Glories and Laments}}}}{{ref|name=MFTS|{{Cite book|Magic from the Sky}}}}{{ref|name=DOTN|{{Cite book|Daughter of the Niben}}}}{{ref|name=2920L5|{{Cite book|2920, Second Seed (v5)}}}} As for their appearance, like all elves, they were most likely thin and lean with pointed ears and angular facial features. Their complexion was lighter than that of the {{Lore Link|Dunmer}}, but they were darker than {{Lore Link|Altmer}}.{{ref|name=2920L5}} They preserved many of the ancient runes and {{Lore Link|Dawn Era}} magics of the {{Lore Link|Ehlnofey}} that other elves had forgotten.{{ref|name=BTAOM|{{Cite book|Before the Ages of Man}}}}{{ref|name=AD|{{Cite book|Ahzidal's Descent}}}} The prophecies of the {{Lore Link|Cult of the Ancestor Moth|moth-eyed}} foretold that Ayleidic hubris would "bear bitter fruit",{{ref|name=AE4TET|{{Cite book|Aurbic Enigma 4: The Elden Tree}}}} a warning that many, apparently, failed to heed. It would be their undoing.{{FMI|dummy=}}<noinclude>