However, the decision to eradicate the Nords would come at a great cost - to their entire civilization - as Ysgramor survived the attack on Saarthal and returned to their homeland of Atmora to raise an army. And though the fight was hard, the champions of the Atmora managed to seal Kinmune beneath the always-burnt borders of Saarthal, imprisoning her in its prismatic network of misunderstood dwemercraft.' вЂ• KINMUNE Conflict with the Nords Main article: Nordic-Falmer War 'High King Ysgramor took the loss of the Dumb Old Giant, one of his greatest counselors outside of Torc and Talking-Belt, with great anger, and sent his Thanes and Shield-Biters against her, equipped with great relics and enchanted weapons of wasabi. The text KINMUNE supports the latter conclusion strongly as it identifies the area under Saarthal as the site of a divine prison.

Later during the events of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, a Thalmor representative, Ancano, as well as the Psijic Order member Quaranir, took actions and made statements giving credence to the theory that this object, known as the Eye of Magnus, may have played an important role in the conflict. The Night of Tears as well as the Imperial Report on Saarthal suggests the conflict may have rather been more specifically related to, or escalated by the Snow Elves desire to control a powerful artifact uncovered by the Nord settlers and the Nords of Saarthal's desire to keep such power buried beneath the rocks and soil of their city. The Pocket Guide to the Empire, First Edition: Skyrim and Fall of the Snow Prince suggest the conflict may have been related to the rapidly increasing Nord population and a struggle for control over territory and resources, which took the form of a war of extermination-with both sides apparently pursuing the utter destruction of the other. The death of his countrymen prompted Ysgramor to summon his Five Hundred Companions - the namesake and forebears of the Companions in Whiterun - and vow to return and drive the Snow Elves from Skyrim. However, Ysgramor and his two sons managed to escape the attack, who then fled back to Atmora. The ensuing genocide was known as the ' Night of Tears' and the raid on Saarthal caused the demise of the entire population of the city. As they considered the humans to be a lesser species, the elves had little qualms about the slaughter they committed. The peace was short-lived, as an attack by Snow Elves destroyed the rapidly growing settlement of Nords in Saarthal. Initial coexistence between men and Snow Elves was largely peaceful, though this was not to last, as conflict soon arose between the two peoples. When the Atmorans arrived from Atmora, the Snow Elves had a somewhat comfortable relationship with the humans. Their origin was part of the initial exodus of dissident Mer groups from the Summerset Isles along with the Dwemer, Chimer and Ayleids, although the only Mer to settle in Skyrim were the Snow Elves and later, the Dwemer. They were the first race of Mer in Skyrim and were present long before the first Atmoran colonies that were established by Ysgramor. The Snow Elves were originally a wealthy and prosperous society that made their home in portions of Skyrim. When they separated from them is unknown. Unlike the other races of Mer, the Snow Elves retained much of the Aldmeri culture. Like all Mer, the Snow Elves are descendants of the ancient Aldmer. The Snow Elves also possessed a remarkable aptitude with magic, as can be seen with Arch-Curate Vyrthur. The Snow Elves had a society that almost rivaled that of the Altmer from the Summerset Isles. Gelebor explains that they were once a 'proud and prosperous race,' before the war with the Atmorans and their subsequent enslavement by the Dwemer. Despite most of this civilization's history being lost, a surviving Snow Elf by the name of Knight-Paladin Gelebor revealed details about the fate of his race.

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