Sinistral Elves

Sinistral Elves, also known as Lefthanded Elves, were a race of Mer on lost continent of Yokuda. It is believed they were destroyed in the war with Redguards and the remnants died when Yokuda sank. They are thought to have created the Orichalc Tower, one of the many Towers scattered around Nirn.

History
Sinistral Elves had, at one point, an empire that stretched across whole continent. It was said to have been four times larger than Septim Empire. They were very well accustomed to desert living and their wizards could build a whole city within minutes. The Redguards learned how to make scimitars and turbans from the Elves. Sinistral Elves learned how to defend against the sandstorm and how to make an armor and weapons out of sand and sandstone.

For many centuries, the Sinistral Elves were bitter enemies of ancient Redguards, Yokudans. During the Merethic Era, the Na-Totambu warred to a standstill to decide who would lead the charge against the Elves. The Yokudan deity Leki intervened and a leader was decided, starting the war. Diagna, an avatar of deity HoonDing, brought Orichalcum weapons to Yokudans, which were instrumental in their victory against the Elves.

No Sinistral Elves ever reached Tamriel. Their final defeat in Yokudan-Sinistral war and sinking of their continent made them extinct. The Yokudans' hatred towards the Elves stayed when they reached Tamriel. They exterminated any Elf settlements in Hammerfell they came across.