Orgnum was born an Aldmer (of the first Mer people) sometime in the Merithic Era (which complicates his age dating, as the Aldmer were known to have faded away during the middle of the era).

The Dwemer are considered to have been another kind of Aldmer and not necessarily a distinct race of dwarves, as they migrated from Aldmeris to Hammerfell like the various elves did to different ...