Though the beastfolk were the first inhabitants of Tamriel, they did not create written records until the empire of Tiber Septim, making it difficult to determine how long Beastmen were in Tamriel before the first mer. The origins of beastfolk, unlike mer and men, vary from race to race. Each bestial race reports differently in Mythic Era history, before the Invasions of men and mer.
Vvardenfell savant Okan-Shei professed that Betmeri, or 'Beastmen,' were the aboriginal inhabitants of Tamriel.
