High Elves are the pale-skinned descendants of magic-addicted Night Elves in the Warcraft Universe that were exiled from Kalimdor. Later, another sect breaks off calling themselves blood elves.
In The Elder Scrolls universe, High Elves - or Altmer - the golden-skinned elves from Summerset Isles , are noted for their pride and arrogance as well as their potent magic.