Are the Nomadic Merchants of the Nightfolk race?

[Mander]

Could anyone confirm? Because if so, it would genuinely blow my mind.

The people of Nokron and Nokstella (and the nameless eternal city), who created the ancient dragon cult, who saw the birth of the dragonkin people when an ancient dragon mixed her blood with theirs, who tried to create synthetic elden lords (mimic tear description), who were subject of condemnation from the Golden Order when they created blades capable of harming the Greater Will (basically miniature gods slaying devices)…
are ALSO the people who conjured the Flame of Frenzy after they were imprisoned under the capital of Leyndell?
Nokron and Nokstella are basically Atlantis/ R'lyeh for Elden Ring…

EDIT oh, and the let’s add that probably the ancient snow crone who was teacher to both Rennala and Ranni was a nightfolk also, why not?

[Martini]

I don't think when they say 'under the capital' they mean like ALL that deep
just sewer levels

[Mander]

Originally posted by Martini:

I don't think when they say 'under the capital' they mean like ALL that deep
just sewer levels

Care to elaborate a little?
Or maybe it was my OP who was too short: from many descriptions scattered in the Lands Between, the nightfolk, the original inhabitants of the Eternal Cities, were capable of astounding feats. Nevertheless, their power in the end failed when the Greater Will condemned their kingdom (?) to the Depths, scattering the survivors to the wind… I would be interested in understanding if the nomadic merchants are among those survivors, who at a later date created the nomadic caravans. Or at least if it is a plausible interpretation: hence this thread.

[Lod101]

aren't those gravity elven guys nightkin?

[Mander]

Originally posted by Lod101:

aren't those gravity elven guys nightkin?

Those are onyx lords. From the in-game description:
"A race of ancients with skin of stone who were said to have risen to life when a meteor struck long ago. They were called lords in reverential fear of their destructive power."
One of them was teacher to Radahn in gravitational magic (who, being of Carian lineage, did not have access to it naturally). Ties to the Nightfolk are possible, but beyond the scope of this thread.

[Mander]

So, unfortunately, NPCs don’t have an ID tied to their race, afaik.
Even screenshotting doesn’t seem to provide a definitive answer, because of their leathery and sun kissed faces:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2817682146

It certainly does seem to err on the side of silver… but it isn’t enough for a definitive confirmation.