Will this game take place far enough in the past that the Dwemer ( Dwarves ) will be around?

No, the Dwemer lived during the First Era. The Elder Scrolls Online takes place in the Second Era.

The Dwemer either got banished to Oblivion or annihilated during the Battle of Red Mountain in the First Era.

However, one tribe of the Dwemer migrated to Hammerfell in exile in the beginning of the First Era. I dont know what happened to them later on.

This takes place between the collapse of the Ayleids and the rise of Tiber Septim. Based, roughly, on a timeline I think it happens shortly after the Akaviri invasions into Tamriel.

EDIT: I know it happens after the Akaviri Invasions based on the lore behind the Ebonheart Pact. The question is exactly how long after, since they state that it happens AROUND 1000 years before Skyrim.

Originally posted by SlyLoK

Will this game take place far enough in the past that the Dwemer ( Dwarves ) will be around?

Dwemer were not dwarves they were elves.

Originally posted by Istavaan

Originally posted by SlyLoK

Will this game take place far enough in the past that the Dwemer ( Dwarves ) will be around?

Dwemer were not dwarves they were elves.

Many people refer to them as dwarves though.

Originally posted by Istavaan

Originally posted by SlyLoK

Will this game take place far enough in the past that the Dwemer ( Dwarves ) will be around?

Dwemer were not dwarves they were elves.

That's a bit of a complexity in Elder Scrolls lore. They are elves, but they were commonly known to men as dwarves but didn't have the stereotypical aspects from mainstream fantasy.

On topic, the dwemer vanished long before the second era, so we wont see them in TESO in all likelyhood.

Originally posted by Istavaan
dwemer are not short though they are of similar size to most other elven races.

I believe the name dwarf came about because of the giants they shared the land with at that time.

Originally posted by Jimmy562

Originally posted by Istavaan
dwemer are not short though they are of similar size to most other elven races.

I believe the name dwarf came about because of the giants they shared the land with at that time.

Ah yes, that's right.

Originally posted by ShakyMo
No the giant thing is wrong, giants are skyrim. Dwemer in the main lived in Morrowind, but also few colonies in skyrim and high rock.

Afaik, according to lore, there were giants in Vvardenfell.