Elves

[Category: Races]

Regal and often beautiful, the Elven races are commonly considered to be the last of the Ancient or greater races. Even the eldest of these fair races cannot recall the origins of their people, and folklore holds that some great event led to the destruction of the first great Elven nation at the hand of the Orcs. The survivors of this catastrophe were scattered and had to form new nations.

Elves are often seen as the caretaker race, both of the Younger Races and the knowledge and ways of the ancient ones.

All the Elven races are extremely long lived, living often see a millennium or more before passing beyond the mortal coil.

Those of this race are considered mature at 100 and starting around their second century of life, they age at about a rate 12 times slower than that of a Humans.

Thus, if an Elf is the equivalent of a 30-year-old Human, then he or she would be 360 years old.

Elves are the guardians of the world and the places and beings within it.

They are often harsh or restricting, as a parent might be to a child, when dealing with the Younger Races. Though the Humans and Dwarves of the world may see this as a sign of the arrogance that is Elfdom, it is just a sign of the protectiveness the Elves feel for the Younger Races and the world around them.

This protectiveness does not extend to the Orcs or the Goblinoid races as a whole. Though they seem to treat Ogres with some deference, not always killing them on sight, Orcs gain no such luxury. Full blooded Orcs are the enemy of all that is good and right in the world and are treated as such. Their unfortunate offspring such as orc-bloods my not be treated quite as harshly, but neither are they trusted without proving themselves. That is a long road and Elves have all the time in the world.

Lastly the Elves are a caste-based society. Though they are fair and just to all their kind, and these beings are regal by any Human’s standard, they have a ranking with in their own structure of which those whom the right to rule was granted, and these are the Elves whose lineage is purest and closest to the original Spark.

The castes are the High Elves known as the Nol’Queldir. The Dawn Elf or the Que’Lyndir, the Dusk Elves known as the Illithari or Nol’Illithar in ancient texts, and the Sylvan Elves, often simply referred to as the Sylvan. Even though these beings of grace are a caste-based society, it is important to note all Elves are just that; Elves.