Maedi

The maedi, commonly called elves, are the children of the Voru, specifically the 'starborn' faction of the Ilani. Like all mortal beings, the maedi were formed from the Walking Bones, and were tasked with finding and recovering the pieces of Asur. The first of the maedi was Yekkat the Beautiful, and all subsequent elves were made in his likeness. These ancestral elves are called the Azlan, the 'immortal spirits' made to serve the giants, just as the giants served the gods. Until the end of Age Zero the elves were one race, though riven by political and philosophical divisions. But when Queen Akhei-Bel and Yatavo attempted the mysterious Tower Spell, the maedi were ripped from Vala and hurled into the Abyss. There, the elves were changed, becoming distinct racial groups, which coalesced around prophetic leaders. The maedi were thus divided into five distinct stocks: the Basai, the Fiarra, the Rasna, the Sho and the Voij. Later, the Zeri, or sea elves, would split from the Rasna. The Rasna that did not leave the Altean mainland for Karkana developed into distinct ethnic groups, the Lavani 'free elves' and the Kaseni 'castle elves.' It is supposed that other elven populations might exist in isolation, either in the Abyss or in obscure regions of Vala. Even if this is the case, it is the above groups that most think of when elves are mentioned.
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Category:Maedi