Fiarra

The Fiarra, or wolf elves, are one branch of maedi that split from the Azlan after their banishment to the Abyss. Their origins are obscured by myth. Unlike the other maedi, the Fiarra refused to return to the World Above, which they considered doomed. Instead, the exiled maedi chose to remain in the Abyss. The warrior Ulen lead his people across the Deadlands, battling with demons and seeking a realm of their own. The courage and tenacity of Ulen and his followers impressed both Kyrene and Veres, though some myths say it was Rakith, not Veres, who was drawn to Ulen's ferocity. Neither Kyrene nor Veres/Rakith could decide on who should harbor the wandering elves. Finally, the deities agreed to produce a child, a fusion of war and tenacious life, who would be the progenitor of a new breed of elf. The child was Danae, the Great She-Wolf, and she mated with Ulen, giving birth to the first Fiarra. 
Mother Wolf took her new cubs and brought them to the realm of her father Veres, and there taught them all the crafts of forest and plain. There the Fiarra have largely remained, emerging into Orbis only during the Wild Hunt at year's end. This has resulted in the birth of many half-elves or elflings over the ages, and most inhabitants of Vala consider the wolf elves to be dangerous, rapacious creatures, the incarnation of feral violence and strength. The Fiarra are certainly a passionate, impulsive and wild people, doing as their instincts bid them. They freely move between the realms of Veres and Rakith, sometimes presenting a gentle face, other times a vicious and bestial one. They are always unpredictable, even at their calmest, and they can be roused into a fierce frenzy that is terrible to behold. All wolf maedi have lupine eyes of black-pinned yellow. Their canine teeth are very long and sharp, fangs for tearing into meat, which they enjoy eating raw. Their skin is often a burnished bronze, and their bodies are robust and heavily muscled, rippling with predatory strength. Hair color varies from black to white, though red hair is far more common among Fiarra than among humans. Fiarra have many secret gates that they use to enter the World Above during the Wild Hunt or for more informal jaunts. These 'fairy circles' or gallitraps can sometimes bring unsuspecting individuals into the Abyss, where the Fiarra will make sport of them. This could be a light-hearted game (to the Fiarra) or it could be a brutal hunt that ends in bloody death. The Fiarra are easily swayed by their bestial instincts, and a friendly wolf elf might quickly become a dangerous predator if his feral urges are aroused. 
Other maedi often consider the Fiarra little better than beasts, corrupted by their extended stay in the Abyss.
Category:Races
Category:Maedi