Elvaan

Elvaan are one of the Enlightened Races available for play in Final Fantasy XI. They inhabit the Kingdom of San d'Oria, and Elvaan players starting their game there are rewarded with a San d'Orian Ring. They are strong and have a high Strength stat, making them effective for physical classes (such as Monk) and high Mind, making them successful healers, such as White Mages. They are the most religious of the enlightened races, and also the most imperialistic.
The Elvaan resemble elves from German mythology and other common fantasy-type games. The Elezen from Final Fantasy XIV take after the Elvaan.
== Profile ==
=== Culture ===
=== Physiology ===
Elvaan have lanky features, including long necks, long limbs, and long, pointed ears. They have tanned skin and fair facial structures.
=== Demeanor ===
=== Military ===
== Story ==
In the game's creation myth, the goddess Altana weeps over the destruction of the ancient Zilart race. Her tears clean away the wreckage and give rise to the five enlightened races. The god Promathia, disliking the existence of the new races, brings out their worst emotions. The Elvaan were cursed with arrogance.
The Elvaan reached the height of their influence after the Age of Magic, wherein the Tarutaru monopolized the practice of magic. After the secrets of magic usage became available to the other races, even the beastmen, the Elvaan developed powerful orders of knights. Elvaan influence expanded, until they went at war with Bastok and Windurst. Windurst allied with their enemies, the Yagudo, who were displaced by Elvaan imperialism. Bastok, with Hume ingenuity, invented firearms that gave them an advantage. The Elvaan's defeat at the Second Battle of Konschtat marked the end of this era, called the Age of Power.
== Statistics ==
=== Character models ===
;Face types:
Female 	Female 	Female	Female 	Female 	Female	Female	Female
Face 1 	Face 2 	Face 3	Face 4 	Face 5 	Face 6	Face 7	Face 8
Erielle	Halmide	Elive 	Marillon	Hopelle	Menoe 	Apesia	Veilla
Male 	Male 	Male 	Male 	Male 	Male 	Male 	Male
Face 1 	Face 2 	Face 3 	Face 4 	Face 5 	Face 6 	Face 7 	Face 8
Lothaire	Lainguel	Loubier	Leaumont	Civerion	Bauliant	Ageneau	Etermion
;Hair types:
Female	Female	Female	Female	Female	Female	Female	Female	Female
Hair 	Face 1	Face 2	Face 3	Face 4	Face 5	Face 6	Face 7	Face 8
Hair A	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hair B	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Male 	Male 	Male 	Male 	Male 	Male 	Male 	Male 	Male
Hair 	Face 1	Face 2	Face 3	Face 4	Face 5	Face 6	Face 7	Face 8
Hair A	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hair B	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Starting stats ===
The following table shows the level 1 statistics for each class a Elvaan can take, keeping in mind that the difference in attributes between each race is quite negligible, and any of them will be able to do any job competently as long as they are geared well:
Job 	HP	MP	STR	DEX	VIT	AGI	INT	MND	CHR
Base 	30	16	7 	6 	7 	5 	5 	7 	6
Warrior 	33	0 	9 	7 	7 	6 	4 	6 	6
Monk 	35	0 	8 	7 	9 	4 	4 	7 	6
White Mage 	27	20	7 	5 	7 	5 	5 	9 	7
Black Mage 	29	22	6 	7 	6 	6 	7 	7 	6
Red Mage 	30	18	7 	6 	7 	5 	6 	8 	6
Thief 	30	0 	7 	8 	7 	6 	6 	6 	5
Paladin 	32	14	8 	6 	9 	4 	4 	8 	7
Dark Knight	32	14	9 	7 	8 	5 	6 	6 	5
Bard 	30	0 	7 	6 	7 	4 	5 	7 	7
Beastmaster	32	0 	7 	7 	7 	4 	5 	7 	8
Ranger 	29	0 	7 	6 	7 	7 	5 	7 	6
Samurai 	33	0 	8 	7 	8 	5 	5 	7 	6
Dragoon 	32	0 	8 	6 	9 	6 	5 	6 	6
Ninja 	30	0 	8 	7 	8 	6 	5 	6 	5
Summoner 	26	24	6 	6 	6 	5 	6 	8 	7
Race Comparison	Race Comparison
Stat 	Comparison
HP 	Galka > Elvaan > Mithra = Hume > Tarutaru
MP 	Tarutaru > Hume = Mithra > Elvaan > Galka
STR 	Elvaan > Galka > Hume > Mithra > Tarutaru
DEX 	Mithra > Galka = Hume = Tarutaru > Elvaan
VIT 	Galka > Elvaan > Hume > Mithra = Tarutaru
AGI 	Mithra > Tarutaru > Hume > Galka > Elvaan
INT 	Tarutaru > Hume = Mithra > Galka > Elvaan
MND 	Elvaan > Galka = Hume > Mithra = Tarutaru
CHR 	Hume = Tarutaru = Elvaan > Galka = Mithra
=== Jobs ===
Elvaan WAR (FFXI).png|Elvaan Warriors in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan MNK (FFXI).png|Elvaan Monks in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan WHM (FFXI).png|Elvaan White Mages in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan BLM (FFXI).png|Elvaan Black Mages in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan RDM (FFXI).png|Elvaan Red Mages in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan THF (FFXI).png|Elvaan Thieves in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan PLD (FFXI).png|Elvaan Paladins in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan DRK (FFXI).png|Elvaan Dark Knights in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan BST (FFXI).png|Elvaan Beastmasters in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan BRD (FFXI).png|Elvaan Bards in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan RNG (FFXI).png|Elvaan Rangers in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan SAM (FFXI).png|Elvaan Samurai in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan NIN (FFXI).png|Elvaan Ninja in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan DRG (FFXI).png|Elvaan Dragoons in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan SMN (FFXI).png|Elvaan Summoners in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan BLU (FFXI).png|Elvaan Blue Mages in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan COR (FFXI).png|Elvaan Corsairs in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan PUP (FFXI).png|Elvaan Puppetmasters in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan DNC (FFXI).png|Elvaan Dancers in Artifact Armor.
Elvaan SCH (FFXI).png|Elvaan Scholars in Artifact Armor.
== Other appearances ==
=== Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy ===
Prishe appears as a Warrior of Cosmos. She was initially considered for Dissidia Final Fantasy, but was rejected in favor of Shantotto.
=== Final Fantasy Grandmasters ===
The Elvaan is one of the playable races.
FFGrand Male Elvaan.png|Male Elvaan.
FFGrand Female Elvaan.png|Female Elvaan.
== Behind the scenes ==
The Elvaan character design was done by Tetsuya Nomura.
== Gallery ==
FFXI Elvaan Male Underwear.jpg|Elvaan.
Elvaan Child.jpg|Elvaan NPC's and children.
FFXI-ElvaanKing artwork.jpg|Destin R d'Oraguille.
FFXI-ElvaanKyoko concept.jpg|Papsque Shamonde.
FFXI-ElvaanPrincess artwork.jpg|Claidie I d'Oraguille.
Prishe_Concept.jpg|Prishe concept.
Rughadjeen FFXI Ikeda Art.jpg|Promotional artwork of Rughadjeen by Yuzuki Ikeda.
Elvaan Facial Sketches.jpg|Facial sketches for the Elvaan.
Maeda Hiroyuki FFXI Art 1.jpg|Promotional artwork for Final Fantasy XI by Maeda Hiroyuki.
Elvaan sunbreezefestivalswimsuit.jpg|An Elvaan at the Sunbreeze Festival.
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