Elves

An Elf, (plural form: Elves) is a humanoid supernatural being making up one of the 7 races in the ancient world. Although they are described to be gracious, wise and overwhelmingly beautiful, they are also prideful and arrogant, especially to Humans. They are very agile, are experts in forest foraging, skilled in potion brewery, archery, and are essentially immortal. 
__TOC__
== Habitat ==
Elves are rarely seen by the public, they often live in The Elven Realm where it is very difficult to get to as the way to the realm is very well hidden in a great forest, protected by Nymphs (usually Dryads) and Fairies; making it one of the most heavily guarded realms in all of Ancient World.
=== The Elven Realm ===
The Elven Realm is one of the main 7 realms. It is moderately populated by Elves, however abundantly by Nymphs, and Fairies. It is governed by the Elf king along with a couple of Noble figures. The Elven Realm is sought by many, especially humans, for thier rare source of plantation, and minerals 
== Hierarchy and Sub-races ==
The Hierarchy are generally divided into two — the higher ranked elves are Great Elves, and the lower ranked ones are Lesser Elves or simply called elves.
More specifically, the Greater Elves are the ones that rule over the Elf race, or atleast the majority of it. Those who are seen worthy enough to lead the Elf race will instantly, over time, become a Great Elf themselves. Those who do, will become rulers for ages (i.e The Elven King, and Queen, and Noble Figures) until the next Elf is chosen to be the new ruler. The Great Elves are always wiser, taller and have longer lifespands than the Lesser Elves.
On the other hand, Lesser Elves are the folk of the Elven Realm, they live thier lives similar to what humans do on a daily basis. They are shorter than Greater Elves and stays loyal to and serve the Greater Elves as thier rulers. They live amongst the Nymphs and fairies as one big community.
=== Subraces ===
Monster — The monster counterpart to the Elven kind are the Drows / Dark Elf, which are stealthy and mischevious beings which are listed as one of the most wanted monsters by Oryndors as they are rated as a rare monster. They usually come out at dusk, and hide in the dark within forests. They appear to have silver white hair instead of the usual gold white hair, have a darker complexion, and markings around thier face. They usually are female, making males drows rarer.
== Appearance ==
Elves possess white (usually braided) golden hair, pointy ears, and fair skin. Lesser Elves are seen to have a height of around 160cm ~ 200cm (5'2ft ~ 6'5ft) tall, and a Great Elf being somewhere around ~220cm (7.2ft). As traditional wear they usually wear long white draped garment and golden accessories and headwear in the shape of leaves or flowers. 
== Natural Abilities ==
Immortality — Much like trees, Elves seemingly are immortal under perfect conditions. They are only ever killed by means of external force such as poisoning, murder, and diseases. They rarely ever get food poisioning aswell.
Bullseye — Elves are known to have 20/20 perfect vision, and could coordinate thier arrows excellently towards any object from even 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) away. Thier normal arrows could penetrate anything that is made out of wood, or soft metal. If the arrow is enchanted, made out of a hard material, and is sharp enough, the arrows could go through multiple layers of rock, and hard steel like that of a shield. 
Having the ability, Fenela does not aid in the Elves' archery skills.
Gifting — Gifting is the ancient technique of giving half of an Elf's life force to a person they care and love most. While Elves are immortal, they can become weak and vulnerable when they gift — giving half of an Elf's life force means giving half of thier strength, and half of thier overall stamina. The person recieving the life force gets thier life extended a significant amount, by atleast 100 years. Although this may be, it has long been forgotten and is a forbidden technique since it may incur a curse upon both the Elf and the reciever.
Foraging — Elves are talented in foraging herbs and fruits to brew potions, and making tipped arrows. The plantation in the elven realm and in some highly dense and rare forestation are more dangerous to handle and care for when compared to normal plantation found everywhere else. Elves are gentle when it comes to these plants and arent clumsy like humans or heavy-handed like dwarves are.
Carpentry — Elves are craftsmen when it comes to carpentry, they excel in making bows, arrows, furniture, etc. Thier buildings are sturdy and takes little maintanence to maintain its structure. Thier buildings also are decked with decoration such as carved wooden walls in the shape of plants and flowers.
Purity — Elves have no need to procreate, as they themselves understand that with immortality, they have no need for children to take on thier legacy They naturally do not see the activity arousing as much as humans do. This causes the elf race to be one of if not the smallest in population among the 7 races. This also makes an image of them being one of the more "purer" beings out there.
Category:Group
Category:Race
Category:Organizations