Nightelves

The Nightelves, a twisted race of people who suffered from the cataclysm greatly.

## Nightelves

### Average Weight

102 - 172 lbs (Male)122 - 179 lbs (Female)

### Region of Origin

Ashlands

The nightelves initially were a larger group of elven people that lived within a town known as *Letheria* that resided within the Jungle Regions West of the Volcano. During the time before the cataclysm that settlement specifically had started to boom in population, produce, and trade. Causing a large increase in it’s elven inhabitants. However, when the cataclysm struck thousands of the elves that had lived in Letheria were killed off. The entire area had been flooded with Volcanic Ash, and irradiated with Rittic. Somehow, by some miracle or other, a group of Elves from Letheria had survived. Through the hundred years following the Cataclysm, these elves seemed to have forcefully evolved to survive the Ashlands. They became known as Nightelves the term ‘Nightelf’ comes due to the otherworldly appearance of these elves. With skin often representing the shades of the night and gloomy eyes that glimmer in the dark like stars. A sign that they had to adapt themselves and their bodies to the harsh region, being the only known race in Aurilia capable of surviving in the Ashes.

They became a Nomadic Culture, leaving Letheria after it had initially run out of resources and usefulness. Travelling the wastes of the Ashlands in search of necessities, and eventually leaving. Becoming part of the post-cataclysm societies of Aurilia. Having no central government, most nightelves are scattered throughout Aurilia’s continent. Due to their smaller numbers, it’s also somewhat interesting to encounter one, and might catch the average traveller or townsman off-guard.

## Anatomy

Many Nightelves may appear slender, athletic and perhaps muscular too. Similarly to their cousins, these elves appear to have longer ears than normal elves. Although, what’s fascinating about these specimens, is the fact that their eyes emit a glowing. With that often leading to the difficulty of noticing their pupils when staring at them directly. Nightelves are very agile, able to get around easily in unstable and mixed up environments, including treetops. Nightelves also have exceptional vision. Able to peer through the darkness and notice even the smallest detail as they could during a bright day. Not to mention, their hearing/senses in general appear slightly greater than that of humans. Nightelves, while embraced with such flexibility and nimble feet, may find themselves struggling wearing heavy armor or even handling heavy weaponry. Mainly due to the fact that heavy armaments and armor hinder their abilities and true potential. Their darkened bodies also have a smaller resistance to heat, as their region of origin the Ashlands was once a scorching wasteland. They can also withstand rittic longer than most races, however this doesn’t last long. Lastly is their improved respiratory systems, after evolving to breathe properly in the Ashlands, they can hold their breath for far longer. Also being able to breathe thinner air, all of these at the cost of body strength, as they cannot attain the same muscle mass as other races such as Humans or normal Elves.

## Psychology

The Nightelves have a generally simple mindset, thinking of survival above all else; though aside from that they are a generally neutral race. When provoked they are aggressive, but are generally apathetic towards most people and things if they do not know them. Ignoring all else except their own goals. Due to this nature Nightelves had never adopted worship into their culture, instead relying purely on themselves and their own abilities.

## Language

The language used by Nightelves is Eneheran, a rough and jagged version of Inethrian, the Elven language. To an Inethrian speaker Eneheran would sound like a horribly pronounced and incorrect version of their language. However, due to its nature it has been used as a stepping stone to learning Inethrian for those who don’t natively speak it. The Nightelves’ language reflects their gritty history and survival.