Elves (Eufez)

Elves are one of the most dominant races on Eufez. Since the end of the Oxxam Wars, they have not often travelled outside of Elfheim. In recent years they have begun travelling more again.

Many **elves** have looked at their removal into Elfheim as a self appointed exile for the immorality of their ancestors, such as in Foreg.

The medusas are the corrupted descendants of a race that once built the chaos dungeons. They are believed to be related to **elves**. Elves still subtly worship medusas in their idol worship, such as the idols tied to the Angales Mountains.

## History

### Earliest History

Elves appear to have had developed cultures from the earliest time, including a system of writing with pictographic symbols representing words. The elves also had a writing system that used the same pictographs but was arranged differently, as well as a number system.

The elves of the Georganian peninsula were highly advanced. It has been shown that the elves had domesticated the 'Gigas worm' and utilized it in agriculture before the Gigas ever did centuries later. The Georganians also used the Gigas worm to create Foreg (a city on the northern coastline near Duchess Lake). It is believed that the Gigas worms were used to create tunnels underground and form the foundations of the city.

### Prosperous Era

Little is known of the history of the Georganius Peninsula before the elves, as little is written in their own history. It is believed that the elven civilization was founded in approximately -1942 and this is based upon the archaeological records discovered in the ruins found along the banks of the Qenoi river and Foreg's Rullik inscription. Before the Oxxans arrived, all of the southern continent was inhabited by Elves who were experiencing a **golden age** in their society with significant technological progress.

The elves were largely unaffected by the Sahagin wars, as they had already driven the creatures out long ago and the northern continents were the Sahagin’s final bastion. The most distinctive marker of the Sahagin's ancient presence in Cornelia were the scattered ruins of Sahagin iglino's (a type of dock). Today there are no such ruins remaining except in scattered fragments. The iglino's were constructed by the Sahagin to build their ships and could be up to 90ft long. They were used to transport goods from one shore to the other. Today there are no such ruins remaining except in scattered fragments.

The elves were not affected by the Sahagin war because they had already driven them out. However, the Sahagin did cause some damage to the peninsula's infrastructure, specifically around the Aldi Sea. The war caused significant disruption in trade routes and commerce along the sea, as Sahagin raids forced many small towns to close their doors. This led to a slight economic depression in the region. The raids affected the elven cities of Menteria and Dussel, as well as the nearby village of Dulace.

The Sahagin also capsized ships and tore fishing nets. As a result, many of the elven cities became isolated and lost contact with each other. After the Sahagin were driven out, the people of the peninsula were left without a means of transporting goods or trading with the rest of the continent for some short years. Some scholars believe that the butterfly effect from these raids may have even been one of the factors which led to their vulnerability during the Oxxam invasions.

## Culture

### Temperament

Elves are known for being rash and unlovable with strange social quirks often interpreted as rude by humans. Among themselves, elves are very romantic and commitment in relationships is important to them. It is believed that they have comparable intelligence to men.

### Customs

Elven customs are very similar to those of men, with funerals and marriages having strong similarities.

## Relations

### Humans

Politically, elves and humans still struggle to negotiate and cooperate. While noble elves still hold much resentment over the Oxxan wars, the majority of civil elves believe it is time to move on from the past. Regardless, elves are still not without their groups that strongly desire elves to regain independence over Vedelsped.