Sea Elves

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## History

Sea Elves are a strange phenomenon amongst Elves - not a true subrace, but a culture fostered as the antithesis of elven racial hegemony. Sea elves can trace their origins from many of the traditional elven subraces such as sun elves, dark elves (drow) and wood elves, their origins now so mixed that no attempt to separate them by subrace or origin can be made.

The narrative of their origins is subject to much debate amongst scholars, who argue over whether the original sea elves were refugees from war, political exiles from the elven kingdoms, or a colony project of design.

## Biology

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## Settlements and Infrastructure

The majority of sea elves live in the city of Môradref, a gigantic floating structure built up from the small floating settlement of the original sea elves, now a behemoth that moves with the annual tidal currents. It is considered a free city, and people of many races besides elves live and work there.

While elves may leave freely, Môradref is a spiritual place for them, and returns of pilgrimage even for elves who live elsewhere are common.

Môradref has flourished as a centre of dyes and fabrics: sea elf fashion is diverse, but tends towards bright fabric-heavy ensembles, with lots of layers. Sea elves are also known for dying their hair, thought to be a way of further distancing themselves from the trappings of their lineage.

## Art and Culture

Sea Elves have long traditions of dyeing, infusing ingredients and magic to make beautiful, colourful fabrics such as Sea Silk. This dyeing tradition carries over to their hair, which they frequently pigment in bright colours.

### Language

Sea Elves speak Elvish, Common, and often pick up an additional language.

Naming traditions are simple, often drawing from nature or mythology. It is considered bad luck to give a child a name of a parent, sibling or immediate family member.

**Examples:** Cefnfor, Coeden, Elin, Sioned, Emyr

## Society and Relationships

The sea elves have gained kinship with the other races of the region that other elves couldn't possibly hope for, forsaking the traditional secrecy of elves surrounding their magic and culture, and instead sharing it willingly.

Sea Elves are free to marry as many people as they wish, and often do: marriage is seen as a way of marking a union and the shared responsibility to each other, but do not imply eventual cohabitation, child bearing or even romantic intent. This is in distinct opposition to the traditions of other elves, who have strong traditions of political marriage and unions.

## Death, Deities and Belief

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### Death Rites

When Sea Elves die, their bodies are encased in a lime concrete and kept in the mausoleum of Môradref until the next time as their city visits BLANK. The bodies are sunk to the sea bed, with the intention to let coral overgrow them.

### Mourning

While individual deaths may be mourned, communal mourning is saved for when preserved bodies are put to sea. As the route of the city is dependant on currents, it can take a number of years before they pass by the ritual site again. This is celebrated with a week long festival, where dead individuals are remembered, the ritual site is visited, and culminates in depositing the latest dead to rest.

### Death Adjacent Roles

Preparation of the bodies for death is a specialist skill, and considered extremely honourable. It is often viewed as an artform, in order to create lifelike visages that will stand the test of time, that also have to be technically sound enough as to keep natural processes of decay internal to the statue encasement.

### Afterlife and Beyond

The practice of imitating of the Anthozoa, a mythical being, by turning bodies into statues is also seen as contributing to the ecology of the ocean, as coral reefs, even artificially made ones, offer great biodiversity.

Schools of thought vary, but it is believed that souls kept in this way find peace in their final resting place, with the potential to become Coralkind.

Just as many Sea Elves believe the practice to be a tradition with no bearing on the soul, and post-mortem rituals exist for individuals who have indicated they wish their soul to be allowed to part and not remain with the corpse.

## Notable Figures

* Roree Farraden
* Gavriel
* Dafyd

## Campaign Events

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## 5e Mechanics

### Traits

* Trance
* Darkvision
* Keen Eyes
* Natural Teacher