Moon Elf

The Moon elves, also called silver elves, rarely martial elves, and; in their own tongue; Dra'Qasire'fae, are the lowest in the casting order of sky elven society below the sun elves. Despite this they are still extremely elitist believing that they are the best of the best out of all the other elves, setting aside their superiors the sun and star elves, and exact their anger for their place in sky elf society against the enemies they face on the battlefield as the moon elves act as the primary military for sky elven society with a comparatively small mix of sun elves, and even less star elves, among their ranks.

## Sociocultural Information

### Languages

* Eldmati
* Sudai'in

### Distinction(s)

* Slim but lean
* Stunted ear growth
* Sharp cheekbones

## Description

Like much of their kin, the moon elves were slim and slender but were often more lean; added weight from their mandatory years of military training in sky elven society. They stood at the average height of any other elf, 6 feet, and weighed about 185 lbs. Moon elves have pale blueish white or silver skin, with silver skin ranging into the darker shades. Their eyes were blue, silver, or green of varying shades and their hair is either white or black and, in rarer cases, silver. While the elves were renowned for their exquisite beauty, surely a gift from Elsinthael, the moon elves in particular were known for their distinct brand of elegance which outmatched all the other elves, besides their Ai'iri cousins of course. Additionally, silver elves are often critizied for their ears which are much shorter than the average elves, bordering on the length of half-elf ears.

## Abilities

In addition to the innate spells which are granted from their ethereal-fae heritage, the moon elves often favored quick illusion or evocation spells which could be cast with just a few motions and/or words whilst in the heat of combat; some of the more favored spells of the moon elves are: *chaos bolt, illusory self, quiet step, and duplicate self*.

### Innate Spellcasting

When reaching teenagerhood, a moon elf would gain the ability to cast the spell *Illusory Self* once per day and upon reaching adulthood they could cast the spell *Quiet Step*.

## Society

### Culture

Sun elves, moon elves, and star elves live together atop their mountainous societies with moon elves acting as the primary military be it guards, warriors, spys, or otherwise it often falls upon the moon elves shoulders; not to say that there are not sun or star elves which may join the ranks of the military, many sun elves serve as a general in the military and star elves often serve as battlemages.

Moon elves care little for the ways of diplomacy, with many finding joy on the battlefield not from the killing itself but from the freedom that entails. They have a certain disdain for following rules and laws but abide by them under the scrupulous gaze of their overlording sun elves who have convinced them there is no other choice, and with the steep rise in sun elf population that has become more and more true as they are now outnumbered 1 to 6 at least. Moon elves value freedom, friendship, and growth; expressing these ideals in iwthin their quarter of any sky elf city and reflecting them through the fraction of sky elf culture which belongs to them. Moon elves are almost always friendly and at ease with other Qasire'fae, perhaps being more guarded around non Qasire'fae but not nearly as prejudice as their sun elf leaders.

It is not uncommon that a moon elf might take on life as an adventurer rather than taking a place in sky elf society and while this is discouraged and frowned upon by sun and star elves, there are no penalties or punishments one might suffer from if they were to return to their homecity. But overall a moon elf could be enticed by a life of adventure by their generally curious, exploritory nature and love of discovery.

### Art and Leisure

Moon elven art revolved around change and the revelations it can bring. The seasons, childbirth, life-altering events, and other such major occurances in nature and life are common inspirations for moon elven bards. As such their music is often described as bittersweet as they reflect upon the past but build upon the present. For entertainment, moon elves preferred sports games like lowhand wrestling, festivals in celebration of life and their deities, and gambling with low risks.

The majority of Dra'Qasire'fae prefer clothing that was simple, fitted, and easy to move around in with delicate make and subtle designs. They despise overly intricate designs akin to those of their sun elven overseers, enjoying plain colors like brown, black, white, grey, and pallid reds. Most moon elves wear their hair in similarly simple ways that could allow them freedom of movement and the guarentee that their hair would not get in the way, as such braids are the most popular hairstyle among moon elves.

### Magic and Religion

Silver elves were the ones least magically adept of their race, though they still had a few spells and abilities gained from their fae bloodline, as such their are few you can find pursuing an education in magic especially that of sorcery. Though it is rare, there are those who do have a more attuned connection to magic. As all other sky elves, moon elves worship elsinthael but they also worship the moon elven deity of music, festivity, and athleticism. On occasion a sun elf may pay respects to the sun elven deity, Solios, or the star elf deity, Lasiros, other than these sky elven deities they may pay visits to "mundane" divinity revolving around travel, freedom, athletisism, or music.