Nidlor Caste System

Nidlor has its very own realm-wide caste system. Elves of a specific group are born into pre-destined roles and have their place in a large hierarchy.

Due to this, all of Nidlor is an incredibly classist and racist society with enormous divides.

## The Caste

**The Elites**

* **The High Elves**: The ruling class, all High Elves are royalty of some kind and act as the ultimate authority of all of Nidlor. Some of the High-Elves are even god-kings and they keep Nidlor (and its caste system) in check. The highest of the non-god High Elves is obviously the **High Elf King**. High Elves are only allowed to interbreed with Light Elves and Golden Elves. All planets in Nidlor are ruled by some sort of High Elf kings/queens, and any that aren't are either not inhabited at all or are about to be deposed by the High Elf gods.
* **The Light Elves**: The Light Elves are the clerical powers, focusing on the Elves' natural affinity for magic. As Nidlor's religious authority it rules subservient only to the High Elves. Its main figure head is the **Arbiter** (also known as the Ultra Magician). Light Elves are often chosen over the Golden Elves as the High Elves' romantic partners due to their incredible beauty, obviously a work of their very magic. Light Elves that marry the High Elves undergo a special transformation overseen by the gods known as the Miniscion, where they too become High Elves.
* **The Golden Elves**: The Golden Elves are the lawmakers, they are the judges, administrators and bureaucrats. The highest of the Golden Elves is known as the **Shining Justice**. From a young age Golden Elves are educated on a wide matter of things and are expected to be the upholders of the law in court. The Golden Elves are not as chosen as often as Light Elves when it comes to being the mates of the High Elves, but they are the only other race of choice. They too undergo the Miniscion. At the same time however the Golden Elves are also the uber-rich corporate elite, as to how they maintain this wealth and pass it on remains hidden from the eyes of the lower class, although it is most likely a system. Banks all across the realm are known to belong to the Golden Elves, sharing it only with royalty.

**The Middle Class**

* **The Solar Elves**: The Solar Elves are elves dedicated to the energy sectors of Nidlor. The highest of the Solar Elves are known as the **Solaris Ingeniarus**. Working on planets filled with solar pits as well as space stations near stars, harvesting energy for the sake of the elven race. Aside from the given occupation, they can also take other jobs such as piloting the hulking starships, commandeering the coordinates of interplanetary portals, programming and engineering/mechanics, their entire culture has become intertwined with technology and its developments, and thus they constantly attempt to engineer new ways to improve life.
* **The Lunar Elves**: The Lunar Elves are much like their Solar Cousins, or at least they were. Despite being one of the Middle Class elves, they are perhaps the most backwards working of all elf kind. They are artisans, working on arts, music, poetry and other forms of creative expression. The highest of the Lunar Elves is the ~~Lunar Warchief~~ **Lunar Icon**. While the art they were predestined with is nothing wrong, it has morphed the Lunar Elves into pretentious and inbred degenerates. Some time long ago the High Elf gods would pass a law which ensured Lunar Elves could not leave the moon. The Lunar Elves are a fallen class of elves, some believe the only reason they are in the middle class is because of their predecessors. While their predecessors spoke for their lessers and criticized the rising bigotry found in the natural caste system, the Lunar Elf civilization has been reduced to barbarians that roam the moon and battle for precious supplies, with only some Lunar Elves still around to actually perform the creatives they were destined to do. All Lunar Elves despise the Solar Elves, jealous of their position and prestige and spend more of their time cursing and attacking innocent solar elves than they do improving their own selves. ~~They're edgy and they put the luna in lunatic~~.

* **The Silver Elves**: The defense forces. Be it the regular police officer or infantry, or perhaps bodyguards and generals. The highest of the Silver Elves is the **Interplanetary Marshal**. The silver elves have a genetic desire to protect and are usually better followers than leaders, They are born into bootcamp and are taught criminology and how to perform their jobs as enforcers of the law.

**The Lowborns**

* **The Forest/Wood Elves**: The Forest Elves were some of the first elven races, some had decided to stick to their roots and work in much more plant based fields, such as biological research science or maybe just being humble timerbjacks. Others use their natural affinities for nature to become skilled doctors. The highest of the Forest Elves is known as the **CMO (Chief Medical Officer)**. Forest Elves are normally given a week to undergo their annual "Forest Pilgrimage", where Forest Elves go to a forest or woodlands in order to celebrate their culture, heritage as well as recharge their life force. Not undergoing this yearly tradition can debilitate Forest Elves, making them far more vulnerable to diseases. Forest Elves that are physically unable to undergo such a pilgrimage are normally visited by Light Elf priests in order to be anointed as recompense for not undergoing such, but the priest's magic can only go so far. It is against the law to force Forest Elf workers from not undergoing this pilgrimage. The week long event normally drains the entire realm of its doctors, causing trillions of deaths world wide, but considering it could easily be more if the pilgrimage is not undergone it's normally the best option. It should also be noted that they have a sub-branch dedicated to hunting game.
* **The Plains Elves**: Agricultural workers. Farmers and animal husbandry alike are the works of the Plains Elves. Ruled by a simple **chief**, the Plains Elves are normally responsible for most of the food sources across all of Nidlor. Entire planets have been dedicated to such. Due to the ever rising corruption and lack of support however many Plains Elves have gone to alternatives such as raiding and robbery. Some planets dedicated to the Plains Elves' agricultural craft have fallen to wars over supplies following a natural disaster.
* **The Ocean Elves**: Fishmongers. Ocean Elves live on islands and boat-based cities which float on the water. They are specially adept in roaming underwater, able to hold their breath for a long amount of time as well as see underwater without irritation. Their leader is the **Aqua Captain**, who leads an enormous fleet of sailors dedicated to catching large amounts of fish, as well as whaling.

**The Untouchables**

* **The Rock Elves**: Miners and laborers. Many of them never see the stars or the sun. Most of them spend their lives underneath both the unfairness of the system and the mines, collecting the gems and coals needed for who knows what. The leader of the Rock Elves is the **Stoneskin**, a hulking rock elf that is capable of using the enormous Rock Titans that are used for mining the special urus. Other Rock Elves are laborers, working as servants or janitorial jobs. Rock Elves usually undergo some sort of transformation to alter their bodies, making them "prettier" and "cleaner" for said jobs, especially vital ones like the culinary arts. Some Rock Elves however are given the lucky jobs of being more, taking on farming and timber jobs for pay too cheap for any higher self-respecting elf but high enough for a lowly rock elf.
* **The Bog Elves**: Barbarians that lived in the flood plains and wetlands, they're indigenous elves given the ability to use venom. They are nearing extinction and are often captured as slaves. Unknown leader.
* **The Bronze Elves**: See third paragraph below.

## Crossbreeding

No matter how much society discourages it, the only thing preventing one ethnicity from breeding with another is geography. Naturally elves that interbreed with elves of a separate class naturally lead to an elf known as a "discolored". Normally when two of the same interbreed the one with child is born in the class of the higher (example: If a silver mates with a forest, the baby is a silver), however if two different race of elf within the same class interbreed, the newborn's race is in favor with the father (a male forest and a female plains mate, the newborn is born a forest).

When two of different classes are caught romantically involved, or worse having mated, the punishment varies. A High Elf could be executed if they mate with an Untouchable, but not so much if it was one of the middle class. An untouchable on the other hand is either incarcerated or executed if they try to do such with one of the higher.

But what's the result if two of the different classes interbreeding? Well, the answer to that is an **Orc**.