Moon Elves (Lunismir)

*“I delight when the Moons come to dance with us, they have a fluidity and movement that I see other guests look on with envy. Yet there is something odd here, all too altruistic and naive, like children…” - Dame Fellendar Fellenis, Arch-Magister of the Oushivia Tower, circe 914.*

**Rarity**

Common

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**General Overview**

Moon Elves are more common than many suspect, it is widely believed that they are the ancestors to most Half Elves due to their tolerance, and even friendship, of humans since the Awakening. But this is one example of their great capability for tolerance and astounding levels of patience they all seem born with.

Moon elven societies are often loosely organized and few moon elves stay in one place for more than a season or two, preferring a nomadic lifestyle. Moon elves are generally comfortable living amongst other elves, particularly Sun Elves, as well as Gnomes, Humans, or Halflings.

Most Moon Elves organize themselves into groups of a dozen extended families or so, each ruled democratically, although often with *de facto* leaders whose say held more weight than anyone else's, an individual most often respected for either their age or their martial skill. Wherever they live, moon elves were unassuming, with homes that are humble, if comfortable.

It was not uncommon for a moon elf to take on the life of an adventurer. After all, moon elves were innately a race driven by wanderlust and the desire to learn or do good. Altogether, moon elves were individualistic and most believed sincerely that each person could make a difference in the world, for better or worse. Because moon elves had an innate sense of altruism and good will to others, most moon elven adventurers were heroes, rather than villains, though both existed.

Moon Elves are commonly found as Bards, storytellers, and in other light-hearted careers.

Their worship of gods is vague, with Lunaris and Tubiae being their preferred patrons, channeling the God of the Arts through their music rather than prayer at an alter.

Common Moon Elf Languages:

~ Common *(English)*

~ Elvish *(D&D)*

~ Daru’sheen, their native language that is dying out, can be vaguely understood by Elven and Dwarvish speakers, *(Sindarin, LOTR)*

~ Dwarvish

Common names for Moon Elves can have many syllables, with ‘sh’ and ‘f’ sounds being common as well as the trilled ‘R’, their names can often be long and whimsical in sound and feel, surnames are uncommon but not significant other than individuality or status.

Stagenames are common and usually a blend of a City’s, place’s, significant person’s or organisation’s name mixed with their real ones.

Moon Elves can live up to 450 years old.

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**Race Alignment**

Commonly chaotic good, other variations of good apply

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**Natural Race Abilities/Affinities**

*“Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in summer under the stars, not if you care for such things.” - Magister Tolen of Silia de la Notre, circa 850 (J.R.R Tolkien)*

Moon Elves have a natural affinity for musical magic, using instruments instead of wants, songs instead of chants, with their magics leaning heavily into Holy magics more than any other element.

Moon Elves are hardy and doubly resistant to weather effects.

They tend to be just as capable in strength and speed as humans, perhaps only slightly more so.

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**Appearance**

Moon Elves nearly always have variations of purple and dark blues for skin colouration, sometimes having ebony and human skin tones, with black, white and blues being the main hues for hair and eyes of green, blue or white.

**History**

Moon Elves have existed since the Awakening and were the earliest to adapt into the culture and civilisation of others. Moon elves were eager to travel the new world their brethren had settled into with their clans, maintaining their characteristic wanderlust even in these early years, and it was some time before they settled in Aether as other elves had already done, eventually some of these travellers coming to form the republic and democratic nation/city-state of Morsheer sometime around 1130.