Elves

Elves are a beautiful long living species and with humans are the most diverse species in Cascadia with each region of Elves having their own distinct cultures, and beliefs. From the Science driven High Elves of Kristania to the warrior driven Sun Elves of Esteria, the Elves as well as humans are the only species to have civilizations on every continent. Since the Great Dragon Rebellion the Elves and Humans have had a long growing rivarly.

Elves in general are known for the beauty, and curious nature. They have more slender like bodies than humans, and depending on the sub race of Elf are on average slightly taller than the average human. Elves are known for their long lifespans, with the average Elf living 900 years.

### High Elves

High Elves are the most common Elf in the world. Dominated by their curiosity of magic and science. The High Elves orginate from the western half of the Main Continent. They can be differentiated by their more femine, curvaceous appearance. Their ears are the smallest of the main Elven sub races. High Elves are of Caucasian or Hispanic appearance, and their most common hair colours are Brown, Black, Red, Pink, or Blonde. They are the backbone of the powerful Kristanian Empire. Making the vast majority of her troops, scientists, medical, and diplomats.

The Kingdom of Kristania that later forms the Kristanian Empire under Athena is the most famous High Elf country.

### Wood Elves

The most slender and agile of all the elven subraces. Wood Elves are the third most common Elf in Cascadia. Their love for nature, exploring, has kept them as nomads for most of history until the last 100 years, when under Athena thriving cities of nature have spread up across the the woodland realms. Wood Elves are shorter, and slender than their High Elf cousins. They can also be differientiated by their long ears, the longest of all the Elven Subraces. Their most common hair colours is Blonde, and Brown. Wood Elves have a caucasian or hispanic appearance but more tan than their High Elf Cousins.

The Woodland Realms is the name of the area East of Alter and West of the Ambyron Empire. An area of thick massive forests, mountains, and beautiful lakes. This region is where the vast majority of Wood Elves orginate in 300-30'000 per clan, and also where the world renowned Kai Academy sits.

### Moon Elves

Moon Elves with High Elves are considered the most magically inclined subrace of the Elves. Moon Elves have mostly kept to themselves in the Northren Kristanian Empire. Sticking to mountains, and volcano cities. Moon Elves are have taken inspiration from the Dwarves and are master crastsmen. Moon Elves are the shortest Elves. They have grey/dark blue skin tone. Their most common hair colour is black, or white.

Moonsvalle is the region of the Kristanian Empire where most Dark Elves are from. Both they also have a significance presence in the New World, and the conquered regions of the former Dwarves.

### Sea Elves

Sea Elves are the least magically inclined Elven subrace. Similar to human nords, and vikings. They have a much bulkier appearance than any other Elf. They are masters of the Sea and Water. They do worship Terra but their primary religion is that of the sea. They can be differentiated by their fin like ears. They either have caucasian skin or blueish skin. Their most common hair colours are brown, black, and blue.

The Nord Storm Isles is where the Sea Elves are from. Here they would rage war against eachother, or raid and pillage ships and coastal cities until Athena conquered the Isles in the Great Elven Civil War.

### Sun Elves

Sun Elves are the toughest, fiercest Subrace of Elves. They have traditionally been the most powerful Elven race. Having multiple Empires since the Great Dragon Rebellions. They are the second most common Elf in Cascadia only behind High Elves. The Sun Elves are a militaristic culture, and take pride in a good fight. To them their is no greater honour than dying for their comrades and homeland. Similar to Turians they value the collective need over that of the individual. Unlike all other races of Elves the Sun Elves are prime believers in Leo. It was actually because of the Sun Elves why Leo became the most dominant religion amongst humans.

Sun Elves are darker skinned, slender long ears that are second in length only behind the Wood Elves. They are the perfect balance of agile and strength. Sun Elves can live up to two weeks without water unlike any other species, and are resistant to heat, and their bodies cannot burn by natural fire. Many scolars say Sun Elves are the children of Leo.

Esteria is the homeland of the Sun Elves. Esteria once had the largest Empire next to the Kristanian Empire, covering most of the northren half of the Eastern Continent.

### Snow Elves

Snow Elves are the most rare of the main subspecies of Elves. Most of their homelands have been conquered by humans. Snow Elves similar to their woodland cousins lived in tribes across the northren regions of the Main, and Eastern Continents. But being in small clans made them easy targets for the large powerful human armies. Most of what is today Scovia was a thriving location for the Snow Elves. But as Scovia expanded the Snow Elf clans in their way were slaughtered or enslaved. The Snow Elf genocide by Scovia is still denied by their government to this day and is marked as one of the worst Cascadian Criminal Acts since the Dwarven Genocides.

Snow Elves are the most light skinned of all the Elven subraces. Have the same height as High Elves, but with a slightly more bulky appearance. Their most common hair colours are white, and blonde.

Steinor is the largest and most powerful Snow Elf Country.

### Creatura

The Creatura are a rare species of Elves. Born with a genetic mutation that gives them animal traits. These mutations can give the Creatura animal ears such as cat ears instead of Elven ears, tails, claws, scales and more. Not many of them exsist and most that do are shunned as outcasts. However Katriana an gifted monk/mage has achieved notable status as Imlerith's apprentice.

The Creatura have never had their own country, as their mutations can be seemily random and impact all Elven Subraces.

### Famous Elves

Athena Olympian is by far the most famous and well known Elf

Eleonar Olympian helped defeat the Dragons in the Great Dragon Rebellion

Imlerith Stryder is regarded as one of if not the most powerful Elven mage of all time.