Elves

**Elves** are a minor race that reside within a Fringe. They are all true mages but are incapable of Awakening. Elves' mana cores aren't faulty like those of monsters, undead, or Abominations, nor do they lack the ability to perceive world energy. They are born with perfect bodies that don't produce any impurities, thus becoming able to live up to 1000 years and naturally reach a bright blue core over time, and also possess an affinity toward all the elements that outclasses the strength of their bodies. However, their lack of impurities and weak bodies is a double-edged sword, as they are incapable of withstanding the powerful energy surge caused by Awakening without exploding like an overinflated balloon.

The World Tree can Awaken its Chroniclers safely to a violet core after they prove their loyalty. An Awakened elf can live over 10,000 years.

Elves mostly resemble humans apart from their long pointed ears, light golden skin and effeminate features. After the War of the Races, most Awakened resent their kind for hogging all the Fringes and not sharing their treasures of knowledge. Beasts and humans also resent elves for respectively trying to drag them in the War of the Races and to wipe them out. Undead, however, have no grudge since the War took place before Baba Yaga birthed them.

**Elves**: M'rael, Aalejah, Le'Ahy

## Abilities

### Magical

Elves' incredibly high affinity with the world energy allows them to use an ability otherwise unique to Guardians, Soul Vision. Soul Vision shares the same effects as Life Vision and allows the user to see the true nature of things. Elves are trained from a young age to get in tune with Mogar and learn how to get in and out from the silvery barrier separating them from the outside world.

Elves learned Light Mastery on their own, but only a few of them manage to practice Light Mastery, and due to how mana expensive its practice is they failed to truly master it. Moreover, their lack of real combat experience and the fact that their teaching method allows only the most talented members of their race to learn it makes their constructs flawed compared to a true Light Master.

Elves have the ability to infuse their equipment with the power of the elements without the need for any enchantment - even a tree branch can become as sharp as a razor. With enough training and skill they can even infuse magical metals with spells, giving them long-lasting effects. Utilizing this ability, elves no longer need to consume mana to keep high tiered spells active because the mana crystals can fuel them. This ability also relieves elves from the mental strain needed control such spells thanks to the pseudo core controlling them akin to their own enchantments. On top of that, spells don't affect their caster, allowing elves to fight without the worry about the effects of their equipment being turned against them.

### Physical

Elves have powerful bodies for someone of their build but they are no match for an Emperor Beast.

Due to their deep bond with the world energy, elves are universal donors of life force.

## History

Millenia ago, the Elves fought against humans in the War of the Races but their inability to Awaken without the intervention of an entity with the power of a Guardian, and their low fertility caused them to lose and forced them to seek asylum in a Fringe. The safety of the Fringe allowed the Elves to repopulate to the point that their numbers exceeded what they were before the war. They also spent their isolation working hard to to develop their magical and military skills.

The elves occupied a Fringe when the Dewan werefolk tribe entered. After hearing their story, the elves allowed the Dewans to occupy the plains in exchange for the promise of staying out of their woods. Over time, however, both people had grown in number to the point that the Fringe couldn't sustain them all. They were considering starting a colony in the outside world when the Rezar Fringe became added to theirs.

The Elves' governing body, the **Parliament of Leaves**, after much debate had split into three factions, with a roughly equal number of supporters.

* The first faction had given up on both Awakening and leaving the Fringe. Their supporters wanted to stay in their safe haven where they could freely focus on arts and literature, or whatever they set their minds to.
* The second faction considered the Fringe the perfect fortress to begin their invasion of the outside world and eventually rebuild the elven kingdom. Their supporters craved vengeance against the humans and to avenge their ancestors for all the injustices they suffered.
* The third faction believed that the second faction was too reckless and wanted to compare the magical progress of the Elven society to that of the outside world before initiating a full-blown invasion.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 1226
2. ↑ Chapter 1492
3. ↑ Legion on Discord
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 1225
5. ↑ Chapter 1497
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chapter 1508
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Chapter 1227
8. ↑ Chapter 1231
9. ↑ Chapter 1228
10. ↑ Chapter 1229
11. ↑ Chapter 1175