High/Dark Elves

The High Elves were once united, their race separated by two clans, the two Great Houses. The Sierra clan clan came into being first and considered themselves the True House, chosen by their god, while the Fereldan clan didn’t really care, they simply wanted to live their lives while serving their god. For this, House Fereldan was rewarded more than House Sierra could hope to be, and this, over time, would begin to grind down the patience of House Sierra. This eventually caused a civil war and the deaths began with the pilgrimages of both houses, their natural right of passage into adulthood. Many teenage elves lost their lives in the beginning days of the war.

The civil war was quickly brought to an end by House Fereldan, beating House Sierra at every turn. House Sierra's council eventually turned to forbidden dark and demonic arts. Under the cover of night, House Sierra’s most loyal arcane wizards trespassed onto Fereldan territory, casting a demonic and forbidden spell that trapped the inhabitants and corrupted the land they lived on. The members of House Fereldan would suffer for months, writhing in agony, some even dying. They did not all perish, though their god had seemingly abandoned them and they had almost no hope of surviving.

The Dark Lord came across this treacherous action and in her wrath forced House Fereldan’s elves to evolve, once they pledged themselves to her, merging their physical forms with the dark energy that came from the spell which entrapped them. With it's energy deleted the spell was undone, but those who had once been High Elves came to be known instead as Dark Elves.

Ever since the Dark Elves were freed by their new god they have sought revenge on the High Elves. In broad daylight they assaulted Seirra territory, slaughtering the high council of House Sierra before simply leaving. They found a new home in Broken Incindiairs where they were safe and away from the High Elves. However, even to this day, when High Elves and Dark Elves cross paths it is rarely a pretty sight.

## Strengths

* High and Dark Elves have a higher affinity for magic, usually being more competent mages than most species.
* Dark Elves are more flexible and agile than humans, making them exceptional free runners, assassins, and scouts.
* High Elves have borderline perfect eyesight, with a low light vision akin to that of a cat, making them excellent snipers.

## Weaknesses

* High Elves are usually more fragile and have less muscle mass than Dark Elves, making them more vulnerable to physical harm.
* Dark Elves are more susceptible to light based offensive magic, due to the dark magic used to free them, and it is a very real threat that can be lethal.
* Both types of Elf use their ancestors' spirits and burial grounds across Jura as their source of magical power. If cut off their magical power is limited, unless they have a magical item to siphon off of instead.

## Diet + Habitat

Elves are and can be found almost anywhere. Dark Elves are more commonly seen than High Elves due to the High Elf's natural superiority complex. Dark Elves are, usually, easier to get along with, despite being part of the Incindiairs faction.

High Elves are completely vegetarian as it is a distasteful act in High Elf society to eat flesh of any kind.

Dark Elves, on the other hand, do not care about what they eat, so long as it tastes good. Some will go so far as to resent fruit and vegetables entirely, simply to piss off High Elves.