Elves

Elves are a slender and tall race in comparison to humans. They are known as great migrators and have settled in many planes of existence across the realms. And quickly adapt to any realm they live on, because of their fast-reacting evolution. They originally came from the Feywild, a realm of lush overgrown forests.

## Appearance

Elves stand around the height of 6'0" to 7'0" tall and weigh around 150 to 180 pounds. They have varying skin tones, such as humans, but elves that live in water tend to have blue skin tones. Elves tend to have darker hair colors, but it is not uncommon for them to have blonde hair. Their eye color can range from purple, blue, or green. They also have sharply pointed ears and little body hair, with most unable to grow any facial hair.

## Culture

### Language

Elves speak an ancient language called Elvish. This language has not changed nor deviated from the original teachings since the beginning of elven history. Even different dialects are hard to come by. Most elves that live on Adramalik have incorporated the teaching of the language known as Common to its people for use outside elven territories.

## Religion

Elves mostly worship two different religions on Adramalik, specifically All-Ones and The Oak. Elves of Lataria and the artic tribes follow their own beliefs that differ from the main two.

All-Ones worships a monotheistic god known as the All-Seeing. There are two different followings. The True-Ones believes in a separation between god and its people. The All-Reformed believes their spiritual leader known as the All-Queen is married to the All-Seeing. The All-Queen's will is seen as divine above all else and is worshiped just like the All-Seeing.

The Oak worships a pantheon of different pagan gods and goddesses that manifest as large trees known as Great Oaks. Many elves who worship the Oak live inside or near these Great Oaks. They have no official head of the religion but rely on hand-selected elders to guide them spiritually.

## Society

Most elves live in highly civilized nations, such as the Empire of Valcia, while most live like their ancestors in the Feywild, such as the League of the Fey Folk. A small minority as taken to live in tribes or as nomads, such as the artic tribes or the Latarian Nomads.

### Valcia, Saldareni, and Sanyon

People of Valcia are known as Valcian, people of Saldareni are known as Saldarian, and People of Sanyon are known as Sani. They live in stone buildings with foliage covering most buildings to display their connection with nature that they once had. Their society is matriarchal with women leading official positions. Like humans, they have occupations destined for either sex. Women can be found as government officials, soldiers, priestesses, or landowners. Men can still join the military, but can not hold officer ranks. Men can be found as farmers, bakers, miners, and typically work as administrators for their wives if they married into a family of high social standing.

### Twilight

People of Twilight are known as Twish. Most of them live in the League of the Fey Folk and refer to themselves as Fey Folk. They live in trees known as Great Oaks just like their ancestors that live in the Feywild. They live among many bipedal races. Anyone in these tribes can assume powerful positions as long as they have the approval of their elders. These Elders hold different positions in their tribe, such as Elder of the Departed whose job is to watch over the dead and their spirits.

### Lataria

People of Lataria are known as Latarian. They mostly live in a nomadic life and move place to place depending on the time of the year. In charge of these clans are typically women, but men can be clan leaders as well. They live off their environment and live by a code of leave no trace. The clans are known to be peaceful to each other and usually trade supplies on passing. Clans that require help can call upon their fellow clans to aid. Many clans will flock to each other's aid.

### Artic Tribes

Scattering across the northern regions of Thanthris are independent tribes. Typically, a tribe would be lead by a woman, but men can be chief as well. Each of them has its own culture and ways of life. Some are known to be violent and raid their neighboring lands, others are peaceful to outsiders, and some are isolated from the rest of the world.

## History

### The Great Arrival

The Great Arrival, also known as the First Arrival, was the arrival of elves and gnomes on Thanthris in -832 GI. These people pushed out the native tribes and established their own kingdom. Slowly this first wave of elves and gnomes tired of their old ways of depending on nature and began building massive cities and proper civilization. This kingdom they built has since become the Empire of Valcia and still stands today.

### The Second Arrival

The Second Arrival was the second migration of elves and gnomes from the Feywild in -445 GI. These people brought animals and seeds of the Feywild to Thanthris, then created the Twilight Grooves. These people still fully embrace their connection to nature and scattered throughout Thanthris. They still follow their tribal or nomadic life.