High Elves

A conservative warrior-aristocracy society with a greater understanding of magic that they use to enhance their everyday lives. The abstract elven psyche is both mystical and logical, creating a nearly perfect balance between the two. High elves can be percieved as aloof creatures, perceived by some as arrogant, but they are actually quite empathetic and passionate about things they take liking to.

## Personality

High Elves encompass a variety of people with different jobs, weaknesses, magical abilities and personalities. To outsiders, High Elves can be percieved as condescending and cocky, a defence that has been established after years of turmoil and conflict that as a long lived race, they remember clearly whereas others do not, but at the same time, High Elves are the most ameniable of the Elven Races. Many High Elves are quite scholarly in their private, and even professional, pursuits, it is not unusual to find a library with at least one High Elf deep in studies to further their knowledge. They have a common proverb revolving around the idea that knowledge is power and many High Elves live by that. High Elves typically have great minds, a silver tongue, attractive bodies and an aptitude for greatness and as such become significant players within Elven and Common Communities. They quickly attain skills in the crafts they set out to learn. Those with the ability become powerful weilders of magic. They are shrewd diplomats. And those that take the Vow are honorable and virtuous Paladins. As a whole, the High Elves have a love of music, comfort and relaxation, as they reside in gloriously built communities either in woodland or on the edges of grasslands.

## Physical Description

High Elves have the common pointed ear characteristic that all Elven Races share. Eye colours are typically vivid, and range from various blues, greens and purples. They typically have black, blonde or white hair. Most High Elves are tall and slender with males standing between 6'0" and 6'9" and females varying from 5'10 to 6'6". Their skin is always white, never flushed nor blemished, with the faintest of tans from the sun. Males are often described as intimidating, muscular and statuesque, whereas women are slender, seductive, soft-spoken and graceful.

## Relations

The High Elves perceived nature does cause some prejudice, especially when there were more inhabitants of the continent, however the High Elves themselves shut out some of the other Races, even Elven brethren. They are still the most prolific Elven Race and as such have had to re-establish their diplomatic natures to allow commerce to flow through the land once more. When Humans walked the land, the relationship between Humans and Elves was typically cordial until the War broke out, upon which communications broke down and a natural distrust towards anyone not of Elven descent was born. High Elves and Dark Elves have a natural emnity, for they were once one and the same until the Human's ideals perpetrated some Elven minds and turned them down a Dark path until there was no choice but for the High Elves to banish their Dark brethren. Elves as a whole have never had cordial relations with the Dwarves, and after the War, it is unknown whether the Dwarves are even extant, but trade did occur between the two races.

## Lands

High Elves join many communities. They live in common areas and have specific neighborhoods and quarters of cities and town. They live beside other Elves, and Beastfolk most often. Living in plains, forests, steppes, and hills, but cringe at marshes, caves and underground places. They normally have major cities and with the significant portion being High Elves in the population, with Beastfolk, and other Elvenkind being the minority.

## Religion

Most High Elves worship Gaia as the deity that gives them life, for High Elves (and Elvenkind as a whole) need magic to sustain them. However, some do worship Phanes, the God of Order and Aether, the Goddess of Light. As with any Race, the other Gods are also worshipped but to a lesser degree within the High Elven communities.

## Language

High Elves typically speak Common and Elven. Some scholars learn the various dialects of Beastfolk but the mothertongue of the clansmen can be too gutteral for Elven vocal chords.

## Additional Information

The most common profession (or class type) for High Elves to attain are that of a Wizard, Druid, Cleric or Paladin.