Elf

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Once a race given immortality by their gracious goddess Mynerva, The Elves lived fruitful and pleasant lives upon their Peaceful island in the middle of the sea, an island which was also once a gateway to the many realms of the gods, however this happiness and serenity would not last forever, as the elves were immortal, in essence they still carried the flaws of their origins, and as was made clear on that faithful day, that horrendous atrocity that was committed on the day of the **great shattering.** The Elven high Priest Avaros Paleblood, a being chosen by Mynerva herself to lead the Elves, was assassinated. This assassination led to something unseen to the Elves for the extent of their existence… Strife, arguments, and eventually, Civil war. Lines were drawn in the sand, the island quickly divided very clearly. Without the widom of their High priest, Elfkind descended into utter chaos, this chaos however lasted for only a week, a horrible week yes, but a week nonetheless, for Mynerva had seen this, she was angered by her children, the ones that she had raised with such care, to make such terrible use of their many gifts. And so channeling the power of the elements, Mynerva caused nothing less then an apocalyptic event, she split the Island, throwing its many bits across the world, and stripped the Elves that survived of their immortality. The Elves were mortal again, losing the favour of their goddess, the overwhelming majority declared their goddess as a traitor, and took it upon themselves to capture the favour of other gods. Now split, the Elves being left speechless by the events of the shattering would be an understatement, in place of the once idelic and paradise like island of the Elves was a shattered husk destroyed by magic. To the south, on what is now known as Cardiff, the Elves took trying to rebuild their past glory, now calling themselves the High Elves, worshippers of Aquilia, and allies of the Humans in their struggle against the uncivilized grinning wolves of the Empire. To the north, the Elves were left alone and unprepared, disconnected from any kind of civilization for miles, quickly dying, these Elves were given no choice but to accept the offer of the only thing that could hear them in those icy wastes… Demons. The Elves of the north gave up their sacred purity in order to survive, although they would most certainly die, their offspring, born from a union of a Demon and an Elf, would most certainly survive, these half-demons dubbed themselves the Nightlings. And of what remained in the center of the world, the shattered husk, rose a people devoted only to restoring the once beautiful island of the Elves, a leader rose, One who united the various Elves under a single banner not with force, but faith and understanding, one who sought the help of any god or goddess, and only one answered their prayers. Amalia, the Goddess of nature peered into this young leader, no, this young Kings mind, and whispered softly “To thee only great one, whos heart is made out of the purest roses, i gift a seed, from this seed will grow a great tree one day, with time and patience, and restore this desolate land you call home, for as long as you devote yourself to nature and all creatures of my creation”. That seed would go to become the world tree, the leader would go to become the first King, and all his subjects would go to become the Wood Elves.

Race health: 8

Race funds: 150 gold

Race stat bonuses: +2 Intelligence, +1 Charisma, -2 Strength

Movement: 6

Sub-races:

**High Elf:** Worshippers of the goddess Aquilia. The high elves descend from the proudest and noblest ancestors of the Elves. Proud to a fault. They venture into the world from their island home of Cardiff

Incorruptible- You may choose to not gain any corruption you receive. However corruption points that are accepted are doubled.

**Wood Elf:** Living lives even longer then that of other Elves. The wood Elves are the protectors of the forest heart and can be found in many forests across the realm. However they are most prominent on the shattered isles, where they watch over the world tree.

Woodstrider- You are quick on your feet and have the ability to dodge most non-magical attacks. You have +1 HB when not restrained.

**Nightling:** Living in the darkest forest reaches and iciest wastes of the world. The Nightlings represent a most unholy union between the Elves and the Demons of the north. After thousands of years, they have finally begun to leave their ice covered lands in search of redemption, wishing to prove that the demon blood of their ancestors has not made them the evil they are seen as.

Demon blood- The blood of the demon flows through your veins. You start with -2 corruption. You ignore dangerous and difficult terrain, additionally your horns provide you with an innate magic reserve of 1 with which you may store a single spell from the Glaciamancy school of magic.

**ELF NAMES**

Through the shattering Elven names have diverged depending on the origin of the Elf, be it complicated and pointlessly lavish like with high elves, or harsh sounding and cold like the Nightlings. As such instead of listing thousands of elf names i will simply list how you can make your very own elf name for each sub-race

High Elves: High elves are big fans of long and complicated hard to pronounce names that would fully take a long time to say, as such most adventuring parties will have a nickname for the resident High Elf (Which is usually met with negative feelings from the High Elf) Simple name structure Base (The actual name, usually something like Ilith or Araglorian or what other) + kar (If the High Elf hails from a warrior caste) +dinaru (If the High Elf hails from a trader caste or has a waste amount of wealth in his or her family) +dilaro (If the High Elf hails from a trader family that has lost their status) +lavo (If the High Elf hails from a political family) +otenis (If the High Elf hails from a family of seafarers) +Ferne (If the High Elf hails from a family of farmers or has plowed a field once, yes only once is required) +Haroniie (If the High Elf hails from a heroic bloodline or is a hero themselves) +drattu (If the High Elf hails from an ashamed family, Drattu is also used as an insult in High Elf society) +Ending adjective- lis,re,vis,cic

Wood Elves: Wood Elves are a fair bit more humble then their counterparts, as such they employ a very simple structure (for elves) Base (The actual name, usually foresty like Alarielle or Oriath or something) +family middle name +Forest of origin- Galventis, Harrora, Gillafreye, Timotiya, Revenica +Ending adjective-lis,ris,vine,cer

Nightlings: Nightlings follow a much shorter version of Elf names Base (Actual name, think Vikingy) +Fathers and mothers names +Son or Daughter depending on gender

Notable Elves:

Avaros Paleblood (Deceased, High Priest of Mynerva)

Alrexia Vantavil (Captain of the Blue Lances Mercenary Company)

High King Lithkarlavo III Odekanii (King of the High Elven realm of Cardiff and its surrounding islands)

Lord Protector Oriath (The first and current Lord Protector of the Shattered isles and the world tree)