Sea Elf

The **Sea Elves** are an Elven people that originate from beyond the northern coastline of Khu. Unlike their southern counterparts, the Sea Elves mostly live in tribes, or different civilizations, thus making them a broad term. The most populated of these Sea Elves are the Avarati group, which consists of over 30 tribes unified under a banner lead by the Knarka Confederation, which would become the most widely accepted term for the Sea Elves, though, many Sea Elves still continue to use their tribal names.

## History

It is actually unclear how the Sea Elves came to be. A leading theory is that they are related to the Ancient Elves and migrated years before they settled and became the Menewa Confederacy. Knarka would become one of the largest Sea Elven nations in the region, and became synomous with their existence, even though many other Sea Elven tribes existed as well.

The Menewa would at first be one of the major rivals of Knarka. The Sea Battle near Nakaris, over 1,800 years ago, was among the largest battles they had fought. However, it had come with a peace treaty, which saw both sides signing it, and agreeing to a royal marriage between the two about 20 years in. Peace would last between Knarka and the Menewa until the Menewa's collapse 600 years later.

Knarka would come to a sudden collapse as well about 10 years after the fall of their southern allies, but their society was said to have collapse through a volcanic eruption, sinking their island home, and forcing them to migrate south by boats. Due to this, they would turn to piracy, and start to raid along the coasts for loot and places to settle. They would attempt to settle in several locations, before being pushed back. They would eventually reach the shores of the former Dominion of Menewa, and would discover the place in ruins, yet full of riches still lingering.

## Appearance

Depending on what type of Sea Elf there is, they usually vary in appearances. The lightest skin tone a sea elf can be is a sunkissed tone, which appears to be a very pale tan, resembling more paler people of the north, but are usually more defined by parts of their body having tan linings on them when in certain shades. Some Sea Elves can appear to be very dark skinned, but these are usually the ones who live along the eastern coast of the Phyrasi Sea.

The most populace people, the Avarati, appear to have taken on much of their former adversaries, the Menewa in terms of appearances. Most of them follow the traditions that they did, dressing with very similar outfits, jewels, and makeup. However, unlike the Menewa, the Avarati women do not appear to shave their hair, rather, cutting it to a certain length. They also appear to show more skin whenever it comes to showing off jewels and such as a status symbol. It is said, that one can tell that an Avarati is extremely wealthy by the number jewels that show whenever they strip down, sometime walking the streets without clothes on. This however, changed with the rise of Meshkatawis IV, who adopted the more conservative way of showing off, though, this law does not apply to Priests and Priestesses, who are permitted to roam naked as their body is seen closer to the gods.

Other Sea Elves tend to wear varying amounts of clothes, mostly consisting of leather, wool or whatever they can loot and plunder. Their armor also varies, with some wearing iron chain, while the more advanced like the Avarati wear better armed steel.

Sea Elves tend to live shorter than their former adversaries they try to imitate. An average Sea Elf can live to be 250 years of age, with some aging to 300. A matured Sea Elf is at the age of 35.