Elves

The elves are a diverse race of humanoid sentient beings that are spread all through the world. They hold majority control over the countries of Lustana, Marrow, and Mbori, but can be found intermingled in societies across they world.

 The Oretic Elves of Marrow

   Marrow is largely made up of four different elven races, who each have a demographic majority in a different geographical region of the country.

### The Inari

The Inari inhabit the jungles north of the Deepwood Brooke, which dominate most of Marrow's land borders. The Inari tend to be the most diplomatic of the elven races, which contributes to their reputation of being the friendliest of the Marrowan elves. Their capital is the grand city of Arbor, a sprawling city that is fully incorporated into the jungle around it. it is located in roughly the center of Inari territory. The banner of the Inari is a red tree on a green background.

The inari are rather tall in stature, typically standing around at least 6 feet. They are thin and agile, but still sturdy and strong. They typically have copper or reddish skin and green and yellow eyes.

### The Sassagira

The Sassagira inhabit the Mangrove swamps south of the Deepwood Brooke, and some small islands in the Serpent Sea. Their capital is the port city of Restoria which lies on Asan Bay. The Sassagira are rather friendly elves that tend to be more traditional and conservative. Many Sassagira Matriarchs pass the more conservative policies during their rule. The banner of the Sassagira is a purple snake on a blue background.

The Sassagira are slim elves with greyish or blueish or even greenish skin. They typically have small, dull colored eyes. They are around the same height as the Vaneer and Inari.

Arts to the Sassagira is more spiritual, as they see it as a connection to Vibora. Some Sassagira even practice snake-charming, as it is considered a sacred art and is important in their religion.

### The Ryke

The Ryke live in the emerald caves below the surface of Marrow. The Ryke Capital is located deep underground, but if it were on the surface it would be in roughly the center of the mangrove swamps. The capital is named Silica and is a glistening city full of underground minerals and breathtaking views. The banner of the Ryke is a green crystal on a tan background.

The Ryke are shorter in stature to the rest of the Elves, and even humans, standing on average at roughly 5 feet. They typically have pale, sandy-colored skin and large eyes of various colors including browns and yellows and greens. Their most shocking feature is that their eyes resemble that more of a cat than they do a human or an elf.

### The Vaneer

The Vaneer live on the Ebony Isles, an archipelago east of the mainland. Their capital, Varasha, is on the island of Lua Dormir. The banner of the Vaneer is a black crescent on a white background. They are somewhat more reclusive elves that tend to not fight or hold many political positions.

They tend to have darker skin and large, light eyes, as they say that they are direct children of Lua, the moon goddess. Their skin ranges from ashen grey to different hues of purple to ink black, and their eyes can be a multitude of colors from lilac to white.

## The Derezin Elves

The Derezin Elves are a community of Elves that live in Lobos, Dagara. They are originally from Marrow but left because the rejected the ideals of the Morrowan Confederation once it came into power. They still have hidden cultural sites within the Deepwood Brook that they go to great lengths to defend and keep hidden from outsiders.

### Culture

These elves are heavily reliant on their community and not many trust anyone outside of Derezin Elves. There are many ancestral practices and customs that they uphold.

The main thing that these elves are known for is their unique art that they call the Art of the Serpent. They are colloquially referred to as "snake charmers" or "snakemen". This art is a powerful air based art that requires an unknown energy form expression in order to learn. Rumors say that they feed their young small doses of venom from a rare sub-species of the Morrowan grove snake.

### Art of the Serpent

The art of the serpent is a special art that is practiced in three forms: Cobra, Viper, and Krait.

The Cobra style focuses on powerful single strike moves in order to provide a devastating blow to the opponent. The cobra style is the only one that is strictly attack focused and puts every ounce of energy into delivering a massive blow.

The Viper style is focused around quick, definite movements. it is a fast paced fighting style that largely draws its strengths from decisive decisions (whether they are to attack, pursue, flee, etc.). This is the most common of the three styles since it is the most versatile and can be modified slightly to create an incredibly fast defensive style.

The Krait is a more unusual fighting style, which focuses on subversion and trying to convince your opponent that you are weaker than them, This fighting style will utilize slow and lethargic movements. The power of the attacks is usually toned down and the user will wait for the perfect opportunity to give a full power attack. The Krait style can deliver strikes that are up to 300% of the actual strength of the user thanks to the energy control and usage techniques required to fight with this style.

The art is mainly practiced by creating a bone snake from the air affinity. These snakes can vary in look depending on the practitioner. There are also inherit techniques that these snakes can have, such as invisibility or incredible density. these inherit techniques are referred to them as traits.

### Venom Consumption

It is rumored that Derezin Elves consume venom in order to incorporate it into their energy. This is thought to be the reason behind the fact that Derezin Elves have very low to none energy presence. Most are perceived to have no energy or are at least very weak with arts. This venom is also thought to be incorporated into their signature art because the the bite of the serpent seems to have an energy dampening effect.