White Elves

In a time long past, the White Elves fought a devastating war against the Ember Dwarves. While the earliest days of the elves go unrecorded, it’s said that a few scribes managed to write down what actually transpired. Unfortunately, such records were lost during the turmoil that ensued. The only remaining known fact is how the dwarven champion, Oko the first Wielder of Wrath, led his troops to a victory so all-encompassing that the White Elves have yet to recover. A once proud nation of elves was left crippled and on the run. Withdrawing to their safe haven of a group of distant islands amidst the Sea of Ice was all the elves could do to secure the survival of their long-lived species. There are those who claim the White Elves to have more than recovered, and speculations have surfaced concerning large forces residing on those remote islands. However, on the mainland of Vaerinor the White Elves only hold two cities, so such a rumor is difficult to believe.

The Citadel of Far-Seeing is the largest and regarded as the capital. While the modest population of White Elves makes the Citadel a fairly small settlement, those who believe in the rumors claim it nothing more than an outpost of a vast and powerful nation. Comparitively, the second elven city of Winter Keep is a safe haven for the majority of the known elven population—which may be the largest bastion of White Elves on Alpha Magenta if no other settlement exists on the Sea of Ice. This inland settlement located along a major riverway is far enough away from dwarves, humans, and Sylpham to feel safe for the elves to nearly forget all the rest exist. Scars of Old The defeat against the Ember Dwarves cut deep in the elven soul. It left them feeling vulnerable and, over time a fundamental distrustfulness grew from those scars. Ever since, the slender figured White Elves have kept a watchful eye on the world, skeptically analyzing the political situation to advance their own agenda.

Being the most ancient species alive, the elves view themselves as the true keepers of the world. There’s nothing they won’t do, should they believe the balance of the universe shifts too much in favor of one people. While the elves might not have the numbers to engage in outright war, they are still recognized as formidable opponents and counted as hardy as the Ember Dwarves. The wise know not to poke a slumbering bear. For this reason, humans prefer to stay at a safe distance. Any engagement with the taciturn and reserved elves is kept to a minimum. However upon first sight, the elves’ natural beauty could easily fool the unknowing into believing them mellow.

A mesmerizing and charismatic aura surrounds the White Elves. Elves are generally taller than humans and reaching over six feet in height. Their fair and pure white waist-long hair is as bright as newly fallen snow and makes for an elegant backdrop against a pair of bright, shiny blue eyes. A set of pointy ears embelishes their appeal, while their native ambidextrousness makes them move with a gracefulness seldom observed. In addition, the elves enjoy the benefit of heightened sight and hearing, and are rarely affected by illness or disease. Wrapped around their slim shape and reaching from shoulder to feet, elves often wear a camouflaging cloak with magical properties that allow it to blend in with the surrounding, rendering an elf as close to invisible when they want to be. Despite the use of some magical objects like the camouflaging cloak, elves themselves do not have magic. At least, no elf in recorded history has ever possessed magic themselves