Elven Kingdoms

There are a few different sects of Elves, but they all share very similar cultures, belief systems, and traditions. Most differences are due to climate and atmosphere.

## Elves

### Kingdoms/ Sects

Primary Elves, Winter Elves (both under the main Elven Kingdom)

## Physical Appearance

### Average Height

5'6-6'4

The only times elven culture really changes is if a group of elves lives within a non-elven majority area, such as in a human kingdom, in Neivhs or in Abnaria. In these cases however, these elves are usually considered distanced or separated from the rest of the elven kingdom.

## Primary Elves

Primary Elves are the vast majority of the Elven population in Nexudai. They are similar in appearance to humans, with a few key differences. Elves have long, upward pointing ears, and are on average taller and slimmer than the average human. They live longer than humans, with their average lifespan being 80-110 years old. This is because they have a closer connection to the Life, Light, and Order gods than the humans do. Because of this, they are slightly less connected with the other gods.

Elves wear long, flowy, and loose fabrics, despite traditionally living in cooler climates than humans. They decorate their bodies and hair with light gold and silver jewelry, keeping actual jewels to a minimum. There is a diverse range of Elven hairstyles, but they usually include braiding and tying metal accessories into their hair, and most elves grow out their hair.

Elven culture is a lot more peaceful and relaxed than human culture, as they mainly focus on keeping balance within their own communities instead of expanding and inventing new technologies. Power is not their main goal, with Elves being focused on learning what they can from the gods, and applying Principles of Order to their society. They have a great appreciation for tradition and history, with Elven libraries being some of the largest in Nexudai. Though they still disavow Pandemonium and Chaos magic, they aren't as fearful to talk about him as humans are, though they rarely bring him up outside of educational settings.

Unlike humans, elves are born with no sex. Once they hit the age of puberty, they are able to choose which sex they would like to represent themselves with. After choosing, they will go through a ceremony and begin to develop whichever sex they chose. The ceremony takes place once a year as a holiday, where young elves can celebrate their new identity, and older elves can appreciate themselves. Elves can choose to either be male, female, or remain gender neutral. There is no strong concept of gender in Elven culture, with the main acknowledged differences between men and women being strictly biological. This means that most fashion and cultural roles in are not associated with just men or just women.

## Winter Elves

Winter Elves are similar to primary elves, with the main differences being in attire and cuisine due to their colder climate. Winter elves have a very similar attitude to Primary Elves, and are equally as close to the three gods as their counterparts. They have some slight physical differences, as they usually have longer hair than Primary Elves, and have developed more body hair in order to keep them warm. They have a very high tolerance to cold weather, meaning that they are the main group who explore Oriarma. They have similar style clothing to Primary Elves, long flowy fabrics, but with more layers, boots, and sometimes animal fur accents. Their population is smaller than the Primary Elves. They tend to be a bit stockier, and their diet consists of more meat than the Primary Elves.

They are considered part of the same Elven Kingdom as the Primary Elves.

## Chaos Elves (?)

elves who live in Neihves or Abnaria. Lost their close connection to Leif, Zara, and Nell, focus on trying to perfect Chaos magic. Not really cannon.

## Trivia

* Most elven hairstyles emphasize their ears, as it is common to heavily decorate them with earrings and metal.
* Winter Elves are known to have more facial hair then Primary Elves, including sideburns, unibrows, and longer eyelashes.
* Though Humans typically see Elves as stuck up, or snooty, most Elves are decently selfless, with their main focus being on maintaining their communities, and helping the gods keep balance.