Elarion Elves

## Elarion

Elarion Male

It is speculated that the Elarion elves started out as one of the main subspecies of elves who migrated to the central islands of Elarion in prehistory. And after thousands of years in relative isolation, they eventually started to

become a distinct subspecies of elves. Eventually their own inventions put them at a big advantage over most other species, and thus began the almost mythical reign of the Elarion Dominion. For nearly a millennium they held dominion over most of Koth and its surrounding lands.

### Biology

The Elarion elves are the smallest of the elven species, average height is much smaller than their elven counterparts, and resemble humans more in height than their elven brethren. Perhaps their most defining feature is their near complete lack of pigmentation, most are born without any colour in their body hair and almost no melanin in the skin giving them an almost blue hue in direct sunlight.

Another area where they set themselves apart from other elves is their facial features, most noticeably their very round facial features and small noses usually with a small bump up their nose ridge. Things they do share with most other elven subspecies is their pointed ears, and of course their long life spans and the distinct crown-less teeth, making chewy foods such as jerky and other tough and gamey foods hard for them to eat.

Elarions are generally spindly in build and not very muscular; due to their comparably weak exterior they are not known as renowned fighters, and the average Elarion would have a very hard time using strength against other races. But what they lack in raw strength they make up for in other fields, they are known for being quick and really good climbers, not to mention their industrious nature, which allowed Elarion to flourish in the beginning.

Elarions reach sexual maturity at around the age of 20, they reach full maturity at the age of 35, the average lifespan of them being in the 200s, but the oldest recorded in modern times died at the age of 843 years old, a truly ancient specimen. This is not due to aging itself, as like most other elven species, they do not suffer from the effect of aging in the physical sense. However their immune systems start to degrade with time after a couple of hundred years. Elarions are biologically unable to perform acts of the arcane, as if their link to the fields of magic have been severed.

### War of Koth

Out of all the elven species, the Elarions suffered the greatest near the end of the war, they lost all of their cities, Including their capital of Spur, and about 80% of their total population in the 50 years between the plague and the war of Koth. Some groups managed to flee, half went north over the Spurian mountains, to settle in relative isolation. The other half left for warmer climates down south. This has caused two distinct subcultures in Elarion society, the northern and southern Elarions.

### Modern Era

The Elarions are not doing very well, their numbers are ever dwindling, and the storm devastated most of their lands, especially the northern Elarions were hit very hard. In recent years houses have begun dying out at a rapid rate, due to warfare, incursion but also a very low genepool makes it even harder to procreate at a reasonable rate to sustain a population in the long run. Some Elarions have sought new greener pastures since the storm, most notably a decent number of Elarions hailing from the Tsuri clan have begun settling in the new continent of Invernia.