Mythical Beings

### **Elves**

The Elves are considered to be one of the most intelligent races that are known in Hiraeth. Together with the Zidaron, the Elves possess incredible intelligence that allowed them to get ahead in knowledge before most of the other races. As one of the most open, kind and peaceful people that are to be found, Elves share their knowledge amongst other races and other regions besides the Kingdom of Chikara, making many people thankful to the Elves for what they have learnt. Elves age much slower than any of the other races and can easily live up to 4000 years at most, and will seem much younger than most other races, unlike the dwarves that don’t seem to live up for nearly as long. The Elves show incredibly similar traits to those of normal humans in terms of their appearance, although they appear to have larger ears for most of their appearance. Unlike other races, however, the Elves are incredibly traditional and don’t ‘evolve’ nearly as quickly as others, thanks to how their bodies are already ‘good enough’. They are much healthier, making them less likely to catch diseases or illnesses. Most elves only appear to die to violence or due to extreme aging and despair, although to outsiders, they appear to be borderline immortal. Like humans, they share incredibly similar culture and are kind most of the time, allowing them to easily detect what is considered harm. Hence, they *usually* have a disadvantage when it comes to combat. Elves have a major advantage when it comes to using nature based magic, this involves things like summoning nature based creatures to plant magic manipulation, they will always have the advantage at using it when it comes down to it having a 2x strength boost while using it.

### **Faries**

Fairies are one of the many different beings that reside within the land known as Hiraeth. Often identifiable by their tiny appearance which usually is around six inches or less, Fairies are considered for being weak among those who have yet to come across them. Despite their tiny outlook, Fairies are quite capable of holding their own and they have a considerable the largest amount of base divinity out of races, making them great fighters among mages, wizards and whatnot that is connected to using your divinity in fighting instead of your physical strength alone. When it comes to using magic they are unrivaled and make the for the greatest support teammates. Fairy wings are known to sport beautifully intricate details and even resemble the wings of active animals, such as butterflies, ladybugs, and dragonflies. Others have more unique designs depending on their habitat, Fairy wings usually glow in the dark, as thanks to their high amount of divinity, Fairy’s wings can vary in their glowing intensity based on a fairy’s strength. Fairies can usually be seen in forests and other places that have a big amount of treelife and overall flora. Fairies seem to be on par with their intelligence to that of a human, though because of their lesser strength than a human, they usually don't build kingdoms as they are not as spread as humans are. Fairies have no set cultures, usually living in tribes, Fairies cultures usually mimic those of neighboring kingdoms, or the villages/tribes create their own cultures, which also makes fairies very unpredictable, as the tribes can be either very peaceful, and some can be very dangerous.

### **Dwarfs**

Dwarfs are depicted as very small humanoid creatures that are much shorter than your average human being, a Dwarf’s height varies, usually being on a shorter side, a Dwarf can range between being as small as only 4’0ft of height, to a astounding 4’9ft height. From first glance they are often mistaken for very short humans but with further examination, dwarves are very different. Their noses are notably larger, as well as their feet and hands are more muscular than a human’s. The difference isn't too significant but it's enough to tell the two species apart. Like other races that exist within Hiraeth, these beings are just as capable of wielding divinity on an average level but where there talent comes in is enchanting weapons, being tanks and providing buff support spells to help there team out. Dwarves are a race of very skilled blacksmiths and craftsmen, from a standpoint of a businessman, Dwarf’s hands are a great valuable asset, as Dwarfs usually make the best weapons and armors, from the moment of a Dwarf’s birth, a Dwarf usually has already acquired the ability to enchant weapons effortlessly, hence their amazing skill as a blacksmith. Dwarves usually have red noses as if they were sick, it is said that if a dwarf’s nose is completely red, they are more healthy than 10 men combined. Dwarfs are a certain minority in Hiraeth, and finding a dwarf isn’t exactly an easiest task, because of their skills, Dwarfs have been usually kidnapped and used for free labor, or even killed as they have been taking away most of the customers in certain places, and with such small numbers, Dwarfs usually are loners, yet still, they preserved their own culture, most of the times presenting their blacksmiths or houses with a viking helmet hanging in the front, and gods be it someone steals such a helmet, a dwarf would search for them til the ends of earth.