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Elves or Elphen are lithe, faen creatures blessed with eternal youth, reaching physical maturity at the same rate as humans but then aging
slower and slower over the following centuries until they eventually come to resemble human middle-age around age 1,000, where they remain
indefinitely.
Elves originated on the island of [[Wryth]], before they destroyed it in a calamitous civil war. They are a diverse bunch, and deeply
affected by the flows of aether in ways other superficially similar humanoids are not. Because of this, elves are most at home in their
natural environments and are not often inclined to leave those places.
= Gender =
Elves have a fundamentally different conception of gender from that of most other humanoids. Elves can change their biological sex at will
and often do so as their moods suit them. Between this fact and their extremely long lives, low degree of sexual dimorphism, and inherently
magical nature, they tend instead to break down into groups depending on their season or time of birth.
== Light Elf Gender ==
* '''Dawn''' elves are those born near to sunrise.
* '''Daylight''' elves are those born near to midday.
* '''Dusk''' elves are those born near to sunset.
* '''Midnight''' elves are those born at night.
== Wood Elf Gender ==
* '''Spring''' elves are those born in spring.
* '''Summer''' elves are those born in summer.
* '''Autumn''' elves are those born in autumn.
* '''Winter''' elves are those born in winter.
Dark elves have no strong conception of gender whatsoever.
= Dark Elves =
Dark elves, called Draven in their tongue, are the most insular of the elves, living almost exclusively in the underground city of
Narthrall beneath the hellish ashlands of [[Wryth]]. Beneath the black sky speckled with the light of star-bats, dark elves spend most of their
lives in complete and total darkness. Suffused in shadow aether and favored by Lamera, the goddess of birth and death, they have developed
skin as black as night and hair as white as snow. They are a rare and often feared sight outside Narthrall.
== Duality ==
Dark Elves' souls are born in two bodies. A dark elf traditionally discovers and bonds with their fated soul twin in a ceremony during
childhood. From this time onward, their minds become more and more interlinked.
A Dark Elf character starts with two physical bodies that share a single pool of hit points. All mental conditions (charm, unconsciousness,
etc.) affect both bodies simultaneously. If an entity taps into the senses of the dark elf, they perceive the points of view of both bodies
simultaneously. If a Dark Elf character fails their last death save, the body that most recently took damage is the one that dies. If one of a
dark elf's bodies dies or is destroyed, it cannot be resurrected, as the dark elf's soul remains bound in their other body. This causes them
to become Severed.
== Severing ==
A severed Dark Elf is one whose psychic twin has died. Severing is a painful, traumatizing event that leaves the Dark Elf catatonic for days
or even weeks afterward.
= Light Elves =
Light elves, also known as sun elves or Aariphen are those who have taken to building grand cities of stone far beyond their traditional
homelands. They are touched by the air and the light, and many regard their fair cities as the pinnacle of civilization. Most high elves live
in the [[Araxian Empire]], where they make up a majority of the nobility.
= Wood Elves =
Wood elves mostly make their homes in the forests of Delgar, particularly in the untamed western territory of Edrys, where they live alongside
the beasts of the wilds. Many of them are druids or rangers, and most are followers of . They tend to see themselves as the protectors of the
forest and other wild places. They are no strangers to traveling the land, and they are not an uncommon sight in small towns and villages, but
it is rare for them to settle in cities.
slower and slower over the following centuries until they eventually come to resemble human middle-age around age 1,000, where they remain
indefinitely.
Elves originated on the island of [[Wryth]], before they destroyed it in a calamitous civil war. They are a diverse bunch, and deeply
affected by the flows of aether in ways other superficially similar humanoids are not. Because of this, elves are most at home in their
natural environments and are not often inclined to leave those places.
= Gender =
Elves have a fundamentally different conception of gender from that of most other humanoids. Elves can change their biological sex at will
and often do so as their moods suit them. Between this fact and their extremely long lives, low degree of sexual dimorphism, and inherently
magical nature, they tend instead to break down into groups depending on their season or time of birth.
== Light Elf Gender ==
* '''Dawn''' elves are those born near to sunrise.
* '''Daylight''' elves are those born near to midday.
* '''Dusk''' elves are those born near to sunset.
* '''Midnight''' elves are those born at night.
== Wood Elf Gender ==
* '''Spring''' elves are those born in spring.
* '''Summer''' elves are those born in summer.
* '''Autumn''' elves are those born in autumn.
* '''Winter''' elves are those born in winter.
Dark elves have no strong conception of gender whatsoever.
= Dark Elves =
Dark elves, called Draven in their tongue, are the most insular of the elves, living almost exclusively in the underground city of
Narthrall beneath the hellish ashlands of [[Wryth]]. Beneath the black sky speckled with the light of star-bats, dark elves spend most of their
lives in complete and total darkness. Suffused in shadow aether and favored by Lamera, the goddess of birth and death, they have developed
skin as black as night and hair as white as snow. They are a rare and often feared sight outside Narthrall.
== Duality ==
Dark Elves' souls are born in two bodies. A dark elf traditionally discovers and bonds with their fated soul twin in a ceremony during
childhood. From this time onward, their minds become more and more interlinked.
A Dark Elf character starts with two physical bodies that share a single pool of hit points. All mental conditions (charm, unconsciousness,
etc.) affect both bodies simultaneously. If an entity taps into the senses of the dark elf, they perceive the points of view of both bodies
simultaneously. If a Dark Elf character fails their last death save, the body that most recently took damage is the one that dies. If one of a
dark elf's bodies dies or is destroyed, it cannot be resurrected, as the dark elf's soul remains bound in their other body. This causes them
to become Severed.
== Severing ==
A severed Dark Elf is one whose psychic twin has died. Severing is a painful, traumatizing event that leaves the Dark Elf catatonic for days
or even weeks afterward.
= Light Elves =
Light elves, also known as sun elves or Aariphen are those who have taken to building grand cities of stone far beyond their traditional
homelands. They are touched by the air and the light, and many regard their fair cities as the pinnacle of civilization. Most high elves live
in the [[Araxian Empire]], where they make up a majority of the nobility.
= Wood Elves =
Wood elves mostly make their homes in the forests of Delgar, particularly in the untamed western territory of Edrys, where they live alongside
the beasts of the wilds. Many of them are druids or rangers, and most are followers of . They tend to see themselves as the protectors of the
forest and other wild places. They are no strangers to traveling the land, and they are not an uncommon sight in small towns and villages, but
it is rare for them to settle in cities.
