Elves

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The mystic Elves control and defend the Elven Forests since centuries. They're slim and tall, have long ears and a natural ability of magic. The arrogant and power searching human are very suspicious for them, so they avoid most contacts to them. Old histories told about tall and long-eared humans, who were living on the continent since ancient ages. Elves are naturally able to use magic, they’re at least as old as the dwarven race and they’re the best archers of the world. The elvish skills at the bow are legendary. Most elven seen by human had black-blue shiny armor and were taller than a human, other stories tell something different. In fact, different tribes exist, maybe also with completely different looks. Most elven families are living as nomads travelling through the deep forests.Their culture seems to be a very shy one and connected directly to the nature.

History

The origin is lost in past but Elves developed as one of the first intelligent races. About 400 o.C. they still were tall and pale skinned creatures with sharp claws but until the 7th century, they had build a civilization. End of the 8th century the First War against dwarven kingdoms cost many lives. After the war, the elves decided to create a natural border and increased the Big River by nature magic. While the Dragon Rush 940 o.C. settlements in Dragonia Vulcania got lost and a short alliance with their former enemy, the dwarves, was created to destroy the dragon nests.Until 1645 o.C. the Elven world isolated itself, but then parts of their army supported the northern kingdoms in their fight against the Black Army. Today, a few trade relations exists.

Elven Tribes

The Elven tribes are uniqe, in culture and partly biology. Most live in the Elven Forests, Fire and Shadow Elves on the eastern continent.

Fire Elves

Appearance: Brown, orange, red or blond hair.

Fire elves belong to the most advanced magicains under all tribes. Their natural power of elemental magic focus on fire spells. Fire elves were banished long time ago from the western continent and live in their own world now.

• See also:Fire elven kingdom

Forest Elves /Tree Elves

Appearance: They are tall, very slim, have long blond hair and are clothed in green colours mostly.

The shyest and biggest tribe lives deep in the forests and guards the secrets of nature. They have the best elven mages, the elven priesthood, who create the living tree elves architecture. Forest elves avoid contacts to other races.

River Elves

Appearance: They are tall, have black hair and wear shiny blue or black armors or blue clothes. Compared to other tribes, their muscles are stronger.

The River Elves are the guardians of the Elven border and live as nomads along the Big River. Those, who aren't warriors, work as fishers, hunters or trade with the human naughbours.

Military

Because the River elves live in the border regions of the elven forests, they have the best trained army and the most powerful war machines of all elven tribes.

The biggest weapon is the elven Ballista, which can fire a giant wooden Spear over the Big River.

Shadow Elves

Appearance: Shadow elves always have blond or white hair and a pale skin. They're mostly clothed in black.

Shiarasin /Jungle Elves

Appearance: A jungle elf has blond/orange hair and a pale skin.

Shiarasin (translated to "tribe living in jungle") are the smallest and physical weakest Elven race. Also, their magical ability is very limited compared to other tribes.

The jungle Elves live in the jungle of the eastern Ahl'shiara Mountains in small settlements of wooden treehouses or huts. They're hunters, fruit farmers and fishers. Their culture is friendly and peaceful but if they have to defend, they'll use simple spears or small sabres.

Stone Elves /Mountain Elves

Appearance:They're tall, muscular and mostly red-haired.

Unknown to most races of Legonia, the smalles elven tribe live on the peaks of the Ahl'shiara mountains or the border regions of Dragonia Vulcania. After old elven settlements were destroyed in the dragon rush, the battle-trained Stoneleves guard over the high ends of the continent, where some holy places are hidden. But they aren't interested in magic or religion, a stone elf is not the typical friendly elf stereotype, he's a hot-tempered warrior. They are the best dragon hunter but also seen as a problem child by the other tribes.

Politics

There's no king known. It seems that every tribe in the Elven world is lead by high councils, and there's an higher council which decides over topics dealing for all tribes.

Architecture

While most elves live in small wooden houses or tents beeing nomads, the few structures they have, are unique in the world of Legonia. For example the giant white stone fortresses of the stone elves or high treehouses of the Shiarasin tribe in the Ahl'Shiara region in the south, but the villages and outposts of the main tribe, the forest elves are a bit more special: Their houses aren't just hidden buildings on trees, they BECOME part of nature. Using high magic, the forest elves creates structures intecrated in the environment. So, many travellers have to look twice before they discover even bigger villages.