Elves

Elves make up the second most populated race within Alemdas.

They are said to be traced back to ---, a land of magic and wonder. Or so people like to say. When gazing upon an Elf, you will often feel as if they don't quite fit within this world; looking vaguely otherworldly. That being said, Elves are viewed as a rather proud race; sometimes too much for their own good. They tend to be described as a stuck up race, looking down on others.

Appearance Notes
Here are some basic identifying traits most Elves have!


 * All Elves have pointed tip ears.
 * Most Elves have a similar complexion to humans, coming in all sorts of different skin tones.
 * Dark Elves: Appear a bit more greyish in skin tone. Similar to that of an Orc.
 * High Elves: Appear a bit more golden in skin tone.


 * They have little to no body hair. Most males have no facial hair.
 * Most are said to be made up of a slim, agile build but that doesn't apply to all of them.

High Elves

 * This subclass of Elves are said to be the oldest out of them all! They tend to live the longest out of them all; some even surpassing the age of 750 that most elves live to. In all honesty, its the High Elves that leave the worst taste in the mouth's of others. This is where the stereotype of all Elves being overly proud and superior comes from. Most High Elves tend to think they are far better than everyone else, that their lineage is something others should be jealous of. There's a 50/50 chance you will run into a High Elf that thinks like this.
 * High Elves have a natural affinity for all types of magic.

Dark Elves

 * On the other hand, Dark Elves are said to be quite the humble people. In all honesty, they experience to most prejudice out of all races, right alongside that the Orcs receive. Because of this, Dark Elves are viewed to be a very resilient and versatile type of people; doing whatever it takes it to make it out in the world. There is no job that they will say no to; varying from common farming work all the way to that of working as Mages.
 * Dark Elves are said to make great assassins. Their stealth is unmatched by any other race.

Culture
Being as in Elves can live well over the average lifespan of all other races, this gives them a rather broad perspective on events that might trouble another race more deeply. They tend to be a very amused race, and are often curious about all there is to the world around them. They tend to be largely unaffected by things that might bother other races; after all, they live much, much longer so why would they?

Because of this, they come off as a very aloof at times. Making friends, as well as enemies, take forever for Elves to do so... And takes even longer for them to forget. Both what has been done right by them and what has been done wrong. It is due to this that people often described them as a race who thinks they're fair superior compared to others. That they're always looking down their noses at those who are not Elves. And, thanks to the existence of High Elves, there are those who even look down on their own race.

They are slow to resort to violence. They resort to diplomacy and compromise to resolve issues and differences before they dare to escalate to the idea of violence. Tree huggers might be another good way of describing them; peace and serenity strong ideals within their community. They have been known to retreat all together from violence, preferring to wait things out before they draw their weapon. Though, with that being said, they are masters of both physical attacks and magical ones.

Most Elves are master swordsmen. And those who don't prefer the sword? They are masters with a bow, daggers, and some even dive into the aspects of destructive magic.