Elf

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Elf Profile

AKA: Wood Elf, Sage Elf
Life Expectancy: 1900 - 2400
Homeland: Kelay-Sage Area
Average Height: 4' (121cm) - 5’9" (174cm)
Average Weight:95 - 150 Pounds (calculator)
Preferred Classes: Ranger, Druid, Mage
Classes this race can be: Any
Preferred Alignment: Lawful Good
Preferred Weapons: Bow, Spear
Aggression Level: Low
Intelligence Level: Superb Intellect
Magic Rating: High
Strength Rating:Moderate
Weak Against: Unholy Magic, Dark Magic,
Strong Against: Poison, Light Magic
Related Races: Drow, High Elf, Forsaken Elf
Allied Races: Human, Dwarf, Dryad, Pixie
Enemy Races: Drow, Vampire, Undead, Orc, High Elf

Elf Subraces

Sylvan Elf, Forsaken Elf

Physiology

Elves can usually be found at a slightly shorter height than the human race, though their dexterity and talent for magic quickly scrape up the difference. Their complexion is very light, reaching a pale status among the other races, with hair just as pale in colors, commonly varying with blondes and silvers (though the rare black is not unheard of). Knowledgable eyes gaze out of their skulls in numerous brilliant hues of the usual blue, green, grey,, and the like. Pointed ears stick out from their pale hued locks of hair as well. Elves mature at roughly the same rate as humans. However, they are not usually considered past adolescence until they reach 110 years of age.

Psychology

Elves are much like Dryads and Pixies in terms of their habits. They value the forest for each plant and animal that lives in harmony with them. Elves live incredibly long lives, living life as healthily as they can. They often indulge in the fine arts and have a wealth of knowledge more often than not. Due to their longer lives, they tend to be more patient, kind, and nurturing when found in large communities in the forest.

Elf Society

Elven society has existed since mortal races can remember. Yet, it varies greatly depending on the subset of elf and location. The most common form of elves in Hollow is known as Wood Elves or Green Elves. They live within the Sage Forest, the oldest in the land. The elves have defended their sacred groves since the early days of the world and would sooner die than leave them to the south's barbaric Orcs. The elven society in Sage is a hangover from the days of the now-forgotten Sylvan Empire. When virtually all of the elven races were united behind the Silver Throne, the King of the Elves commanded great respect, and his kingdom ran from the borders of the Xalious Mountains to present-day Cenril. However, the empire was lost in a civil war started by nobles in a dispute over their throne. Some would argue that political intrigue never left the elf psyche. Elven society in Sage is run along the pre-Sylvan elves' lines, and this is a community-based structure based around the Arch Druids, who are served by scores of rangers. Together they protect Sage and provide for the elven citizenry. These elves tend to live off the land and have not sown crops for many years, believing this human practice spoils the earth. On the other side of the coin are the elves who founded the metropolitan city of Port Rynvale. These elves have more in common with humans and are avid traders, mixing their skill at intricate weapon creation with their mastery of water and holy magic to create a human-like society with an elven tinge. Above all else, elves value their land and honor, although unlike the dwarves, this does not mean that elves will never lie.

Order of Power

  1. Kings
  2. Princes/Princesses
  3. High Council
  4. Lower Council
  5. Lesser Nobles
  6. Denizens

Elves & Religion

The very earliest elven religions were nature-based. Many elves worship dryads and green dragons as gods, which soon became the worship of nature itself. More recently, elves, especially druids, have been known to worship Lauria. Elves are religious folks but worship privately; many elves have two small shrines within their home. The first is for the worship of the natural order and balance, and the second usually more extensive and more elaborate to worship their ancestors. Ancestor worship is essential to the long-lived elves who can trace their family lines much more quickly and often know the name of their grandsire hundreds of thousands of years earlier.

Druids are often the elven religion's central feature and perform necessary rites within stone circles and sacred groves hidden deep within Sage, away from prying eyes. These ceremonies are often done on behalf of the whole elven community rather than just themselves. The Rynvale elves worship the sea gods, of which there are many, and most of them require regular worship once a week. These temples services usually involve a story of the distant past read by the high priest and a small sacrifice by each household, usually some fish or fruit. After the ceremony, up to half of the food is donated for charitable purposes like feeding the poor if need be. Such is the generosity of the sea gods, that they wish to share their bounty with the faithful.

Elf History

At the start of the world, the elves had a rather primitive civilization, although this society was much more similar to the elves we know today. Druid circles were the dominant force and advised the chief carefully for each day. Eventually, all elven tribes swore fealty to a single ruler enthroned on a silver chair. Thus the Sylvan Empire was born and was one of the single largest and most powerful empires Hollow has ever known. Elven settlements were sprinkled evenly from Xalious to present-day Cenril, and many ancient ruins can be found if one digs deep enough. Part of the Cenril wall is rebuilt from excavated remains from the pre-Senal city that stood amongst the cliffs. The ancient Sylvan Empire enjoyed the company of the Dryads of Sage, and the Pixies of the Enchanted Kingdom were their friends, too. Even the Dwarven Clans were the friends of the Sylvan Empire on and off again. The glory days of the empire ended when a dispute over the throne led to a long-running civil war that saw the expulsion and separation of many elf subsets and founded many of the separate elf races in the world of Hollow, possibly even the cruel and enigmatic drow.

During this period, the war between the dragons and dwarves worsened. Many of the dwarven clans were forced to relocate within the borders of the now war-ravaged Sylvan Empire. The elves along the empire's western borders were appalled by the dwarven way of life, particularly their disdain for the sacred trees and earth. Within scant few years, the dwarves and elves came to blows, and the dwarven clans were disgusted at having to fight a war on two fronts, one against friends with who they had sought shelter with. This incident has echoed throughout the ages and among certain groups in both races is still a cause of great animosity. The war had no real end and just fizzled out after a century or so when the resources of both races ran out.

The elves were among the first elder races to realize the humans' potential and taught them of the arcane arts. The elves found they had much in common with these ever-refining savages and many elves and humans became married. A settlement of human and elf mages was even founded in Xalious around the Mage Tower. This was a period of excellent cooperation between the elves and humans. Together, their wizards fashioned the floating city of Krizar using magic and technology, which has long since been lost to the ages.

During this time, the elves became wary of their subterranean drow cousins. Many small-scale wars were fought between the two that the other races were never aware of. The elves forever strived to protect their good name and did not speak of this matter to outsiders. The elf and human cooperation ended when the humans of Senal attacked the dwarves, and the elves had to act to protect their forests. Three of the greater races, the dwarves, elves, and dragons, fought the human kingdoms, but neither side claimed the upper hand. The eventual outcome was that the city of Krizar suddenly fell in the south of Hollow. The elves and humans found cooperating on it to keep it afloat increasingly difficult. Additionally, resources were continuously funneled away from the project to help the war effort. The crash resulted in the creation of the southern deadlands and the extinction of an entire subset of elves that lived there, whose name is now lost in time.

After the Milous Accords ended the war, the elves lived in isolation for several centuries. This came to an end with the Hollow Council's creation, which the elven kingdom became a member of. The elves were unable to act during Elazul the Dark's attack due to a hidden war between the elves and pixies on one side and the drow and their temporary allies, shadows gnomes. These shadow gnomes were a splinter group who had remained in exile since the pixies accepted the gnomes and hobbits into their kingdom.

The next major upheaval for the elves came when the progeny of Elazul, Arrecation, came to claim the lands and the elves this time had to act. They fought along with the other members of the Hollow Council against Arrecation's wraithen army. Eventually, Hollow's combined forces won out, but many of their leaders and soldiers had died; it took several centuries for their elves to rebuild. Slowly but surely, the elves began to return to their older, more peaceful ways, and the druids rose to prominence once more.

In modern times, the elves fought within the many clans' ranks, but the next time their race was called to fight as a single unit was during the first elf-vampire war. This was instigated by the vampire lord Dante, and the elves fought with great nobility for the survival of their race. Many lives were lost, and in the elves' eyes, a tremendous sacrifice befell them when miles of their sacred forest was torched.

More recently, the elves have remained quiet and enigmatic, possibly fighting another private war with a newly resurgent drow. A brief reprieve was granted to them after the dark immortals' return, but this was bittersweet — many elven heroes were lost in the fighting. With great certainty, though, it can be said that Hollow has not seen the end of the haughty elves. Among their number, there are still nobles who seek a return to the days of their mighty Sylvan Empire, and if another threat should befall their race, they will indeed fight bravely once more as they have done many times.



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