Sylvan Elf
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Sylvan Elf Profile
Homeland: Rynvale Island Average Height: 3'10 (121cm) - 5'5" Average Weight: 80 - 135 Pounds (calculator) Preferred Classes: Druid Classes this race can be: Bard, Druid, Monk, Paladin, Priest, Ranger, Warrior Alignment: Good Aggression Level: Very Low Intelligence Level: Superb Intellect Magic Rating: Mystical Strength Rating: Low Weak Against: Fire, Dark Magic, Chronomancy Strong Against: Most Magic, Mind Control and Illusion Related Races: Elf, High Elf, Drow, Forsaken Elf Allied Races: Enemy Races: Ogre
Physiology
Sylvan Elves are smaller and slighter than their Sage cousins. Most of them have a slightly feral look and many have a toned muscular due to their survivalist lifestyle.
Psychology
Sylvan Elves are very distrusting of outsiders, even for elves and have remained in hiding since the fall of their empire the Sylvan Concordat. The age of their empire was the zenith of their culture and now they are scattered and few and clinging onto their way of life, the oldway. Sylvan Elves respect nature and the elements and this forms the basis of their direction as a people and of their day to day life. They carry a special enmity for ogres who destroyed their old cities.
Sylvan Elf Society
Sylvan Elf societies are currently few and far between and painfully small. The largest gathering was at the Hallowed Grove on Rynvale which was the center of their Druidic faith known as the oldway. The roving bands would be organized under the Sages who had the greatest amount of knowledge of the oldway. The sage's job is also to teach the few remaining younglings about their noble heritage in the hopes of restoring it some day.
Sylvan Elves & Religion
Sylvan Elves have their own religion and way of life the olday which is primarily a combination of druidic and shamanistic beliefs that has been passed down by word of mouth since the destruction of their empire. Primary tenants of this faith include not unnecessarily harming animals and other sentients, (though hunting for food is seen as balanced and right providing proper respect is shown), proper respect of the elements and ancestor worship.
Sylvan Elf History
Sylvan Elves were once the masters of a mighty empire, the Sylvan Concordat that used their power over nature and the elements to carve out wonderfully balanced cities. However at some point this empire became cursed and fall victim to a number of disasters including the ogre invasion of Rynvale that destroyed their beloved capitol.
Since then the Sylvan Elves have lived in seclusion in and around the ruins on Rynvale, occasionally sending emissaries and even spies to Port Rynvale in order to try and understand their elvish cousins.
During the reign of The Empire of Archmosia the Sylvan became more secluded still and a bitter internal dispute was fought out between those who wishes to fight the empire, those who wished to join it and those who wished to remain in seclusion. During this time an emissary of the Lich Queen came and spoke about a restoration of power if only the Sylvan would aid the empire. The deliberations went on for weeks and ended only when the anti imperial and seclusion factions decided to expel the sympathizers. (Who eventually became Forsaken Elves).
The eons of seclusion however came when a temporal distortion destroyed the Hallowed Grove and now the Sylvan Elves are searching throughout Hollow to find the Orb of Life in order to restore the remnants of their crushed society.
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