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| ====== Elves ====== | ====== Elves ====== | ||
| - | For most of those on [[lore:Miranda|Miranda]] the elves are a tall and stately people known to be generous in peace and terrible in war. It was an elven army that destroyed the [[atlas:irill|Second Irillian Empire]] and stopped the advancement of the [[atlas:xian|Xianese]] army. However, the elves of Miranda are no longer what they once were, they have been changed as the world itself has changed since their arrival. | + | For most of those on [[lore:Miranda|Miranda]] the elves are a tall and stately people known to be generous in peace and terrible in war. It was an elven army that destroyed the [[atlas:Holy Irillian Empire]] and stopped the advancement of [[atlas:Xian]] army. However, the elves of Miranda are no longer what they once were, they have been changed as the world itself has changed since their arrival. |
| + | ===== History ===== | ||
| - | ===== Timeline ===== | + | For the history of the Elves, see [[lore:Elven History]]. |
| + | ===== Society ===== | ||
| - | ==== Birth ==== | + | For the society of the Elves, see [[orgs:miranda_elven_society]] |
| - | The elves are not native to Miranda; although they have become so over the generations. They came to this world when [[people:ellowyn|Ellowyn]], favored daughter of the [[people:seelie queen|Seelie Queen]], was banished from the [[atlas:fae lands|fae lands]]. Ellowyn traveled to Miranda and took with her twenty-seven members of her personal retinue along with Mardac, a powerful fae lord. Once upon the world Ellown created a grand court, called the [[lore:celestial court|Celestial Court]], that mimicked her mother's court and named herself its queen. To rule by her side she named [[people:mardac|Mardac]], the most powerful fae lord, as her consort. The Seelie Queen forbade any fae from paying homage to the Celestial Court, so Ellowyn reached into the [[lore:well of life]] and created the elves. | ||
| - | The elves bodies were created from the world, but their spirits were of the [[lore:shadow realms|Shadow Realm]]. As time passed the elves expanded their reach to the very corners of the world. Their great cities rose high into the sky, rivaling the very heavens in beauty and grace. As they moved into new lands the elves not only changed themselves to better live in harmony with the world, but changed the world around them. The world prospered under their care and the elves stood as the most blessed of the those inhabiting it. | + | ==== Dwarves ==== |
| + | The elves have a long standing (millions of years) [[lore:dwarves and elves|animosity with the dwarves]]. This dates back to the very creation of each of the current species' oldest ancestor and the reason they were created. As a general rule elves find the dwarves overbearing and a incapable of adapting to the constant ebb and flow of the natural world - change in inevitable in all living things. Their constant desire to resist all change is antithesis to the elves. | ||
| - | ==== Demon Wars ==== | + | ===== Important Elves ===== |
| - | As the elves expanded their reach they found many of the artifacts left behind by the [[lore:ancients|ancients]]. The most interesting were the [[lore:black gates|Black Gates]] and the [[lore:bronze door|Bronze Door]]. The elves knew that the black gates were doorways to the [[atlas:shadow realms|shadow realms]] and the strongest source of magic in this world; however the bronze door was a mystery. Ever curious the elves managed to open the bronze door and into this world came a [[demon#Demon Lord]] who slew those by the door and used their spirits to feed his own infernal power. He opened the door further allowing a horde of [[demon|demons]] into the world. | + | |
| - | Mardac and much of her court was in the fae lands hunting, so Ellowyn sent the rest of her court to lead the elves in battle. As the demons grew in strength the elves called upon all those living in the world to help. To further aid the battle Ellowyn called her strong warriors to the [[atlas:elder tree|Elder Tree]]. From that tree she drew forth the most powerful bow staves ever known and thus were born the [[lore:maiden archers|Maiden Archers]]. The maiden archers led the elven army in battle and drove the demons back to the Bronze Door. The destruction of the door cost the maidens dearly and the world a terrible price (see [[atlas:blasted lands|Blasted Lands]], but closed the world from the demons. | + | * **[[people:Durinthi]]**; One of the oldest True Elves on [[atlas:Miranda]] |
| - | With the Bronze Door destroyed, the elven army went to close each of the Shadow Gates so that the [[lore:outer realms|outer realms]] could no longer influence the world. Their warriors gone, the remaining elves were left with little protection from the demons that still roamed the world. Mardac, who had returned from the hunt, convinced Ellowyn to once again reach into the Well of Life and create to a new people to protect her children - thus the [[orc|orcs]] were given life. Unlike the elves, the orcs were not given fae spirits, but instead were given unseelie spirits. Mardac trained the orcs in the art of battle, passing on his skills and honor. The orcs not only hunted down the remaining demons, but took up arms to guard the elves wherever they roamed. | ||
| - | ==== The Fall ==== | + | ===== Species ===== |
| - | The fall of the elves began with [[lore:night of blood|Night of Blood]] and was finished with the [[lore:kinslayer war|Kinslayer War]], leaving the elves a shattered people. The elves, now protected by the orcs, began to heal the land and rebuild what was lost. With most of her court helping her maidens close the shadow gates and Mardac in the fae realms, Ellowyn was often alone at court with only [[people:aelon|Aelon]] by her side. Aelon, a powerful fae lord, spent most of his type helping the elves to heal the land. Unbeknownst to any he had fallen in love with Castae, a powerful unseelie lady. She bound his will to her thoughts and sent him to assassinate Ellowyn with a poisoned dagger. | + | Although there are two species the Lost Elves are simply elven spirits that have rejected living in their bodies. As they have no bodies, Lost Elves are incapable of producing offspring. |
| - | Aelon stabbed Elloywn and then turned the dagger upon himself as he jumped into the Well of Life. Castae then entered the court and using the defiled well she cast a curse of rage upon the orcs. As the moon turned as red as blood the orcs turned their blade upon the elves and slew their masters. Elven cities burned as the cries of dying elves reached the heavens. Mardac returned to find his beloved fallen, the well poisoned, and the elves being hunted by now blood-thirsty orcs. After doing what he could for Ellowyn he drew forth dark warrior spirits from the well and traveled to where the surviving elves were hiding. To those elves willing to follow him he bound the dark spirits, creating his own dark elves, to their own spirit and led them personally into battle against the orcs. | ||
| - | When the largest of the orc warbands had been defeated most of the hunters returned to their homeland, while Mardac and his strongest hunters worked to destroy the remaining orcs. It is unknown who started it, but eventually the elves took up arms against their "dark" kin. This time is called the Kinslayer War, when elf fought elf and only got worse when the maiden archers and members of the court returned. The court discovered their queen near death and the elves fighting other elves. The court sensed the taint within some of the elves and in the name of their queen they turned their full power against these dark elves. The dark elves were very powerful, but not enough to stand against the court and their kin and fled from battle. Mardac returned to find his warriors being killed by their own kin. He cried at seeing his warriors fall in battle, but could not raise his hand against the maidens who dedicated their lives to his beloved queen. In the end he gathered as many of his dark elves as possible, opened a gate to another world, and fled. | ||
| - | The elves were shattered, only a small fraction of their numbers remained on the world, and their cities destroyed. Only a few of their most enchanted places were left in the world. With so few elves remaining they retreated from the world into these safe havens, while the court returned to care for their queen. Many centuries passed and the elves themselves became only shadows of their former glory. With the closing of the Black Gates, the power of the Shadow Realms waned in Miranda and with it the elven spirits. Lesser elves were born as the knowledge and beauty of the elves were forgotten. | + | ==== Elf ==== |
| + | The elves have not branched since [[people:Ellowyn]] first brought them from the Well of Life. The elves represented here refer to these elves. | ||
| - | ==== The Great Tree Awakens ==== | ||
| - | One of the few sanctuaries untouched by war was a contemplative community centered around the [[atlas:Ellendar#Great Tree|Great Tree]]. The only known still living tree that sprouted from a seed from the Elder Tree. While the tree was still alive, it had not bloomed since Ellowyn was struck down. All elves that had not forsaken their true spirits knew when their queen had rose from near-death. The Great Tree bloomed as she appeared in the [[atlas:ellendar|Ellendar]] forest and spoke to her followers. Once again their queen walked the world to guide them in healing this land. | ||
| + | ==== Lost Elf ==== | ||
| + | If there was anything that all elves could ever agree upon it would be the tragedy of the lost. Lost elves are those that have forsaken the physical shells in which their fae spirit resides. Instead they have bound their spirits to this world and thus they can never return home nor ever again be an elf. These spirits are often found in places believed to be enchanted and oftentimes regarded as being dangerous. The lost elven spirits can be very powerful and rare are those who would be considered benevolent. | ||
| - | ===== Sub-Types ===== | + | ===== Races ===== |
| Because of The Fall there are currently four kinds of elves living on Miranda. The True Elves are those elves unaffected by the Fall and are still seelie. The Great Elves are those that were born after the Fall, but were not touched by the spirit of Mardac. The Dark Elves are those born with the touch of Mardac after the Fall, or chose to follow Mardac before the Fall. The Half-bloods, or Half elves, are those that have an elven spirit in their ancestry, but they are not pure-blooded elves. The Forsaken are those elves that have turned away from both the communal Great Elves and the warrior Dark Elves. The lost are simply those elves that have forsaken the shadowlands and given up the bodies that house their elven spirit. | Because of The Fall there are currently four kinds of elves living on Miranda. The True Elves are those elves unaffected by the Fall and are still seelie. The Great Elves are those that were born after the Fall, but were not touched by the spirit of Mardac. The Dark Elves are those born with the touch of Mardac after the Fall, or chose to follow Mardac before the Fall. The Half-bloods, or Half elves, are those that have an elven spirit in their ancestry, but they are not pure-blooded elves. The Forsaken are those elves that have turned away from both the communal Great Elves and the warrior Dark Elves. The lost are simply those elves that have forsaken the shadowlands and given up the bodies that house their elven spirit. | ||
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| ==== Great Elf ==== | ==== Great Elf ==== | ||
| - | It was after the Elven War that other types of elves began to appear. At first it was thought a misbirth, but as less more elves were born without the connection to their homeland. Now, what were once simply called elves are true elves. True elves make up an ever shrinking percentage of the elven population as even matings between two True Elves is not sure to produce another True Elf. Add to this fact the truth that True Elves female ripen less often than all other types of elves. | + | A [[creatures:Great Elf]] is an [[#mortal elf]] that has bonded their spirit to the [[lore:Great Tree]] of [[atlas:Ellendar]]. In many respects these are the elves rarely seen, but most likely to be those of legend. The Great Tree has its roots buried deep within the [[lore:fae lands]] and when a mortal elf bonds with the Great Tree they take on some of the aspect of the [[creatures:fae]]. Their physical features can often change and they take on a more otherworldly visage. |
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| - | Even those very rare outsiders that know of the difference simply assume that True Elves are nothing more than elven royalty. While it is true that those remaining True Elves tend to be the natural leader of any elven community where they are currently staying, they are not considered royalty — only set above the other elves as an example of all that if pure in elven blood. Thus, the lead because no great elf could ever consider themselves the equal of a True Elf. | + | |
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| - | True elves tend to have pale, almost translucent skin, with pale white hair that sparkles under the light. Their eyes can be any color of the rainbow and most shift as their mood does, but with no black iris like other races. Others that gaze upon a True Elf know they are looking upon something most unnatural and yet find themselves filled with a sense of calm and peace. On those very rare occasions a True Elf's anger ever does rise, their vissage is so terrible it can destroy stone. | + | |
| ==== Dark Elf ==== | ==== Dark Elf ==== | ||
| - | A dark elf is an elf that either willingly joined with the warrior spirit of Mardac or is a decendent of an elf that joined with the spirit. The warrior spirit always breeds true for all children of a mating. Thus if either parent is a dark elf any children born of that union will also be born with the warrior spirit. This has caused the elves to hunt down any dark elves and kill them before they can breed more of their kind. | + | A [[creatures:dark elf]] is an elf that either willingly joined with the warrior spirit of Mardac or is a decendent of an elf that joined with the spirit. The warrior spirit always breeds true for all children of a mating. Thus if either parent is a dark elf any children born of that union will also be born with the warrior spirit. This has caused the elves to hunt down any dark elves and kill them before they can breed more of their kind. |
| However, if a dark elf is joined with the Elder Tree their warrior spirit will typically be diminished by the strength of the great communion and they will become a Great Elf. If their warrior's spirit is too strong there is a possibility that the Elder Tree will reject the dark elf and refuse to allow the union. | However, if a dark elf is joined with the Elder Tree their warrior spirit will typically be diminished by the strength of the great communion and they will become a Great Elf. If their warrior's spirit is too strong there is a possibility that the Elder Tree will reject the dark elf and refuse to allow the union. | ||
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| ==== Forsaken Elf ==== | ==== Forsaken Elf ==== | ||
| The elves called Forsaken by the Great Elves are actually those that most non-elves encounter; although they do not make up the majority of the elves. These elves have rejected both the warrior spirit of the Dark Elves, as a well as bonding themselves to the Elder Tree like the Great Elves. Instead, they have chosen to reject both and make their own way in the world. Many of these elves find community with other races and may even live in small communities with other Forsaken elves inside of a larger non-elven community. | The elves called Forsaken by the Great Elves are actually those that most non-elves encounter; although they do not make up the majority of the elves. These elves have rejected both the warrior spirit of the Dark Elves, as a well as bonding themselves to the Elder Tree like the Great Elves. Instead, they have chosen to reject both and make their own way in the world. Many of these elves find community with other races and may even live in small communities with other Forsaken elves inside of a larger non-elven community. | ||
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| - | ==== Lost Elf ==== | ||
| - | If there was anything that all elves could ever agree upon it would be the tragedy of the lost. Lost elves are those that have forsaken the physical shells in which their fae spirit resides. Instead they have bound their spirits to this world and thus they can never return home nor ever again be an elf. These spirits are often found in places believed to be enchanted and oftentimes regarded as being dangerous. The lost elven spirits can be very powerful and rare are those who would be considered benevolent. | ||
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