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 ====== 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 =====
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 ===== Society =====
-For the society of the Elves, see [[lore:Miranda Elven Society]]
+For the society of the Elves, see [[orgs:miranda_elven_society]]
-===== Sub-Species =====
+==== 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.
+===== Important Elves =====
+  * **[[people:Durinthi]]**; One of the oldest True Elves on [[atlas:Miranda]]
+===== Species =====
+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.
+==== 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.
+==== 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.
+===== 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.
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 ==== 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.
-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.
-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 ====
-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.
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 ==== 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.
-==== 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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+{{tag>humanoid sapient elfblood}}