Elves

Elves are a long-lived race that is most commonly encountered in forests or in business discussions in a Great City. They are known to be shorter than most humans, slender, having pointed ears, and large eyes.

Most of elven history is unknown to those of the other races as the various subraces fiercely keep their secrets from the outside world. Most scholars agree that records of elves appeared when the Eladrin came to the Mortal Plane, although exactly when that was is up to debate. The elves are known to have developed mass empires before and during the Era of Night but due to the chaotic nature of that time, no records besides the ruins of buildings and various magic items that have survived.

Origin
Most elves attribute their origin with the Eladrin, a race of elf-like Fey, that migrated to the Mortal Plane sometime before the Era of Night. It is believed that the elves were once one race but some sort of cataclysm caused the race to splinter into the various subraces that are seen today.

History
The Empire knows little about elven history but what is known is that sometime before recorded history, in a long forgotten age, the Eladrin fled back to the Feywild and the separation from their forebearers caused the subraces to appear in Tellusvir. Then during the Era of Night, the mass empires that had developed before, crumbled; fracturing the elves even more. It is believed that during this time, what later became the Drow moved to the Underdark.

Subraces/Ethnicities
There are eight different known subraces of elf that is known to the Empire. There are perhaps more but there have been no records of such found in the Mortal Plane.

Major subraces

 * Kethra
 * Saera
 * Drow

Minor subraces

 * Avariel
 * Lythari
 * Alu
 * Ru'ar
 * Sy
 * Mith