Elves

Elves

The elves of the present day are descended from the green elves, ancient settlers who emerged from Alfheim to dwell in the mortal world. After vicious wars and terrible betrayals, the elves withdrew to the isolation of the wilderness. While peaceful, the elves have a long history of conflict with monsters, evil races, and schisms in their own lands. Perhaps it is their basic nature to seek resolution to conflicts by force of arms, or perhaps those battles are thrust on them unwillingly. In either case, martial power is so respected that every elven child is taught from birth to use the sword and the bow and to ride, however do not prefer horses as mounts, rather they ride dire wolves, aurochs, and even allied centaurs into battle, and their stories are filled with tales of brave warriors and powerful mages fighting desperate battles against overwhelming odds. Elves that dwell in the lands of the Norsemen try to remain isolated from the rest of the world and in contrast, those who dwell in the lands of the Gauls, coexist with the human tribes.