These creatures are born of ancient fae magics, timeless and noble. An average elf is human-like in appearance, with slender, supple builds and elongated ears that come to points. Only at a distance is an elf mistaken for a human. Up close they have a distinct presence that makes them seem foreign and otherworldly.
Elves are effectively eternal. While they can fall into ill health or die from violence, most elves live hundreds of years before their demise. While there is a certain allure to this, most elves are at a disadvantage in dealing with human society. They truly do not understand the difference between the human culture of five hundred years ago and that of today.
With the withdrawal of magic, elves had an understanding of human society. Upon their return to the world, they have been flummoxed by how much has changed. The response has been confusion and a reliance on the younger, more mortal and adaptable magical races in order to bridge the gap in understanding.
The other response has been an increase in breeding among elves. They understand that new, young elves are needed in order to understand the mundane world. As such, the elves find themselves divided between ancient, anachronistic beings and young elves that are discovering the world for the first time.
As magical beings, elves are tied to the natural world. They tend to feel most comfortable surrounded by nature and are often uncomfortable in civilized settings. Their magical talents are diverse but they tend to embrace magics that enhance and improve the natural world.
Many stories involving elves talk about them enchanting mundanes and leading them away from the world. It's difficult to say if this is a mundane tale to explain how 'normal' people become embroiled in the magical community or if elves really have led mundanes away from the world over the years. It is fact that many humans who have learned magic have done so at the instruction of elven tutors. Elves are definitely charismatic, powerful and beautiful in ways that could attract people of any race. This may be a magical aura or merely their innate presence.
As an ageless race, elves have no particular inhibitions regarding gender or sexuality. While elves are born gendered, their long lives lead elves to very different paths, As a species, elves do not judge or reflect on sexuality or relationships amongst one another, even when these relationships include members of other races.
Elves are effectively eternal. While they can fall into ill health or die from violence, most elves live hundreds of years before their demise. While there is a certain allure to this, most elves are at a disadvantage in dealing with human society. They truly do not understand the difference between the human culture of five hundred years ago and that of today.
With the withdrawal of magic, elves had an understanding of human society. Upon their return to the world, they have been flummoxed by how much has changed. The response has been confusion and a reliance on the younger, more mortal and adaptable magical races in order to bridge the gap in understanding.
The other response has been an increase in breeding among elves. They understand that new, young elves are needed in order to understand the mundane world. As such, the elves find themselves divided between ancient, anachronistic beings and young elves that are discovering the world for the first time.
As magical beings, elves are tied to the natural world. They tend to feel most comfortable surrounded by nature and are often uncomfortable in civilized settings. Their magical talents are diverse but they tend to embrace magics that enhance and improve the natural world.
Many stories involving elves talk about them enchanting mundanes and leading them away from the world. It's difficult to say if this is a mundane tale to explain how 'normal' people become embroiled in the magical community or if elves really have led mundanes away from the world over the years. It is fact that many humans who have learned magic have done so at the instruction of elven tutors. Elves are definitely charismatic, powerful and beautiful in ways that could attract people of any race. This may be a magical aura or merely their innate presence.
As an ageless race, elves have no particular inhibitions regarding gender or sexuality. While elves are born gendered, their long lives lead elves to very different paths, As a species, elves do not judge or reflect on sexuality or relationships amongst one another, even when these relationships include members of other races.
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