Fili-Thin
Fili-Thin is the name for the community of Northern Dark Elves who reside primarily in Scandinavia.
Culture
Culture and cultural heritage
The Fili-Thin are known to be the oldest of Thin civilisations, developing largely in secluded communities in Norway and eventually spreading to the rest of the world with the spread of human civilisation. Some of the earliest organised Thin settlements appeared in the darkened gaps between the mountains and fjords where the sun rarely touched, and settlements of a more permanent and predictable nature than cave systems could be built above-ground. Quickly, seasonal traditions and individual family celebrations became more organised and grew into the rituals observed today such as Da Ifsin.
Fili-Thin are also responsible for the large majority of magic use observed within Thin culture, especially that relating to the stars/moon and smoke, due to their adaptation to the surface world. Unfortunately due to High Elf and Council intervention many of these settlements no longer exist and their inhabitants moved to underground homes and other countries.
Common Dress code
As the Fili-Thin live largely in colder climates, their dress largely consists of furs and animal skins, worn on major pulsepoints and treated with fats, salts and smoke. Usually they are given structure and decoration by metalwork of iron, copper, silver and gold depending on the status of the elf and availability of the material. Usually the metal accents are worn over important places on the body such as throat, hands and head to signify and amplify the elf's capabilities in life, as the most important tools of the individual.
Clothing is usually covering and thick with bare sections to show the elf's tattoos or scarifications if they have them.
Art & Architecture
When it comes to crafting, the Fili-Thin tend to favour function over form, preferring everything they craft to serve a purpose first. As such the majority of examples of Fili-Thin art come from intricate carvings on the handles of tools or containers such as vases. Some creatives also use their skills to add murals in stone or wood to the walls of their homes: these drawings usually depict historical events or landscapes the artist has seen. The houses the Fili-Thin built during their history in the mountains are built in stone and carved to resemble the natural formations of the land around them, so some are decorated with grass or flowers and other plants, or painted to further camouflage it. Though these villages have largely been abandoned, some can still be found and many modern Fili-Thin will travel to them to learn more of their history and people.
Diverged ethnicities
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