Elves
If you live for a millennium and are born with magic flowing in your veins how can anyone trust you?
Basic Information
Anatomy
Elves have long pointed ears and cat like eyes with slitted pupils. Depending on their ethnicity their skin tones can range the full spectrum.
Genetics and Reproduction
Elves have long pregnancy cycles to match their long life spans, these tend to range from 5 to 10 years. Elves predominantly have one offspring per birth but do occasionally produce twins. Elves only having one biological sex means anyone can carry the child however on rare occasions both elves in a partnership get pregnant. Only two elves are required for reproduction but due to their single sex nature and openness to polyarmory more than two elves do get involved with reproduction, sometimes for fun sometimes to raise the number of variable genes possibilities.
Growth Rate & Stages
Elves live for around a millenium but physically mature at the same rate as humans. An elf is physically mature at 18 years old but in elvhen society they aren't considered mentally mature until they reach 100 years of age.
Ecology and Habitats
Elves thrive in a large variety of environments but certain ethnicities have adapted to specialized biomes.
Elves in general thrive in woodland areas. Sea Elves thrive in tropical climates and underwater.High Elves prefer temperate climates. Shadow Elves prefer Arctic climates. Wood Elves love dense jungles and lots of Flora. Drow prefer dark areas and cooler environments so tend to live underground.
Additional Information
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Elves can see in the dark this causes their eyes to reflect light.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Elves have long flowing names due to their love of music, poetry and artistic expression. Elves also obsess over the idea of originality and uniqueness which has lead to some less than ideal names.
Major Organizations
Wisteria is the homeland of the Elves
Gender Ideals
Elves are unfamiliar with the concept of gender as their people have nothing resembling it in their culture. Elves tend to be confused by how other races differentiate genders and why they have gender roles. To an Elf a person's place in society should be deemed by their skills.
Courtship Ideals
Elves are all about showing off and being dramatic. Courting to an elf is a challenge of their skills in their craft, an elf will show their affection by creating a masterpiece for their beloved in their chosen art form and if their affections are returned they will receive a creation in return. Elves perception of time is much different to the other races and so their courtiship tends to last much longer often taking years before anyone is in a committed relationship.
Relationship Ideals
To elves an ideal relationship is a creative partner or a muse for their creations. So relationships are all about passion and inspiring each other. Many elves practice monogamy but it is common for elves to have several partners, as elves don't have many offspring they have larger families by having more partners which in turn creates more offspring.
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Elvish is the dominant language among Elvhen people. Many have learned the common trade language for diplomatic and trade purposes. Other popular languages are specific to certain ethnicities of Elves. The Eladrin speak Sylvan and the Sea Elves speak Aquan.
Common Dress Code
Putting extreme effort into ones appearance is important to elves. The way you present yourself to the world is who you are, and the more unique and outrageous you can be the better you are. Elves have a robust fashion culture and industry because of this.
Origin/Ancestry
Elvhen
Related Ethnicities
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