Crown Elf
Additional Information
Social Structure
Crown Elves tend to integrate themselves into other species' societies and are predisposed to professions away from heavy manual labor
Facial characteristics
Smaller or missing pupils with large irises tending towards lighter shades, with white and pale yellow being by far the most common but rare cases of light blue reported in communities near Ley Lines
Blond to white hair
Longer ear points pulled several inches away from the head and free ear lobes
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Tend towards vowel-heavy names, with certain exceptions. Prefer names ending in consonants.
Beauty Ideals
Taller, paler, with higher cheekbones and longer ear points. Usually care very little for muscle tone due to their natural lean into it.
Gender Ideals
Men and women face the same egalitarian ideals.
Courtship Ideals
Poetry, song, and masterpiece crafts as tokens of affection. Courtship can take many years and be challenging and patience seen as standard, not prized. Impatience is a sign of immaturity and ends romances.
Relationship Ideals
Tight, supportive relationships that elevate and motivate both parties. Eventual marriage, with small families following after.
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Common(regional), Elven(Diplospeak)
Diplospeak is a dialect of Elven that is even longer-winded, more formal, and more flattering. The words for "us", "you", and "we" come attached to flowery compliments with no negative adjectives existing except for those attached to "them" which are seen as slurs and curses.
Common Etiquette Rules
Open with a compliment to a craftsmen on their work, ask your conservational partner which language they are most comfortable in and accommodate them if you both speak it, and bring tokens of appreciation to give in advance if asking a favor.
Common Taboos
Turning your back on a friend or family who has not slighted you
History
Crown Elves have a long history in the mainland as diplomats, craftsmen, court mages, and kings, however, they haven't been permitted the actual title in many of their own generations due to the bloody wars that plagued their last rule.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
Crown Elves enjoy the presence of humans and enjoy watching their lives with a deep appreciation for their vibrancy and spontaneousness. Tend to have several human friends and try to advise those willing to listen like older family to young adults do in Elven families. Many a feast table hosts one or several humans.
Dwarves enjoy a tense, quiet peace around Crown Elves due to the Elven habit of holding their grandfather's grudges but cultural appreciation for craftsmen. If a Crown Elf becomes friends with a Dwarf, it's as long as they both live and brings in the trust of the Elf's whole family.
Other Elves shy away from Crown Elves at first due to the long belief among them that the other Elves were bred as lower classes, but that belief has been dropping off in the last dozen generations, leaving the shyness there as a vestige of a bygone age.
Halflings quickly become friends with Crown Elves and bond over their mutual love of singing, dancing, and poetry, but both sides understand the friendship isn't to last and don't plan on each other in the future. Gnomes enjoy the bond as well, finding Crown Elves to be suitable friends in magical prowess, although their relationship lasts as long as it takes to copy notes.
Goblins, Orcs, and Tieflings are shunned and friendship with one is taken as a slight against a Crown Elf's family.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Genetic Descendants
Lifespan
1000 years
Average Height
6'2-6'6" for men, 5'6-5'11 for women
Average Weight
120lbs-160lbs for men, 100lbs-130lbs for women
Average Physique
Tend to more muscle definition and slightly higher strength and constitution
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Pale to slightly yellow tint
Related Ethnicities
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