The Elven Realms

The western portion of Percens consists of what is collectively known as The Elven Realms. While this portion of the world is dominated by The Court of the High Elves and The Elven Grove, realm of the woodland elves, a number of races make their home in this portion of the world.
The Court of the High Elves is the center of this region, spanning from the southern borders of The Great Forest to the northern borders of The Elven Grove, and from The Spine of the World in the east to the farmlands of the far west. The center of this realm is Dulac, the capital of The Court of High Elves, located on the shores of Faebrase Lake. Those that have seen the capital marvel about its crystal and ivory spires that apparently defy gravity to reach toward the stars despite their graceful and fragile appearance.
The High Elven King, Gaebrele Viene rules the Court, but does not act with complete autonomy, often relying on his large group of advisors and the rest of the Elven royalty when making decisions. Rumors abound of the intrigue that seemingly constantly engulfs The Court with coups common among the royal families as each vies for power and prestige in the King’s Court.
While the capital itself is dominated by High Elves, few of them actually live outside of the city, with the majority of the realm consisting primarily of humans, halflings, and gnomes who pay fealty to the King. In return for their taxes, the Court provides protection and infrastructure services to its people. This includes a strong military presence both in and outside the city with various magistrates enforcing the laws of the King throughout the realm.
The Elven Grove is the realm of the Woodland Elves, who guard their forest zealously and work constantly to keep outsiders from invading their lands. Outsiders who have business with the Elves head to Veilpas, the only portion of their realm that the Elves allow outsiders to visit. It is here where world leaders can have an audience with the Elven King, Sionne Brealan although it is rumored that the king only visits the city when needed and actually lives deep within the Grove in a hidden city only the Woodland Elves themselves have ever seen.
Very little is known of life within the Grove because of the Elves reluctance to trust outsiders. Even those elves who have left the Grove to seek their destiny in the outside world rarely speak of it once they leave, knowing that even should they choose to return, they may never be fully trusted by their kin again because of their exposure to the outside world and its people. The remainder of this region, including The Great Forest, are considered free lands and house a wide array of people of all races. These lands tend to be quite rough, not having the might of an organized military or government to fall back upon. Thus the people who live here tend to be hardy and self-sufficient, doing whatever it takes to survive, especially in the depths of the forest. Because of this, The Great Forest also tends to be home of many nomadic bandits and highwaymen. Even the two free cities found in this region, Treeton on the south western edge of the forest, and Elitor on Emerald Bay in the south are considered rough and uncivilized when compared to most of the cities found elsewhere in Percens.

The Cult of Voloid

The Elven Realms had more than their share of issues with The Cult of Voloid and had to work hard to keep the group from establishing a foothold within their borders.  Despite the fact that they didn't have the numbers of Cultist to deal with like places like Winterfall did, two of elves who had served within The Elven Court were directly responsible for defeating the Avatar of Voloid.  This was a huge blow to the Cult, who soon crumbled completely shortly after.

An Ancient Partnership

Once much more like The Free Lands of Men, The Elven Realms were once ruled by multiple kingdoms and clans, often fighting for land and resources on a regular basis.  However, one clan was rising in power quickly, threatening the existence of all the others.  This clan was the Drow, who once lived above ground like their High Elf and Wood Elf cousins do to this day.  It soon became apparent that if they did not band together, the dark elves would become unstoppable and would rule the majority of the western lands before long.  Thus arose The Elven Realms as a nation.  The High Elves agreed to adopt a monarchy to rule them, with the individual clans now becoming Counts and Dukes in the new ruling structure.  The Wood Elves continued their tradition of being separated into individual clans, but they now decides that each clan would represent itself on the Elven Council.  The members would vote for a leader, who represents them within the High Elves court and acts as a conduit between them.  This arrangement has suited the Elves for centuries and unless something drastic happens, they will continue to do so for centuries more.