Zz'j'urrian Elves

Overview

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Also called copper elves, or wood elves, Zz'j'urian elves are the most common elves remaining in Amith. Their ancestors fell to the invasion of Demons of Suh'Laan.

Wood elves tend to be hardier than other elves, more solid and grounded than their cousins. This attitude is reflected in their culture and traditions; wood elves tend more toward physical pursuits than do other elves, and they view ancient elven history with a more critical eye. To the wood elves, the “great” elven kingdoms were responsible for many equally great mistakes. They look upon the Betrayal, the War, the descent of the demons, and other calamities as the result of acts of arrogance on the part of their ancestors. Living around and amid the reminders of this arrogance, and standing witness to the rise and fall of many elven empires, wood elves see the place of elves in the world differently than moon elves or sun elves do. Wood elves seek a quiet harmony, not domination, with the wider world.


Sylvan counterparts of the High Elves, wood elves eschew the cities and strongholds of their kin in favor of living close to nature. Wood elves have not claimed a large realm of their own since the kingdom of Yer-Mardi was founded centuries ago. Now, they maintain a number of smaller settlements, and the better to keep those communities hidden or protected. Wood elves claim territory in The Broken Isles, Fungisles, and the Yer-Mardi Forests, and beyond. Some wood elves live in other elven communities and territories, where they serve as scouts, rangers, and hunters.

Despite seeing themselves as part of the world, wood elves don’t commonly emerge from their homes to encounter non-elves. Likewise, in the deep woods and forests of the world, most wood elves don’t come across members of other races. Adventurers, diplomats, couriers, and those who pursue similar professions are the exceptions, traveling far outside their sylvan domains and meeting a wide variety of folk.


Wood elves in Amith have tan or coppery skin, with hair of wood brown, golden blond, black, or a shining metallic copper, and eyes of green, brown, or hazel - though some show resemblances of the Elves from Creation, which have silver hair and skin. Usually, they are put into leadership roles.


Skilled naturalists, wood elves often take up professions that allow them to remain close to the wild or to make use of their knowledge of woodcraft, wildlife, and forestry. Wood elves are more than capable in warfare, particularly archery. They are less magically inclined than their cousins but have their fair share of practitioners of the Art, as well as clerics and many druids.