Elves
Basic Information
Anatomy
Usually, true elves are a naturally slender and athletic race. Elves have a similar range of complexions to humans, with some living deep in the forests having typically coppery or pale skin. Often, elven hair was dark, either brown or black, with copper red or blond hair also rarely found, although orange or even green hues were not completely unheard of. Elven eyes were commonly brown, hazel, or an emerald green. Elves are considered fair and beautiful, handsome, and had pointed ears and no body hair except eyebrows, eyelashes, and hair.
Genetics and Reproduction
Elves have a pregnancy period that lasts about a year.
Growth Rate & Stages
By the age of 1, Elves can speak, walk and dance. Puberty and full height are attained at around their fiftieth year, when they stop aging physically. They are considered adolescents until they reach the age of 100, and are considered elders after they reach the age of 700 years old.
Ecology and Habitats
The elves, as a whole, preferred these secluded places of nature to the cities and nations of the civilized world, living in harmony with their natural surroundings. They thrive in the dense magical forests of Southern Caphollia, but have also taken to living in the low mountains and surrounding grasslands as well.
Additional Information
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Elves are more preternaturally aware of their surroundings than most other races, as well as possessing better common sense. This has aided elves in many ways, allowing them a high degree of perceptiveness that they could lend partially to allies. Additionally, elves were extremely accurate in their attacks, having a degree of precision that would be unusual for other humanoids.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Elves receive one name given to them by their fathers, and receive another name from their mother, which is a more personal name that they use among their close family.
Relationship Ideals
Elves marry freely, monogamously, only once, and adultery is unthinkable. Betrothal, with the exchange of rings, lasts at least a year, and is revocable by the return of the rings, but is rarely broken.
Lifespan
750 years
Average Height
5′4″ ‒ 6′0″
Average Weight
130‒170 lbs
Geographic Distribution
