Desert Elves

Xylian Dominion created first desert elves to serve as their workers (and, to a point, defenders and border forces) in the southern and southeastern part of the Dominion. Most of their population was concentrated in Hezranian Peninsula, and in central parts of Northern Arrica coast, where they were tasked with working in and protecting oil derricks and refineries producing aether-enhanced oil used to fuel xylian warmachines.
After Black Iron War they were left for their own device, with massive territory under their control while having a minuscule population, especially in Northern Arrica. Thus most of their states collapsed quickly under human pressure, with being outnumbered one of the chief causes. Other being internal divisions - both political between clans, and religious due to Inri schism. In the end, they've lost practically all of their lands in Northern Arrica - with most of them either dead or pushed south, to the foothills of Southern Wall Mountains. What remained there were nomadic barbarians (though they recuperated in time). Those from Senneria also fled south, to the lands of Nuby, where they mostly assimilated and lost their culture while still existing in small numbers.
Lands in western Arzia, however, survived in a surprisingly good state. While they lost kingdom of Damast permanently, the kingdom of Aktaab and Senach (later renamed to Inrithia) survived, with desert elves growing in numbers over time. Today they still form a majority there, divided between two monotheistic religions.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Typical humanoids. Two hands, two legs, one head. Difference in anatomy is quite noticable. Their tissue was motified to be able to store lots of water (somewhat similar to camels, but without a noticable hunchback). Also their skin is rough and hard, to ensure that water does not leaves their body too quickly that way. The normal system of cooling body via 'ejection' of heated water is replaced with something probably rather magical in nature, but with details unknown.

Biological Traits

As all elves, they are very dependant on level of their blood purity. Mixing with other elven subspecies makest heir offsprings genetically inferior, slowly degenerating into low elves, making special traits of their subspecies much weaker with every generation, and lowering their lifespan.

Genetics and Reproduction

Their reproduction is typical for elves. Can have children only with other elves, ogres, and very magical beings like shapeshifters and high dragons. Pregnancy ranges from 9 to 10 months, depending on level of blood purity.

Ecology and Habitats

Prefer deserts or, at least, hot lands. Tend to fare really bad in wet or cold climate, or at least while not exactly weakened they are simply incapable of exploiting their special quirks, making them no better than average low Elves.

Additional Information

Facial characteristics

Lack of facial hair with exception of eyebrows. Their skin tends to feel and look slightly rough and hard. Also swarthy, with dark hair.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Most of them lives in Hezranian Caliphate and Kingdom of Inrythia. They are also small pockets of desert elves inhabiting Nuby behind behind southern border of Khem (and, thus, Imperium), and two major post-barbarian states at the foothills of Southern Wall Mountains. Other than that, there are no significant desert elven population to mention.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Relatively typical for elves, without notable improvements in any matter.

Civilization and Culture

Gender Ideals

Depends. Patriarchal as a whole, with patriarchalism weakest in Kingdom of Inrithia (that actually borders on equality in terms of law, but with differences in terms of lifestyle), and the harshest in Hezranian Caliphate.

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Elven Speech, Inrithian Diallect,
Elven Speech, Hezranian Diallect

Common Taboos

As among most of the elves, they have a taboo about relationships with members of other subspecies. While this does happen, it is generally shunned among most of elven societies, making elves that attempted it in most cases move to other provinces of Imperium.

Created by: Xylian Dominion.
IC: Occurence: Common
IC: Danger: Not Threatened

Lifespan

80-400

Average Height

1.6-1.8m.

Average Weight

55-85kg.