The Elves: Death-Obsessed Forest Dwellers

prideful, secretive, and primal, Elves remain cloistered in their vales and forest homes, communing with their Dead. When the Grim Covenant was made the Elves embraced every part of it: the Dead and the power. Elven life centers around their Dead. Those low born who die are used as undead servants and workers while the high born and knowledgeable who die their skulls are kept and placed in the elves' library like catacombs where their knowledge, memories, and life can be accessed over and over again. The elves are seen as morbid and alien by the other races especially by the dwarves who despise the elves. Their cities are made of bone, crawling with their Dead, and fueled with strange magics. They readily embrace the Covenant and everything that comes with it. Primal and bestial in some ways, the Elves reside in Fal Morum, the Forest of Graves.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Lithe and slender, the elves are all taunt muscles from living in forests. Shorter than humans but by no means weaker, Elves have a physical grace to them. A cadence to their stride or a relaxation of their body, whatever it is Elves are predators just like the great cats of the jungles.

Genetics and Reproduction

Reproduce just like us humans (no details here).

Growth Rate & Stages

Elves can live well over 700 years, giving them a broad perspective on events that might trouble the shorter-lived races more deeply. They reach maturity by age 70. Before it reaches maturity elves have a youth name, only meant they turn seventy do they exchange it for the name they will keep for the rest of their long life.

Ecology and Habitats

The elves live and somehow thrive in their forest home, Fal Morum.

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Accustomed to twilit forests and the night sky, Elves have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. They have keen senses: sharp eyes, responsive ears, and an acute sense of smell.