Sun Elf

The sun elves, also sometimes known as gold elves, often due to their stereotypically elitist ways, are a subrace of high elves historically rare in Ostrium. Haughty and arrogant, sun elves typically felt superior to most other races, including other Tel-quessir.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Like all of the Tel-quessir, the sun elves were close to the height of humans, but with notable differences. Sun elves had bronze-colored skin and hair most often of copper, golden blond, and black, with red more uncommon but not unheard of. Sun elves typically had green eyes, though golden ones were also common, often with a liquid appearance, and silver, black, hazel, or copper hues had also been heard of. Like their moon-elven brethren, male sun elves were typically taller and heavier than females, sometimes by as much as five inches or twenty pounds.
Sun elves had a reputation for being stronger but less durable than other elves.

Behaviour

Patient and deliberate in most of what they did, they demonstrated an orderly nature uncommon to most elves, preferring to master a skill before applying it rather than learning as they go. Rushing was out of the nature of sun elves, who, while less versatile than most races, had a mastery of whatever they applied themselves to. The only true exception to this was martial combat, which nearly all sun elves had some training in, regardless of how much and which most were eager to finish as quickly as possible once engaged.

Genetic Ancestor(s)

• High Elf

Scientific Name

Ar'Tel'Quessir