Southern Steppes

A series of frigid steppes that begin within these hills that are ruled over primarily by the Veylin Khanate of Elves, a warlike, tribal society of wood elves that are known for their brutality and adoration of the god Ikarel. They wish to wage war against all around them that they can so they can perfect the art of war and create the perfect, worthy battle to finally grant their god the death that they desire.

They are known for holding strange beliefs in the eyes of others, such as the fact that unlike all other elves, who can choose to sleep and typically do, they rigidly refuse to sleep as they belief that sleeping is the same thing as death and instead only meditate. They also consume the flesh of those they best in battle as they view that as a way of gaining their power and strength in death and honoring them by letting those they have bested become a part of themselves. Similarly when they defeat someone in battle, anyone who is spared or not killed is welcomed into their society and expected to assimilate with it.

Their current ruler is Jezen Khan, a powerful warrior who battles astride his Harrier Stag mount with his dual bladed scimitar with skill and grace that no other mortal can come close to replicating.