Eladrin are elves native to the Feywild, a realm of beauty, unpredictable emotion, and boundless magic. An eladrin is associated with one of the four seasons and has coloration reminiscent of that season, which can also affect the eladrin's mood:
Autumn is the season of peace and goodwill, when summer's harvest is shared with all.
Winter is the season of contemplation and dolor, when the vibrant energy of the world slumbers.
Spring is the season of cheerfulness and celebration, marked by merriment as winter's sorrow passes.
Summer is the season of boldness and aggression, a time of unfettered energy.
Some eladrin remain associated with a particular season for their entire lives, whereas other eladrin transform, adopting characteristics of a new season. When finishing a long rest, any eladrin can change their season. An eladrin might choose the season that is present in the world or perhaps the season that most closely matches the eladrin's current emotional state. For example, an eladrin might shift to autumn if filled with contentment, another eladrin could change to winter if plunged into sorrow, still another might be bursting with joy and become an eladrin of spring, and fury might cause an eladrin to change to summer.
On Tethys
The history of Eladrin elves beings just before the
Titan War, when the
Caretaker saw
The Elder create the
Elven Race. He was intrigued by them. A long-living race, that has close ties to nature, which he himself takes care of. He wished for a similar race but was unable to replicate it. It wasn't until
Prince of Neverending Branches came to the Caretaker and showed him how it needs to be done. He asked for one strand of hair from each one of the elves and they gladly gave him. With this, he created the Eladrin race and fell in love with them. When the war broke out, he didn't want harm to befall them, so agreed to another proposal by the Prince of Neverending Branches and the Eladrin race was sent to the
Evergreen. There they lived in harmony for an unknown period of time and the divide between their ancestor elves became wider. The race returned during the
Third Age but wasn't welcomed as just another race of Elves. With their feelings hurt, most of them stayed in the Evergreen, while the younger ones roam the
Material Plane in search of adventure and new emotions.
First World Theory
The Eladrin didn't exist on the
First World, every elf from the First World will confirm this. However, some Eladrin say otherwise, telling a story that the Prince of Neverending Branches, the Archfey, saved them from the destruction of their world and hid them in his realm. After
The Second Divergence they were released from their cocoons and some wander this new world with childlike glee.
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