Kaebianic Elves

Prior to the Elven Unification, elven culture was heavily divided, with individual elven lineages having their own histories and tales. These different histories fueled a significant amount of conflict during the Second and Third Eras, with different elven lineages coming to blows over minor cultural and historical differences. These conflicts culminated in the War of Elven Supremacy, which was centered around historical allegiances to one of two elven empires of the First Era: the Glimmerhall Pact of Aegiyari and the Kaebian Dynasty of Drezomira.
Kaebianic culture centered around a unity between nature and civilization, mixing a modern urban setting with rural agricultural living. Buildings in Kaebianic cities incorporated natural growths in their construction, such trees being used as a framework for houses and skyscrapers being erected diagonally into the slopes of mountains. Many later druidic civilizations would adapt aspects of Kaebianic infrastructure, such as the Forged Druids of Kymver, who have built their entire settlement on the side of Mount Vendothi.
The Kaebianic religion, in stark contrast to many of the dominant cultures at the time, was largely agnostic. While none doubt the existence of divines, as events like The Collapse have demonstrated their presence, Kaebianic culture did not have its own pantheon of gods. Instead, the culture emphasized an alternate form of spiritualism centered around the community. In their eyes, one cannot truly be happy in life if one's neighbors are not also happy. If one person is unhappy and lives unhappily, this unhappiness will spread to their neighbors. While earlier cultures had adopted similar beliefs, they often believed the wellbeing of others was a responsibility to uphold. In contrast, the Kaebianic culture believes that the wellbeing of others is a kindness, one someone chooses to do to better their own life. They believed that if someone in the community did not wish to contribute, forcing them to do so would only serve to radicalize that individual against the culture. By emphasizing compassion as a kindness, those who do not wish to contribute are still treated as members of the community, but are not expected to return the kindness shown to them. It was believed that by demonstrating the compassion while allowing others the freedom to act as they will, others will come to join the culture of their own volition. This aspect of the culture, often referred to as religious Kaebianism, is still practiced by some elven communities around Yrnath.