High Elves of Any Fantasy Setting

[Celedhrían]

Hello, this is my first thread on here. I can't believe I'm just NOW getting to posting here as I am a HUGE D&D/fantasy rpg nerd/dork/geek/obsessed freak. The only place that's close to here that I've posted on is the hallowed halls of Candlekeep There, I go by the name of Aryalómë, so if anyone knows me: nice seeing you here!!

My favourite D&D setting is obviously Forgotten Realms. I'm an Elf lover supreme and my favourite Elves of D&D are: Star Elves, Grey Elves, Gold Elves, Silvanesti, and Avariel. I tend to have off and on relationships regarding the drow; it's complicated.

Other fantasy settings I'm obsessed with:
Warhammer
The Elder Scrolls
Middle-earth
DragonLance
Greyhawk
Dawnforge
Warcraft
Everquest
Planescape

Now that that awful introduction is over, let's get onto the thread's topic.
This is basically a thread I started on CK, but wanted to see some input from a decidedly larger audience, so, without further ado:

I'm trying to make a list of all different kinds of fantasy settings that contain the High Elf type of Elf. It would be very nice if I could get help on here, seeing as many of you know very many different settings.

Basically, I'm looking for any Elf in an RPG that matches or comes close to they High Elf archetype that is common in many fantasy games.

These are the ones I have so far:
Warhammer (High Elves/Asur)
The Elder Scrolls (High Elves/Altmer)
Forgotten Realms (Gold Elves/Ar'Tel'Quessir)
Greyhawk (Grey Elves/Mountain Elves)
Everquest (High Elves/Koada'Dal)
DragonLance (High Elves/Silvanesti)
Blackmoor (Cumasti)
Warcraft (High Elves/Quel'Dorei)
Middle-earth (Calaquendi: Vanyar, Noldor, Falmari)
D&D 4e (Eladrin)
Ljosalfar (Kingdoms of Amalur)

These are the only ones that I have come up with. If you know any, please, by all means, add to my list. I'm one of the biggest High Elf fans ever!

These High Elf types (that follow a the general High Elf archetype, i.e. magical, fair, etc) can come from novels, video games, rpgs, anything!

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

In Elfquest, there are many tribes of elves. The ones I'm familiar with are the wolf-riders (weak blooded werewolves, actually, who are no longer immortal but their lives are so harsh none ever live to old age), the "sun" elves (dark-skinned elves who live in a desert, pretty close to high elves), a group that live in the mountains who are also pretty close to high elves and use flying magic frequently, and the "Go-Backs", a tribe that gave up magic and use technology such as crossbows - these ones live in the "arctic" of the setting and have real hatred for trolls.

 

[Stormonu]

for D&D, there's also:

Al-Qadim
Eberron
Ravenloft (in Darkon)
Mystara (Alfheim)
Spelljammer

Others:

Kalamar (Lathlani)
Golarion
Middle Earth (MERP, One Ring and Decipher LotR books)
Palladium Fantasy
Rifts (even though it's a sci-fi setting)
Shadowrun (again, even though it's sci-fi)
Chronicles of Ramlar (Fetharn elves, Sinflar elves, Tylvare elves)
Exalted (The Fair Folk)

I'm not sure if oWoD Changling would count...

 

[Evenglare]

First off OP, I think I love you . High Elves are my favorite folk as well. You have quite a few of the ones covered that most know... I must add...
-13th age High elves .
-Golarion High Elves (they are the most common kind of elf)

 

[S'mon]

In Moorcock's Corum saga, Corum's race the Vadhagh are close to High Elves. Unlike Elric's Melniboneans, who seem to have been a major inspiration for Dark Elves.

 

[Ronin Talon]

Are Drow considered High elves of the underground or no? They seem to act the type, at least in the Forgotten Realms I've read and played.

 

[Celedhrían]

Are Drow considered High elves of the underground or no? They seem to act the type, at least in the Forgotten Realms I've read and played.

No, Drow are strictly Dark Elves; the usual opposite of the High Elves.

Thank you all!!! I really like your answers!

Evenglare....I think we could have a relationship They are indeed the best of them all! Beautiful, magical; what more could you ask for? (Well, for some of the males to be a little bit more muscular in settings where they're twig-like and other settings where they should be much taller, but hey).

Stormonu, I have some of the MERP books, and I have to say that Middle-earth is great!!! (The books are superior as well, of course). I haven't really heard of Elves in Ravenloft and I've heard of the Lathlani from Kalamar, but never got appropriate info on them. I've just been getting into Pathfinder lately and I'm starting to warm up to it (the art style tends to be the biggest turn off for me). I'd like to look into Palladium, Rifts, Shadowrun and Chronicles of Ralmar (for the Sci-fi ones, it's no problem!! I LOVE, LOVE the Eldar from Warhammer 40K, so it's perfectly fine!).

Exalted is an interesting setting. I've been looking through the Fair Folk book and am interested in it. I'm not sure I'm all crazy about them being called Raksha and their realm being called Rakshtan (it sounds too much like the Indian Rakshasa; and the Fair Folk are supposed to be based off of European, especially Celtic, faeries/sidhe). It's still very cool, though, and I want to make a character to see what it's like.

Like the Fair Folk from Exalted, the Changelings are based off of faeries (at least the Kithain are) from European folklore. White Wolf makes great games, but I guess the only thing you could get close to as a traditional High Elf would be the Sidhe. Also, if talking about Dark Ages: Fae, the Summer Court could be considered along the lines of being High Elvish, but they're more fae than Elf (even though Elf is a Germanic word for faerie, they tend to mean different things in modern fantasy).

 

[Evenglare]

Oh yeah ! Newmans from Phantasy star online are similar to high elves ... high magic stat and regal looking anyway.

 

[Noir le Lotus]

In the Dragon Age rpg, Elves have been defeated by humans and live in ghettos, dominated by the human kingdoms. Some of their clans are still free in their ancestral forests.

 

[gamerprinter]

I'm not necessarily an elf fan. I doubt one would consider it equivalent to high elves, but elf-wise I prefer the Sidhelien of Cerelia of the 2e Birthright setting. Sidhelien are arcane based beings, meaning they have no gods, being a product of ancient pre-human magic exclusively. That's more acceptable to me, than deity worshipping elves.