AbeTheGnome
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no. they look just like other elves in the campaign... pale. they live above ground. i really need to add the flavor text... see the bottom of this post.RPG_Tweaker said:
well, tieflings get it, and i kind of combined elves and tieflings for this concept...
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The dark elves are called “Tuatha Cro” in the High Speech, and also the Truthairi (“betrayers”) and Dheal (“blood-drinkers”). Dark elves are even paler than their cousins, and usually have black hair. Their eyes are usually pale blue, but when they are in a blood frenzy, they turn black as pitch. They wear long flowing robes or tight, revealing leather, preferring black and red. They are cruel and capricious, and rarely travel from their homeland.
Long ago, the dark elves forsook the worship of the elven gods and turned to the dark god Lilith, who demanded they make blood sacrifices of their brethren. For their indiscretions, they were expelled from the ancient elven kingdoms and forced to wander the unknown lands, searching for a new home. They were cursed by the elven gods with a disdain for the sun and they became denizens of the dark places beneath the earth. But Lilith provided for her children, and brought them up out of the deep places to a promised land in the high valleys of the Black Mountains. There, in the place called Nod, she filled the sky with dark clouds that protect her children from the painful light of the sun. In gratitude, the dark elves built many temples to Lilith and made sacrifices to her in heinous rituals
Dark elven society is hedonistic; they fulfill their carnal desires with wanton abandon. Every lustful impulse is sated without regard to moral principle. Temples to Litith serve not only as places of worship, but also as brothels and feast halls. The clergy of Lilith are always female, and the society is, as a result, rather matriarchal. The ruler of the dark elves is known as the Blood Lord, and he rules with an iron hand. Every citizen pays deference to him or dies a horrible death. However, he does not rule alone. Only with the support of the Priesthood of Lilith does he maintain control of Nod. The priestesses of Lilith are the powers behind the throne.
Dark elves are loathed by nearly all other races of Ebudae. The relative peace of Nod is maintained through the arcane might of the dark elven warlocks. Warlocks are males raised by the Temple of Lilith, taken from their families at a young age and schooled in the arcane arts from boyhood. Their mastery of the blackest magics make them formidable opponents. Few wizards have felt the wrath of a warlock and lived to tell the tale.
The isolation of Nod is not absolute. Raiding parties formed of male warriors often attack neighboring settlements of humans, dwarves, and elves to return with chattel for slavery and sacrifice. Young females often leave their homes to become concubines abroad. Dark elven brothels can be found in nearly every major city of Ebudae. These young harlots keep their origins a secret, of course.
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