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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ibram" data-source="post: 1806853" data-attributes="member: 17640">There are several different breeds of elves IMC...High Elves: The High Elves are the last survivors of the Silver Moon Empire, the mightest empire i8n recorded history (at least to the Elves).  The elves of the Empire used a magical artifact to grant them all immortality, not realising the cost.  Firstly the effects fade if one travels to far from the artifact (a jewel known as the Lamri Deus, believed to be a fragment of creation)  So those who spent time away from the artifact began aging again (living for 500 years).  As time went on those who lived near the Lamri Deus began to lose intrest in the outside world, they began ignoring their outer colonies and focusing completly on their immortal existance.  That all changed when the Daemonic Dragon known as the High Lord of the Red came down from the north at the head of a vast army.  That terrible wyrm laid siege to the mighty dwarven kingdoms in the Grey Beard Mountians, forcing the High Kings to turn to outside help.  The call of battle stirred the High Elves from their island home and brought them to war...  The High Lord of the Red proved to be to much, and slowly the Dwarf/Elf alliance was pushed back (it was durring this period that the Halflings came into existance).  as the High Elves were pushed back one of their greatest warriors captured an enemy officer, a small event that led to the destruction of the Silver Moon Empire.  The warrior the Sister of the reigning Emperess, and the officer was in truth a powerful fiend.  What exactly transpired between the two is unknown, but when the warrior returned she attempted a coup.  Exactly what transpired durring the attemped coup is unknown, but somehow the Lamri Deus was used as a weapon (legends hint that the Emperess's daughter was killed, and the grief stricken Emperess used the Lamri Deus as a weapon).  The explosion devistated the Silver Moon Empire, and the rise in water levels afterwards drowned many nations (both elven and human).  In modern times the few remaning High Elves are a wierd people, the upper reaches of their civilization are populated by immortals who care little for the rest of the world, and the younger members are repressed and ignored by their elders (High Elves dont realy care about their children, and see them as a bother rather then a joy).  Outsiders see them as cold, decedent, and often insane.Dark Elves: These are the decendents of those who rebeled against the Emperess.  After the failed coup they were given sanctuary by the High Lord of the Red.  Living in the far north they are a brutal race in service to the Conquerer Wyrm, yet despite that they are a bit easier to get along with then their High Elf kin (both sides HATE eachother).  There is no physical difference between the two (both are tall and light skinned) so Dark Elves easly pass for High Elves among Outsiders.Common Elves:  The Common Elves are the decendents of those who did not recieve the gift of Immortality, they live in scattered settlements across the land, driven from power by the growing strenght of Mankind.Wild Elves: Elves that have fallen into savagery are known as Wild Elves.  They live in small tribes and family groups in remote parts of the world, and as such most dont believe that they exist.Grass Elves:  One of the most ancient Elven lines, the Grass Elves are a self reflective breed.  They have maintained their existance by abandoning the sorcery that has led the rest of their race to its doom.  Grass Elves live in fortress cities built atop hills in the Grass Sea (a region dominated by Razor Grass, which prevents invaders from attacking).  A deeply contemplative people they are aware that the Elven Race is dying out, and are currently seeking a way to save themselves.</blockquote>

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