Elves

A pointy eared slender folk rarely seen away from The Crescent Isles. They can live up to 800 years but they take at least 100 years to mature and reach adulthood, in this time however an Elf can reach levels of power allowing them to outlive the expected 800 years.

Their architecture and crafts employ a lot of magic, in an Elven settlement you may find crystalline blades forged using magic or trees magically reshaped to support a family.

Historically the Elves didn't always live on The Crescent Isles, their empire once spanned the entirety of Kelik but after several wars with the early VenJarran people they were forced to retreat away from the mainland. Despite this however there are still nomadic groups of Elf who live in various places around the mainland of Kelik who strive to reclaim lost Elven knowledge.

Sylvan Elves

Also known as Wood Elves, these are the Elves someone from mainland Kelik is most likely to encounter. When the Elves retreated to the Crescent Isles many tribes willingly stayed behind to act as a last stand for the Elven people; many years have passed since and the Elves that stayed behind developed and evolved (or regressed according to some historians) into the Sylvan Elves of today with their own unique culture allowing them to stand apart from the Grey Elves of the Crescent isles.

Grey Elves

Also known as High Elves, these are the Elves that make up the entirety of the population of the Crescent Isles. Unlike the Sylvan Elves who lost their natural affinity with magic these Elves still try to practice their craft even if they can only access a fraction of what they once had.

Unlike the Sylvan Elves who attempt to find home within the homelands of the Humans these Elves have no desire to live among them as they believe that the Humans are responsible for every wrong that they face.

Drow

Also known as Dark Elves, it is said that these Elves fled underground when the rest of the Elves fled to the Crescent Isles. Many Elves lost their life trying to navigate the forever changing depths of the earth and the ones that managed to survive the hostile environment are twisted into the spiteful race known as The Drow who spent centuries engaging in vicious guerrilla warfare against each other. The fighting continued until a priest of Vecna named Lolth united the few remaining Drow for reasons that are still unclear to this day.

Half Elves
Humans and Elves are able to reproduce and produce Half-Elves. These children inherit more physical and mental traits from their Elven parent and humans generally regard them as full Elves; to a Full Elf however they can easily see their Human parentage. Due to the differences between Elven and Human physiology Half-Elves are infertile and unable to raise their own young naturally.