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'''Racial Ability: Lifesight''' | '''Racial Ability: Lifesight''' | ||
Æld'Norai see the white glow of [[Saol]] in all things | Æld'Norai with enough contrasting darkness can see the white glow of [[Saol]] in all things. The forests at night appear as a lush, brightly lit emerald paradise, as do the underwater caves and their corals, and the subterranean mushroom groves of the [[Ur'Duun]]. The undead appear as opaque, black wraiths in their vision, while the living are just as brightly lit with veins of pulsating life; those between life and death such as the [[Devorare]] appear dim and grey unless they have recently fed. [[Animism|Animists]] can also use this gift to see the aggression in a beast, but not a man, and warriors can see the vulnerable arteries of their prey at night. This ability does not function within [[Ælphyne]]. | ||
==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
Revision as of 09:13, 21 February 2024
Introduction
A traditional and spiritual people, elves, or 'Ælves' as they refer to themselves, draw upon fonts of great power to sustain their lives through eternity.
Fast Facts
- Population: 400,000+
- Lifespan: Indefinite
- Height: Between 5 ft and 8 ft.
- Weight: Between 90 lbs and 500 lbs.
Racial Ability: Lifesight
Æld'Norai with enough contrasting darkness can see the white glow of Saol in all things. The forests at night appear as a lush, brightly lit emerald paradise, as do the underwater caves and their corals, and the subterranean mushroom groves of the Ur'Duun. The undead appear as opaque, black wraiths in their vision, while the living are just as brightly lit with veins of pulsating life; those between life and death such as the Devorare appear dim and grey unless they have recently fed. Animists can also use this gift to see the aggression in a beast, but not a man, and warriors can see the vulnerable arteries of their prey at night. This ability does not function within Ælphyne.
Origins
The Æld'Norai were once a conclave of Sidhe Fae exiled from their homeland, stripped of their Glamour by the Fae Courts. Their souls were further curse-bound to Ældrassil, a great tree with a trunk as wide as a mountain at the center of the Myrkvior, so that their souls would not return to Ælphyne. In time, the Æld'Norai leaders, the Ældar'i, warred with the progressive, rebel factions of their own kin; those they captured, they flesh-wove into the first humans. Ascended rebel magi who fled and escaped the Ælfblood Cleansing severed their ties to Ældrassil, fostering the Cor'Norai and Jin'Norai.
History
Languages
Both the Æld'Norai and Jin'Norai speak Elvish. The Cor'Norai speak Elvish above land, and a similar language called Watersong beneath the waves.
