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| ====== Ælfkin ====== | ====== Ælfkin ====== |
| Ælfkind (or: elfkind, elves, alfcynnd, singular: ælfkin, elfkin, elf, alfcynn) are a race of mortals that were created in the aftermath of [[polemos:1st_age:events:worldbreak|The Worldbreak]] and the appearance of the [[polemos:great_forest|Great Forests]]. | Ælfkind (//or//: elfkind, elves, alfcynnd, //singular//: ælfkin, elfkin, elf, alfcynn) are a race of mortals that were created in the aftermath of [[polemos:1st_age:events:worldbreak|The Worldbreak]] and the appearance of the [[polemos:great_forest|Great Forests]]. |
| They were tasked by [[polemos:celestials:creator|The Creator]] with the protection of natural life - plant, animal, and people. | They were tasked by [[polemos:celestials:creator|The Creator]] with the protection of natural life - plant, animal, and people. |
| Ælfkind are tall, graceful, slender, and beautiful, with classically pointed ears. | Ælfkind are tall, graceful, slender, and beautiful, with classically pointed ears. |
| This age would end with the [[polemos:3rd_age:events:elesh_rebellion|Great War]], where the armies would be squandered, the kingdoms overturned, and around 90% of ælfkind dead. | This age would end with the [[polemos:3rd_age:events:elesh_rebellion|Great War]], where the armies would be squandered, the kingdoms overturned, and around 90% of ælfkind dead. |
| Going into the [[polemos:4th_age:main|4th Age]] ælfkind would be supplanted in their role by [[polemos:races:anthegal|Anthegals]], who would assimilate many survivors through marriage, fealty, or force. | Going into the [[polemos:4th_age:main|4th Age]] ælfkind would be supplanted in their role by [[polemos:races:anthegal|Anthegals]], who would assimilate many survivors through marriage, fealty, or force. |
| A few scattered hidden kingdoms would cling to the far corners of the world, however, keeping their eternal vigil against the Great Forests. | A few scattered hidden kingdoms (see [[.:aelfkin#elendil]]) would cling to the far corners of the world, however, keeping their eternal vigil against the Great Forests. |
| By the [[polemos:8th_age:main|8th Age]] ælfkind would be all but extinct. | By the [[polemos:8th_age:main|8th Age]] ælfkind would be all but extinct. |
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| | ===== Elendil ===== |
| | The Elende (//or//: star elves, //singular//: elendil) people are the ælfkind that survived the [[polemos:3rd_age:events:elesh_rebellion|Great War]] and attempted to keep the old ways. |
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| | ===== Ranadil ===== |
| | The Ranade (//or//: moon elves, //singular//: ranadil) are those ælfkind that fled into the [[polemos:great_forest|Great Forests]] during the [[polemos:3rd_age:events:elesh_rebellion|Great War]], and adapted to thrive in their eternal night. |
| | While some succumbed to the corruption of the forests and turned to evil, others faithfully keep to their mission to protect life from within the darkness. |
| | Many are primitive, but underestimating their shrewdness and courage is often deadly. |