Elves

Those seemingly timeless beings, which claim to have witnessed the beginning, and boast they will likely see the end.

CIVIL
It should be noted 'civil' does not refer to 'civilization' only in terms of walls and cities.

►[ Elf ][ Type: Civil Race (Fey, Humanoid) ][ Description: Graceful, long-lived humanoids of the forest. ][ Biology: Typically gonochoric. Tall, slender build, pointed ears. Affinity for nature and magic. Lifespan spans centuries. ][ Society: Clan-based, reclusive. Values art, magic, harmony with nature. ][ Sub-types: High Elves (magic, cities), Wood Elves (forests, rangers), Wild Elves (primal, isolationist) ][ Monster Girl types: Faer-Elves (sylvan, faerie), Wyrd-Elves (corrupted, faerie), Sea-Elves (aquatic, faerie). ] ►[ Species: High Elf ][ Type: Civil Race (Fey, Elf) ][ Found: Urban Biomes, Civil Biomes ][ Physical Distinctions: Shorter, petite, wide hips. ][ Society: Rigid hierarchies, ancient noble houses. Value knowledge, art, magical mastery. ][ Magic: Advanced arcane, elemental, holy magic. ][ Notes: View other elves as rustic cousins (Wyrd Elves as filthy, devolved). Very insular. Other civil races children to shepherd/guide/protect. ]

►[ Species: Wood Elf ][ Type: Civil Race (Fey, Elf) ][ Found: Sylvan Glades, Wild Forests ][ Differences: Tall. More athletic, still slender. Attuned to life, nature spirits. ][ Society: Clan-based, reclusive. Values art, magic, harmony with nature. ][ Magic: Druidic, ranger skills, communion with beasts/nature. ][ Notes: Distrusts 'civilized' races' encroachment but negotiates; despises Wyrd Elves. ]

►[ Species: Dark Elf ][ Type: Civil Race (Fey, Elf, Subterranean) ][ Found: Crystal Caverns, Tainted Peaks ][ Physical Distinctions: Ash-purple skin. White or silver hair. Eyes often red / purple. ][ Society: Matriarchal theocracies. Rigid, ruthless hierarchies. Value power, cunning, piety to cruel gods/goddesses. ][ Magic: Shadow Magic, Necromancy, Demonology, Poisoncraft. ][ Notes: Obsessed with power, legacy. Practice ritual sacrifice, slavery. View surface dwellers as weak, fleeting fuel for ambitions. Intricate, deadly political games. ]

►[ Species: Wild Elf ][ Type: Civil Race (Fey, Elf) ][ Found: Untamed Wilderness, Deep Forests ][ Differences: Gaunt, wiry. Feral appearance - body paint, bone charms. ][ Society: Small, primal, isolationist tribes. Shamanistic. Follow predator/prey cycles. ][ Magic: Primal shamanism, beast communion. ][ Notes: Hostile to all outsiders. View civilization as sickness. Common targets of Wyrd Elf conversion. ]

'MONSTER' GIRL
While most elves are sexually dimorphic; certain sub-species are either closer to the Mother-of-All or corrupted by unnatural forces.

►[ Sub-Species: Faer Elf ][ Type: Monster Girl (Fey, Elf, Wild) ][ Found: Faerie Realms, Sylvan Glades ][ Differences: Skin has faint, glowing patterns. Eyes luminescent. Ears very long, mobile. ][ Society: Solitary or small, whimsical courts. Fickle. Love games, riddles. ][ Magic: Innate fey magic, illusion, emotion manipulation, nature control. ][ Notes: Can be helpful or cruel on a whim. Dangerous to offend. ]

►[ Sub-Species: Sea Elf ][ Type: Monster Girl (Fey, Elf, Civil, Amphibious) ][ Found: Water Biomes, Wetland Biomes ][ Physical Distinctions: Pearly skin. Gills on neck. Fingers/toes slightly webbed. Hair flows like seaweed. ][ Society: Matriarchal clans. Nomadic or sedentary. Commune with tides, currents, sea-life. Value fluidity, adaptability, community. ][ Magic: Water Magic, Illusions (aquatic), Communion (aquatic life). ][ Notes: Trade rare pearls, coral, sea-medicines. Wary of land-dwellers' pollution, greed. View rivers as veins, oceans as world's heart. ]

►[ Sub-Species: Wyrd-Elf ][ Type: Monster Girl (Fey, Elf) ][ Found: Briarwoods, Wyrdholds, Wyrd Maws ][ Differences: Skin pale, luminescent. May develop ewe-horns, unique markings. Sexual Biology exaggerated. Intense hedonists. ][ Society: Solitary hedonists, or chaotic, lust-driven cults. The adore making others 'theirs.' Desire make the world 'Wyrd.' ][ Magic: Innate fey magic, specialized in seduction, illusion, emotional manipulation. ][ Notes: 'Magic' is extension of will. Most potent in Faerie Biomes; partic. Wyrd- biomes. ]