ELVES
Character Specifications
Abilities:
Abilities vary from character to character. Most Elven characters discover that
they have an innate magical ability and most are adept in becoming powerful
sorcerers. They move with lightning accuracy, have little trouble learning new
weapons or fighting skills, and are finely tuned with nature. Many can tell when
a storm is approaching hours from any visible signs. The more an individual is
willing to concentrate one’s magical ability, the more powerful they become.
Most Elves find that they can manipulate nature to their will, and have the best
luck in controlling natural elements, in addition to the powers of the mind.
Weaknesses:
When tested, many elves displayed a severe allergy to cold iron. When faced with
the material, they experience a burning pain. Locking an elf behind iron bars or
in iron shackles is an effective way to detain them. The pain causes a loss of
concentration, which is important to using their magical abilities.
Also, much like vampires, elves are immortal beings.
Those morphed in the first wave have remained no older in appearance than when
they reached maturity. Many stop aging in their early to mid-twenties. They
boast pointed ears, but little else changes in their original appearance. (Yes,
Virginia, there are fat elves).
Elves can be slain just as any other being, but when
wounded have a tendency to heal quickly, much to the annoyance of some.
Some Origins:
Many elves find that people of strong Celtic descent are primarily morphed as
elves. However, there have been reports of elves of different nationalities,
mostly in northwestern Europe and other Norse regions.
The Rebirth of Magic:
Most commonly, people who have lived their lives with an additional care for the
environment and the arts are most commonly transformed into elves. Many who
follow earth religions have found that in morphing, they have an extraordinary
added amount of magical ability.
While immortal, many elves were born in a recent
manner. This has not stopped many from experiencing visions, visions they
believe to be occurrences from previous existences. This has caused a quiet
rumble in the Christian and Judaic communities who do not believe in
reincarnation. These communities pass the visions off as a group hallucination,
or an intense daydream. However, many elves will disagree, having felt the
realness of the vision, and sometimes have marks or unlearnt abilities to prove
it. It is difficult to say what they truly are. However, many elves find that
they know Old World languages, such as old English and different varieties of
Gaelic without ever having studied it.
Elves and Religion:
Many elves practice earth religions, many practice whichever religion they
worshipped before the change, including Christianity. Many elves are spiritual
beings, and are quick to accept the possibilities of supernatural beings. Some
elves of Celtic descent have even begun practicing a version of Druidism, the
religion of their ancestors.
Elves and Other Races:
Elves are very much torn between the world of the immortal, with a desire to
preserve the earth, but many have not and will not lose much of their humanity.
There are sometime occurrences of elves leaving whichever station their lives
are in, and moving into the forest to live alone, sometimes in communities with
other fae, including dryads and other miscellaneous beings of the Sidhe that
cannot be categorized. Because of their kinship with the earth, many people see
them as hippies and daisy eaters. Daisy eaters with very large weapons.
HOW OTHER RACES VIEW ELVES:
Humans: “It’s always about the pretty people
isn’t it? Oh, everyone wants to be an elf. But not me. Damned hippie crap is
entirely too distracting. Just when I thought I was sick of Greenpeace! Good for
magic though.”
Vampires: “I can think of a worse people to spend all of eternity with,
if only they could prove to be present when they are here. The lack of attention
to the here and now can be aggravating.”
Drow: “Oh, they are really cute. It truly amazes me that they have
survived this long. I say we shut the whole lot in an iron box and run this
world properly”
Trolls: “Elves nice, but step on some. They break easy! And make squeak
sound!”
Orcs: “I can work with elves. They are the best magic users you can get,
unless you count the dark sides. Can’t have any kind of real crime fighting
squad without at least one. At least headquarters is well decorated and fully
supplied with houseplants with one on the team.”
Werewolves: “Well, they like the woods. I like that. But some of their
magic gets aimed a little askew when cast in the woods, and our community
suffers for it. Our home will be protected…but who will protect us…and who is
watching the watcher?”
Dwarves: “They work pretty well, and they usually smell pretty good. They
have good architectural ideas. But I’ll be damned if I can work WITH them.”
Fae: “Shiny!! Shiny!! Wait…elves? Yeah they’re neat.”
Sidhe: “Is it just me, or is everyone in this world becoming a type of
Sidhe? Here’s my question, why do WE get the bad rap?”
