Havens of the Wood Elves
The Wood Elves ancestors, chose to turn away from their old ways and embraced the natural order of this new world.
In the early days were tough and to battle starvation, many of the elves took on the form of predator animals, like wolves and lions, running in packs to hunt for the rest of their kin, some of their number running with actual wolf packs. This transformation tied the wood elves physically to this world forever. They built forest havens, living a contemplative life hidden away from all. They became secretive, even shunning their cousins the High Eldren. However they still hold a love of starlight and often wander the forests looking up upon the stars. The Wood Elves, like their cousins, are immortal, and do not die from old age, but they can fall to disease or violence. Ancient Wood Elves can become struck with a madness, as their spirits battle to leave their bodies. As they are physically tied to this world, when they die their spirits do not return to the moon above, instead their spirits wander the deepest forests, their lamenting songs for the stars echoing through the trees. |