Editing Beings of Avo (section)

== Elves ==
Elves are arguably the dominant, if aloof, beings of Avo, having a long and storied history throughout the world. There are many subspecies of elves, though the First Elves, the eladrin, hail from the [[Planes of Existence#The Feywild|Feywild]]. Elves are effectively immortal, able to live as long as they wish, unless they are killed or die from specific diseases or poisons. After many centuries of life, however, they tend to tire of the mortal plane and opt to commit ritualistic suicide, which is not considered a negative deed by them.

=== Eladrin ===
The eladrin are the progenitor elves, created in the beginning of time. Their “seasons” are regarded as a type of proto-emotional state, watered down over the eons. They existed in the Feywild for an eternity before the [[Schism of the Seelie Court]] allowed some eladrin to escape into various other planes of existence. Eladrin are very tall and lithe, around 6’ and 6’5” and 160lbs, and their ears are long and pointed upwards. Their skin is colored depending on their season.

=== Vallestra (High Elves) ===
High elves, or vallestra, are the so-called “Big Brother” subspecies of elves. When the eladrin first escaped into the [[Planes of Existence#The Material Plane|Material Plane]], most hid in the forests of worlds to escape detection. Others, angered by their self-imposed exile from their homeland, began to tap into the magical energy of the [[Spellweave]] and became the vallestra. Vallestra likely appeared first in southern Iro prior to sailing northward to Valwyr. They are tall and slender, 5’8” to 6’, with long, sharply pointed ears.
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==== Vallestra & The Exile ====
When the first eladrin defected from [[Titania]] during the Sundering, they hid in the forests of the Material Plane worlds. In her anger, Titania pulled the Feywild farther from the Material Plane, making it nearly impossible for the eladrin to return to their homeland as easily as they once could. The vallestra studied magic to find a way to overcome this “exile.” Cantrips are considered the creation of the ancient vallestra.
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=== Alet (Wood Elves) ===
Wood elves, or alet, are the descendants of the eladrin who decided to remain in the forests of the world. They are shorter than the vallestra (5’5” to 5’8”), slightly stockier, and their pointed ears are shorter and wider. While they exist throughout the world, the majority of alet in Avo live in [[Dorian]] and the larger [[Yonavi]] Isles, with some sizable enclaves in [[Letora]] in Valwyr.

=== Drow (Dark Elves) ===
Dark elves, or drow, are eladrin who decided to follow [[Lolth]] and were cursed along with the Spider Queen to live in the [[Underdark]]. They were cursed with darkness, or “lack” of season. Drow have purplish-black skin and stark white hair, and are slightly shorter than, and otherwise indistinguishable from, vallestra.
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==== Molynnen ====
A drow who knows about the Deck of Many Things and sent lots of goons to try and get it.
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=== Tesselari (Weird Elves) ===
Weird elves, or tesselari, are drow who defected from Lolth at the last minute. Shortly before the multi-planar war between Titania and Lolth, some of Lolth’s drow defected prior to entering Lolth’s portal. In response, Titania “uncursed” them and Lolth imprisoned them in the “void,” which we now believe was the [[Planes of Existence#The Far Realm|Far Realm]]. They lived there in exile for 1,000 years before returning to the Material Plane (how and why is unknown). These elves were called Tesselari, or weird elves. They arrived in southeastern [[Deneshae]] and built an empire there which was all but wiped out by Tiamat’s sar during the [[Dragon Wars]]. Some tesselari are thought to have survived and sailed eastward. No one knows exactly what they looked like.

=== Leopha (Phynsian Elves) ===
Phynsian elves, or leopha, hail from [[Leophynsia]], and are likely the descendants of the tesselari elves, as they otherwise have no real connection to the vallestra or alet. They are smaller and more gaunt than the other elves of Avo, and possess natural magical abilities akin to druids. Their ears are also very long and tufted at the ends with bits of hair.

=== Moduri (Modur Elves) ===
The moduri are elves that hail from [[Modur]], itself once the great floating city of Moduridameon. They are very short (5’ to 5’4”) and are distinguished by their prehensile tails that are about 2’ long. Eladrin do not have tails, so it is uncertain how the moduri acquired them. This has given them the unfortunate nickname of “monkey elves,” and the other elves of Avo consider them “false elves” or even abominations. This is made worse by their ears, which are the only elven ears that point downward. Some believe the moduri are the result of aberrant wizardry by the [[Theurges]] of the floating city during the [[Ages of Avo#The Age of Magic|Age of Magic]].

=== Sekela (Sea Elves) ===
Sea elves, or sekela, are eladrin who escaped to the [[Planes of Existence#Plane of Water|Plane of Water]], to which Titania opened a portal in order to quench the Great Fire set by Lolth’s minions during the Sundering, in an attempt to burn down the Tree of Faeries. They are notable for having webbed feet and hands, more scaly type appearance to their skin, and blue eyes with black, slitted pupils.

=== Shadar-Kai (Shadow Elves) ===
Shadow elves, or shadar-kai, are native to the [[Planes of Existence#The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] and are the descendants of the eladrin who lived there, having had their emotional seasons drained by the [[Raven Queen]]. They have gray skin and black irises.

=== Astral Elves ===
Astral elves reside in the [[Planes of Existence#The Astral Sea|Astral Sea]]. They are eladrin who remained when Titania chased Lolth through the Astral Sea and they discovered the strange power of thought and memory there. They are very slender and small, measuring 4.5-5' tall, with weak, almost shriveled bodies due to the lack of gravity in the Astral Sea.