HUMANS
Attributes:
- Lifespan: Upwards of sixty years
- Common eye colors: brown, blue, green, grey
- Common hair colors: brown, black, blonde, red
- Common height: 5'5"-6'2"
- No human has been known to be attuned to more than four Elements.
- The most common human magic users are: Mages, Spellweavers, and Spellslingers
- The rarest human magic users are Doorways and Sorcer/ess
The human population greatly outnumbers their elven counterparts. Spread across the three continents, humans are a species of great passion and strength. Distinct from the elvenfolk and Sylphaerans is the human capacity for violence. There have been wars among the elves but never to the scale, nor frequency of the humans. Yet, innovation and technological advances have sprung from their wartime frivolities.
Coming of age ceremonies are unique to each homeland, but it's common for each civilization, no matter how far apart, to have one - wedding ceremonies as well. The human population has split themselves into kingdoms, nations, and theocracies across the Three Lands of RoNaan.
Interestingly enough, humans or by extension, half-elves, have made the most contributions to technology. In the past fifty years alone, three humans and two half elves have created or improved upon five innovations that has nearly changed the world thrice over: sky-barges, windsails, fireseed guns, and "loadable" RoNaan Stones.
Miscellaneous:
- Humans are attuned to two tiers of the Tetrad, the Low Elements and the Doorways.
- Humans are the only beings to form bonds with beasts. Half-elf bonds have been created due to their human half.
- The human population is spread throughout the world and there are only two known places that are devoid of humans: Arannova of the Eastern Mountains and the floating Sylphaeran Isles.
- The son of a half-elf and a human created the now popular sky-barges.
SYLPHAER
Attributes:
- Lifespan: Upwards of a thousand years
- Ears are pointed, slanted downwards slightly, and longer than five inches
- Common eye colors: Blue, gold, grey
- Common hair colors: Gold, blonde, brown
- Common height: 5'8" - 6'5"
- Wing color varies and commonly compliments their eye color.
Sylphaerans are ancient immortal beings that were created well before the Dawn of RoNaan. They're winged creatures that are incredibly strong, incredibly fast and attuned to the High Elements of the Tetrad. They are said to be the precursor of the human and elven races. The Sylphaer people are powerful and influential to the nations they live around, often influencing culture and architectural designs, if from afar. They are revered by the eastern elves as Guardians of the Realm and it's often said that they eastern elves are direct descendants of these beings.
The Sylphaeran homeland is high in the sky and inaccessible by the commonfolk. Humans and elvenfolk alike are known to travel on sky-barges and windsails just to catch a glimpse of the floating Isles they call home. Despite their isolationist natures, Sylphaer's are truly welcoming to one creature: storm-demons, or as they refer to them, 'Syashi'. To the Sylphaer, Syashi represent what has been lost in this world.
They live in lavish homes made of a mysterious substance most commonly referred to as "cloud-brick." Only the Sylphaer know how to harvest and use this light as air and stronger than brick substance and all of their castles-in-the-skies are made of this. Each Sylphaer, regardless of gender, is expected to create one of these castle-in-the-skies when they come of age. (This is around their two hundred and fortieth year.)
The Sylphaeran culture dictates that one must Walk the Path of Guidance. This has everything and nothing to do with their religious beliefs. Sylphaeran's are a monotheistic people who believe in the One God. To Walk the Path of Guidance, a Sylphaer must spend an equal amount of time travelling the world, collecting histories and beliefs, and staying within the Isles, archiving their findings and contributing to the upkeep and expansion of their homeland.
Miscellaneous:
- Like their elven brethren, the Sylphaer have extremely long gestation periods. Eighteen months is the average period but a full twenty four months is not unheard of. They are also slow to procreate as they live extremely long lives and it must also be mentioned that they are not sexually driven as most species are.
- Incredibly rare, as they as a species are extreme isolationists, Sylphaers are most commonly found in south western lands such as Oraheim and Arora. The eastern elves that idolize them have founded a period, one spring every four years, where they travel across the world to visit them.
- Though they're attuned to the High Elements, Sylphaeran's are known for their ability to harness magic from any tier. Most believe this is due to the fact that their initial attunement is that of the highest tier.
ESJENSARI
Attributes:
- Lifespan: Upwards of a thousand years
- Thin pointed ears slanted upwards
- Common eye colors: Brown, hazel, amber
- Common hair colors: Brown, black, red
- Common height: 5'5" - 6"
The Elves of the Eastern Mountains, or as they call themselves, Esjensari,
Miscellaneous:
- The Esjensari are one of two elven races created before the Dawn of RoNaan.
- The eastern elves revere the Sylphaer like Saints. They believe that they're Guardians of the Realm and every four years, during Spring, migrate to the Floating Isles where they're granted access for three weeks.
LECYRI
Attributes:
- Lifespan: Upwards of eight hundred years.
- Ears are slanted slightly up and backwards, average length is three and a half inches.
- Common eye colors: Brown, amber, gold, green, yellow
- Common hair colors: Brown, black, dark blonde
- Common height: 6"-6'7"
- Their nails are rather claw-like and are often used as weapons. They're said to be as strong as steel.
The Lecyrian elves are animalistic in appearance and extremely prideful in nature. They're an old race of elves that strayed from civilization for far too long. After the Dawn of RoNaan the Lecyrian's, thrown from their homeland, split into two groups. Their modern day counterparts now make their place known in the Rughena Jungle of the south east and the Lecara Territory of the south west.
They're known for their excess of hair and animalistic appearance, but they should be known for their incredible artistry and craftsmanship. Lecyrian's often sport magnificent beards and extravagant hairstyles to compliment their simple, utilitarian robes. Jewelry is often used as an accent in their hair and beards. They were once hunter and gatherers, and many still are, but trade has flourished and their aloof nature is beginning to fade. Most think Lecyrian's to be wild, uncultured, pagan beings that know nothing of the modern world; and three hundred years ago that might have been true. That is no longer.
In the Lecara Territory, Lecyrian elves have a bustling capital boasting a hundred thousand citizens of mixed race. Lyf is a unique city with very few crimes, (Lecyrian's, despite their haughty nature, are not at all violent and are in fact quite rational.) few below poverty, and a government without an aristocracy, which is quite rare for the area. Like the tribes of Rughena, the Lecyrian's in this part of the world have the concept of peace and chaos in their beliefs. They however, believe that everyone has a sliver of peace and chaos inside them and must choose which one to surrender to.
The tribes of Rughena are quite quaint, preferring to live on their jungle island in the middle of the Bay of Tears, only reaching out to society when they need to. Thirteen tribes dot the island landscape and all help contribute to Trade, and therefore the survival of their island. Though haughty and easily offended, they're extremely patriotic and wish to keep their new homeland completely theirs. Though inner-tribe conflicts are common, they're quickly diffused by either battle or peace treaties. The Rughena tribes are unique; peace and chaos are twins in their philosophy, and they believe that one or the other is the inevitable decision for everything in life. Physical, one-on-one "duels" are quite common to settle conflicts, especially those of insulted pride.
Miscellaneous:
- The Lecyrian's were one of the few elven races created before the Dawn of RoNaan.
- They're either wolfish or feline in appearance.
- Gestation period is the average elven length: eighteen months.
- Queensburg supplies their wealthiest trade agreements.
THE ELVES OF RONAAN
Attributes:
- Lifespan: Upwards of four hundred years
- Wide pointed ears upwards of four inches
- Common hair color: Black, brown, blonde, red
- Common eye color: Green, brown, grey, blue
- Common height: 5'6" - 6'4"
- Some rare few Roanites are known to have silver-tinged skin when using magic.
The Elves of RoNaan or Roanite Elves are the most populated (and popular) race of elves. They also produce the most half-elves and thankfully, welcome them completely to their way of life. The Elves of RoNaan are capable, passionate, and good at what they do. And they do just about everything.
Miscellaneous:
THE KA'LENE
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PEYGAWA
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HALFLINGS
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