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 **Family Names (Common Translations):**  Amakiir (Gemflower), Amastacia (Starflower), Galamodel (Moonwhisper), Holimion (Diamonddew), Ilphelkiir (Gemblossom), Liadon (Silverfrond), Meliarnne (Oakenheel), Nailo (Nightbreeze), Siannodel (Moonbrook), Xiloscient (Goldpetal)
+==== Subgroups of Elves ====
+=== Dark Elf (Drowriel) ===
+Like other elf cultures, The Drowriel are defined by their relationship to their new home. The Drow believe that they are permanently stuck on earth and there is no way to return to the Faerealm. Because of this, they believed that conquering Aldrea as a new home for the fae was the best course of action.
+Banished to the Underdark after a violent war, the Drow have diverged greatly from surface elf society. Rigid traditions, harsh matriarchy and violent conflicts shape Drow society. Family is very important to the Drow, with dynastic families ruling their underdark cities. Crossing a Drow can often mean crossing their entire family.
+Drow are also well-known for raising giant spiders that they use for their venom and magically-infused silk they weave into armors and artwork.
+Drowriel adventurers are rare on the surface, but some societies do exist, hidden in the harsh environments they were banished to after the war. There are rumors of more open societies on far corners of the world that they surfaced to from hidden underdark tunnels.
+=== Eladrin ===
+Eladrin are elves that live within the faerealm. Some say they are the only true elves, while others say that they have been changed by winter's takeover, just as other elves have been changed by their exit of the faerealm.
+A lively people, eladrin societies are bustling and full of fae creatures of various kinds as well as non-fae creatures, such as those stolen from their cribs and replaced with changelings, wanderers, merchants and adventurers.
+They are rare in Aldrea, though some have immigrated, complaining of the increasingly unbalanced nature within The Faerealm as it grows colder and colder.
+=== High Elves (Anjariel) ===
+Like other elf cultures, The Anjariel are defined by their relationship to their new home. The High Elves believe that they must return to The Faerealm by any means necessary and that their time on Aldrea is temporary and a punishment.
+High Elves are more likely to be obsessed with returning to the Faerealm, and thus can be more likely to consider themselves the “purest” form of elf. Most High Elves try as hard as possible to avoid associating themselves with Aldrea and don’t want to get too involved with the “lesser” races, believing this counter to the penance required to return to their homeland.
+In general, High Elves are the most likely take ancient fae literature very seriously and some groups consider themselves so superior to other races that they believe they should rule this plane before they return. Though few would profess this belief publicly. Most High Elf societies are somewhat detatched from the going-ons of Aldrea that are not related to the battle for their Homeland. Instead focusing on training and bettering themselves in order to better return to the Faerealm.
+=== Winged Elves (Avariel) ===
+Like other elf cultures, The Avariel are defined by their relationship to their former home. Like the drow, Avariel believe that it is impossible to return to the Faerealm. However, unlike the drow, they did not want to put another world through the pain they felt when their home was taken from them. As such, they wanted to leave Aldrea to its existing inhabitants and worked to become as uninvolved with non-elves as possible, making them almost mythological creatures.
+After experimenting with magic, the winged elves grew the wings that give them their name and created floating cities in the sky, hidden from most.
+Due to their extreme rarity and lack of interaction with the world, check with your DM and work carefully before creating a character from the Avariel culture.
+=== Wood Elves (Fardariel) ===
+Wood Elves have fully embraced the earth and consider returning to the Faerealm a lost cause. They believe it is best to make due with Aldrea and work to improve it by making it resemble the Faewilds. Because of this, they view the planet and nature as consecrated, working to preserve nature around them. Living high in the trees, Wood Elves build homes of living branches as to not harm the forest.
+Wood elves don’t eat meat, except of those who have harmed nature.
+Other important cultural values for wood elves are curiosity and exploration. Isolated though wood elf villages may be, it is not uncommon to see a wood elf troubadour, craftmaker, or sightseer on a quest to learn something new.