The elves were a race of humanoid beings who existed in the time of the Befores. They were unwittingly killed off in the Great Purge, a campaign to rid the world of magic, because magic was part of their biology. It was in their blood. While some elves openly practiced the magical arts, and were targeted specifically in the campaign, it wasn't known at the time that the Purge would affect the entire race of elves. The Cauthrians and the merfolk were also destroyed in the same manner.
Creation
According to the ancient religion of Grellism, the elves were created by Orend, the god of air, because he aspired to make a race that was superior to humans, which he was jealous of. He made them to live longer and be wiser than humans. His brothers created the dwarfs and the merfolk for the same reason.
Geography
Most elves resided in Greater Galwyndor, distributed between the kingdoms of Enenthal, Erith, and Lorithi, but some elves crossed the sea and settled in Lesser Galwyndor in the land of Aeryloth, where they cohabited peacefully with humans.
Appearance
Elves were typically taller and thinner in stature than their human counterparts. They also did not have the ability to grow facial hair, but their skin color was just as varied as humans, depending on the climate. They had elongated, tapered ears.
Disposition
Spirituality
Motivations
Before the Purge
In the time of the Befores there also lived other races. At the time of the Great Purge, there were 8 in total. The Vurg, as far as was known at the time, did not yet exist.