Elf
From Fellaor
The Elves were the second people to come to inhabit Fellaor, doing so in year zero (0) of the Elven Standard Era. The first group of Elves to come to Fellaor were followers of the teaching of Algine the Wooded. They were chiefly refugees from the Ke-Ine War belonging to the naturalist faction. These elves further split into two distinct tribes, those who followed the Druid Penon, and became the Sylvan Elves, forsaking arcane magic entirely, and those who followed Peinin the Younger, who became the Grugarch. The elves settled along the western coast of Fellaor, and there forged a simple life based upon farming and hunting and gathering what is available. Both of the Forest elves take pride in holding simple societies, and behaving in ways that outsiders might term "primitive" Although historically this must be understood as happening partly by volition, as before Algine the Wooded, most elves dwelt in woodland cities, and subsisted primarily by farming. So the disdain for city life and the adaptation of community based tribalism among the Grugarch and Sylan elves must be understood as voluntary. Sociology Wizards have speculated that this trend was a reaction to the frequent plagues that struck eleven populations on Temaral prior to the period of migration and the Ke-Ine wars.
Following in around 540 ESE a second wave of elven migration occurred, this time of the fair haired high-elves, who had elected the path of civilization through magic. These elves settled in what is now modern Aragana, and founded Their First Colony at Elfairin in 543 ESE. From there are, at least three other groups of elves settled in Fellaor, founding the Cities of Aragana (552 ESE), Dalaran (562 ESE), and Marawane (583 ESE). At first relations between the Woodland Elves and the high-elves were peaceful, but hostilities soon broke out between the different groups. This ultimately led to the destruction of many high elven and woodland cities, some of whom may be lost to history. Because of their superior numbers, the woodland elves began driving out high-elven settlements, which became increasingly centralized. In order to resist the physically stronger Woodland elves, the high elves began hiring humans to serve as mercenaries, initially small bands of humans were contracted by the outlining high-elven settlements for mercenary work. Realizing the abundance of available land, these mercenaries soon brought their families over to settle in Fellaor, and soon a substantial human population began form in the 4 high-elven cities.
Physiology
High Elves stand roughly 5-1/2 feet tall, with a slim, almost anemic build. Sylvan Elves are larger averaging 5-1/2 to 6 feet, and tend to be better muscled. Similar to the Sylvan Elves, the Grugarch are 5-1/2 to 5-3/4 feet tall, and tend to be stockier than most other elves.
