#hubble asks

SO these elf concepts are supposed to kind of really tie into their fae identity i guess? Basically they’re like plants, and each subrace is based on different kinds of plants. They don’t need to sleep and trance instead. 

All of them have jointed faces that have a different shape depending on their subrace (you can see these in the original post). This comes from their fae heritage! These elves don’t really have teeth either because of it :0 ALSO all elf hair is literally Plants. Those high elves with flower hair? Thats just Actually Flowers. I thought it looked fun lol.

Moving on, high elves are based on flowers, and by far have the least developed powers lol (if y’all have any ideas please let me know!). So far what they can do is make clones of theirselves and do magic really good but thats kinda weak imo haha. They’re the most fragile subspecies but also, surprisingly, the most long lived and fertile (not accounting for any outside influences of course)

Wood elves are based on (you guessed it) trees! They’re SUPER sturdy and getting a meaningful hit on one is HARD because their skin is like really goddamn tough bark. They can go into a “sleep” that can either heal them or extend their lives. Basically they go into a healing stasis for somewhere upwards of 100 years.

Dark elves (my fave) are based on fungi! By far the most dangerous elves for multiple reasons, but the most understated and terrifying ability of theirs is the ability to heal super fast. You can cut off any elf’s limb and it’ll grow back, but where a high elf would take 100 years to grow back a leg, a dark elf would take maybe 10 or 15. This isn’t even counting for clerics, which can speed the process up to like two weeks. This is TERRIFYING, because dark elves can even regenerate from their heads!!! Decapitation doesn’t even stop them! Everyone thinks there’s a ton of dark elves but no. It’s just that every dark elf you ‘kill’ is back and ready to keep kicking ass. ALSO the female dark elves can use mushroom spores to do lots of things, like put people to sleep or parasitically infect someone and control their brains. Also, they have infravision(can see heat signatures).

tldr: high elves are fragile but have long lives, wood elves are sturdy and can take a really good nap, and dark elves are terrifyingly souped up and i love them

SO here’s some of the really basic characters I made up!

Liarel: Liarel is a wood elf from an important wood elf family who accidentally fell into the underdark and was lost there for a number of years. Eventually she got so used to it that the first time she found a way out she just. Stayed instead. She’s a ranger and a really great hunter gatherer. Eventually realized she had to go back to the surface because her family was probably worried about her. Every second she spends there just makes her wanna go back to the underdark more. She’s very adaptable and is a really good problem solver. She’s very cautious and slow to trust, but she’s also incredibly loyal and VERY devoted, especially to her boyfriend Saedir. Despite that, she can be a bit abrasive and impulsive, and she has a pretty dry sense of humour too haha.

Saedir: Saedir is a talented dark elf tailor/enchanter from a small town in the underdark. He left to be with Liarel because they’re in lov :,) He’s very attractive in dark elven standards so he had quite a few suitors, but he liked Liarel more than any of them! Upon coming to the surface, in order to join Liarel’s surface community, his leg was forcibly cut off to make his life harder and to make sure he wouldn’t be able to ‘get up to no good’ until they can trust him :( He’s fine with it though, because he knows it’ll grow back soon. He’s really laid back and optimistic to a fault! He likes helping people and is devastatingly stubborn and persistent. Once he decides he likes you and thinks you’re a good person, good luck convincing him otherwise. Being his friend means lots of affection too lol. Also this is him:

Iani: Iani is a high elf! He was Liarel’s best friend (he also has a crush on her) since they were kids, and he was devastated when she disappeared (fell into the underdark). He was even MORE devastated when she returned 25 years later with a dark elf she called her boyfriend in tow. However, after Liarel threatened him with bodily violence (not very effective) and a dissolution to their friendship (super effective), he promised that he would give Saedir a chance and protect him as vigorously as he would try to protect Liarel. Eventually, to his surprise, Iani grows to like Saedir. A lot. Almost too much. WAY too much. And thus Iani has two crushes to deal with lol. Iani is, on the surface, very irritable and an ass. He’s hard to get along with sometimes since he’s cold and kind of mean. However, once he warms up to you, you’ll notice that he’s just a goddamn teddy bear. Like Liarel, once you gain his trust he will be loyal to you forever. He constantly beats himself up about a lot of things, even things he has no control over. He’s a closet romantic, and a constant internal whirlwind of emotions.