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|caption = The ghosts of the Elven Empire whispered in the eaves of every town, city, and tribe | |caption = The ghosts of the Elven Empire whispered in the eaves of every town, city, and tribe | ||
|text = | |text = The Altalar, as [[Ailor]] call them, or Est-allorn as they call themselves, are the oldest and most graceful of the [[Nelfin]] [[Races]] that still roam [[Aloria]]. The Altalar have a lengthy history spanning more than 3000 years, during which they ruled the known world. It is a long and proud one, broken slowly over time by a combination of their crippling arrogance and the oppressive weight of external powers and arcane disasters. The Altalar once ruled over many other Races, enslaving them to their will with [[Magic]] and creating a legendary civilization which sought to equal the [[Seraph]] in glory. They are the most gracious, skilled and venerable of all the Races, yet for each of their glories and assets, they bear equal susceptibilities to the vices of pride, depravity, and self-satisfaction, hidden well behind exquisite facades. Although the world has moved past their glory days, the Altalar continue to try and hold onto the crumbling remnants of their [[Allorn Empire]] with stalwart determination and reverence for their history that can match even [[Unionist]] zeal. While the horrors of the [[Wildering]] and the [[Void Invasion]] are still fresh in their memory, renewed faith and determination as well as mortal heroes carrying the charge have given the Altalar new hope that their Race is not a fading one, and that they might yet one day overcome the usurping Races and retake the [[Crown of the World]]. | ||
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|caption = With a single kick, the horse was spurred with a cry as the arrows flew overhead | |caption = With a single kick, the horse was spurred with a cry as the arrows flew overhead | ||
|text = | |text = To many, the Avanthar are the wild horse masters of the Ularen Plains, great stretches of grassland and steppe found stretching across central and southern [[Daen]]. Once nothing but a radical cult at the fringes of Altalar society, the collapse of the [[Allorn Empire]] and the [[Wildering]] that came soon afterward birthed the Avanthar as they are known today while the cult continued on. The Avanthar profess the need for the [[Altalar]] to change with the wider world, to alter their pure [[Nelfin]] lineage with the blood of those more powerful than them in order to gain their best traits. For this reason, the ancestors of the Avanthar bred with [[Ailor]], and those still living on Daen largely continue this practice, resulting in the all-[[Ailor]] [[Qússrakón Culture]] to form alongside them. Avanthar society is a far cry from the Altalar and Allorn Empire they came from, but still not as barbaric as many are made to think. The Avanthar engage in aggressive guerrilla-style warfare largely against the [[Orcs]], but also fight the [[Kathar]], Altalar, and Ailor who encroach their territory or on the territory of their [[Cielothar]] allies. Despite being squeezed from all sides, the Avanthar still hold hope that they will one day cleanse their lands of enemy factions and take up a leading role in what they call the “Nelfellim,” the resurgence of a proper Allorn Empire. | ||
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|caption = A gentle wind blows at the windmill, the only movement on a quiet plain. | |caption = A gentle wind blows at the windmill, the only movement on a quiet plain. | ||
|text = | |text = Cielothar as a name refers to the more agrarian [[Nelfin]] who are also commonly called the Wind Elves. This nickname comes from the fact that central to all of their settlements stands a massive windmill that doubles as their main granary as well as their social gathering center. The Cielothar are often seen as the antithesis of the [[Altalar]], believing in a tranquil existence in worship and respect of the forest, in harmony with nature and the land and at peace with the wildlife of the world. The Cielothar have returned to a much simpler agrarian existence, rejecting the urban and decadent lifestyle of the Altalar [[Elves]] and all war-like behaviors associated with it.. The Cielothar are often seen as infantile and naive by the other Nelfin denominations, but they are exceptionally skilled when dealing with animals and seeing to their own needs. | ||
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|caption = Their armies stood strong against the Void and Exist Incursions, whilst hunting down corruption across Aloria with extreme prejudice. | |caption = Their armies stood strong against the Void and Exist Incursions, whilst hunting down corruption across Aloria with extreme prejudice. | ||
|text = | |text = The Sihndar are an enigmatic [[Race]] of warrior people that have their roots in the old [[Allorn Empire]], but have since far diverged from their racial cousins. While similar to the [[Isldar]] and [[Avanthar]] in their secession from Allorn authority, the Sihndar are distinct in their own way; rather than secluding themselves in icy mountain keeps, or regressing themselves to plains riding horse lords, the Sihndar chose their own path of martial excellence, and the thankless task of protecting and eventually ridding, the world of what they believe their ancestors unleashed upon it. The Sihndar are the most well-trained and highly disciplined demon hunters and anti-dimenthist warriors of the world, and continue to defend the [[Forsaken Continent]] against the [[Void]] and [[Exist]] Incursions that still occur because of the chaotic nature of the dimensions. Trained from early childhood, the Sihndar reach out to the world that often remains oblivious and deaf to their cause, traveling far and wide to rid it of what they consider malign influences, or commit to acts to support the homeland. They are the polar opposite of the [[Kathar]] in terms of their hatred for the Void (and Exist, to a degree), but their morality is often considered just as cruel albeit pragmatic and necessary. While it may be said that most notable kingdoms have court mages, many rulers ensure that they carry the reverse; a Sihndar demon Slayer, employed to defend against the schemes and actions of Vampires and Werebeasts. The Sihndar enjoy a professional reputation of knowledge and skill against the dimensions without equal, even if the common man cannot often tell the difference between the Sihndar and the Kathar. | ||
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|caption = They faded and returned before anyone could fathom what had happened. | |caption = They faded and returned before anyone could fathom what had happened. | ||
|text = | |text = Mysterious, seclusive, elusive with hint traces of [[Altalar]] high-class and a nationalistic pride that sets them even further apart than the other [[Nelfin]] species. The Isldar from the frozen wastes of [[Ellador]] are all these things and more, protecting their homelands from unwanted intruders since the days of the [[Allorn Empire]], but also venturing in the world to tend to the lost souls left behind by millennia of tragedy. Isldar are a barely understood subrace of Nelfin who once formed out of the [[Dragon]] worshiping [[Drogon Cult]], leaving the Allorn Empire for seclusion in Ellador’s mountains. Through intrigue, the Isldar were brought from the brink of doom, from where their Dragon matron Frisit used the last of her living [[Magic]] to save their kind, turning into Frostweaver the Undead Dragon that continues to guide her people. The Isldar now venture into the world, both to gather information for their frozen holds in Ellador but also to guide the wayward souls to the afterlife and tend to the rivers of [[Soul Essence]] that flow all over [[Aloria]], keeping balance in life and death. | ||
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|caption = The darkness of the Void eventually tainted their skin, their lives, and their souls. | |caption = The darkness of the Void eventually tainted their skin, their lives, and their souls. | ||
|text = The Kathar, or Dread Empire Elves, are the westernmost Nelfin species that occupy the Shadow Isles, the Kathar Steppes, the landmass of Saivale, and the Wolond Walds that make up the Dread Empire. | |text = To the Kathar, there is no cost too great to pay in the pursuit of absolute power. Seen by outsiders as an inherently malevolent people thanks to their radically different cultural views on things most [[Races]] would consider morally reprehensible or outright evil, the Kathar keep the spirit of the old [[Allorn Empire]] alive in a new and changed state. Descending directly from the [[Altalar]], the Kathar began their lives as the scholarly and magic-obsessed elves before a selection of them sought to dig deeper into the magic there was to be had in the world and found their answer within the [[Void]]. Changed drastically by the Void Essences they brought into the world, the Kathar have managed to master the Void that once controlled them in order to forge a new Empire in the ashes of the Allorn: the [[Dread Empire]], their new home and position to spread their influence across [[Aloria]] and cement their place as the new heralds of magical supremacy in the modern world. The Kathar, or Dread Empire Elves, are the westernmost Nelfin species that occupy the [[Shadow Isles]], the Kathar Steppes, the landmass of [[Saivale]], and the Wolond Walds that altogether make up the Dread Empire. Their Empire is at war with nearly every other state in the world (though not necessarily by their own aggressions), constantly butting heads with the other Elven states, the [[Pōlorcs]] of [[Daen]], and the [[Regalian Empire]] first and foremost. The Kathar themselves, often also referred to as Shadow Elves, are less a singular [[Nelfin]] species and more so a cultural collective of subspecies all referred to together as Kathar that share common ideals about vice and the power inherent in Magic. Furthermore, they have vastly differing cultural groups and societies that make them seem otherworldly in comparison to other Elves. | ||
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|caption = From nature they came, and to nature they would lovingly return. | |caption = From nature they came, and to nature they would lovingly return. | ||
|text = | |text = Fostered by nature, the Yanar are a [[Race]] of plant-like humanoids that were once thought of as the heralds of their creator [[Estel]], but that uniquely created a destiny of their own after the collapse of the [[Allorn Empire]], and continue to find new ways to exist in the world around them. Since the event that they called the Stalwarding, the Yanar have spread across the world, mixing with existing societies with surprising ease, but also establishing small communities of their own called Florai, each with their own purpose and ideology to impart on the world. Where once they heard the song of Estel now reigns silence, and in that silence, the Yanar have found the communal song of each other’s minds and hopes and dreams to give shape to an entirely new purpose in life. While many presume the Yanar to be harmless plant-tending and peaceful forest dwellers, Yanar are in fact far more complex than any but their closest friends and allies give them credit for, sharing the same tenacity for adaptation as the [[Allar]], and somehow managing to give life and wonder to even the most barren and unexpected places. It is perhaps their innocent appearance that hides the greatest of their warriors, politicians, and rogues from the common man. While not all Yanar think and act alike, and many have different views on their present and past, one thing can certainly be said of the Yanar: they are the most underestimated Race, something that often comes to the ruin of those who are not wary of their great potential. | ||
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Revision as of 00:48, 23 February 2021
Aloria is brimming with a plethora of races scattered all about the lands and seas alike. Alorian races are all incredibly diverse and individually unique, spanning from the prosperous Humans and their excellent ability to expand to the Maraya, whose strong culture and ancient heritage has only recently begun to become more apparent to the world. What makes a race different from any other beast is primarily its sentience; a race has the ability to think, communicate, and is able to be aware of itself, while a beast cannot always do that. Races are playable on MassiveCraft while beasts are typically not, and when referenced, race names are capitalized and beast names are left lowercase. For example, a troll is a beast, while an Orc is a race.
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