Shadow Elf

One of the most muscular of the Elven races, the Shadow Elves, along with the Dusk Elves, are the Elves of Kai-Hu. They are descended from a handful of Wood (mostly) Elves that escaped from Samet-Hada alongside the Heylim that would become the Alchayati. They exhibit a melanin-based skin tone like Wood Elves, though typically lighter and sometimes with more of a grey tinge. Like most Elves, their irides glow slightly with photophores, and Shadow Elven eyes can be red, black, orange, grey, brown, or yellow. Due to a cultural preference and proficiency in fire magic, they are sometimes called “Fire Elves”, though they are certainly not limited to that form of magic. Shadow Elven culture, or “Shenakh”, is centered around a nature-based animist religion like the Dusk Elves, but with a reverence for animals above plants. It is believed that religious disagreement over whether plants or animals should be more revered is what led to the cultural division that eventually gave rise to the separation of the Dusk and Shadow Elven races. Shadow Elven warriors known as “Shenkaroo” are among the most feared of Kai-Huic warriors, and often work as mercenaries.