Elf

Elves are a humanoid race, though much taller than the average human with a slender build, pointed ears, and large, reflective eyes. Vastly outnumbered by humans, most elves prefer to live in isolated clans, within their ancestral deity's sacred lands. The clans are numerous and divided into whom their ancestral deity is, the Lesser Gods who saved them during the Schism when their precursors, the aulds, were nearly annihilated. Their appearances and abilities vary wildly based on whom their ancestral deity is.

Clans
There are many Lesser Gods, or deities, that inhabit the earth that are contained to aspects of nature: forests, desert, tundra, ocean, etc. Some elves have left their clans to live among humans, though not common. Most humans can go their entire lives without seeing an elf, and many elves without seeing a human. The city elves are still classified by their ancestral clans and almost universally return home at some point.

Their clan names are of their deity and are connected with their given name. For example, Rune's mother would be Bayliniah, Forest Elf of Ilvernya to those outside of her clan. Most humans simplify it to Bayliniah of Ilvernya.

Forest Clans
These include tropical rainforests, subtropical dry forests, and temperate forests.
 * Ilvernya: Temperate forest deity. One of the few clans that has some regular interaction with humans, as Ilvernya's lands are not far from a major imperial city.  The elves of this clan have tan to brown skin tones with light colored markings on their face, neck, and chest, brown to black hair, and bright green eyes.  They live in a massive, intertwining city of trees.  They are wholly vegetarian and pacifist.
 * Marsalotan
 * Overyus
 * Nalvadar
 * Rikosett

Grassland Clans
These include flatlands and savanna.

Mountain Clans
These are divided into several groups: the steppes, alpine tundra, the peaks, and underground.

Ocean Clans
These are the clans that live in saltwater.

Lake and River Clans
These are the clans that live in freshwater.
 * N'Tyreia: Lake deity.