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The Dor’nai are now believed extinct. During the height of the Tide War—a prolonged ideological and arcane conflict with the Vel’nai—their archipelago was submerged in a cataclysm widely attributed to unacknowledged magical devastation. Since that time, no Tide Elf has been seen upon the shores of Alathra. Their name survives only in submerged ruins, sailor’s songs, and the mourning of their Mor’nai kin. | The Dor’nai are now believed extinct. During the height of the Tide War—a prolonged ideological and arcane conflict with the Vel’nai—their archipelago was submerged in a cataclysm widely attributed to unacknowledged magical devastation. Since that time, no Tide Elf has been seen upon the shores of Alathra. Their name survives only in submerged ruins, sailor’s songs, and the mourning of their Mor’nai kin. | ||
== Elven Lineage == | |||
The elves of Alathra trace their origins to the L’nai, the First Elves—primordial beings of long life, arcane potential, and fluid essence. Over the ages, the L’nai gave rise to multiple branches through divergence in philosophy, environment, and magical affinity. | |||
From the L’nai emerged the Aure’lai (Sun Elves), Sira’nai (Star Elves), and Elva’rai (Moon Elves), who formed the three great ancient lineages. Each of these lines would, in time, fragment further into the modern elven subraces of today: the imperial Vel’nai (High Elves), exiled subterranean Mor’nai (Low Elves), extinct seaborne Dor’nai (Tide Elves), forest-bound Silva’rai (Wood Elves), and the remote Zaure’lai (Ash Elves). | |||
Scattered among all lineages are the rare Veyari, shapeshifters born with residual echoes of the L’nai essence. Though rare, they are found across all elven communities and maintain no distinct homeland of their own. | |||
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