Tide Elves
| Tide Elf | |
|---|---|
| Major race | |
 Example appearance | |
| Attributes | |
| Average lifespan (max) | 800 years (1600) |
| Age of maturity | 150 years |
| Height range | 1.75 - 2.20 m (5′9′′ - 7′30′′) |
Parent Race: Elf
Note: The Tide Elves are considered an extint race. They should not be used as a playable race by new characters.
The Tide Elves, or Dor’nai, were a minor race of noble seafaring elves directly descended from the Star Elves (Sira’nai), a civilization of elves renowned for its celestial study, mathematical systems, and contemplation. Following the migration to an ancient archipelago Alathra, the Tide Elves emerged as a distinct culture adapted to ocean life. Rejecting the rigid ideologies of the High Elves (Vel’nai), the Dor’nai embraced the rhythms of the ocean and the constellations that governed their navegation and maritime rites.
Their civilization flourished across coral citadels, oceanic temples, and harbor cities aligned with celestial tides. The Dor’nai favored fluidity over hierarchy, favoring adaptability, shared memory, and natural alignment with sea and sky. They cultivated a refined magical tradition based on lunar gravity, astral navigation, and salt-bound ritual.
Culturally, the Dor’nai stood in quiet opposition to Vel’nai centralism, advocating for independence, maritime sovereignty, and ancestral multiplicity. Their society was bonded not by bloodlines, but by ritual oaths and collective stewardship of the ocean's mystery.
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.
