Known colloquially as Dark Elves, named for their distance from the starwell and oftentimes unpleasant demeanors, are the dimmed kinfolk of the 

. Elven propensity for absorbing magical aether around them has seen their evolution from brilliant golden hosts of the 

 to darker, black-blooded lords of night.

Though they are in essence no different from 

, they are descended from those elves that sailed from 

 in the dark days and settled on the broken continents far from the 

. These elves held the bravery and aggression within them that led to the decision to venture out and find their kin lost in the breaking of the world and battle the threats that began to encircle the sacred well of 

Over time, their culture has developed into one that values strength, canniness, and warfare to protect their interests above all others. Their government, if it can be considered as such, consists of 