It was then that the Elves, always respectful of all things natural, truly embraced Athel Loren as their home. Deep within the Oak of Ages, Ariel learned of this and grew troubled. [1i], By this time, the Oak of Ages at the great forest’s heart had spread its roots across many lands, creating a web of worldroots that the spirits of the wood could traverse to reach faraway places. [3], Wood elves were the last of the elven subraces to appear on Faerûn, though not through the same method as the other subraces. Ultimately, Adanhu’s will prevailed, and the forest now opened up many of its secrets to the Elves, though the Dryads and Treemen took care never to intentionally reveal themselves. Nevertheless, different societies of Wood Elves wit… As a people, wood elves were largely seen as calm and level-headed. These councils were often advised by local druids, whose influence played no small part in wood elven politics and who frequently served as the webbing that bound any number of villages together as one realm. Even if they had been capable of grasping the concept, the Wood Elves were certainly not prepared to share their secret guilt. Orion had no such misgivings. Of course, there were those who took the warnings about Athel Loren as craven superstition. The Mage Queen now became ever more reckless. Journeying through the worldroots once more, he brought Morelion and Yvraine to Ulthuan’s beautiful Gaean Vale, and there left them to be discovered. This kindred is typified as being impatient and impulsive. [3], In the eastern High Forest, the wood elves founded the realm of Earlann around −4700 DR. After all, outsiders would never have understood the importance of maintaining the Weave. From here, they have learnt to dwell in concord with the seasons and the weave of life and death that binds all living things together. [1i], Far away, an age of tragedy was dawning. Soon, he consented to teach them how to shape the trees without harming branch or bough, and blessed them with many other secrets his kind possessed. As the spirit led Morelion and Yvraine away, Astarielle summoned what little of her magic remained unspent and went calmly down into the battle to meet her destiny. This article is a stub. As such, they are typically tall and lithe in body, and are elegant and graceful in movement as well as being quick and agile. For a time, Durthu stood silent, as the forest burned around them, the tears and pleas of his petitioner seemingly unheeded. At night they saw strange lights dancing in the darkness beneath the bows, and huge shapes lingering on the outskirts of the glades. Wood elves see themselves as guardians of the Tel-quessir forest homes that were largely abandoned after the Crown Wars and before the Retreat, but unlike most Tel-quessir they do not view themselves as a people apart from the rest of Faerûn. As it became clear that they could find no victory, the leader of Allisara’s escort bade her flee. [1b], The History of the Wood Elves is tied with those of their former kin, the High Elves, but the forest that they would call their home have existed long before that. None of these were ever seen again. Hour by hour, the Elves and spirits were driven deeper into their heartlands, until finally there was nowhere left to retreat to. Indeed, only the very youngest and oldest paid it any heed. Yet if Durthu had been wrong about the forest’s plight, he had been correct about his fellow Elders’ reception. It has remade the Dark Elves as selfish despoilers of a world they see fit only for their pleasure. The spirit of Silverspire had, by this time, spread its influence far and wide across Bretonnia. [5k], Younger Kindreds, known also as the Kindreds of Haroith, tend to attract young Elves. Yet she had little choice - if Yvraine died, the line of the Everqueen would die with her, and the Elves would soon after fade forever. Though she was content to let Orion command the battle, Ariel matched and overcame the dark sorceries of the Bray-Shamans with her own magics. The forest did not resist, and the Elves wondered why. Coeddil may silently contemplate his fate, but his handmaidens have been driven mad by their exile, and restlessly stalk the glades with cruel desires in their hearts. Desperate, Morathi sent messengers south to request aid from her son, the Witch King. Others dwell eternally under the night, or in the glory of the noon-day sun. Many wood elves had a special place in their heart for the gods Silvanus and Mielikki, whose protection of the wilderness was something the wood elves themselves tried to espouse. Their military features elite elven units who tend to be only lightly armoured, along with forest spirits such as Dryadsand som… It would serve the Wood Elves poorly if Orion’s unchecked fury repeated the previous season’s mistakes. [3], Earlann was the last of its kind and no new wood elven nations arose since its fall, though attempts had been made before the mid–14th century DR. [5t], The Wardancer Kindreds, also known as the Shadow Dancers of Loec, Feast Masters, Bladesingers, Deathdancers or the Kindreds of Caidath, are a cult Kindred dedicated to the Elven trickster god Loec, the god of laughter, dance and music. As the Phoenix King fought to preserve Ulthuan, the Everqueen withdrew into the hallowed woods of Avelorn to raise their children as far from war as those days would allow. Armed with bows, elves are the only Rampart units with a ranged attack. Forest Spirits defending their realm from the horrors of Daemons. This means they will use some combination of martial weapons like Bows, Swords and Daggers.. Stealth is not particularly useful for PvE content outside of questing, but is useful … Appearance No Wood Elf had yet seen the beast and lived to speak of the encounter, but the works it left behind were testament to its unspeakable ways. The land where it had flourished bore the scars of fire and wild magic that had driven it back, and even then its borders were assailed by Daemons beyond counting. [1i], Initially, the council did not accept Naestra and Arahan at their word, for they were strangers to all living Elves, and the spirits of the forest remained silent on the matter. A sun elf (top) and a wood elf shooting archery together. Woodelves can tailor two sets of armor: Mithril Studded Leather and Mithril Reinforced Leather. Were it within the Wood Elves’ power to redress wrongs committed against the humans or Dwarfs of nearby lands — in essence, the creatures whose past transgressions had been born of crude ignorance, rather than willful malice — then they would do so. Most souls immediately lose all sense of identity and meld with the forest. The Bretonnian cities of Parravon and Quenelles suffered most of all, and teetered towards abandonment as peasants and nobles alike fled west to escape the cruelty of the Elves. Wood Elves stand out as the branch most similar to their ancient form, when Saria descended upon the war-torn world and created them to safeguard paradise. 3e There are literally hundreds of these nomadic groups that dwell within Athel Loren. But Avelorn could neither be saved by valour nor by strength of arms. [1i], The Alter Kindreds, also known as the Kindreds of Laith-Kourn or Alters, Shifters or Wild kin, are Elves who can adopt the aspects of the creatures who dwell within Athel Loren. It is likely she would have tarried longer, had she not discovered that Morghur had been reborn. The Wood Elves, also known as Feir'Dal, are a race native to the Greater Faydark forest on the continent of Faydwer. The name Sethayla has evolved from the Elven root-word Sethai, meaning flight, wind and the cry of the far mountains. Even as the Mage Queen turned to leave, the beast’s wounds had begun to heal. So did the great forest first discover the summerlands of Avelorn, and encounter the Elves of Ulthuan. Wood Elf: Free for VIP, or available from the DDO Store for 795 . Most of the Sindar that came to Lórien were refugees from Beleriand, arriving early in the Second Age, and the Sinda Amdír became the King o… Instead she imprisoned the Elder, and the Dryads who had followed him, in the Wildwood — the dark southeastern corner of Athel Loren where no Elves dwelt. Wood Elf may refer to: Silvan Elves, a fictional race in J.R.R. Yet even this disaster would not turn Ariel from her path, so utterly had the Dark Magic tainted her soul. [5t], The Eternal Kindreds or the Kindreds of Selathoi form an undying and unyielding defence of all the sacred places of Athel Loren during the winter months. This page lists all Wood Elves units. Upon their return to Athel Loren, Ariel and Orion quarrelled greatly about the deal that had been struck. [1i], The mood of the council was otherwise bleak, for it was apparent to all that they could not best the Dwarfs in battle. Even deluded as she was, the Mage Queen knew better than to harm one of the Elders, so she let him depart, claiming ever after that it was mercy, rather than weakness, that stayed her hand. Ariel soon discovered that even magics of the Weave, from which she drew her power, could not break these enchantments. [1i], A month later, as the outside world reckons time, Morghur's warherd was brought to battle in the Forest of Arden. In return for the elves acting as protectors for the owls, the birds of prey often acted as advance scouts for wood elven warriors. She had come to Athel Loren shortly before Malekith began his rebellion, and had ever since dwelt in solitude, seeking to still her troubled heart. Indeed, the Mage Queen would not have accepted it had her soul not been shadowed by the sorceries she had already employed, but the lure of power was upon her. In time, she was sure, the living world would heal from the Corruptor’s touch and the Weave would gradually be restored. A great many of these elegant halls had been torn down and burnt, for greenskins had overrun the land as the Elves had retreated. Colossal Treemen smash through the enemy lines, their gnarled fists pulverising all in their path. Having been forced to confront the darkness within her own soul, Ariel had lost her fear of Morghur and had accompanied her folk to war. Though they strove with all the stubbornness of their race, they eventually broke and ran, leaving the mountainside heavy with their dead. That summer, the plains of Ellyrion ran red with the blood of its people. Wood elves are native to Faerun and are descendants from the wild elf, moon elf and sun elf. Each reflects how it relates to physical influences such as their surroundings, as well as the way they relate to other Elves, Athel Loren and its many and varied fey inhabitants and the attitudes of the individual. Wood elves also had a long tradition of friendship with the shield dwarves of Ammarindar, dating back to the reign of Earlann, which carried on into the present. The snows were in retreat and blood-red blossoms had pushed through the hard ground. [1i], The Silverspire was sacred ground to these primitives, and they too now mustered to its defence. [1i], For a long and terrible year, the natural order of Athel Loren was disrupted, for Morghur could seemingly not be slain by the weapons of the Elves. Forgotten Realms Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. [1i], Then, at dawn, they saw that the forest was transformed. [1i], At the last, Ariel relented and accepted Morathi’s bargain; after all, without the power of sorcery, she would never have been able to restore the long-sundered worldroots, nor overthrow Morathi’s dark citadel. The Wood Elves as a whole are physically very much like their High Elven brethren, whom they are descended and related by blood and kinship. [1i], If the path of destruction held true, his herd was making for a mountain known to the Elves as the Silverspire — a shining peak from which the lifeblood of the western lands flowed. The devotees of the trickster god performed their ritual dances, and the seers and prophetesses read the skeins of fate in the stars and patterns of flame. She did not want Allisara to return, yet nor did she dare act directly. The Silvan Elves of Lórien were the larger part of the Galadhrim or the Tree-people, who were a mixture of elves of Nandor, Ñoldor, and Sindar descent. [1i], What she did not realise was that the more she drew on the forbidden magics, the more damage was done to the Weave and, as a consequence, the weaker Athel Loren — and all who dwelt within it — became. Reckless wizards too see the forest as a wellspring of fuel, but it is not timber they crave, but the magical essence which gives life to the trees and vigour to those that live within the forest’s bounds. Worse yet for the Beastmen was the fact that Naestra and Arahan, too, had accompanied the Elves to war. Ariel saw none of this. [1i], As for Aenarion, he was driven to madness by the loss of his wife and children. It was these Elves who first encountered the great forest, and they were intrigued by what they found. Players can select a race during character creation, and different … Their city of Kelethin rests on platforms constructed on the trunks of massive trees. Challenge rating Conversely, wood elves, like most Tel-quessir, had a strong contempt for orcs, as well as for gnolls, though their reasons were less about the ancient enmity between Corellon and Gruumsh and more out of the devastation that raiding parties often brought to the forests that wood elves held dear. They don't preach their superiority over all the races within the Old World, but rather reserve an air of suspicion. Only on those occasions where the fate of the wider world threatens Athel Loren, do they even notice the lands beyond the forest’s eaves.[1c]. Malekith strove to keep Allisara’s imminent return hidden from all in Naggaroth, but his mother Morathi flouted these precautions with laughable ease. Wood Elves do not have their own racial past life, but rather can complete an Elven past life. The wood elf is the third-tier creature of the Rampart faction in Heroes of Might and Magic III. Spring came upon them, but there was no sign of renewal. The wayward children of Ulthuan never heard the harsh words that raged between Adanhu and Coeddil as they argued over their fate. [1i], The Elves that travelled with Orion were swept up in his great fury, and they unleashed great ruin on the human lands that lay in their path. Next spring, the unthinkable happened — Orion was not reborn. The speech of a Wood Elf is particularly incomprehensible to an outsider. Where the creature walked, the fabric of the world twisted in hateful transformation: trees writhed into terrible and unnatural shapes, blackened crops bled under the scythe, and flesh reformed like clay in the hands of some crazed sculptor. The celebrations were tempered not one whit by the knowledge that Ariel's return coincided with the eve of another great battle. These were strangers to all but a few, who claimed to have fought alongside them in battles long past, even though the emissaries’ age belied such a claim. Yet, though Avelorn became ever more wondrous and beautiful, its trees remained silent. With the collapse of the great polar gates, Chaos swept across the world. To wood elves, the trappings of civilization, including the mightiest of fortresses or tallest walls, were transient and impermanent things that would eventually be overcome by the long processes of nature. Desperately, she sought the proper counter-charm that would set the prince free, but the Hag Sorceress was not so easily thwarted. They generally include Glade Guard warriors, and will sometimes include Glade Riders, Warhawk Riders and other warrior castes. In the Empire, they are often referred to as Wood Elves, but Bosmer, Boiche, or the Tree-Sap people is what they call themselves. Wood-Elfs in Crowfall belong to the playable Races, which were introduced alongside with the newly added Classes in the massive reveal on May 18 th, 2017. Roots can be seen far above, curving down from the roof of the hall to form elegant, interweaving pillars set with silver and gemstones. [3], Wood elves were the most common of the elves in Faerûn[3] and could be found in many scattered groups across the continent.