Elves

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Elves (lat.: Homo sapiens nobilis) appeared for the first time in 2011. Starting from this year, some human mothers bore dwarvish or elvish children. Medical researchers called the transformation of these babies Unexplained Genetic Expression (UGE).

Contents 1 Characteristics 2 Variants 3 Immortal Elves 4 Related Links 5 Links 6 References 7 stub

[edit] Characteristics

Elves are on the average somewhat larger than humans (≈190cm), and they are usually somewhat more lightly built. Their most remarkable characteristic are their pointed ears. Their skin color varies, similarly as with humans, from white to black. Thanks to metabolic testing, it has been shown that Elves have a potential lifespan of several hundred years or more, with certain unexplained genes (usually found in powerfully magical elves) giving some an even longer lifespan. Like Orks, Elves are endowed with a more, and more sensitive, rod cells in their eyes, giving them natural lowlight vision.

[edit] Variants

There are at least three known variants of the Elven Metatype:

• Dryads: All-female variant of the Elven species
• Night Ones: European Elf noted for fine dark-coloured fur
• Wakyambi: Dark-skinned Elves of Africa
• Xapiri Thëpë: Elf variant with green spots (chlorophyl) on their skin, native to Amazonia

[edit] Immortal Elves

Immortal Elves are a small group of Elves immune to aging. Most are thousands of years old, surviving from The Fourth World to The Sixth World.

• Aina Dupree
• Aithne Oakforest
• Alachia
• Ehran the Scribe
• Harlequin
• Jane Foster (born in 6th world)

[edit] Related Links

• Azania
• Carromeleg
• Sperethiel
• Tir Tairngire
• Tir na nOg

[edit] Links

• Ancient History’s Sperethiel dictionary

[edit] References

• Shadowrun, Fourth Edition
• Shadowrun, Third Edition
• Shadowrun, Second Edition—explanation of low-light vision

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Possible Subpages:

• Elvish Culture
• Earthdawn Elves

This page translated from Shadowhelix's Elfen page