Arborean Elves

Arborean Elves
The Arborean (pronounced Ar-Bor-EE-Ann) Elves, also known as the Elves of the Arbor and Knoll, or the “Wild Elves”, are known for their love of forest and wilderness. They are seen along the edges of the great forest or in the wild plains that have yet to feel a plow or shovel. This is not to say that these Elves do not understand civilization, culture, or the methods of organized cultivation. These Elves are the caretakers of the untamed and try to live in harmony with the wild nature they adore. The best method of telling these Elves from their cousins, is their tendency to favor earth tones in their wardrobes and tribal tattooing of nature upon exposed skin.

History
The Arborean Elves, "Wild Elves", the Elves of the arbor and knoll, these are the Elves that did not want to come out of the forests and vastness of the wilderness, when Ignidean returned to the surface of Orenda. The Arborean Elves feared the cities being built by the Hill Dweorhs, whether they were being built for Dweorhs or the Elves that moved away from the wilderness. They remembered the floods of Marisdu, the God Elemental of Water, and feared leaving the wilderness that they knew from hill to vale and root to crown.

These "Wild Elves" are known to be excellent trackers, hunters, foragers, and trappers. They are also believed to know where all the hidden places of the world where the legendary creatures dwell. The "Wild Elves" are expert Archers and their Marksmanship is only matched by the "Accis" and possibly the Skyrider Dweorhs, wearing one of their contraptions. A group of "WIld Elven" archers or scouts in the any army, caravan, or hunting party will greatly increase their chances of success.

The "Wild Elves" are called wild, not because of their lack of culture, but because they do not have cities or settlements larger than a hunters' and merchants' camp at the edge of a forest. They are the feather on the wind, the leaf in the stream, they choose to be wanderers and forest game wardens.