Elf (Zico)

"A rather aloof people."

- Zicoihno

"It's the pointy ears, the smug look that says you can learn from us, the condescending tone in the voices of their elders and the general arrogance that comes with anyone that manages to live for two centuries. But, they're pretty much like the rest of us, even if they'd like to think otherwise."

- Kane Vista on elves.

Elves (妖精, Yōsei) are a major, species of Earth Land. Unlike their more populous, human counterparts, all elves have the inherent ability to use magic, as such, all elves are known to use some sort of magic, offensive, defensive, or both. Moreover, they all share a certain baseline of talent unlike humans making the average elven mage superior to the average human mage. Far less numerous, more experienced, and entrenched in a culture geared towards the arts, philosophy, and the finer elements of magic, elves do not share the history of suffering, violence, and inter-species war that humans do. All things related to elves are referred to either as elven or elvish, all of which are an area of intense interest amongst humans, notably within Fiore and other nations with strong mage populations. The average lifespan of an elf can span anywhere from 200 years to 300 years depending on the individual's purity of blood as a significant chunk of elves have mixed with humans — best exemplified by House of Lothlorien, the most famous, elven family on the continent.

As of the turn of the millennium, X1000, elves have begun to better integrate themselves into human society with varying results.

Trivia

 * Normally, elvish refers to the language of elves, or even a body of languages spoken by elves. However, in the context of this story, it just serves as a lesser used adjective for elf-related things.
 * This page was created to standardize the elves appearing in the author's stories.
 * This page is written in the context of a story that takes place in the future, as is the situation with any page title followed by (Zico) or (ARISE) as opposed to the usual (Zicoihno) that follows fanonized/customized works' page titles.
 * The House of Vista, Aria Family, and Lothloriens hold an centuries-old bond, which happens to be the most prominent, non-government pact between humans and elves.
 * The concept of the divinely beautiful elf that is superior in many ways to humans will not be what is described here, the author opted for a much more grounded interpretation of elves.