City Elves

City elves are the second most common race found in urban areas. Unlike their nature dwelling counterparts, these elves have long since given up their connection to nature and with it, the ethereal aesthetic attributed to their race through history. They live up to 500 years, mentally and physically ageing like humans until they are adult, and then physically age exponentially slower. City elf culture considers elves adults at 21, like most races.

Many city elves have a little of other races in their DNA at this point, and are fully ingrained into urban life - they share the same sort of diversity as humans, except with their iconic pointy ears. City elves love their urban culture, and might manifest this by trying to look as opposite to wild elves as possible - tattoos, piercings, dyed hair and funky hairstyles, although some still roll with their natural appearance. They have no cultural expectations on how to look, and often cut their hair short.

Like their human counterparts, City elves have no powers or abilities of their own and thrive on modern technology. Many prefer the company of other elves, due to their extensive lifespan meaning they outlive friends of other races.

One of the biggest differences between city elves and Wild Elves is that city elves live urban lives with modern expectations - monogamy, marriage, family units of two parents and a few kids, jobs, possessions, and so on. Wild Elves live communally, self sufficiently, and avoid currency and technology.

Echor City has a population of around 20,000 city elves out of a total of 150,000 citizens.