The original Elves, also called the "First Elves", were one of the first races in the land. At one point they had a large capital in the north, now Finndrassill, and one in the southeast, now Ryzen Forest.
When the Platinum Dragons were born, one of them created the Moonwell in the north, the Elves that lived there planted a tree in the well, which grew to be hundreds of feet tall. In this tree, named Finndrassill, the Elves made their home. These Elves were the Moonborne.
Another one of the Platinum Dragons created the Sunwell. The Elves that lived there were filled with the fire from the well, now calling it Spiral of the Sun, and started to feel an insatiable need for arcane energy. These Elves were known as the Sunborne, and settled just next to the Sunwell, in their capital of Bloodsun City.
Where the Moonborne Elves were filled with compassion, the Sunborne were filled with desire.
The Moonborne were peaceful and caring people, taking care of their home and each other. They are renowned druids and healers, and so an easy target for their Sunborne sisters. The Sunborne often try to take control of Finndrassill, wanting its powers for their own, but they never succeeded to defeat the more strategic Moonborne. Over 10.000 years the Moonborne split into five other species of Elves, now being extinct itself.
The Dark Elves live in the Shadow Deep. In ancient pasts the Dark Elves dabbled in Fiendish affairs, which led them to be mostly shunned by the other Elves. Up to this day, many Dark Elves still suffer from this.
Dark Elves have a dark gray-purple-like skin tone and possess horns.
The Moon Elves are the most common Moonborne. One that does not know the Moonborne Elves would think them all Moon Elves. They are best known for their incredible marksmanship, and great healing potential. It is mostly the Moon Elves that follow Elunora, as well as Tamara. They mostly live in Findassill, but also in many settlements around the woods.
Moon Elves have a slight blue-like skin tone.
Sea Elves have blue skin and have a fish-like tail, gills, and webbed fingers.
The Shadow Elves are the most elusive of the bunch. They are incredibly stealthy and seem to be able to vanish into thin air. The Shadow Elves live more deeply in the woods, in the city of Shalara.
Shadow Elves have a gray skin tone.
The queen of the Shadow Elves.
The royal musician, and magician.
Except for deities, most Liches, and the Val'kyr, Fadoran is the oldest being in the world. Most likely he is also the smartest and richest.
See: Fadoran Shadowvoid, Tamara, Elves, Shadow Pact
The Wood Elves are the strongest druids around. They are descendants of the first druids, that merged with the forest. Due to this, the Wood Elves appear to have a more wood-like skin. The Wood Elves live in trees, and in their canopies. Their current capital is ???.
Their capital used to be Highmoon. All their former citizens have been massacred, except for Fanel Greenwood, the crown prince. Fanel is now lost.
Wood Elves have a skin tone matching the inside color of a tree.
The Sunborne were noble people, thinking themselves better than any other species. This is why they always clashed with both the Moonborne, and others like the Dwarves. Since the moment of their creation, the Sunborne wanted more power, even though they had a source of unlimited power, the Spiral of the Sun. This is how it happened that those same noble Sunborne were now extinct, and only some mutated descendants still remain.
The Sunborne species in its entirety are led by a council existing of the Kings and Queens of each individual species. Zael'theas Sunlord, Azarnoosh Eternalflame, Derdrea Stargleam, Abellona Silverfeather, and Quolas Voidcaller.
See: Sunstriders
The Blood Elves live in Bloodsun City, the capital of the Sunborne as a whole.
Blood Elves have a gold-like skin tone.
Their words are: "Through Blood and Fire"
Zael'theas is the king of the Blood Elves.
Flare Elves are a very impulsive species. They are extremely adept at fire magic and serve the Sunstriders with these skills. Their society is fairly oppressive and extreme. They live in Sunflare City, and their king is Azarnoosh Eternalflame, the heir to the throne is his daughter Azarins. Sunflare City has a strict hierarchy and even stricter rules. With the heavy penalties for crime and disobedience, there barely is any.
Flare Elves have a red-like skin tone.
Their words are: "We will consume all who burn"
Azarnoosh is the king of the Flare Elves.
The High Elves are a noble and honorable lot. They mostly live in Highstar Spire, which is a city build in a large tower. On the top layer is the throne room, where Derdrea, their Queen, lives. They consider themselves the purest of the Elves, considering themselves better than any other Elven blood. Despite that they do consider the four other Sunborne kingdoms as somewhat equals, and they do deal with them.
High Elves have a silver-like skin tone.
Their words are:
Derdrea is the Queen of the High Elves, leading them atop of the Highstar Spire
The Sky Elves are idealistic and noble. They have high standards and raise their children perfectly. Crime is never tolerated in their city, which is mostly referenced as "The City in the Sky", and will often be punished with death or banishment. Their capital, as said earlier, is the City in the Sky. It has high towers and floats far above the cliffs in Ryzen Forest.
Sky Elves have a white skin tone, and they have white or black feathered wings.
Their words are:
Abellona is the Queen of the Sky Elves.
The Void Elves of Star Point are a very peculiar species. Void Elves are named for the void of magic in their system. They are known addicts and tend to turn crazy when not using magic. When a Void Elf doesn't possess magical abilities they slowly go insane. They will start to hear a constant voice in their head when not using magic, or being imbued with magic. Void Elves tend to have insane traditions regarding upbringing like mutilation and torture.
Void Elves have a light purple skin tone.
Their words are:
Quolas is the queen of the Void Elves
Lanal used to be the crown princess but abandoned her kingdom in search of power.
The twins Zaralenn and Xerion are the youngest members of the somewhat famous Void Elf family, Youthscar. They are known for their extremely unique upbringing methods including torture at a young age. Vyaas is their cousin and Xerion's manservant.
See: Xerion Youthscar, Zaralenn Youthscar, Vyaas Youthscar, Elves, Fellowship of Fellows
Howling Elves aren't as much a sub-species of Elves, as much as it's a rare mutation that only afflicts afew across many generations.
See: Lunosa, Elves, Heroes of Goldcrest