Elves are an old people, mostly because their elders live so long, and secretive. Elven communities tend to be secluded and away from the general populace of any island or nation. They tend to live in groves, where they can live with nature and be left alone. Elves have a natural curiosity about the natural world, trying to understand and harmonize with the world around them. Elven Yohei tend to advance through their Hakkei far easier than others, only to find themselves have a much more difficult time confronting their Yokai.
Elves combine otherworldly grace, sharp intellect, and mysterious charm in a way that is practically magnetic to members of other races. They are often voraciously intellectual, thought their studies delve into a level of detail that most shorter-lived peoples find excessive or inefficient.
You Might...
Carefully curate your relationships with people with shorter lifespans, either keeping a careful emotional distance or resigning yourself to outliving them.
Adopt specialized or obscure interests simply for the sake of mastering them.
Have features such as eye color, skin tone, hair, or mannerisms that reflect the environment in which you live.
Others Probably...
Focus on your appearance, either admiring your grace or treating you as if you’re physically fragile.
Assume you practice archery, fight kami, and have perfected one or more fine arts.
Worry that you privately look down on them, or feel like you’re condescending and aloof.
While generally taller than humans elves possess a fragile grace, accentuated by long features and sharply pointed ears. Their eyes are wide and almond-shaped featuring large and vibrant colored pupils. Elves gradually adapt to their environment and their companions and they often take on physical traits reflecting their surroundings. An elf who has dwelled in primeval forests for centuries might exhibit verdant hair and gnarled fingers, while one who's lived in a desert might have golden pupils and skin.
Elves reach physical adulthood around the age of 20, though they aren't considered to be fully emotionally mature by other elves until closer to the passing of their first century, once they've experienced more, held several occupations, and outlived a generation of shorter-lived people. A typical elf can live to around 600 years old.