Ghosts of Zinvar

Singers (High Elf)

The Linæri possesses golden-blond hair, blue eyes, and fair skin. While of the High Race, they prefer open spaces to structures, and when they build homes, they are always very open designs filed with light and warmth. True to their name, the Linær are a musical people. Even the least of them can play the harp or sing, while the more talented compose music or delight the ear with expertise on several instruments. Garments of white, silver or gold enhance the nobility of the Linæri demeanor.

Builders (High Elf)

The Loari have raven-black hair, predominantly brown, grey-blue or hazel eye color, and fair to pale skin. While the Loari love nature as much as the Linæri, they seek to unlock its hidden secrets rather than enjoy it in its untouched state. They are unsurpassed in gemcutting, architecture, and the making and working of alloys. Their egos are also unrivaled among Elves and men — except perhaps by those among their kind who have turned to darkness: the Dyari.

Dark Elves

Despite their name, the Dark Elves do not have darker skin than their brethren, in fact, they are often very fair skinned, and have white hair. Their ears frequently have more pronounced points than the other Elves; their eyes are grey, black, or sometimes amber.

Often, however, they are so similar to their Loari brethren that it is difficult (at least for mortals) to tell the difference.

The Dark Elves instead gained the name because of their reputation for serving darkness. It is true that many of their kind have been seduced by the lure of the Unlife, but most Dyari are merely what one might call ‘mercenary.

They embody the worst traits of the Loari but to the extreme: they are vain and arrogant, considering all other races (including other Elves) to be inferior. They have a lust for power, whether it be gained by magic or might, and they have love technology. But while the Loari love machines partly as clever creations in themselves, the Dyari see them primarily as tools to gain wealth and power.