Star Elves
The Star Elves of Stehreel are a very purple race. One of five races of Drukar, the Star Elves were the third born in the beginning. They trend towards an average height of 181cm (5'11") and have medium range and curvy builds for the most part. Their coloration ranges from very light and pale lavenders to dark eggplant purples, they can have a range of purple colored irises for their eyes, and their hair can range from differing shades of purple to blacks. Curvy and medium built, a Star Elf isn't really all that intimidating in simple clothes. Put them in the armor they favor, however, and it is a totally different story.
Able to know exactly what time it is almost from birth, the Star Elves of Stehreel also have an almost compass-like sense of direction. Combined, this gives the Star Elves a firm confidence in where and when they are at all times.
Shown here are Georgette Hecksling, a soldier of the Stadtwache der Königin, and Uriel Zelane, son of the Duchess of Zelane and a Royal Knight of the Shield. George aspired to be a member of the Royal Knights of Schatzenburg, dreaming one day to be a Knight of the Moons, the highest rank one could attain. It was not until she met the Wood Elf Harker, however, that she chose to do anything about that dream. Uriel struggled to be noticed and get ahead in the matriarchal Queendom he was born into, doing service for the Duchess and the Queen. Together with his companion Bullock of the Blood Elves, he is bound for an overrun capital city to clean it of demons.
Schatzenburg, denoted by the Fortress of Flags Crest, is the Queendom of the Star Elves. Broken into fifteen Duchies under the Crown, the Queendom covers almost the entire continent of Mehnihs, peppering the plains and hills of the continent with fortresses and castles of all sizes. Each of the flags on the crest represents a different Duchy, with the bigger flags denoting the older Duchies.
The Queendom is run by a Queen in the hereditary line of Schatzen that has not been broken since the Cataclysm broke Stehreel. The oldest daughter of the family takes over the Queendom after a Queen's passing. Below the Queen, all of the Duchies are run by families appointed by the Queen. Those families hold the Duchy until accident or design ends the family line, at which point the Queen assigns a new family to rule in their stead. Below the Duchess, the Duchy is broken into Counties, and each County is broken into Baronies.
The Star Elves of Stehreel are one of the world's biggest powers. They excel in literacy and literary accomplishment, have a strong commercial presence in the world market, and have a powerful army to boot. Of the Drukar they are the most stable and of the Elves they are third in literacy and value only to the Mountain Elves and Forest Elves of the world.
"Honesty. Justice. Duty." These are the words spoken in oath by the Royal Knights of Schatzenburg before they are inducted into the lowest of three tiers of Knights, the Knights of the Shield. While not all Star Elves are members of the Royal Knights, many Star Elves of both genders aspire to meet the glorious reputation of that sisterhood of warriors. Because the Royal Knights are so well known around Stehreel, the whole of the Star Elf race has a reputation for integrity and truth; a reputation that the unscrupulous abuse.
When a Star Elf does something of note they are awarded with an imprint of power in their Litany, a book that keeps track of all of their deeds. Through methods understood by very few, the Imprints echo boons and blessings onto the Star Elf who receives them.
The Star Elves worship Delilah, the Mother Bear, Goddess of Gravity. Almost every city and town can boast a temple or church dedicated to the Goddess. The Priesterinnen der Mutter-Bär, the Priestesses of the Mother Bear, are devoted in service to Delilah and watch over the people of Schatzenburg with fervor and care. Because the Mother Bear is said to be fierce, and is always depicted as a warrior Goddess in Schatzenburg, the Priestesses of the Mother Bear are consulted in all matters of war.
Those who wield the power of Gravity energy, Omniomancer Wizards, are treated with great respect in the Queendom of Schatzenburg, as are almost all forms of Wizard and Warlock in Stehreel. Priestesses of the Goddesses are some of the favored Spark Wielders for the Queendom as well, with Priestesses of Delilah being the most favored.
Star Elves favor the sword in every single form it has ever been crafted in. They favor light thin blades, big and heavy two-handed blades, hand and a half blades, curved swords, straight swords, and all swords in between. It is commonly believed that even toddlers of the Star Elves use swords, and that they are offered swords rather than candy when training them in the use of a chamber pot. The Queen's Army is composed of a great deal of swordswomen mixed with a smattering of other classes. Sheathed in steel armor, the swordswomen of Schatzenburg are a force to be reckoned with.
The Star Elves tend to have a very inelegant method of doing war. They assemble their armored forces together and throw them violently at their opponents until their opponents are crushed into oblivion. While this seems a foolish tactic, and might be to some, the Star Elves make it work. Few sights are quite as terrifying as fully armored warhorses thundering down on you.
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