The Elves are by far the most obvious of the Faerie. For one, their territories flank the Worldstree on two sides, and they are probably the most populous of its inhabitants. Also, there are many tribes of Elves scattered around. There are Grey Elves (Elathe), Wood Elves (Naelathe), Dark Elves (Damethear), Sun Elves (Hshe'eliae) Wild Elves (Gralathar), Snow Elves (Ni'akklu), Ice Elves (Astsantse), Savage Elves (Fu'suliashi) and Sea Elves (Alathae), and possibly Others. All Elves can interbreed, but the results are always treated as outcasts. Their common name says it all:  Bastard Elves.

All Elves are around the same height - between five and six feet. They are slight and/or lean, never fat or bulky. They have the characteristic pointed ears and eyes, and hair only on their heads. They are immortal (of course), and mature in about 100 years. The primary way of distinguishing the tribes if by skin color. The colors range from the icepale Astanste to the jetblack Damethear and the blue-green Alathae, but Tribe is always evident.

As far as the War goes, the Naelathe, Gralathar, and Hshe'eliae are Gold Faeries; the Elathe, Alathae and Ni'akklu are Silver and the Astsantse, Fu'suliashi and Damethear are Iron. The War is a favorite passtime for all but the Gri'akklu, who detest violence, and the Astsantse, who do not care.

External characteristics vary little between the sexes, making it difficult for non-Elves to distinguish between them.

Elves are immune to all biologically based diseases.  They are, however, extremely susceptible to mental diseases. For Elves mental diseases are frequently contagious. An Elf, if locked in a room with a Madman, will be crazed himself within a week. Similarly, some Tribes are subject to plagues of minor psychological disorders, particularly depression and forgetfulness. Healing fo Elves is very different than it is for other races. Healers use certain rituals to determine what part of the Spirit is out of balance, and then administer Faerie Healing, which is based on the alignment of certain gemstone with the bodily Chakras..

 Elves do not sleep as Celenes and some other Races do. Instead, they relive their memories as they rest. One effect of this is to keep the past more alive and further weaken the feeling of time passing.

Elves have near perfect night vision, allowing them to see perfectly well on a Moonlit Night, and fuction without hindrance in only Lanternlight.