The elves have always been the oldest race since the beginning of time. Living for hundreds of years, their wisdom and knowledge far surpasses any normal beings. Their grace and agility can rarely be matched, and their beauty is none-comparable.
When the elves were first created, they were as lively as any creature. But as the ages darkened, and new races were formed, they have secluded, seeking confinement within their vast forest homes. The elves magic and strength was sought after by many races, but most of all, by the humans. They hunted these elves, and some succeeded. In their desperate, the elves launched an attack on the human race. Only one race survived, and that was the elves. Sighting from humans are sometimes heard of, but there are not enough of them to cause any harm, so the elves leave them in peace.
Since that first battle, the elves have opened up, but only slightly. Years of solitude have done their part, and it is very hard to earn the elves trust. Being a proud race, they have built huge homes, made out of trees thousands of years old. Their capital, Ellessmera, is twenty miles in all directions, filled with giant tree houses hundreds of feet off the floor level. Rope ladders are connected to them all, linking the forest into one giant bridge. Some trees are dug out, so that elves may seek shelter inside the trees massive trunk, away from the summers sun, the winters snow, or the springs rain.
The newest Queen of the elves, has been on the thrown for almost seventy years. Her name is Ashley. Since elves live for hundreds of years, Ashley is in the prime of her youth, enjoying life, and doing the best she can for her race. And that she has, for since she became queen, the land has been at peace. By her side is Ash, a young male elf, who has taken on the form of a half wolf. Although looking like an elf, Ash has midnight blue fur, fangs, claws, and tips of fur on top of his ears. Elves are capable of this feat, and some do in fact, turn themselves into some unknown creature. There have been reports of seeing mermaids, a race the humans had made up, in oceans, lakes, and streams. The elves of course, know that this is just elves how have taken on the form on an aquatic creature because of their love for water.
After thousands of years, new races have been formed. First, the shapeshifters. About four hundred years later, the shamans. There have been reports of another, strange race emerging right after the shamans, but the details are in-adequate.