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Eld-Folk
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In times long past when Human-kind sided with the Var against the Haelfinan, some
Humans remained loyal to the Haelfinan. These people were eventually labeled Eld-folk
by the Humans that turned against the Haelfinan. As the Haelfinan were pushed to
the remote areas of the world and islands, so to were the Eld-folk. In the modern
day three distinct groups descended from the Eld-folk remain, though some have forgotten
their heritage to some extent.
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The Eld-folk have many Aeldenaren blood lines among them, particularly among the
Kaer-Na and Chur'An, but fewer are born each generation without occasional new influxes
of Haelfinan blood.
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The Eld-folk speak Eld-speech. Due to the relative breadth of the language coupled
with a very formalized method of speaking it that does not allow for much addition
or mutation of the language, its pronunciation has altered very little over the
millenia among the various fragments of Eld-folk and though some regional pronunciation
exists the words themselves are basically the same.
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The Eld-Folk have a relatively high number of Aeldenaren due to their close ties
to the Haelfinan both historically (in the case of the Arutholese), and currently
(Gorosh, Chur'An, Kaer-Na). The prevelence of Aeldenari is more common among the
groups that maintain contact with the Haelfinnan in the modern day, and is most
common among the Chur'An who have a specific relationship established to ensure
that their Aeldenaren bloodlines maintain their potency. The Eld-folk also practice
various forms of Totemic oriented Magic, but otherwise lack the strong Magical traditions
of the Vlkerlten and Elithmen.
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