Elves

The Imoran elves watch over the vast forests of the land. These long-lived humanoid plants spend their lives protecting the groves from which they came. Most elves are free spirited individuals. They value the mother tree that created them, but otherwise have very little familial ties.

Subraces
Most elves are native to the Barglaed Forests. These sacred forests have been preserved by the elves for as long as history remembers. There are 3 varieties of elves that inhabit the forests, each named for the type of tree they become: Conifers, Decids, and Sequoya.

Conifers
Conifer elves are from the harsh, cold regions of the Northern Barglaed. Their forests are less populated by wild creatures due to the climate. The scarcity of life leaves the Conifers with more spare time. They've used this time to develop a respectable civilization. The kingdom of the Conifers is small but proud and contains some of the most well known artisans in the land, rivaled only by the dwarves. Conifer elves have rough, snow white skin. Their hair is thick and textured like pine needles.

Decids
Decid elves inhabit the temperate regions of central Imor. Living in the most lively forested areas, the Decids spend most of their lives among forest creatures. They preserve the balance of nature and fend off any attempts by other peoples to quell the wilds. Decids are mostly nomadic, very rarely staying in one place long and having almost no permanent structures. Decid elves have brown skin and dark brown hair. Their skin is soft like leaves and flowers grow from them sporadically.

Sequoya
Sequoy elves are less common than the Conifers and Decids. They are spread across all of the Barglaed Forests, living amongst the other types of elves. They are a strong, hardy people. Their skin is dark and hard like bark, giving them a rough exterior.

Basids
Basid elves live in the Labyrinth. Instead of turning into a tree during the Ritual of Reclamation, they turn into a giant mushroom. The Basids maintain underground ecosystems. Due to their isolation, they are even less civilized than their surface dwelling counterparts. Basids have been known to stoop to cannibalism in times of scarcity. They have soft, dark purple skin. Mushrooms and other fungi sprout from all over basid elves' skin.

Life-cycle
At the end of an elf's life, it finds a partner with whom to perform the Ritual of Reclamation. This ritual fuses the pair of elves together and causes them to grow into a new mother tree. After 50-100 years, this mother tree will begin to bear a fruit every few centuries. In this giant fruit is a young elf that will grow for 120 years before emerging at physical maturity. This new born elf will spend 500 years pursuing its goals and desires before it will find a partner of its own with whom to perform the Ritual of Reclamation and continue the cycle.