Dark Elves

Dark elves split from the high elven line after wood elves, but before frost elves. As the population of the plains grew, warring tribes had to develop new tactics. Several tribes started to become nocturnal in order to more efficiently utilize stealth. The gods that they served gifted them with dark hair and skin to better hide in the shadows. Despite this advantage, they were eventually defeated by the greater numbers of their enemies and were forced to flee into the desert east of the plains. There, they formed an isolated nation extremely distrustful of outsiders. This nation is the Khirashi Shogunate, and is ruled by a hereditary line of military commanders from the Khirashi family. Besides their skin and hair color, dark elves are physically similar to high elves, with other differences being solid red eyes more useful for night vision and the ability to grow facial hair to protect them from the desert’s harsh sandstorms.