Elf
The Elves[1] (singular: Elf) are a race in the world of Arknights.
Description
As their name suggests, Elves resemble the eponymous race from various fantasy settings in our world, which can be seen from their longer, pointed ears, and a taller stature when compared to Durins. They also possess a very long lifespan that can keep their youth forever.[2] Unfortunately, Elves are very sensitive to Originium, and Oripathy will drastically decrease their lifespan to only less than a month. Such inadaptation also causes the Elves to lack the ability to use any kind of Originium Arts, but their unique "magic" can supplement such defect.[3] In fact, Elves are actually direct descendants of a certain Feranmut who created them to be guardians of ruins belonging to the First Civilization, thus their incapability to use Originium and their supernatural traits.[4]
Due to Originium pollution caused by the industrialization of Terran civilization in modern era, Elves are currently an endangered race, being dubbed as only "belonging to the past."[5][6] Most Elves choose either living a hermit life up in the forests or risking their lives to dwell in cities.[3] Nevertheless, there are still Elven communities thriving in some unpolluted havens in the wilderness such as the forests in central Sami.[7] Many of the Sami Elves inhabit around a giant sacred tree filled with amber which they venerate as the source of their lives.[4] However, due to how isolated they are from outside world, the Sami Elven cannot speak the common Terran language but Muelsyse can still understand them via some sort of telepathy communication.
Notable
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Trivia
- The Elves' connection to nature is a reference to how they are portrayed as being the guardian of the nature in folklores involving them.