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* BadassCavalry: The Silver Helms, Dragon Princes and Ellyrian Reavers.
* BroughtDownToBadass: The Dragon Princes must be content with riding warhorses.

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* BadassCavalry: The Silver Helms, Dragon Princes and Ellyrian Reavers.
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*BroughtDownToBadass: The Dragon Princes must be content with riding warhorses.



* TheProudElite: Dragon Princes are known for their haughtiness. "Dragon Prince" has become a slur meaning someone prideful.

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*BadassCavalry: The Silver Helms, Dragon Princes and Ellyrian Reavers.
*BroughtDownToBadass: The Dragon Princes must be content with riding warhorses.



** The Dragon Princes of Caledor rode dragons but now must contend with riding warhorses.


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*TheProudElite: Dragon Princes are known for their haughtiness. "Dragon Prince" has become a slur meaning someone prideful.

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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: The Everqueen again. She kills demons just by being near them.



* IncorruptiblePurePureness: The Everqueen again. She kills demons just by being near them



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* AncestralWeapon: His family blade, Fangsword. [[spoiler:It's destroyed breaking a magical barrier to try and rescue Aliathra]].



* DressingAsTheEnemy: How he was able to successfully attack the city of Naggarond.
* ItsPersonal: Hates Orcs and Goblins, especially [[YouKilledMyFather Grom the Paunch]].
* KilledOffForReal: Reduced to dust by Arkhan the Black while trying to rescue Aliathra.



* BadassArcher





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* [[spoiler: YourCheatingHeart: Despite being married to Finubar, she and her protector Tyrion secretly made love that resulted in her giving birth to they're illegitimate daughter Aliathra.]]

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* [[spoiler: YourCheatingHeart: Despite being married to Finubar, she and her protector Tyrion secretly made love that resulted in her giving birth to they're their illegitimate daughter Aliathra.]]



The current Captain of the Phoenix Guard, said to have the keenest senses of any elf ever. Rides into battle atop his faithful Phoenix, Ashtari, a bond that has lasted long enough that the Phoenix has cooled into a Frostheart Phoenix.

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The current Captain of the Phoenix Guard, said to have the keenest senses of any elf ever. Rides into battle atop his faithful Phoenix, Ashtari, a bond that has lasted long enough that the Phoenix has cooled into a Frostheart Phoenix.Phoenix.

* BladeOnAStick
* HeelFaithTurn
* RoyalBrat: Had this attitude before he entered the Chamber of Days.
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* TheQuietOne: Extremely taciturn, he listened in silence when told of Malekith's betrayal, and when asked what should be done, he answered, "War."




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* SketchySuccessor: His father led the high elves through the most difficult period of their history, the civil war with dark elves, secured their homeland, resisted the temptations of the Sword of Khaine, made strategic decisions that are still important to Ulthuan in the present, a great general, great warrior and great king. Caledor II had basically none of his father's virtues except for being a great warrior - and ultimately he fell short even there, slain in single combat by Gotrek Starbreaker.
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* {{Expy}}:
** The brothers as a pair can be seen as one of TabletopGame/{{Dragonlance}}'s Caramon and Raistlin, consisting as they do of a beloved mighty warrior and his sickly, sarcastic and disliked twin brother, who is a powerful mage.
** Teclis himself can be seen as one of [[Literature/TheElricSaga Elric of Melnibone]], being a frail and sickly yet mystically powerful sorcerer who depends on magical potions to survive and wields an enchanted sword that lets him slay any foe.
*** Tyrion meanwhile has Elric's curse sword parts.
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* [[spoiler: YourCheatingHeart: Despite being married to Finubar, she and her protector Tyrion secretly made love that resulted in her giving birth to they're illegitimate daughter Aliathra.]]
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* EveryoneHasStandards: When his family died (actually just his wife) were killed by daemons, Aenarion decided to draw the Sword of Khaine in revenge. Even the Chaos Gods pleaded with him not do do this.

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* AHouseDivided: The elven civil war has pretty much doomed the elven race as a whole.

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* AHouseDivided: The elven civil war has pretty much doomed the elven race as a whole.



* AntiHero: He's pretty much a Dark Elf who only preys on actual Dark Elves.

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* AntiHero: He's pretty much a Dark Elf who only preys on actual Dark Elves.



* BadassDamsel



*GoodHurtsEvil: Daemons die from her mere presence, and her touch has the ability to kill outright any creature from the "Forces of Destruction".



* PurityPersonified: Daemons die from her mere presence, and her touch has the ability to kill outright any creature from the "Forces of Destruction".
* ThePowerOfLove: How much? A simple touch from her can dispel all of a Chaos Champion's dark gifts, and even when his patron god forces ALL of his power into said champion, none of them will work as long as she's still touching him.

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* PurityPersonified: Daemons die from her mere presence, and her touch has the ability to kill outright any creature from the "Forces of Destruction".
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* ThePowerOfLove: How much? A simple touch from her can dispel all of a Chaos Champion's dark gifts, and even when his patron god forces ALL of his power into said champion, none of them will work as long as she's still touching him.
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* {{Polyamory}}: She's "married" to a couple of different men at the same time. They all mostly get along.

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* TheLostLenore: He changed after the death of his wife Astarielle and his children, though his children were revealed to be alive.



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* GenreSavvy: The only one to suspect Malekith's evil before the massacre at the Shrine.




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* RoyalBrat: When he was a child.





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* DoomedHometown
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* BadAss: He killed Charandis not only when he was a boy, but did so when, after his weapons failed to pierce its hide, he wrestled the lion to the ground and ''strangled it''! Elves, it must be known, are not known for physical might.


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* BadAss: He killed Charandis not only when he was a boy, but did so when, after his weapons failed to pierce its hide, he wrestled the lion to the ground and ''strangled it''! it!'' Elves, it must be known, are not known for physical might.

might, yet Korhil still managed to channel {{Hercules}}.




The current Captain of the Phoenix Guard, said to have the keenest senses of any elf ever. Rides into battle atop his faithful Phonix, Ashtari, a bond that has lasted long enough that the Phoenix has cooled into a Frostheart Phoenix.

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The current Captain of the Phoenix Guard, said to have the keenest senses of any elf ever. Rides into battle atop his faithful Phonix, Phoenix, Ashtari, a bond that has lasted long enough that the Phoenix has cooled into a Frostheart Phoenix.
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* PyrrhicVictory: Aenarion succeeds in defeating the Chaos daemon hordes by opening a vortex that would drain Chaos power but thousands were dead, Ulthuan lay in ruins, his friend Caledor and his mages were trapped inside the vortex, doomed to keep it open forever, and Aenarion was wounded unto death.

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!!Caledor I the Conqueror

Phoenix King when the civil war with the Dark Elves first broke out.

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!!Caledor I the Conqueror

Phoenix King when the civil war with the Dark Elves
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*DragonRider: First of the Dragon Princes.
*FounderOfTheKingdom: Founded the kingdom named after himself.
*TimeAbyss: He and his mages are now forever trapped in a vortex to maintain the spell that drains Chaos power.
*VitriolicBestBuds: With Aenarion.

!!Caledor I the Conqueror

Phoenix King when the civil war with the Dark Elves first broke out.
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The greatest Elf warrior who ever lived.

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The greatest Elf warrior who ever lived.lived and the first Phoenix King.


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*OutOfTheInferno: He sacrificed himself in the Flame of Asuryan only to emerge with super powers. Since then this has been the way a new Phoenix King is chosen.

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**The Dragon Princes of Caledor rode dragons but now must contend with riding warhorses.



*HorseArcher: The Ellyrian Reavers.



* SwordAndSorcerer: Brother Tyrion is the heavily-armored Sword, while brother Teclis is the GlassCannon Sorcerer. Its also the case with the Swordmasters and their charges the Mages of the White Tower.



* SwordAndSorcerer: Brother Tyrion is the heavily-armored Sword, while brother Teclis is the GlassCannon Sorcerer.


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* SwordAndSorcerer: Brother Tyrion is the heavily-armored Sword, while brother Teclis is the GlassCannon Sorcerer.



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*TragicHero: He destroys himself in his quest to defeat Chaos and sows the seeds of civil war by fathering Malekith, the future Witch-King.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity / VillainWithGoodPublicity: Depends on what you are on.

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* HeroWithBadPublicity / VillainWithGoodPublicity: Depends on what side you are on.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity / VillainWIthFoodPublicity: Depends on what you are on.

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* HeroWithBadPublicity / VillainWIthFoodPublicity: VillainWithGoodPublicity: Depends on what you are on.
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!!Caledor I the Conqueror

Phoenix King when the civil war with the Dark Elves first broke out.
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*BadAss
*BadassInDistress: Dark Elf assassins once tried to kill him but he was saved by Chracian woodsmen. Those woodsmen became the first of the White Lions.
*BetterToDieThanBeKilled: He was boarded by Dark Elf corsairs and drowned himself rather than surrender.

!!Caledor the Warrior

Son of Caledor I.
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*ArchEnemy: To Dwarf king Gotrek Starkbreaker.
*BadAss
*HeroWithBadPublicity / VillainWIthFoodPublicity: Depends on what you are on.
*JerkAss: His callousness sparked the War of the Beard.
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*PraetorianGuard: The White Lions guard the Phoenix King and the Maiden Guard defend the Everqueen.

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!!Aenarion the Defender
The greatest Elf warrior who ever lived.
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*TheChampion
*DragonRider: rode Indraugnir, greatest of all dragons.
*EveryoneHasStandards: When his family died (actually just his wife) were killed by daemons, Aenarion decided to draw the Sword of Khaine in revenge. Even the Chaos Gods pleaded with him not do do this.
*HeroesPreferSwords: Except the Sword of Khaine is an ArtifactOfDoom.
*NeverFoundTheBody
*PyrrhicVictory: Aenarion succeeds in defeating the Chaos daemon hordes by opening a vortex that would drain Chaos power but thousands were dead, Ulthuan lay in ruins, his friend Caledor and his mages were trapped inside the vortex, doomed to keep it open forever, and Aenarion was wounded unto death.

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** CharacterMarchesOn: Tyrion used to be fairly charismatic now he's a blunt BrutallyHonest berserker.
* SiblingYinYang: Tyrion and Teclis: One is the greatest warrior of the High Elves, with charisma and power to beat most, the other is a sarcastic cripple who needs magical potions to even function. Oh, and he's one of the greatest magicians of the world.

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** CharacterMarchesOn: CharacterizationMarchesOn: Tyrion used to be fairly charismatic now he's a blunt BrutallyHonest berserker.
* SiblingYinYang: Tyrion and Teclis: One is the greatest warrior of the High Elves, with charisma and power to beat most, the other is a sarcastic cripple who needs magical potions to even function. Oh, and he's one of the greatest magicians of the world.
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** CharacterMarchesOn: Tyrion used to be fairly charismatic now he's a blunt BrutallyHonest berserker.





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*** Tyrion meanwhile has Elric's curse sword parts.
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*ForeseeingMyDeath: The Phoenix Guard are shown how they will die, which makes them fearless.

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* BerserkButton: Tyrion, who's already TheBerserker has two, nobles' snobbish attitude and making fun of [[BigBrotherInstinct his brother]] or friends.



* NoSocialSkills: Tyrion generally isn't good around anyone who isn't his brother, the Everqueen or a close friend.



* ActionMom: Has at least one daughter.





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\n* NewAgeRetroHippie / GranolaGirl: A mix of both.

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!!Tyrion

!!Teclis

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!!Tyrion

!!Teclis
!!Tyrion & Teclis
Twin Elves known as the Defenders of Ulthuan, descendants of one of the oldest families of Ulthuan and capable of tracing their lineage directly back to Aenarion, the first of the Phoenix Kings himself. Mighty warrior Tyrion is a beloved general and a consort of Alarielle herself, whilst his sibling Teclis, caustic-tongued and frail-bodied, is perhaps the mightiest mage amongst all of the High Elves, founder of the Imperial Colleges of Magic after the Great War Against Chaos.

* {{Expy}}:
** The brothers as a pair can be seen as one of TabletopGame/{{Dragonlance}}'s Caramon and Raistlin, consisting as they do of a beloved mighty warrior and his sickly, sarcastic and disliked twin brother, who is a powerful mage.
** Teclis himself can be seen as one of [[Literature/TheElricSaga Elric of Melnibone]], being a frail and sickly yet mystically powerful sorcerer who depends on magical potions to survive and wields an enchanted sword that lets him slay any foe.
* MagicKnight: Teclis is one of the most powerful spellcasters in the World, but he's also capable of killing people with his sword. Technically. It's entirely the sword's blessing, however, as it compensates for his abysmal strength... Though it still depends on his totally average skills as a fighter.
* SwordAndSorcerer: Brother Tyrion is the heavily-armored Sword, while brother Teclis is the GlassCannon Sorcerer.


!!Eltharion the Grim
Warden of Tor Yvresse, Eltharion is the lord of that domain, responsible for hurling back the Waaagh! of the infamous Goblin Warlord known as Grom the Paunch, and commands respect as the first Elven general ever to take the High Elves to war against the Dark Elves in their own territory, leading the first war on Naggaroth itself.

* BadAss


!!Alith Anar, The Shadow King
The last king of Nagarythe, the former homeland of the Dark Elves, it was Alith Anar who was chosen to lead his people after Malekith the Accursed fled to the west. Driven by his hatred of the Druchii, the Shadow King led a brutal war of vengeance against those Dark Elves who dared to remain in Nagarythe, culminating in the famous Battle of Griffon Pass, where seven hundred Druchii were captured alive and then nailed to the white cliffs high above the pass until their bones rotted and fell to litter the pass's floor.

* AntiHero: He's pretty much a Dark Elf who only preys on actual Dark Elves.




The current Everqueen and high preistess of Isha, normally runs the civilian and culture parts of the Ulthuan however in recent times has been talking to the battlefield.

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The current Everqueen and high preistess priestess of Isha, normally runs the civilian and culture parts of the Ulthuan however Ulthuan. However, in recent times she has been talking taking to the battlefield.battlefield, something that is regarded as a terrible omen.



* PurityPersonified: Deamons die in her presents.
* ThePowerOfLove: How much? A simple touch form her can dispelled all of a chaos gift and even when the patron god forces ALL of his power into said champion none of them will work as long as she's still touching him.


!!Phoenix King Finubar
The Current Phoenix King, not the best warrior but a master diplomat and leader.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

!!Alith Anar The Shadow King
The last king of Naggaroth, homeland of the Dark Elves.
* Anti-hero: He's pretty much a Dark Elves to dark elves.

!!Princess Eldyra
The daughter of one of Tyrion's friends who died in battle with Dark Elves. Eldyra tried to take her farther's duties only to be mocked and turned away due to her age (Finubar wasn't around) Tyrion hear of this and went with her a second time to announced she will be his new squire.

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* PurityPersonified: Deamons Daemons die in from her presents.mere presence, and her touch has the ability to kill outright any creature from the "Forces of Destruction".
* ThePowerOfLove: How much? A simple touch form from her can dispelled dispel all of a chaos gift Chaos Champion's dark gifts, and even when the his patron god forces ALL of his power into said champion champion, none of them will work as long as she's still touching him.


!!Phoenix King Finubar
The Current Phoenix King, not the best warrior but a master diplomat and leader.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

!!Alith Anar The Shadow King
The last king of Naggaroth, homeland of the Dark Elves.
* Anti-hero: He's pretty much a Dark Elves to dark elves.

!!Princess Eldyra
The daughter of one of Tyrion's friends who died in battle with Dark Elves. Eldyra tried to take her farther's duties only to be mocked and turned away due to her age (Finubar wasn't around) Tyrion hear of this and went with her a second time to announced she will be his new squire.
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The current Captain of the White Lions, Korhil earned fame when, as a youth, he sought and slew the mighty Chracian white lion known as Charandis, a mutant that had slain dozens of previous hunters, making him one of the youngest elves ever to be accepted into the ranks of the White Lions.

* AnAxeToGrind: Like all White Lions, he fights with an axe, in his case the magical weapon Chayal.
* BadAss: He killed Charandis not only when he was a boy, but did so when, after his weapons failed to pierce its hide, he wrestled the lion to the ground and ''strangled it''! Elves, it must be known, are not known for physical might.


!!Caradryan
The current Captain of the Phoenix Guard, said to have the keenest senses of any elf ever. Rides into battle atop his faithful Phonix, Ashtari, a bond that has lasted long enough that the Phoenix has cooled into a Frostheart Phoenix.
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* WhiteMagic: Elven (and Slann) High Magic is the "least corrupt" form of magic, and draws upon the full spectrum of the Winds of Magic.

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* WhiteMagic: Elven (and Slann) High Magic is the "least corrupt" form of magic, and draws upon the full spectrum of the Winds of Magic.Magic.


!!Tyrion

!!Teclis

!!Everqueen Alarielle The Radiant
The current Everqueen and high preistess of Isha, normally runs the civilian and culture parts of the Ulthuan however in recent times has been talking to the battlefield.
*HundredPercentAdorationRating
*BadassDamsel
*FriendToAllLivingThings
*PurityPersonified: Deamons die in her presents.
*ThePowerOfLove: How much? A simple touch form her can dispelled all of a chaos gift and even when the patron god forces ALL of his power into said champion none of them will work as long as she's still touching him.


!!Phoenix King Finubar
The Current Phoenix King, not the best warrior but a master diplomat and leader.
*ReasonableAuthorityFigure

!!Alith Anar The Shadow King
The last king of Naggaroth, homeland of the Dark Elves.
*Anti-hero: He's pretty much a Dark Elves to dark elves.

!!Princess Eldyra
The daughter of one of Tyrion's friends who died in battle with Dark Elves. Eldyra tried to take her farther's duties only to be mocked and turned away due to her age (Finubar wasn't around) Tyrion hear of this and went with her a second time to announced she will be his new squire.

!!Korhil
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->''"We are the chosen of Asuryan, beloved of the gods and heirs to the world. Our armies are the finest in creation; swift where our foes are lumbering, cultured where they are barbaric. Give no thought to failure, nor defeat – we are the Children of Ulthuan and we shall prevail."''

Calling themselves Asur, they are a dying race also similar to their Tolkien counterparts. Long-lived (more so than dwarfs), refined, strong with magic. Haughty and insular, mostly sticking to their island home of Ulthuan. The arch-mage Teclis helped the Empire found colleges of magic in order to train and regulate spellcasting in the Empire. High Elf armies tends to be diverse and precise, but lacking in staying power. The High Elf armies are based on a system of conscription which allows them to field much larger armies than their dwindling population would normally encompass: All elves are in some capacity trained in the arts of war. The baseline high elf units are very capable spearmen, but they also have a wide variety of both light and heavy cavalry, skirmishers and some warmachines.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Atypically for elves in fiction, the White Lions wield great axes.
* TheAtoner: Naggarythe. The elves from Malekith's home state who refused to join his civil war.
* AHouseDivided: The elven civil war has pretty much doomed the elven race as a whole.
* AutomaticCrossbows: The Eagle Claw Bolt Thrower is a repeating ''ballista''.
* DarkIsNotEvil: The Shadow Warriors.
* {{Determinator}}: Especially in combat with the Dark Elves.
* DragonRider: In days past, this used to be a major source of High Elf strength, but most dragons have fallen asleep and can only be woken with great difficulty.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: The Everqueen.
* GoodIsNotNice: While the High Elves are certainly noble, overall good-hearted beings, they are still major assholes.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: There main hat, yes they're pricks (who isn't?) but they have the world's safely in mind.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: The Everqueen again. She kills demons just by being near them.
* KnightInShiningArmour: The Silver Helms, essentially the elven knights.
* MasterSwordsman: The Swordmasters of Hoeth, duh.
* NemeanSkinning: The White Lions wear the skin of a white lion.
* {{Ninja}}: The Shadow Warriors.
* OurElvesAreBetter: These particular ones are arrogant dying militarists.
* OurGryphonsAreDifferent: Elven Griffons are smaller and weaker than the Empire equivalent but slightly more agile.
* PantheraAwesome: ''Lion Chariots''.
* {{Retcon}}: At one point, there was a fourth Elven subrace--the Sea Elves, who lived in Ulthuan's Outer Kingdoms while the High Elves inhabited the Inner Kingdoms. Eventually, though, they were {{Retcon}}ned into a subculture of High Elves.
* SiblingYinYang: Tyrion and Teclis: One is the greatest warrior of the High Elves, with charisma and power to beat most, the other is a sarcastic cripple who needs magical potions to even function. Oh, and he's one of the greatest magicians of the world.
* TheSpeechless: The Phoenix Guard, whose stoic silence in combat is so eerie to their foes that they cause fear in them.
* StateSec: Swordsmasters double as elite infantry and SecretPolice.
* SwordBeam: Sunfang, Tyrion's sword. It shoots [[KillItWithFire fire]]
* WhiteMagic: Elven (and Slann) High Magic is the "least corrupt" form of magic, and draws upon the full spectrum of the Winds of Magic.

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