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** Arda's Elves -- ''Quendi'', as they name themselves -- are [[TheAgeless immortal and ageless]], tall, beautiful, musical, highly skilled, and physically far healthier and enduring than humans. Only two are specifically mentioned to have facial hair (it is mentioned that they are very very old). They even get different afterlives: the spirits of dead elves go the Halls of Mandos, and as they remain tied to the world, they may later reincarnate back to corporeal life if they wish -- this is in contrast to Men, whose spirits depart the world entirely for unknown destinations. They can be as stupid, pig-headed or flawed as any human -- ''often even more so'' -- and their past contains a long history of pride, bad decisions, civil wars and petty betrayals. However, these elves are not generally arrogant (though there are a few notable exceptions): but they can definitely make you feel inferior ''purely by accident''. Also, their hesitancy to form close emotional bonds with humans isn't because they think they're better but because they're ''painfully'' aware of how short human lives are, and that giving affection to ''anyone'' makes you vulnerable. Their general attitude towards humans they don't know anything about, is best described as cautious but genuine hospitality. When they do get to know and like a human though, they'll be just as kind and loyal and generous as to an elven friend. Dwarves though, are another matter entirely...though this somewhat depends on the elf and their personal history with dwarves. Â
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** Arda's Elves -- ''Quendi'', as they name themselves -- are [[TheAgeless immortal and ageless]], tall, beautiful, musical, highly skilled, and physically far healthier and enduring than humans. Only two are specifically mentioned to have facial hair (it is mentioned that they are very very old). -- one was described as a rarity for having a beard while relatively young, and the other was one of the oldest elves in existence. They even get different afterlives: the spirits of the dead elves go the Halls of Mandos, and as they elves remain tied to the world, they may later reincarnate back to corporeal life if they wish (and if Mandos lets them -- this he has been known to let elves cool their heels for a while first). This is in contrast to Men, whose spirits depart the Halls and the world entirely for unknown destinations. They can be as stupid, pig-headed or flawed as any human -- ''often even more so'' -- and their past contains a long history of pride, bad decisions, civil wars and petty betrayals. However, these elves are not generally arrogant (though there are a few notable exceptions): exceptions), but they can definitely make you feel inferior ''purely by accident''. Also, their hesitancy to form close emotional bonds with humans isn't because they think they're better but because they're ''painfully'' aware of how short human lives are, and that giving affection to ''anyone'' makes you vulnerable. Their general attitude towards humans they don't know anything about, about is best described as cautious but genuine hospitality. When they do get to know and like a human though, they'll be just as kind and loyal and generous as to an elven friend. Dwarves though, are another matter entirely...though this somewhat depends on the elf and their personal history with dwarves. Â
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In modern fantasy fiction, it's exceedingly common for elves to come in multiple breeds. This probably comes from real folklore, where [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classifications_of_fairies nearly every culture had its own division]] for fairies. Scottish folklore gave us the Seelie and Unseelie Courts[[note]]"Seelie" is etymologically related to "silly", and in this context means "happy" -- "seelie" fairies are generally friendly or at least not hostile, whereas "unseelie" ones bring misfortune and malice[[/note]] (nowadays often associated with summer and winter). Creator/WBYeats divided Irish fairies into "Trooping" and "Solitary" fairies.[[note]]"Trooping" fairies are the Aos Sí, the classic "High Elf" type whose leaders actually come from Ireland's pre-Christian pantheon, like the Dagda. The name refers to folktales of people witnessing their courtly procession through the country. "Solitary" fairies covers the small fairies that meddle, play tricks or help around houses, like leprechauns and clurichauns.[[/note]] And Scandinavian fairies were broken into Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar, "dark" and "light" fairies respectively -- the former were "blacker than pitch" and lived under the ground, while the latter were "fairer than the sun to look at" and lived in Álfheimr. Scandinavia also gave us Svartálfar, "black" elves, which might be the same as "dark" elves and/or actually be [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarfs]]. In the modern era, Creator/JRRTolkien re-codified Elves slightly into "High" and "Wood" elves. When ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' added its underground "dark elves", modelled after the Prose Edda's Svartálfar and a heavy dose of the Black Martians from the ''Literature/JohnCarterOfMars'' novels, and renamed "drow"[[note]]Etymologically derived from the same root as "troll", and in folklore records also spelled "trow".[[/note]], the archetypal trinity was complete. Â
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In modern fantasy fiction, it's exceedingly common for elves to come in multiple breeds.types -- sometimes akin to ethnicities, tribes or cultures, sometimes to subspecies and sometimes to entirely different species. This probably comes from real folklore, where [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classifications_of_fairies nearly every culture had its own division]] divisions]] for fairies. Scottish folklore gave us the Seelie and Unseelie Courts[[note]]"Seelie" is etymologically related to "silly", and in this context means "happy" -- "seelie" fairies are generally friendly or at least not hostile, whereas "unseelie" ones bring misfortune and malice[[/note]] (nowadays often associated with summer and winter). Creator/WBYeats divided Irish fairies into "Trooping" and "Solitary" fairies.[[note]]"Trooping" fairies are the Aos Sí, the classic "High Elf" type whose leaders actually come from Ireland's pre-Christian pantheon, like the Dagda. The name refers to folktales of people witnessing their courtly procession through the country. "Solitary" fairies covers the small fairies that meddle, play tricks or help around houses, like leprechauns and clurichauns.[[/note]] And Scandinavian fairies were broken into Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar, "dark" and "light" fairies respectively -- the former were "blacker than pitch" and lived under the ground, while the latter were "fairer than the sun to look at" and lived in Álfheimr. Scandinavia also gave us Svartálfar, "black" elves, which might be the same as "dark" elves and/or actually be [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarfs]]. In the modern era, Creator/JRRTolkien re-codified Elves slightly into "High" and "Wood" elves. When ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' added its underground "dark elves", modelled after the Prose Edda's Svartálfar and a heavy dose of the Black Martians from the ''Literature/JohnCarterOfMars'' novels, and renamed "drow"[[note]]Etymologically derived from the same root as "troll", and in folklore records also spelled "trow".[[/note]], the archetypal trinity was complete. Â
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