Category:Moon Elves

Moon Elves are one of the two Elven species to inhabit Arunia, the other being Sun Elves. Though all Elves were once one people, they split over the issue of whether or not the use of magic was acceptable under their religion. The Moon Elves, who embraced magic, migrated to Ildis and became pioneers in the art of enchanting; at the time of Ascension: Remake, both Ildis and the Moon Elves are so infused with magic that they appear unnaturally colored and Ildis's terrain is covered in a fine layer of crystal "snow".

However, the Moon Elves did not arrive in uninhabited terrain. Ildis was already occupied by the Lith, who were massacred and enslaved en masse by the Moon Elves. Many of the Lith fled, but those remaining in Ildis are treated as second-class citizens and discrimination against them is widespread and open.

Moon Elf culture is highly restrictive; displays of any emotion are considered rude, marriages are mainly arranged, and married women are often subject to the will of their husbands. This emotional control does have benefits; Moon Elves are the only society where mages are known to be found, as only Elves practice the emotional control necessary to cope with the heightened emotions associated with magecraft and Sun Elves do not permit mages.