Asur

Asur (High Elves)

First children of the world, last guardians of its light

Founding FoundedDawn of time; taught civilisation by the Old Ones FounderAenarion the Defender and the Everqueen Current LeaderPhoenix King Finubar the Seafarer (for now); Everqueen Alarielle Geography CapitalLothern (de facto); the spiritual heart is the Isle of the Dead Major CitiesLothern, Saphery towers, Eataine palaces, Cothique shipyards RegionsUlthuan and its colonies across the Great Ocean Biology Lifespan500-800 years commonly; mages and princes often far longer Height170-200 cm (5′7″ - 6′7″) Culture LanguageTar-Eltharin (the high tongue), spoken like music ReligionThe Cadai pantheon: Asuryan, Isha, Kurnous, Lileath, and the ancestors Government GovernmentDual monarchy of Phoenix King and Everqueen, ruled through ancient princes Relations AlliesWood Elves, Lizardmen (distant), Empire (useful tools), Bretonnia (amusing children) EnemiesDark Elves (eternal), Chaos, Greenskins, the undead

The Asur are the High Elves of Ulthuan: the first mortal race, the architects of civilisation, and the self-appointed wardens of the world. They are taller than men, fairer than dawn, and prouder than dragons. Every movement is art, every word a poem, every arrow a promise of death. Their cities float on magic, their ships ride the wind itself, and their mages can unmake a mountain with a whisper. Yet for all their glory they are a dying race, bleeding slowly from ten thousand years of war and sorrow.

Overview

If you want to play an immortal aristocrat who has seen empires rise and fall before breakfast, and who still believes his people are the only thing standing between the world and darkness, this is your bloodline.

Appearance

Tall, willowy, impossibly beautiful. Skin like moonlight on marble, hair of silver, gold, or midnight black that flows like silk. Eyes that have watched centuries pass. Armour of ithilmar and dragon-scale, robes of sea-silk and starlight. Even their scouts look like princes.

Culture & Society

• Regions: The ten kingdoms of Ulthuan and scattered colonies.
• Culture: Art, war, and magic are the same thing. Excellence is the minimum standard.
• Names: Tyrion, Teclis, Alarielle, Eltharion, Imrik, Alith Anar, Caradryan.
• Religion: The Cadai heavenly gods; ancestor worship is practically mandatory.

Relations with Other Races

• Humans - Neutral (short-lived mayflies who occasionally show promise)
• Dwarfs - Hostile (bearded grudge-holders who never forget a slight)
• Wood Elves - Friendly (wayward cousins who chose trees over duty)
• Dark Elves - Hostile (the knife in the heart of the elven race)
• Chaos Corruption - Resistant (the Vortex drinks the wind of magic for a reason)
• Slavery - Forbidden (only Druchii sink so low)

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Strengths: Best mages, best archers, best everything (just ask them).
• Weaknesses: Arrogant, outnumbered a thousand to one, and running out of time.

Playing an Asur

You have seen mountains younger than your grudges. Speak slowly, choose every word like a duelling blade, and never let the lesser races forget who taught them fire. A prince fights with the calm of a dancer and the fury of a storm. A mage treats spellcraft like painting: beautiful, precise, and capable of erasing cities. Even a Shadow Warrior, grim and hooded, moves like liquid night.

Under the arrogance is melancholy: every High Elf knows their race is fading. Some fight to delay the end, some to burn brighter before the dark, some simply to prove the world still needs them.

Physical Appearance

Perfection given form. Tall, slender, impossibly symmetrical. Hair flows like water, eyes hold starlight, voices could charm a dragon (and sometimes do). Armour is artwork, weapons are heirlooms older than human nations. They do not walk; they glide.

Notable Ranks & Careers

Citizen levy → Lothern Sea Guard → Swordmaster of Hoeth → Phoenix Guard → Dragon Prince → Archmage → Phoenix King (only one at a time)