Forest Elves

The Forest Elves are among the oldest and largest elf clans, and are known for their symbiotic relationship with their woodland environment and profound relationship with the magic found in woods and forests. They are renowned healers, druids and soothsayers.

History
The Forest Elves were the second elf clan to break away from the wider elf community. The clan was founded by a group of elves, lead by Archdruid XXXX, who found woodland living most suited to their magical gifts and temperaments and wished to concentrate their magic on forming a closer bond with the animals, plants and spirits they lived among.

Achieving early and sustained success in their endeavour, the Forest Elves quickly grew in number, expanding their domain until by the late pre-human age they had settlements in every large forest and the mmajority of the woods of (this continent). Though some communities were displaced at various times by humans, gnomes, goblins and others, the large number of Forest Elves, as well as the support they enjoy from the forces of nature within their relams, leaves them arguably the most powerful of the elf clans; most other species' leaders will find themselves frequently negotiating with the Forest Elves over the exploitation of natural resources, environmental management and the establishment of roads through their territory.

Governance
All Forest Elf settlements are self-governing, with treaties and unions usually made between settlements sharing forest regions. Many Forest Elf settlements appoint Special Advisors among outsiders, who are not necessarily Forest Elves or even elves at all, who have performed a great service for the settlement or wider Forest Elf community and whose support or counsel is considered especially valuable.