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	==Religion==		==Religion==
	They favor the Nordic god of the sea, [[Njord]], but due to their relationship with the [[Poseidon]]-worshiping merfolk, they occasionally worship the Imperial sea-god as well, along with other minor water-related deities.		They favor the Nordic god of the sea, [[Njord]], but due to their relationship with the [[Poseidon]]-worshiping merfolk, they occasionally worship the Imperial sea-god as well, along with other minor water-related deities.
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-[[File:Sea_elf_by_dagoth.jpg|thumb|400px|Sea elf cartographer/calligrapher. Art by [https://m.facebook.com/ArtofCalebDuke/ Caleb Duke] (Dagoth).]]
+[[File:Sea_elf_by_dagoth.jpg|thumb|400px|Sea elf cartographer/calligrapher. Art by [https://www.facebook.com/ArtofCalebDuke/ Caleb Duke] (Dagoth).]]
 The sea elves or water elves (''vatnalfar'') go by many names in many places. The [[Achaeans]] and [[Southrons]] often confuse them with [[Siren|sirens]], since they have enchanting songs that can lure hypnotized sailors to their doom on sharp sea rocks. Although some sea elves are malevolent, but most merely wish to defend their territory from intrusion by foreign invaders and meddlers. Despite their ability to remain beneath the waves for a seemingly indefinite amount of time, they do not have gills, and must occasionally surface for air, unlike their [[merfolk]] neighbors.
 ==Appearance==

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-[[File:Sea_elf_by_dagoth.jpg|thumb|400px|Sea elf cartographer/calligrapher. Art by Dagoth.]]
+[[File:Sea_elf_by_dagoth.jpg|thumb|400px|Sea elf cartographer/calligrapher. Art by [https://m.facebook.com/ArtofCalebDuke/ Caleb Duke] (Dagoth).]]
 The sea elves or water elves (''vatnalfar'') go by many names in many places. The [[Achaeans]] and [[Southrons]] often confuse them with [[Siren|sirens]], since they have enchanting songs that can lure hypnotized sailors to their doom on sharp sea rocks. Although some sea elves are malevolent, but most merely wish to defend their territory from intrusion by foreign invaders and meddlers. Despite their ability to remain beneath the waves for a seemingly indefinite amount of time, they do not have gills, and must occasionally surface for air, unlike their [[merfolk]] neighbors.
 ==Appearance==

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-[[File:Sea_elf_by_dagoth.jpg|thumb|300px|Sea elf cartographer/calligrapher. Art by Dagoth.]]
+[[File:Sea_elf_by_dagoth.jpg|thumb|400px|Sea elf cartographer/calligrapher. Art by Dagoth.]]
 The sea elves or water elves (''vatnalfar'') go by many names in many places. The [[Achaeans]] and [[Southrons]] often confuse them with [[Siren|sirens]], since they have enchanting songs that can lure hypnotized sailors to their doom on sharp sea rocks. Although some sea elves are malevolent, but most merely wish to defend their territory from intrusion by foreign invaders and meddlers. Despite their ability to remain beneath the waves for a seemingly indefinite amount of time, they do not have gills, and must occasionally surface for air, unlike their [[merfolk]] neighbors.
 ==Appearance==

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-[[File:Sea_elf_by_dagoth.jpg|300px|Sea elf cartographer/calligrapher. Art by Dagoth.]]
+[[File:Sea_elf_by_dagoth.jpg|thumb|300px|Sea elf cartographer/calligrapher. Art by Dagoth.]]
 The sea elves or water elves (''vatnalfar'') go by many names in many places. The [[Achaeans]] and [[Southrons]] often confuse them with [[Siren|sirens]], since they have enchanting songs that can lure hypnotized sailors to their doom on sharp sea rocks. Although some sea elves are malevolent, but most merely wish to defend their territory from intrusion by foreign invaders and meddlers. Despite their ability to remain beneath the waves for a seemingly indefinite amount of time, they do not have gills, and must occasionally surface for air, unlike their [[merfolk]] neighbors.
 ==Appearance==

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		+	[[File:Sea_elf_by_dagoth.png\|thumb\|Sea elf cartographer/calligrapher. Art by Dagoth.]]
	The sea elves or water elves (''vatnalfar'') go by many names in many places. The [[Achaeans]] and [[Southrons]] often confuse them with [[Siren\|sirens]], since they have enchanting songs that can lure hypnotized sailors to their doom on sharp sea rocks. Although some sea elves are malevolent, but most merely wish to defend their territory from intrusion by foreign invaders and meddlers. Despite their ability to remain beneath the waves for a seemingly indefinite amount of time, they do not have gills, and must occasionally surface for air, unlike their [[merfolk]] neighbors.		The sea elves or water elves (''vatnalfar'') go by many names in many places. The [[Achaeans]] and [[Southrons]] often confuse them with [[Siren\|sirens]], since they have enchanting songs that can lure hypnotized sailors to their doom on sharp sea rocks. Although some sea elves are malevolent, but most merely wish to defend their territory from intrusion by foreign invaders and meddlers. Despite their ability to remain beneath the waves for a seemingly indefinite amount of time, they do not have gills, and must occasionally surface for air, unlike their [[merfolk]] neighbors.
	==Appearance==		==Appearance==

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	They favor the Nordic god of the sea, [[Njord]], but due to their relationship with the [[Poseidon]]-worshiping merfolk, they occasionally worship the Imperial sea-god as well, along with other minor water-related deities.		They favor the Nordic god of the sea, [[Njord]], but due to their relationship with the [[Poseidon]]-worshiping merfolk, they occasionally worship the Imperial sea-god as well, along with other minor water-related deities.

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-The sea elves or water elves (''vatnalfar'') go by many names in many places. The [[Achaeans]] and [[Southrons]] often confuse them with [[Siren|sirens]], since they have enchanting songs that can lure hypnotized sailors to their doom on sharp sea rocks. The males have also been known to board and raid ships while the crew stand enchanted by the females' songs. They have also been known to dwell farther inland, in the beds of rivers, luring the unwary beneath the waves to be drowned. Some call these kinds river nymphs. Although some sea elves are malevolent, but most merely wish to defend their territory from intrusion by foreign invaders and meddlers. Despite their ability to remain beneath the waves for a seemingly indefinite amount of time, they do not have gills, and must occasionally surface for air, unlike their merfolk neighbors.
+The sea elves or water elves (''vatnalfar'') go by many names in many places. The [[Achaeans]] and [[Southrons]] often confuse them with [[Siren|sirens]], since they have enchanting songs that can lure hypnotized sailors to their doom on sharp sea rocks. Although some sea elves are malevolent, but most merely wish to defend their territory from intrusion by foreign invaders and meddlers. Despite their ability to remain beneath the waves for a seemingly indefinite amount of time, they do not have gills, and must occasionally surface for air, unlike their [[merfolk]] neighbors.
 ==Appearance==
-Sea elves are about the same height as Achaean humans. They are very vibrantly colored and appear far stranger than most other elven races, what with their almost endless variety of hair colors (green, blue, red, black, blonde, or brown). Their eyes are usually blue, green, or grey: the colors of the sea. Their skin is often light and like that of a Western human's, but some have very oddly-tinted skin such as bright blue, turquoise, or grey; some sea elves that dwell in marshy areas and riverbeds have greenish skin.
+Sea elves are about the same height as Achaean humans. They are very vibrantly colored and appear far stranger than most other elven races, what with their almost endless variety of hair colors (green, blue, red, black, blonde, or brown). Their eyes are usually blue, green, or grey: the colors of the sea. Their skin is often light and like that of a Western human's, but some have very oddly-tinted skin such as bright blue, turquoise, or grey, and some sea elves that dwell in marshy areas and riverbeds have greenish skin.
 ==Culture==
-Sea elves are as reclusive as [[Dark Elves|dark elves]], and nearly as malevolent from a human point of view, due to their tendency to wreck any ships that approach their islands. In reality, they simply want to be left alone. They live in harmony with the sea and its creatures, and will defend sea life - such as a pod of whales - from hunters with deadly force. Some dwell in coral cities that stretch from rocky sea caves to underwater gorges, partially above and partially below the waves. They have good relations with their neighbors, the [[Merfolk|merfolk]], although the two races are not related. Merfolk are descendents of the [[Shifters]] rather than alfar. Sailors are seldom well-learned enough to make this distinction, and often the two races are confused.
+Sea elves are as reclusive as [[Dark Elves|dark elves]], and they are nearly as malevolent from a human point of view, due to their tendency to wreck any ships that approach their islands. In reality, they simply want to be left alone. They live in harmony with the sea and its creatures, and they will defend sea life - such as a pod of whales - from hunters with deadly force. Some dwell in coral cities that stretch from rocky sea caves to underwater gorges, partially above and partially below the waves. They have good relations with their neighbors, the merfolk, although the two races are not related.
 ==Religion==
-They favor the Nordic god of the sea, [[Njord]], but due to their relationship with the [[Poseidon]]-worshipping merfolk, they occasionally worship the Imperial sea-god as well, along with other minor water-related deities. They have been known to breed [[Pegasi|pegasi]] on their well-protected, secret islands, and it is said that all of the high elves pegasi are purchased or borrowed from the sea elves. This, as well as confusion with [[Harpies|harpies]], has given rise to some legends depicting them as winged women, when in fact they do not posess wings.
+They favor the Nordic god of the sea, [[Njord]], but due to their relationship with the [[Poseidon]]-worshiping merfolk, they occasionally worship the Imperial sea-god as well, along with other minor water-related deities.
 [[Category:Races]] [[Category:Elves]]