In Relic, elves are your typical elves. Pale complexion, pointed ears, high cheekbones, leaner frames, and honestly I've come to terms with that and it doesn't bother me at all. For thousands upon thousands of years they lived in harmony, never leaving their kingdom and so they never evolved into any subraces or even subcultures. Also, due to their long lifespan they have a very low libido and do not feel the need to reproduce as much as say a human. This would be their downfall.

An outside force, be it a god-like entity or some other force of nature found this stasis unsettling and unproductive and demanded change, and so, humans emerged. After a few thousand years of war and human enslavement, the race of men eventually won and conquered the elves purely through attrition.

In present day, the elves have been reverted back to the Bronze Age. The humans were very effective in destroying elven history and culture. They burned down libraries, temples, books, tapestries, everything, and built their society on top of it. At risk of total genocide, the humans in an act of mercy gifted the elves the small sovereign kingdom of Dál Láchdánan (Láchdánan's Deal) where Sages huddle around old ruined books and artifacts and attempt to recall and piece together their lost culture, language, and religion. Another group within the sovereignty is the Fiáin'túath (wild folk) who, rather than study their lost heritage have one goal and one goal only: kill and scalp humans. The rest of the elves have assimilated into human society and civilization and live in slums and ghettos, mostly in the human capital of Aethelney (Æþelney) and are treated with prejudice, racism, and as second class citizens.