Araldri

The Araldri are a race similar to the elves. They are spread out across the globe, and tend to live in the shadows of other races, rather than together in a cluster. Araldri are most often employed as assassins. Because every good kingdom needs an assassin, don't you know?

The Araldri are sometimes known as Dark Elves, and are capable of successful interbreeding with their fairer cousins. Not that they ever would.

Appearance
In terms of facial features, the Araldri are much like the elves. The have the same ‘fair’ faces as their kin, although they are often described as being more rugged. Unlike the elves, however, the Araldri have great propensity to tan, and are almost always seen with a darker skin tone than their cousins. This may also be because they spend more time outdoors and in the sun. Araldri hair is often dark, and they normally have blue eyes – a slight anomaly. Many have tattoos, either religious ones or as a way of showing their achievements or personal identity. These tattoos are almost exclusively in a single colour, often dark.

Powers
The Araldri are among the weakest of species, in terms of their magical ability. Most are able to use some small spells such as lifting or giving strength, and a few are able to do the more advanced, such as fireball-hurling or flight. However, all Araldri are rigourously trained from birth. As a result of this, they move with the easy grace of the cat, have a wit to match that of a sphinx and are immune to most poisons. They spend the last two years building up an immunity to iocane powder. They have a dislike of bows and arrows and guns, preferring to fight with rapiers, daggers, poison or fists,

Social Structure
The Araldri are a society with little discrimination between gender or class. However, they make up for this by having rigid rules about what you do with your life, what you learn, even who you can marry. Though, a lot of the marriage rules have been fading out of existence recently, due to them being effective and having a lot of ‘weakness’ weeded out.

Location
As stated earlier, the Araldri are scattered throughout the world, but can often be found in places thick with political rife, or in attendance of kings and rulers. They make excellent spies and assassins. There are a few small Araldri communities, based all over the world, but these are really more like schools or training facilities where young Araldri are sent to learn about… being an Araldri :D