The Sundering

When the elven kingdom of Ectharë was destroyed at the end of the Second Age, the Silvar-Elves divided into three racial groups: the Grey-Elves, the High-Elves, and the Wood-Elves.

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By the end of the bitter War of Wrath, the three senior surviving leaders of the Silvar-Elves had grown apart, and eventually, divided into three distinct groups. In elvish lore, this tragic event is called "the Sundering."

The three elven leaders were:

• Ariel Alessarë; Talarion's daughter, who founded the elf-realm of Wyntharë in the west, which became the home of the Grey-Elves

• Ectharion Liëflynne; who founded the elf-realm Thekarë in the north, which became the home of the Wood-Elves

• Meleraf Elyrion; who founded the elf-realm of Melinarë in the south, which became the home of the High-Elves

The ten Elven sub-races in existence today

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• the Dark-Elves (Dro-vhar)

• the Desert-Elves (Shar'ii)

• the Grey-Elves (Grafyr)

• the High-Elves (Malindi)

• the Jungle-Elves (Cha'hasi)

• the Rockseer-Elves (Qua'lindi)

• the Sea-Elves (Aquaväe)

• the Sky-Elves (Avariel)

• the Wild-Elves (Nil'yani)

• the Wood-Elves (Ta'lari)