Painted Elves

The painted elves, or Syl'ven, are elves who live in the eastern woods for Calabria. They are closely related to the City Elves who left the tribes to live amongst the humans for reasons that could range from fear of danger, banishment, or just plain curiosity. The Painted Elves are masters at gurellia warfare, often luring trespassers into a false sense of secuirty, surrounding them in an ambush before launching an attack, trying to kill as many in one fell swoop as possible. Usually these attacks taken place from the trees where the Painted Elves patiently wait like predators. They are extremist defenders of nature, butchering caravans of hunters, burning down watch tower constructions, and partcipating in other acts of terrorism in the name of nature.

Personality
The Painted Elves are similar to their City Elf counterparts in their personality except that the cold and rough lifestyle of living in the forests have made them equally as cold and reserved. They share the same amount of curiosity, but a Painted Elf will try to hide his interest where a City Elf would openly ask questions. They are not fond of beating around the bush and wasting time, and prefer people to be direct with them, and they will be just as direct with people. All Painted Elves care about nature in the form of plants and animals, and believe that intelligent beings could bring natures destruction, they feel more at ease in a quiet forest clearing then in any tavern bed.

Physical Description
Exact same as City Elves except Painted Elves apply a semi-permanent dirt to their face similar to henna, these designs can be as simple or as ornate as the Elf wants, but all Painted Elves have them. If the paint wears off any Painted Elf can find the materials to make new paint virtually anywhere in Caelum (with the exception being Za'Harra).

Lands
Painted Elves live in the eastern forests of Calabria, a combination of swamps and woodlands. Their tribes are made out of treehouses, hoisted high in the trees, and connected by rope bridges. These tribes are led by three individuals, The Elders, and just as their name suggests these individuals are the three oldest members of the tribe, when one dies the next oldest takes his or her place.