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Flora: There is not much undergrowth in the Everwhite Forests, the flora being mostly the grey-trunked trees with leaves of silver, called Brethil or rarely Tyelperion by the Elves, and small dark green plants with icy blue flowers. The ground is usually covered in snow, and a fair amount is in the trees. The Elves learned how to make cold-lit lamps and torches that give off chilling flames instead of heat from this, and so the inner forest, called Nimbrethil, is lit with white and icy blue lights hanging from the trees and homes. The forest verge and leading edge for a few miles has many different colored trees, usually red and green, as does the area in which the Wood-elves are mostly concentrated, called Taur-en-Faroth or Taur-i-Melegyrn.

Fauna: Most creatures that live in Taur-i-Elenath(as it is known to the Elves) are creatures long forgotten, passed out of memory by all save the inhabitants of the Everwhite. Grey wolves with silver eyes, Elven horses swifter than the North-wind that drives them, and many shadowy creatures not seen outside the ancient forests since the Elder Days and the battles for the fate of the world.

Divisions of the Everwhite Forests:

Nimbrethil: Home of the Grey Elves, this is a twilight atmosphere, with grey trees and silver leaves looking up at a dusky sky. Time seems to slow here, and the forest is more primeval. It almost feels as if one has stepped from the current world into the distant past when entering the starlit woodlands of the Grey Elves. Despite day or night, the stars are always visible here.

Taur-en-Faroth: Home of the Wood-elves, this is a bright and airy place, filled with fallen leaves and red and green trees. Elves wander freely here, and it is the most colorful place in the Everwhite Forests. However, the Wood-elves are slow to trust strangers, and as such it is heavily guarded by unseen sentinels.

Taur-nan-Erig: Home of the Snow Elves, this is a widely spaced woodland, with the most snow and cold air. Holly trees grow in abundance throughout the land, as well as oak, birch, maple, and beech trees. The Snow Elves live here in great halls and such of stone, crafting for work or pleasure as they see fit.

Personalities of the three kindreds:

Grey Elves: The rarest and oldest form of the elder kindred, the Grey Elves live in the heart of the Everwhite Forests in the region of Nimbrethil. They live in treetop cities, eschewing the ground and stonework, and they are the wardens of the woodland for the most part. They are the most cautious of the Elves, but also the friendliest should you prove yourself worthy of trust.

Wood-elves: Commonly found in their native region of Taur-en-Faroth, the Wood-elves live either in the roots of the great trees of their homeland or underground in massive halls. They are distrustful of strangers, and slow to accept any at all. Once you earn their trust they are friendly enough, but they will always remind you in the back of your mind that you are not one of them.

Snow Elves: Found mainly in the large forest region of Taur-nan-Erig, the Snow Elves live in large fortresses and walled cities of stone, planting trees and building their cities with them already in place. They are not very trusting of strangers, but they always will strike a bargain if they can.