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Mordant Spire elves, also known as grey elves, usually dress. Peculiar and reclusive these elves dwell almost entirely on the island of Mordant Spire in the Steaming Sea, where they guard ancient Azlanti artifacts and patrol the many remaining islands of that lost continent.
Mordant Spire elves are pale-skinned, aloof, and stand-offish. They usually wear masks, and speak only Azlanti to outsiders, as they are one of very few peoples in the Inner Sea region who still speak that language natively.
Most Mordant Spire elves live in floating wicker buildings around the island proper. They typically spend their time fishing and diving in the Steaming Sea, which provides many resources leaving them little interest to trade with outsiders.
They consider themselves inheritors of that lost civilisation of Azlant despite formerly being their enemies. They lay claim to all of Azlant surviving relics, and chase treasure hunters protecting any such object.
Despite their antagonism towards artifact plunders, their patrols have brought stability around the sunken continent. The elves' xenophobic attitude is not universal and some of the younger elves believe that much can be gained by accepting other races' access to the ruins of Azlant.
