Nivosus Elves

The Nivosus Elves are an elven group native to the far east regions of Sparwood. They primarily live in the outskirts and isolated parts of the continent's tundras. They live semi-nomadic lifestyles, and tend to live in close familial groups of around four to five members (With not all members being Nivosus Elves). They tend to have dull skintones and their eye pigments vary from reddish-brown to light purple, the change of skintone from has been attributed to their continued stay in the southeastern tundras. Nivosus Elves have been called other names before, from Sparwood Elves, Tundral Elves to Pale Elves.

Origins
Their existence dates back to a pre-Jagdasian period, many records of which are lost. It is believed that groups of Nivosus went to war with each other, drastically decreasing their population. During the early years of Rathnir, their population saw a steady decline, due to new competition for food and land. Many moved out of the tundra of Sparwood, and opted to live in the mountain ranges as a method of isolation.

Physical Characteristics
Their height ranges from 5'4" - 6'4" (162cm - 193cm) being on the lighter side. Their hair color has the full range of humans (albeit lighter), with added natural born white (white hair being one of the rarest hair colors).

BJC History
(BJC: Before Jagdas Crisis)

10000 BJC: Several elven groups who moved into Sparwood formally split after the settling of several of them in the continent, while the rest continued onto Eldham.

9500 BJC: The simplest socio-political organization in Nivosus society became large extended families living on wooden house complexes, clans working farms and mines became prominent in the region.

9000 BJC: Nivosus Clans increasingly control large amounts of territory, most of it being tundra.

8000 BJC: Religious rituals are organized into a system of beliefs named Keldity, Keldic rituals are recorded as one of the oldest continuing religions in Rathnir.

2300 - 1300 BJC: Diminishing amounts of crop yield threw the ancient clan structure into disarray and little records have been found of the following chaos, it is assumed a drastic population decrease occured followed by raids from Human tribes.

1000 BJC: Following the stabilization of Nivosus society various newly formed clans scarmbled to unify the diminished Keldic population centers and finally the establishment of a centralized (by-prehistoric standards) state controlled by a warrior clan upper-class and ruled by Keldic religious authorities.

250 BJC: Following the establishment of the Keldic Union several families and clans flee from both increasing tyrannical practices from the Keldic state and human raids, either integrating into neighbouring elven nations or isolating themselves on the tundras of Sparwood. After the death of the 22nd Ruler of the Nivosus, a complete breakdown of authority ensued and further raids by neighbouring groups made it so most Nivosus settlements were abandoned and their social structure finally switched into fully closed nuclear families.

20 BJC: A few remaining Keldic tribes scattered throughout Sparwood, some moving into Cymru and others migrating to Alteniquia. The decimation of the Nivosus population and the coming Jagdasian Migrations completely insulated them into becoming semi-nomadic familial groups living on the Sparwood Tundra.