Qai

Qai (meaning "folk" or "people" in Eldaqaiï), often called elves, Elvenkind or Elvenfolk in the Common tongue, are a race of Fey people on Svansegard. Although elves are native to the Second Realm, they have spread themselves throughout the world and elven societies can be found on all twenty Realms.

Physiologically, there is much variation within the elven race, giving way to multiple different subraces. Extant elven subraces include the Abzaqai, Moriqai, Qalaqai, Shadarqai, Sylvaqai, Undaqai and Zafriqai. The Orcs, or Oroqqai, and the Fey Naga are also biological subraces of Elves, but are generally considered races in their own right. Elves are genetically capable of interbreeding with humans to produce fertile offspring, called half-elves or, in the case of the Oroqqai, half-orcs.

Modern elves are descendants of the Eldaqai, tracing their lineage back to Eleiïm and Serna. Indications of their lunar and sylvan heritage can be found in many elven societies and cultures, most noticeably those of the Qalaqai, Sylvaqai and Zafriqai.