The Elves of Dorumyre are the first of the races. They were created as one of the six Children of Salat. After the Pact of Peace during The Repercussions the Elven curse was to be fractured into sub-races. Davion split the Elves into 36 races with different cultures, language, terrain and to add insult made them all extremely xenophobic. Each of the 36 races thought they were the only true and pure elves.
Today there are 4 of those races left, and old generational grudges do not fade easily.