Eladrin

"Your world is so... quiet. The colors are tired. The wind whispers when it should scream. You ask why I weep? I was born in the Season of Rain. In the Feywild, the rain tastes like sorrow and wine. Here, it just tastes like water. Everything here is just water."

— Lissandra, Autumn-Born

Origins: The Lost Crossing

• The Seeping: Centuries ago, a "thin place" between the Feywild and Cruinlagh opened. A group of Eladrin crept across, perhaps out of curiosity, perhaps chasing a quarry. When they tried to turn back, the door was shut.
  

 
• The Stagnation: In the Feywild, an Eladrin’s spirit shifts with the environment. But the heavy, static magic of the Material Plane "froze" them. Upon being born in Cruinlagh, an Eladrin child is "locked" into the season of their birth. They are Fey spirits trapped in a static cage.
  

 
• The Grey World: They refer to Cruinlagh as "The Grey World" or "The Stillness." To them, this world feels dead, muted, and agonizingly slow.

Cultural Values: The Four Temperaments

• Spring (The Sprout): Born in the thaw.
• Values: Novelty, Impulse, Growth.
• Personality: They have zero attention span but infinite energy. They are incapable of holding grudges because they genuinely forget yesterday happened. To them, every sunrise is the first sunrise.

• Summer (The Blaze): Born in the heat.
• Values: Action, Confrontation, Passion.
• Personality: They do not understand "nuance" or "waiting." If they love you, they burn for you. If they hate you, they strike you. They find bureaucracy physically painful.

• Autumn (The Harvest): Born in the fall.
• Values: Community, Empathy, Sacrifice.
• Personality: They are the ultimate hosts and caregivers, but they carry a deep, existential melancholy. They understand that everything ends. They are the peacemakers who give everything away until they have nothing left.

• Winter (The Frost): Born in the chill.
• Values: Preservation, Logic, Memory.
• Vibe: They are not cruel; they are efficient. Winter preserves meat; it freezes rot. Winter Eladrin are the archivists and strategists who make the hard choices to ensure survival. They do not cry, because tears freeze.

• Winter (The Frost): Born in the chill.
• Values: Preservation, Logic, Memory.
• Personality: Their efficiency could be mistaken for cruelty. Winter preserves meat; it freezes rot. Winter Eladrin are the archivists and strategists who make the hard choices to ensure survival. They do not cry, because tears freeze.