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But First ... Elves!
AI Overview
Elves are beautiful, advanced, immortal beings, the Firstborn of the world, the Firstborn children of Eru Iluvatar (God).

They are tall, fair, ageless, and highly skilled but carry a melancholy awareness of their fading presence in Middle-earth.
They possess great wisdom, artistry, and a deep connection to nature.
Incorruptible but Fallible: While they detest evil and are more resistant to corruption than Men, they are not perfect.

Appearance and Beauty
Wisdom & Knowledge: As the Firstborn, they possess deep historical knowledge and lore, acting as guardians of ancient wisdom.
Tolkien describes Elves as the "fairest" creatures in Middle-earth, often literally "fairer" and taller than Men.
Physical Traits: They are generally tall, slender, and athletic, with keener senses—such as superior night vision and hearing—than humans,
Agelessness: Elves do not age or die of disease. Once they reach maturity (around 50 to 100 years), they remain physically youthful until the end of the world,
though ancient Elves may develop a "weight of years" in their eyes.

Radiance: "High Elves" who lived in the undying lands of Valinor are often described as having a visible light or "shimmer" in their eyes and faces,
reflecting the primeval light of The Two Trees.

"Advanced" Nature
Rather than industrial advancement, Elven progress is rooted
in their near-immortality and deep connection to the world.
Skills and Crafts: Having lived for thousands of years,
Elves possess "greatest skill of body" and mind.
They are masters of medicine, poetry,
smithwork, and linguistics.
Objects they create, such as Lembas bread or Elven rope,
are so expertly made they seem "magical" to other races.

Mental Prowess:
Their minds sharpen much earlier than those of Men.
Some can communicate via telepathy (Ósanwe)
and have an intuitive understanding of the world's "Music" or creation.

Cultural Varieties:
High Elves (Noldor): The most scientifically and
artistically "advanced" group, known for inventing writing systems
and forging the Rings of Power.

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The "primeval light of The Two Trees" refers to the divine,
living radiance from
Telperion (Silver Tree) and Laurelin (Gold Tree),
the primary light source for
The Blessed Realm of Valinor,
a light captured by Fëanor in the Silmarils,
which were eventually destroyed,

leading to the creation of the Sun and Moon
from the trees' last remnants,
forever marking an age of innocence and beauty
in Middle-earth's history.

The Palantíri (Seeing-stones)
were created by the Noldorin Elves in Valinor,
likely by the master craftsman Fëanor himself, in ancient times,
long before the Ages of Men and Númenor.
These powerful, spherical stones allowed users to see distant places
and communicate across vast distances,77
with one Master Stone residing in Avallónë
and the other seven given to the Númenóreans,
eventually making their way to Middle-earth after Númenor's fall,
becoming heirlooms of Elendil's line.