
Wealth eroded the unique Glamfellen way of life, although inland clans further south have managed to maintain their distinct culture. This style of living has eroded over the last 400 years, as settlements founded on the coast started to trade with the outside world, dealing in culture and goods. Paternity can be difficult to determine among the pale elves due to their communal style of living, but it's considered a least concern. Children are children of the clans first and foremost, as a result. The clans raise children communally, passing on expertise from the old to the young, to equip them with the skills necessary for weathering the White that Wends. Īlthough their structure evolved over the centuries, the Glamfellen are predominantly clan-based, with each acting both as a family and a nation. Though it may share common roots with Aedyran, Ordhjóma is incomprehensible to those who haven't studied it. The reason is that the language of the Glamfellen has diverged greatly from the original tongue of their ancestors who originally settled the White that Wends. the languages spoken by boreal dwarves), but the similarities end there. There are a few elements of Glamfellen grammar and vocabulary that have common roots with Eld Aedyran and are not found in other surrounding languages (e.g. Eyes: Green, blue, gray, gold, red, violet, pink.Ĭulturally, they bear almost no resemblance to the Sceltrfolc (wood elves) who live in Aedyr and they have no cultural similarities to the Sceltrfolc who live in Eir Glanfath.
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Their skin often lacks any warmth other than their faintly visible circulatory system.

Culturally, they bear almost no resemblance to the Sceltrfolc(wood elves) who live in Aedyr and they have no cultural similarities to the Sceltrfolc who live in Eir Glanfath.

Almost every theory about why they left and why they traveled all the way to the southern polar region is pure guesswork. Some theorize it happened even earlier, up to 50,000 years ago. Īnthropologically (pre-history), most academics who care to theorize believe that pale elves (Glamfellen) left the northern hemisphere at least 12,000 years ago. Pale Elves are borderline albinos, slightly taller than Sceltrfolc (wood elves), and the males can (and often do) grow facial hair. Outside of Boreal Dwarves and some far-traveled Aumaua, very few people have any contact with Glamfellen, most consider them exotic (if they have seen one at all). They are rare in all northern lands and have minimal contact with outside world. They appear to be among the most stationary ethnic groups in the known world, migrating within the polar region but seldom venturing far north. Glamfellen (GLAHM-fel-len, "twilight dwellers") Pale Elves are known to live in the The White that Wends, a huge southern expanse of polar ice.


6.2 In Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.
