Elysia is located on the Southeast part of the continent surrounding the Dragon’s Eye lake. The story is that Sir Thraydin slew the evil dragon Obliviax and she crashed to the earth and formed the Dragon Peninsula. The Elysians are a group of Elves that had been separated from their kin in the Elderwood Forest. For many generations they had to survive underground and made their way thru what is now the Underdark. Eventually the emerged by the lake and formed their current homeland.
The area around the lake is a forest of huge trees that have a dark, nearly black bark and wood. The largest of these trees stretch thousands of feet into the air and can be nearly 200 feet across. These are the home trees of the Elysians. The oldest ones are as ancient as the Titans. These trees are not just the homes of the Elysians, but also the source of their power. These trees radiate a powerful magic that the Elysians can tap into.
The Treekeepers are the ones tasked with preserving the trees. They are often mistaken for Druids by non-Elysians, but their duties and powers are different. There powers are derived from the trees and when they die their spirits merge with that of the tree.
The Elysians are ruled by a King who leads a council formed by the Seven houses. When the King dies or retires the council decides on the next king. The King is usually a male elf, but females and half elves have on occasion been king. There never has been a human king.
The people of Elysia are a strange mix. The majority of them are the original elves that fled underground. But since the time of Thraydin humans have slowly integrated themselves. Human human pairings are relatively rare and almost always (75%) produce a male child.
There are two religious orders. The Priestesses of Elysia, who are all female elves born with special markings, and the Order of the Griffin, which is all male humans and led by the Priest of Sir Thraydin. The Priestesses control the religious life of the Elysians and the Great Library. A great many of them are seers and they seem to be especially adept at divination. The Order of the Griffin is the warrior cult of the church and its military arm. The higher ranking members gain the privilege of being matched with a griffin and fly them into battle.
The Order of the Silver Wolf is led by The Gaurdian. He or she always wears a mask so their true identity is known to no one but the King. The Gaurdian leads the Kings police force who are referred to as the Huntsmen. Their symbol is a wolf in front of a silver moon.
The military force fo the Elysian Elves are the Gaurdians. They are organised almost exclusively along clan or house lines and each clan or house maintians its own detachments, though they often work together. Sylvanystree mages will support a detachment of Finestrac archers and soldiers who use Jessertynn druids and rangers as scouts.