Editing Elf (section)

===[[High Elves]]===
These are generally portrayed as the most "civilized" elves; the most focused on exploring their magical heritage and the ones who are most interested in building cities and civilizations. This makes them the most common of elves, in no small part because they tend to be the most adventurous of the elven species. Whilst they are traditionally described as respecting nature heavily, their first true love is magic; this is the race that defined the archetype of the elven wizard, and they shamelessly exploit their natural talents in arcane magic to make their civilizations work. A high elf community isn't necessarily a [[magocracy]], but it's an easily applied trope.

In AD&D, the following elven races are considered to be High Elves:
* Zakharan Elves
* The Silvanesti and Qualinesti of Krynn
* The Moon Elves of Faerun
* The Sun Elves of Faerun
* The Star Elves of Sildëyuir and Faerun
* The Dark Elves (Ancestors of the Drow in the Forgotten Realms)
* The Llewyrr of Moonshae Isles
* The Green Elves (Ancestors of Wood Elves in the Forgotten Realms)