Aldryami

The Aldryami are humanoid-shaped plant creatures. One of the Elder Races

• Also known as Elves and Plant Men

Description

• While some may appear to be of very human-looking appearance, most feature completely vegetable traits.
• Some may have leaves or vines for hair, or a greenish hue to their skin, others are covered in bark or have non-animal twists to their limbs.
• Aldryami are tied to the type of forests they live in.
• Born from a seed which his mother lay and bury to earth.
• In addition to human senses, they have Elfsense which allows them to commune with the woods.
• Also known as:

• Woodmen

Species

• Types of Elves include:

• Mreli or Brown Elves - associated with deciduous forests.
• Vronkali or Green Elves - associated with coniferous forests.
• Embyli or Yellow Elves - found in jungles and rainforests.
• Halamali or White Elves - an extinct species of elf that lived in the Wastelands and :Kovano.
• Moon Elves

• There are also related sylvan creatures, often not as smart or numerous as true Aldryami, such as Dryads, Runners or Pixies.
• The following species are called elves despite their lack of descent from Aldrya:

• Fire Elves - they reportedly live in the southernmost of Pamaltela, called Sakum
• Murthoi or Blue Elves - which live in the ocean tending forests of kelp.
• Slorifings or Red Elves - associated with ferns and spore-bearing plants.
• Voralans or Black Elves - associated with funguses and slime moulds.

Warfare

• The Aldraymi fight as skirmishers.
• They fight with Elf Bows.
• They often make use of Warriors of Wood, animated fighting trees.

Religion

• Major type of Aldryami inherently worship Aldrya and other own deities of the sky, earth and water.

Sources

• Cults of Prax
• Glorantha Sourcebook
• Guide to Glorantha