El'var

The El'var was the first race to rule Aran. They became greatly technological before their fall. Some ruins may be found around the world although not many contain much of the old technology nor information about their society or race.

Lore
When Aran was young the gods created the El'var, also known as El'vari. Despite being given life by the gods they faced serious challanges early in their lives. For there lived entities on Aran that they came to know as shadow people. After millennia of conflict with this shadow race Tylgaron Bloodblade found a way to bind them with chrono magic. Yet it would take more than a century to accomplish this but they did win their freedom.

Winning their freedom wasn't enough for Tylgaron, he needed to make sure that all knowledge of the shadow people as a whole and their imprisonment was forever preserved so none could free them. Tylgaron established what is to be known as the archive, keeper of knowledge which quickly became the center of their society.

During their glory days the Archives contained all their history and knowledge and being allowed to work there was held in high esteem. The arrogance that grew from the certainty of their wealth in knowledge also lead to their downfall during the dark tide. Arandor therunda had at this time

Game related
There are some surviving archives hidden around the world but the race is inaccessible for playing. The information that can be gathered from these archives are usually small to moderate in amount.