Luinalda

Luinalda is the great forest in the south east where the wood elves make thier home. This group of elves split from the high elves when they felt the leaders had gotten too proud and ambitious causing the War of the Second Alliance. They now live in the great city of Daeralda where the giant tree of Ehlonna grows.

History of Luinalda
In AM 2240 the elves who had split from the high elves turned away from thier patron god and began to worship Ehlonna. For thier faith Ehlonna gave them a seed which would grow into a tree that would never stop growing. They planted it deep in the forest of Luinalda where it continued to grow until it was large enough to build a city in it's branches and on the surrounding land. The area is mainly conifer trees and the soil there is sandy. The wood elves are insular but they still allied with the human kingdom near them and during the war of the final alliance even fough alongside the high elves once again for the greater good. They are in constant battle with the orc who live north of them who try to exploit thier forest for lumber and wid game.

Modern Luinalda
Since being built the great city of Daeralda which is built in the great Larch tree of Ehlonna has become large and prosperous. The elves there practice woodworking better than any other race and live in ornate houses, some of which are built high in the branches of the great tree. The wood elves do sell lumber to the human kingdom but other than that have little contact with outsiders. What metal tools they do use are imported from the human lands. The wood elves do know how to work metal, but the land they live on is poor in metal ore. In the south they grow rice, cotton, hemp and silk. The wood elves are also masters at making textiles and export the finest cloth in the world. They are rules by a druidic matriarcy. Each village sends representatives to the great city to allocate recources for the season and settle disputes.