Elves
Elves, also known to as the Firstborn, are described as the most beautiful and gifted in Middle-earth. They are as tall as men, often taller. Elves are immune to disease and do not age however they may be slain in battle or lose the will to live. After death they await in the Halls of Mandos, one of the 14 sub-gods known as the Valar, for one day to return. Many Elves made the Great Journey to across Middle-earth and the Great Sea to be with the Valar in Aman and along the way some stayed in Middle-earth.The Elves who chose to dwell in Middle-earth were still welcome to go to Valinor in their own time.
Elves that have done evil deeds are rarely purely evil at heart, but simply crave great treasures and this leads to sorrow.
Melkor, the first Dark Lord, imprisoned some elves in his fortress, Utumno,where he tortured them and from them bred the bitterest enemies of the Elves: the Orcs; ugly, evil, traitorous and cowardly.
A valiant elf who joins the quest and represents the Elves in the Fellowship, Legolas hails from Mirkwood and is a great archer. Elves are noble, elegant, magical beings whose time is running out and who seem to possess a bittersweet sense that they are now about to pass into myth. Although they could be slain or die of grief, elves are immortal in that they are not subject to age or disease.
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