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Classification | Humanoid |
Capital city | Pora Elinu of Poporia |
Notable characters | Elinu |
"Innocent waifs on the outside, immortal spirits on the inside, imminent defeat to the other side."
The elins of Pora Elinu are one of the seven races in The Exiled Realm of Arborea.
Known for their feminine appearance, elins feature unique tails and ears and an almost childlike demeanor even though they may be thousands of years old. The elins are not to be underestimated, as their knowledge greatly surpasses that of the average person. They united with the poporis in order to stop and restore peace with anything harmful to nature.
Official description
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"The elins have one driving goal: if it’s not good for nature, stop it. Older and wiser than they appear, they join with forces of nature and mortal races to sweep their enemies from the battlefield. Their speech is often dark, forthright, and otherworldly, and their sense of humor can border on vicious. Other races find the elins' manner and behavior off-putting."[1]
History
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Regardless where they live, the elins will not tolerate anything that goes against nature. Popolion will be the first stop at peace.
Elins today
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"Both the elins and poporis champion the cause of nature, but the bond between them is deeper than that. As a single nation they repair, protect, and preserve the world they live in and love above all else. The popori nation was among the first to join the federation. Recognizing the Argon Invasion to be a threat to all nature, the elin queen promptly rallied all of her forces, popori and elin, to the cause."
Capital city: Pora Elinu
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Pora Elinu.
Lore
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It's said Elin were created from divine essence of Elinu herself, and are "more spirit than flesh".[2] It's unknown is Elin can truly die, or do they simply "return to the Dream" (of Titans).
An elin looks the same on the day she rises from the waters of Lake Elinu as she does the day she returns to it many years later.[3]
After death of Elinu goddess Seren took over watching the Elins. Seren hide Pora Elinu and Elins from outsiders for a long time. This allowed Elins and Poporis avoid events like Divine War. They were revealed to outsiders only "recently". The Popori Kingdom quickly allied with Humans and joined the Valkyon Federation when it was formed due the Argon invasion.
Seren is never seems in game, in fact she has hidden herself from outsiders. Seren communicates with Elin nobility in Dream, and it's responsibility of Elin princesses to interpret her will based on what they see in Dream.
Elin queen is mentioned in game. She is never seen either. Elin queen is said to be in intimate communion with Selen. It's unknown if she is dreaming or joined with Selen in realm she has hidden herself into.
Reapers were born when Evil reached Pora Elinu. It's said Rida forged the darkest of elin divine energy into the vengeful spirits.[4]
Some lore from the Western version of game stated that Elins live as long as humans or approximately 80 years. Some observations in game conflict with this. The timeline of the world of TERA states that the Argon War was ended in 276 VC (VC meaning when the city of Velika was created). The Crusades area takes place back in time when Velika was just being built. There, you find two Elin NPCs, Syona and Zolyn. This proves that Elins live more than 200+ years.
Racial traits
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Active
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Horizon Run - Increases movement speed by 20 points. Effect is canceled if combat begins. Casting duration is instant, effect duration is 3 minutes, and cooldown duration is 30 minutes.
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Soothing Presence - Cause all enemies to appear non-hostile to the user, but decreases movement speed by 40%. Effect disappears when a skill or an item is activated, or when combat begins. Casting duration is instant, effect duration is 1 minute, and cooldown duration is 1 hour.
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Velik's Horn - Teleports to Velika. Casting duration is 5.5 seconds and cooldown duration is 1 hour.
Passive
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Botanist - Increases plant gathering speed.
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Friendly Current - Increases swimming speed.
Trivia
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The emblem that once used to belong to both popori and elin.
- Elin was the last race to be announced and revealed to the public. Although seen as early as any other races, they were considered female popori during that time, hence the similarities of their:
- Racial traits.
- Living environment.
- Homeland.
- Goddess.
- Game files, almost every file related to elin are dubbed "popori_f".
Elins were "censored" when game was released in West. NA and EU versions replaced some clothing with less revealing versions. In example "panties" were replaced with "shorts" and some cloth added to cover belly buttons. This decision caused significant stir among Tera's fanbase when game was released in 2012.[5]
Gallery
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References
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- ↑ http://tera.enmasse.com/game-guide/races/elin, TERA Game Guide, 3/22/2012
- ↑ Lashinuk during quest Keepers of the Sun
- ↑ http://tera.enmasse.com/game/races/elin
- ↑ http://tera.enmasse.com/game/races/elin
- ↑ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-05-14-from-panties-to-shorties-why-the-young-anime-girls-of-tera-were-censored
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