Sun elf

The sun elves (also known as sunrise elves, more commonly as gold elves, sometimes as high elves due to their stereotypically elitist ways, and Ar'Tel'Quessir in their own language) are only now returning to Faerûn in numbers after the majority abandoned the continent during The Retreat and went to live on Evermeet. They are perhaps the most learned of all subraces of elves as they tend to be more intelligent than an average moon elf. Another factor may be because of a sun elf's natural prediliction for absolute perfection in any endeavor they pursue. Also sun elves tend to live longer lives than the other elven subraces, leaving them more time to perfect their studies further.

Appearance
Like all of the People, the Ar'Tel'Quessir are of a height with humans, but significantly more slender. They also tend to be slightly longer in limb, and their hands and feet are approximately half again as long as an equivilant human's. They possess a deep bronze coloured skin, in some cases appearing more amber. Hair colours tend toward copper, golden blonde and black, and rarely red. Eye colours are more varied with most gold elves possessing eyes of liquid gold or silver, or black, but on occassion hazel, copper or green.

Religion
Sun elves do not consider Angharradh to be amongst the Seldarine.