Amaan'lu

Amaan'lu is an expansive elven village located in the southwest forest of Adorea. In addition to being the first entirely gray-elven settlement, it is also widely considered to be the first settlement on the whole of Adorea.

History
Amaan'lu was believed to have been settled by gray elven refugees near the dawn of the plane's creation. Though the grey elves were the first to settle the continent, they did not seek expansion, remaining centered in the southwestern forests of Adorea.

When Arcanian refugees fled Komali, the elves of Amaan'lu allowed them in to Adorea, where they would found the nation of Anvalia in the Cradle of Mist to the North. The two nations became friendly towards one another, often relying on each other for trade.

Amaan'lu's way of life was threatened when the Dominion began to grow in power. Under the guise of a partnership, Dominion justiciars began to capture and trade gray elves from Amaan'lu to the city of Arcanus as slaves. Due to the growing presence of both the Dominion and Arcanus, Anvalia was kept from interfering with the slave trade, earning the spite of the Amaan'lu people.

Though the slave trade has long ended, Amaan'lu remains distrustful of outsiders. Their people are steeped in the practices of elder magic, and their mages are often credited as being some of the most gifted in all the realm.