Zukuren

Zukuren (singular: Zukuren) are a race of humanoid creatures inhabiting a large swathe of north-central Tsominku. They are most known for their slender and agile physiques, and for being the most populous and widespread race on Mencu. These traits have earned them the nickname "elves", and are considered a Kasil Race due to their lack of inherent shapeshifting abilities. Like other Kasil Races, Zukuren can assume an elemental form, with the elves' form of choice often being linked to flora or natural poisons.

Origins
The Zukuren descend from the Kasil, a populous and stoic race of somewhat diverse individuals who specialized in elemental magic rather than shapeshifting. While only a few ever became Lakamaté with their levels of power, they, like the Vartiz, also possessed inherent affinities for one or more of the six Mencuan Elements. Unlike the Vartiz, many of the Kasil also possessed an affinity for the three Advanced Elements, which included electricity, flora, and metal. As the Kasil divided into the three different Kasil Races, the ones that had this affinity for flora and venom became the ancestors and predecessors of the first Zukuren.