The Sacred Emblem of the Elven Alliance

Every race in Nevendaar has its own emblem - we'll face it or its separate parts and elements throughout the gameplay. Our artists designed emblems for each race and we'll cover them all in our Newsletters.

Actually, an emblem is what is described on the shield but very often it's decorated with various additional visuals - creatures holding the shield, helmets, bands, etc. - all of them strictly hierarchized and regulated.

Of course we were not supposed to strictly follow the rules of official heraldry accepted in our world. Nevendaar has its own history and future, and what makes difference in our realm may not actually matter there. Yet, as a whole, we decided to keep some commonly acknowledged heraldic elements.

As we believe, the visual elements in the Elven decoration structure should be more ethnic, if compared with Empire and Legions of the Damned. Besides, they are true forest inhabitants despite their heavily armed warriors. Thus they have quite a primitive shield - oval, with the fur skin pulled on the hull made of entwined twigs. Two trees with the same root are depicted on the fur skin.

Why is that we chose a maple with two stems as the basis of the emblem? Well, long ago the Elves had a different emblem but after breaking into Noble Elves and Wild Elves they changed their priorities thus changing the emblem. Now it shows a sacred tree - maple with white bark and red leaves just like trees have in autumn. It implies that their souls are full of autumn - sad and bright at the same time. Two entwined stems coming from the same roots symbolize their previous division into two factions. They're doing their best to join efforts and unite these opposites.

The Elven colors are white, red, gold, and black.

White - dignity, open-heartedness, purity, innocence and commitment to truth. The color of the stem.

Red - courage, love and...blood shed in constant struggles. The color of leaves.

Gold - autumn that reigns in their hearts; justice and generosity.

Black - carefulness, wisdom, endurance in trials; sadness and mourning for Gallean and Soloniele - creators of the Elven race.

The shield holders are white unicorns with red horns. They are quite unusual unicorns, though they are depicted with the head of a horse and the body of a lion.

The unicorn is a symbol of purity and innocence. Our unicorn has the body of a lion - it symbolizes strength and courage. Besides, the unicorn is often associated with beautiful maids - Elves do have a lot of female units in their squads.

According to the heraldry rules, the shield holders if they aren't winged creatures should stand on some foundation. Our foundation is the root of these two trees depicted on the shield. Their twigs are entwined over the shield making a crown which symbolizes Elven hope for the future union of their divided races.

The shield is usually decorated with a helmet or a crown. We decided to give each race its own headgear. The Elves as great explorers, pathfinders and searchers received the mask. The mask is very archaic and is decorated in traditional Elven colors - while and red. The image resembles war paints on one of the Elven warriors.

The red color points to the Elven connection with demons...which unfolds in the storyline.

The motto is usually written below - instead we placed the "Elven Alliance" words there.