Dwarves and Elves hate each other with such a passion that if any small bands travelling threw the others territories they are 'snuffed' out. But averting any major war for the past 300 years. There are several factors that created this hatred, but the biggest factor was when the widowed Silvan Queen Shyael fell in love with the Dwarf Iron King Targrir. The elves claimed that she was taken against her will but it wasn't the case (Think Rhaegar and Lyana.). When her son Orist came to her supposedly rescue her, seeing her lovers life head in his hand she had killed herself. Other periodic skirmishes had happened but when Orist and Targrir waged war it nearly annihilated both races thus called the War of Annihilation.

Elves are the only one that can wield magic but only a select few are capable of such a task. Reserved for only the highest and noblest of families. But it cannot be used excessively, doing so would first turn them mad and as a side effect would age them vastly. The lifespans of elves range from roughly 2000 to 3000 years. They do not suffer from old age but rather die in their sleep when the reach to the time of their death. The oldest they can appear to be is in roughly there mid to late forties according to the human stand point. They hold no religion except that of the earth. The typical elven army has very limited amount of heavy infantry just the initial line to hold the enemy at bay. Relying on light warriors and archers with their speed and accuracy

Dwarves are what you think they are. Beyond stubborn and greedy to a fault, but loyal to fault. Their beards are the one thing they care about more than their pride. Any who cut off another beards pending on the severity of the crime include exile up to death if it cut short enough. Veteran dwarf warriors decorate their beards with rings of iron, gold and silver pending on their deeds in war. The more they have the more respect the commanded. Life spans of dwarfs range from roughly 250 to 300 years of age. But there has been freak occurrences of regal dwarves they have lived up to 400 years. Their god Rogrim was also the first dwarf or so it is said. Dwarves the die in battle are said to have their bodies sewn in stone to serve him and their blood to feed his essence so he might return. The Sons of Stone are dwarves from all walks of life and is a secret from all. The most honored position any one dwarf can hold, even their kings bow before them because their warriors of a single purpose when the walk to war. Expected never to return

Humans are well that's we are ha ha. In this world though they have more kings than can be counted. Each of them war each other to gain more land and prestige. Bleeding themselves mostly. They're influenced by both dwarf and elven cultures. But when the darkness looms they're usually the first to get stabbed since their the most numerous of the races and have spread wider and further than dwarves or elves. Religion is mixed in a handful of varrieties