Cappans

The Cappans (sg. Cappa) are a Hominid race often called sprites, night elfs, or graymen. Dunarian tradition names them the Race of Capenyo, one of the fourteen major sapient races.
 * Cappans of Leather, or sylvanids
 * Cappans of Dust, or spriggans
 * Cappans of Sleep, or pixies
 * Cappans of Coral, or nixies

History
The isle of Secrollus has been named by Cappan folklore as the home of the sprites, though little can be seen there of their past habitation. The first migrants spread throughout Gazenne, often integrating with dryad communities. Subsequent waves of migration spread southward, thriving in the Crimsonwoods and Scarletwoods, and eastward to the woodlands around the Sea of White Flame and the lost Amestine river valley (currently the Gate of Massina and the Colloprian coasts.

The sprites diversified according to their locales, with the sylvanids in the forests, the spriggans in the caverns, and the nixies along the coasts. The origins of the pixies, however, are still much of a mystery. It is commonly held that a string of mutations resulted in a small populace of dwarf sprites, which broke off from the Gazenne societies and spread every which way.

Cappans of Leather
The Cappans of Leather, known as sylvanids or night elves, reside primarily in woodland regions on every continent, including the Nerian redwoods and the forests of Central Gazenne and Northern Serille.

Cappans of Dust
The Cappans of Dust, also called spriggans, weredrakes, or barrow elves, are known for their affinity for caverns and subterranean abodes. Often compared to the venom drakes for their gnarled, scaly appearance, the spriggans are the most unusual of the Cappan races.

Cappans of Sleep
The Cappans of Sleep are commonly known as pixies or mischiefs, are found scattered throughout much of the Realm, notably around the Dunar Seas and more isolated locales.

Pixies are notoriously short, being roughly half the size of the average sylvanid. They do, however, possess wider heads and stronger arms, resulting in their distinctive wit and well-known leaping behavior.

Cappans of Coral
The Cappans of Coral, also called nixies or sea elves, are found along coastal regions and atolls. Most thrive on primarily pescetarian diets and are adapted to the sea, though some societies have been known to settle by freshwater bodies.