Elves never died. Never easily, at least.
As History would have it, Demi-humans were once considered inferior to the Human species. After all, in a world ruled by humans, there was nothing worth stopping them. Ruling them, besides themselves.
They considered everything and every species below them less than them, and that included the elves.
After the first discovery of Elves, a long time ago. Even before the time of the Demonic Period, humans had set out to capture them.
Slavery. Prostitution. Concubine. The endless torrent of ill-natured intent towards the Elves that ruled the Eastern forest. Captured. Used. Disposed. Reused.
It became an endless loop of creation and destruction, with humans spreading their influence further in the world.
