Wild Walker

The Wild Walkers are a race of forest dwellers from Endless Legends.

History
The Wild Walkers were simple elves living as hunter gatherers in the forest. Their gift was to shape rocks and trees into great buildings; cities rose as green towers in the deep woods. But they had another, more dangerous ability: Transferring their spirits to the animals of their world. This act, called The Sharing, let an elf experience the wild, untamed energy of their totem animal.

Culture
Central to the Wild Walkers beliefs was the Sharing, which was a telepathic merging of the mind between beast and elf. Elves who Shared often, however, risked having the spirit of the beast burst out like a violent flame and take control during moments of stress. In spite of that, some sought increasingly savage beasts in order to experience Sharings of ever greater intensity.

With individuals embracing the savagery of the animals and vanishing forever into the woods, the nation had to choose between the wild spirits of nature and the civilization of their towers. Troubled but determined they forswore the sharing, renamed themselves the Wild Walkers, and set out to build their towers away from their dark past. Only time will tell if the Sharing still has its hold on their souls.