Elves

Almost identical to humans save for pointed ears, hundred year life spans, and common tendency toward agoraphobia when confronted with large, tightly packed crowds, elves are the second oldest civilized race in the realm. Prior to the arrival of humanity, elven society mostly revolved around small farming communities, overseen by regional governors who form a loose confederation, coming together for mutual protection in times of strife. Elvish cities were rare and most of them were small and not overly populated. The few elves who did desire more social environments would move into demon cities, so long as they could deal with the moaning and odd theft.

This changed somewhat with the introduction of humanity, in as far as elves on the whole found their otherworldly cousins much better company then either demons or dwarves. The elven and human partnership would prove a great aid in helping the fledgling human race get a foothold in their new home and provided the elves with a trading partner who would neither molest them nor show up drunk to half their trade meets.

This friendly state of affairs would come in handy for the elves, as five hundred years after the arrival of humanity, the tense relationship between elves and dwarves broke into the bloodiest conflict in this history of either race, which was only halted when a combined army of men and demons forced an armistice and brought both sides to the negotiating table. The elves, who had been on the back foot, anticipated harsh reprisals, but with the smooth negotiation of the human king, a deal was struck that not only ended the conflict with minimal punitive action, but also strengthened dwarf-elf relations going into the future.

When humanity needed them most however, the elves' strong dislike for King Harold The Mad, along with their decentralized government, meant that no formal aid could be easily sent and no one was terribly interested in trying to find ways around that problem.