Sylvan Aristocracy

The Sylvan Empire provided law and security for most of the people of Myrnia, but it also created a class of aristocrats that relied on its society for their prosperity. These elves live long lives, and though the empire has been gone for a century they retain their connection to each other through their shared history and what wealth they had been able to save from their times as officials and nobles.

Capabilities
Though fallen from the height of their power, the high elves often have resources that remain accessible to them. Some of them still operate as the effective rulers of remote towns or villages that have remain unchanged for centuries. The people in the town know the empire has fallen, but they don’t have a better leadership system than the one their great-grandfathers knew. Others have hidden away wealth, or families of servants who remain loyal to them. Many human city-states turn to these experienced leaders as advisors or ministers.

Agents
In addition to any retinue that lingers in service, the wealth and reputation of the aristocrats can bring others to aid in their goals. Almost anyone could be working for a high elf, though they tend to expect a certain level of decorum from their associates.

Agenda
The high elves are only loosely affiliated and united only in their desire to retain what little authority and status remains to them.