Humanity's Cousins

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• 2.5 times faster in both reflexes and neurological processing IE the will pick something up a lot faster than a baseline human.
• 1.5 times stronger via denser muscle fiber.
• Denser nerve bundles.
• 'Smarter' immunological system.
• Eyesight roughly the same as human standard but somewhat extends into the ultraviolet range.
• Heightened hearing (elf ears!)
• Generally slightly more lithe and lanky than the human mean 'norm'.
• Males tend to be taller than the human norm while females are in the upper end of it.

• Standard human anatomy in this regard, gestation slightly longer at ten months.

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• Drier and less humid environments.

• Effectively immortal with a thousand year estimated lifespan, they were created with the intent to guide the 'new' humanity.
• Normal 'human' speed aging until they reach their 23-24th birthday.

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