While there are volumes and volumes of things that can be learned about Middle-Earth's Elves, the different clans and races ...
Though there are a few different types of Elf in the Pillars of Eternity lore (Pale Elves and Wood Elves), you can only play as a Wood Elf if you choose the Elf race. Elves can be found everywhere ...
Four playable elven races exist alongside many more elven races ... This creates the story of a world that's been continuously inhabited by many different people in different places.