There are - or ... well, I suppose it might be better to say different... tribes?
[ Maglor looks thoughtful ]
We are all still elves, after all. Still kin. There are several ways you can divide us - the oldest is into three - the Minyar, Tatyar and Nelyar. From one or more of those three tribes are all of us descended now. But there is another division - in the beginning, our forefathers were offered the choice and chance to leave the lands of our awakening and seek the safety of Valinor. Many went, but not all. And so the new division is between those who stayed - the Avari or the Moriquendi, the Faithful, as they call themselves, those who loved the land too much to leave, and those like my grandfather. We are the Amanyar or the Calaquendi, although most call us Eldar, for we are those who learnt at the feet of the Powers in their own lands and who carry their Light in our eyes. The three tribes in Aman are now Vanyar, Noldor and Teleri - I am Noldor. And those who remained mostly identify as either Sindar and Silvan, although there are those even more remote tribes than that such as the Green Elves of Ossiriand.
[ He smiles at Killua ]
It might have seemed nothing to you, but to an old elf like me, any kindness is a blessing, and that you can find it in yourself to reach out despite what has been done to you speaks very well of you.
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[ Maglor looks thoughtful ]
We are all still elves, after all. Still kin. There are several ways you can divide us - the oldest is into three - the Minyar, Tatyar and Nelyar. From one or more of those three tribes are all of us descended now. But there is another division - in the beginning, our forefathers were offered the choice and chance to leave the lands of our awakening and seek the safety of Valinor. Many went, but not all. And so the new division is between those who stayed - the Avari or the Moriquendi, the Faithful, as they call themselves, those who loved the land too much to leave, and those like my grandfather. We are the Amanyar or the Calaquendi, although most call us Eldar, for we are those who learnt at the feet of the Powers in their own lands and who carry their Light in our eyes. The three tribes in Aman are now Vanyar, Noldor and Teleri - I am Noldor. And those who remained mostly identify as either Sindar and Silvan, although there are those even more remote tribes than that such as the Green Elves of Ossiriand.
[ He smiles at Killua ]
It might have seemed nothing to you, but to an old elf like me, any kindness is a blessing, and that you can find it in yourself to reach out despite what has been done to you speaks very well of you.