[Kaldrin]

I've had elves be a xenophobic elder race as well as happy-go-lucky clueless twerps with nothing but boatloads of luck that help them survive.

I've never liked the elves from D&D fiction and usually gear them more towards the old elves from The Silmarillion where they fought balrogs in single combat. They have to be immortal for a reason, right? Sufficient badassery is necessary for them to be that way in a violent world.