Rift: Planes of Telara devs have revealed the latest race and the lore behind it. Called the Kelari, this group worked in secrete amongst the High Elves for a long while, seeing the devotion to Tavril as a burden. As the eons passed, the Kelari represent the Defiants and see themselves as equal to, rather than beneath, the gods. Check out a bit of lore and a couple of screens about the Kelari.
The Kelari are no friends to the High Elves or their Guardian allies. Truth be told, they had not traditionally been friends of any other race, and many Defiant protested trusting the Kelari. The Bahmi were particularly vocal in this regard, until they were silenced by a reminder of their Oath of Hospitality. The Kelari bring to the Defiant a fitting sort of spiritualism. While the Eth explored forbidden technology, and the Bahmi honed their bodies to physical perfection, the Kelari were making pacts with mighty magical beings, trading services for power.
This spiritual fervor has easily transferred to a passion for magitech among the young Kelari, who have proven valuable in magitech workshops, despite the grousing of older Elves. Of course, a Kelari is much more likely to simply try out “what might work” than conduct careful experiments, so the Eth grow somewhat nervous when their Elven allies handle machinery.
Find our more about the Kelari here.
