Dusk Elves

The Dusk Elves are a community of elves, unique to Barovia, living under the protection and wardenship of the Vistani tribe outside of Vallaki. They are few in number and consist only of males.

History
The Dusk Elves pre-date Strahd's arrival in Barovia, and they were part of the resistance to his campaign. The suffered greatly in the conquest and lost a good number of their people. The remaining elves were given over to the Vistani, who both protect and oversee them.

Their second great tragedy came when a member of their tribe, Patrina, sought to re-kindle an old romance with Strahd after he had become a vampire. The community stoned her to death in response to this betrayal. Her murder incurred the wrath of the vampire lord, who dispatched Rahadin to deliver his justice. He executed all of the women and children in the village, effectively condemning the Dusk Elves to extinction.

The now live a wretched existence as wards of the Vistani.