Teharans

Humanoid peoples from the planet Tehare. Ancient humans settled the planet millenia ago and grew and adapted with the innate magic the planet possessed into elf-like humanoids. They are as varied as your typical human, but are more magically inclined.

Each Teharan is born with elemental abilities. They categorize these as Major and Minor elements, where your Major element is your strongest connection. Teharans are very adept at controlling their Major elements and often take up professions and skill sets that leverage their expertise. The level of mastery that a typical Teharan has over their Elements varies, but the Major will always surpass the Minor. Some Teharans don’t even actively use their Minor Elements.

There are 13 Elements that Teharans can have - Fire, Wind, Water, Earth, Sun, Lightning, Ice, Nature, Spirit, Illusion, Shadow, Light, or Dark.

‣ In this context, "Light and Dark" can be interpreted more as conceptually Angelic/Demonic, but isn't necessarily an indicator of an individual's alignment.

Teharan Shapeshifter (name pending)

Shapeshifters that can shift back and forth between a humanoid and animal form, and stay in either as long as they want.

In the Dragon Knight/Space AU

Even though Teharans figured out space travel long before the humans of earth did, they are still descended from them. Though the weirdness that is wormholes and spacetime, the ancient humans that settled on Tehare are the descendants of the humans that have just "recently" begun to explore the broader reaches of outer space. When the two groups of humanoids discovered this, not only did it give the humans a good idea of what their evolution could look like in other places going forward, but it gave Teharans access to ancient histories they long thought were lost to time. Many Teharans thought that them being descended from earth humans was a myth up until this discovery was made.

Teharan space faring culture is extremely advanced, and they've long since figured out how to create sustainable energy to suit their species' needs. They still are inherently magical and possess elemental abilities.