Help me design high elves?

[e11]

I'm close to finishing with the UNE, and I have an itch to roleplay as a "high culture" of wise, strong and disciplined people, using the "elf" portrait.

I want to go with either a militaristic kingdom, but in the sense of being proud and strong, rather than bloodthirsty conquerors, OR psionic spiritualists.

What is an effective mix of Traits, Ethics and Civics for either setup?

Oh, and I REALLY want to take the Venerable trait. Is the point cost a total waste?

[Red Dox]

Mmmhh. It would boil down to YOUR point of view about this race.
If for example we would go Warhammer Highelves or their 40k counterpart: Eldar
https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Eldar
I would have a specific traitset in mind to fit them.
https://i.imgur.com/av1Pj1X.png
But if you have some rather utopian dream about space elves...

I would at least mix in Spirtualist, because those knife eared pieces of ♥♥♥♥ are always about worshipping something and telling everyone how superior their [vulcan] mindset makes them. And it also sets you on the psionic path, which probably will fit best.
Depending on your pov the next one could be egalitarian, xenophile, xenophobe or military. Or instead of picking three you could rather flesh out one to fanatical.

Traits again, it's what you want to build. Venerable can work but it is costly. Enduring early on might help better and later if you have bioengineering you could still upgrade your dna to venerable instead.

[Malaficus Shaikan]

Fanatic Authoritarian, Spiritualist, Imperial Cult, Aristocratic Elite, Feudal Society.

The key thing about high elves is there believe that they are the best.
They always seem to have a king or queen they worship and are full of noble houses.
Said noble also have there own armies so.... There a feudal Society.

I would suggest that roleplaywise any none elf is either a slave or second class citizion.

Veneralble and slow breeder are a must.
There not elves if they dont live long and breed slowly.

[e11]

Thanks for responding. But I've seen the point made that Slow Breeder is a major handicap, given how important pops are.

But roleplay-wise, yes, it makes sense.

[Malaficus Shaikan]

Originally posted by e11:

Thanks for responding. But I've seen the point made that Slow Breeder is a major handicap, given how important pops are.

But roleplay-wise, yes, it makes sense.

I dont find it a handicap at all.
You can counter it by increase food in policy's.
10% counter eatchother + many research to increase pop growth + multiple spieces to intergrate into your empire.
Unless you refuse to have servant race's the lack of pop growth wont effect you at all.

[e11]

Originally posted by Malaficus Shaikan:

I dont find it a handicap at all.
You can counter it by increase food in policy's.

Oh, that's right.

[captain403]

Originally posted by Red Dox:

Mmmhh. It would boil down to YOUR point of view about this race.
If for example we would go Warhammer Highelves or their 40k counterpart: Eldar
https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Eldar
I would have a specific traitset in mind to fit them.
https://i.imgur.com/av1Pj1X.png
But if you have some rather utopian dream about space elves...

I would at least mix in Spirtualist, because those knife eared pieces of ♥♥♥♥ are always about worshipping something and telling everyone how superior their [vulcan] mindset makes them. And it also sets you on the psionic path, which probably will fit best.
Depending on your pov the next one could be egalitarian, xenophile, xenophobe or military. Or instead of picking three you could rather flesh out one to fanatical.

Traits again, it's what you want to build. Venerable can work but it is costly. Enduring early on might help better and later if you have bioengineering you could still upgrade your dna to venerable instead.

In the off chance you are still playing Stellaris, what mod has the left side portrait in the 2nd link?