Fantasy Race Concept - Feed Back Wanted

*Hello guys i am currently developing a fantasy race for my own little project and wanted to get some feed back and idea rolling. Its a bit of a interesting mix.*

**Xian** (name is WIP) are a species of noble, seemingly naive, and ethereal beings. There very similar to the tolkienian idea of elves. There literary origin is found in the Daoist/Taoist form of the mythological being known as the xian (aka immortal, sages, spirits) and in japanese usually referred to as Sannin which would be translated as immortals. as you can see a lot of idea to work with. One route i am going now is Snake/Dragon which has a lot of connection within as snakes/fish and dragons have a lot of connection. Aswell as there being myths of snake humans being immortals in daoism.

**Concept:** The Xian form a noble cast on the top of an empire of there own creation. This is held together with administration and knowledge. Which keep the Xian a extremely long lived species as the dominant cast. Xian are not born they are created from the many subject races/species of there empire. They are reborn into a new form and take on the live of an adult. I am working towards a sort of Chinese imperial city idea with this combining it with a lot of Cultivation literature. (thats basically Chinese sword and sorcery fantasy)

**Appearance:** The skin is pearl to white covered in minuscule scales that texture not dissimilar to a rough silk or other fine material. most of there body is humanoid except semi functional claws at feet and long delicate and non functional once at the hands. there Eyes are silted like a lizard or dragons. with these being variable in color. Hair that is very whispy and either curls in large hoops or is straight and flat. I am thinking of adding Horns to the older once to show more dragon then snake but that an idea.

*if you want a visual just think kabuki play.*

*so that my creation I like some feedback if you got it*