Quendu (pronounced que-en-du) is the elfkin equivalent to male
This term is an exclusive way for elfkin to name their gender in a purely elfkin way, despite their gender on the outside being more related to the human male/masculine gender.
Quendu can be used by any elfkin as long as they relate to the human identity of "male" or "masculine" while experiencing it in a purely elfkin way. This means anyone who identifies as elfkin to use this identity no matter their AGAB or their "human" gender identity, that means an elfkin who identifies as a human tomboy, a human enby, transgender, etc. can still identify as quendu.
Any pronouns can be used in tandem with Quendu but hīe/hīe/heom/hīeself is recommended for elfkin who feel species dysphoria due to being elven in their past life
If you're confused on how to use these pronouns here's some examples:
Hīe carried my books for me.
I saw hīe across the room.
It's heom bookmark hīe left in the book.
Hīe sat by hīeself at lunch.
Elven identifying as Quendu can also use whatever sexuality or romantic identity they like, vincian, bisexual, lesbian, aromantic, asexual, etc.
History
Quendu was coined by user RegardlessThyme2 on August 25th,2022 after hīe began to explore heom elven identity and had a hard time identifying with any existing elfkin genders. Hīe also felt a relation to the human idea of "male" but wanted something that expressed that in an elven way.
Flag
The flag was made on the same day by the same user
The flag is a recolored elfkin flag, representing that it's exclusive to elfkin
The darkest blue represents pure masculinity/maleness
The lighter blue represents a mixture masculine and neutral but leaning more towards masculine
The white represents transgender, non-binary, gnc, cisn't, and cis elfkin, who despite their human gender identify as Quendu
The star in the middle of the flag is the elven star to represent elfkin
The green in the star represents elfkin's ties to nature
The blue in the star represents elfkin's ties to nature
The lighter green represents a mixture of neutral and masculine but leaning more towards neutral
The dark green represents pure neutrality/agender elfkin
Etymology
The word quendu is elven for elvish man or male elf
Recourses
https://www.elfdict.com/w/quendu?include_old=1
https://decayed-foundations.tumblr.com/post/691870733879689216/high-res-elfkin-flags