Why are elves treated badly in The Witcher?

Why Are Elves Treated Badly in The Witcher?

The Continent’s history with the elves is complicated, to say the least. These age-old inhabitants of the lands, the elves, have always struggled to maintain their peaceful relations with humans. In recent events, the Witcher story took a dramatic turn, causing strife and unrest between the two factions.

Throughout the Continent, humans have been persecuted by elves, leaving a sense of despair and mistrust between the two communities.

Why are elves treated so brutally in The Witcher, considering that they are depicted as having powers from the beginning of times. Elven sorceress Ida, from the North who is a symbol of their mastery with magic, their long lived or immortal.

Recurrent History of Mistrust

From the earliest recollection, elves were considered mystical being, with exceptional abilities. There always was this feeling from Human side, a sense that we weren’t able to fully understanding that world of theirs. They communicate through the Val’gyr language

History of Battles: Blood Wars between Elves and Humans (Before the Conjunction of the Spheres):

Long lived or immortal: During blood wars between elves and Humans long lived, long-lived for years, they managed to live the Eternal Life in Death to escape it, and then returned to life only, to live eternally forever.

They burn down cities and mass murdered countless kingdom and villages: This dark background of violence left a deeply psychological impact on both sides, shaping the perception and distrust of each another since then

After The Great Conjunction:

Overthrow Of King Foltest: Elf’ s forces in conjunction with Dwarfs under King Foltest attacked by humans from the forces at the hands of Emperor Emreys, killing the Dwarfs.

Blood was spilled everywhere: When king Foltest died because this event

Scatter and hiding: There _Elven Kingdom fell was reduced to only one in each region, the remaining went Into hiding, becoming Renfri and the rebel movements that Hibernian Wars

Elder blood is the symbol power of this magic – "Elder Blood. Which is associated with many sorceresses and sorcerer"

Half-elf status

A half-elven child like Ciri because of Elder blood has magic, giving ability to use their powers against a Non-White Wind.

Elves live more than 1 thousand to 2 thousand years on some occasions much longer while people life expectancy are to 70 years the longest-lived elven beings has been observed in human-elf children.

Unhappy End for the Elves. There is not much
to say because they still a part of The Witcher: Blood Origin series there can be much more story here it seems but there are questions with no clear answers from either side that can answer as well to our question:

are elves treated badly The reason is this because are are at war they have differences
and these differences give origin to this perception and distrust with what they call elf as the villains. While those who they call, Humans, are, The Oppresors.