Among the Elves there are those who believe the old ways were better. Elves who lay down their everyday life and seek solitude in the woods, mountains or other remote areas. Some are political unwanted, xenophobes or members of some extremly religious cult. Others simply long to stand closer to nature, and realise that living within modern society hinders them from accomplishing this.
Asgardian society tents to look down at these individuals, though keeps an open door to them, should they decite to accept a new life within the Kingdoms many settlements.