Editing The Castle:Keep on the Borderlands (section)

==Other Races== 
In the beginning the Goddess and the Father created the world. Within the Earth, amongst the forming metals and rocks Dwarves were formed. Above the Earth, as the first trees sprouted and the first deer took form, so did the first Elves. 

For an infinity the world was so. Then the Mother gave birth to Man. Man turned away from his parents and this was the First Strife. 

At a time when Man still feared the moon and cowered round fires for protection from the wolves, the Fey Folk ruled the Lands Above. Graceful and Kingly, their might was unchallenged for untold centuries. Until the Dwarves rose up against them, challenging their rule over the lands, fighting a mighty battle. This was the Second Strife. 

At the end of this cataclysmic conflict, the Fey withdrew from the world, heralding the age of Man. Now they live beneath the Barrows, their grip over the land sundered. Yet the remains of their lordly might can be seen in standing stones, dolmens and vine shrouded ruins of exquisite beauty. Few dare tread where the Fey once ruled, especially at night, for the faint, haunting melodies of their pipes and lutes can be heard still, luring the unwary into their cold embrace. On moonlit nights when the storms wrack the sky, Fey horsemen ride forth in the Wild Hunt. 

===Elfkin ===
Elfkin are the poor, twisted, demented offspring of their noble forbearers who left the lands long ago. Sprites and sylphs, dryads and nymphs. There are a thousand names for these every day spirits of the stream and brook, hearth and forge. While not malicious, they must be placated and kept in check with gifts of milk and honey, or turned away with iron nails and prayer, for if crossed they can be fierce enemies. They can make no sense to people, unable to communicate in words Men can fathom. They are shy, but occasionally dangerous. Every place in the world has its Elfkin. 

===Dwarves ===
Unfathomable and ancient creatures, Dwarves are rare but are seen occasionally, wandering the roads, seldom settling in one place. None know their origins, though stories tell that in times forgotten they fought a mighty war against the Elves, causing the Fey Folk to withdraw beneath their Barrows and leaving all but a handful of Dwarves left in the world. Craftsmen par excellence, fearsome warriors, stalwart companions to those who can win their hard-gained trust, fearsome enemies to those who cross them. They have no tribe or homeland, and while most wander on an unceasing quest about which they will share no information, some linger in one place from time to time, imparting the gifts of their wisdom upon Man. Skilled is the smith who has spent time at the forge with a Dwarven master. 

===Hobs ===
Where Elfkin are the benign spirits of places, hostile only when crossed, Hobs are most definitely not. Hobs, Hobgoblins, Bogarts, Deurgar; all manner of names are given to these malicious devil-spawned creatures. Philosophers would argue over the nature of Hobs; are they satanic powers placed on earth by the Lord of Lies or are they merely Earthly spirits which mean Man harm. But few peasants care for such arguments, for it is clear that a Hob will take every opportunity to drown, freeze, mislead, cut, bash, bruise, starve or otherwise slay the unwary. Many believe that the souls of those slain by a Hob pass neither to Paradise or the Abyss, but are collected in the Hob’s sack, to be used up in his sickly schemes. Whatever the truth, Hobs are each unique in their appearance, yet are uniformly difficult to defeat due to their guile and slipperiness. 

===Hags ===
At the end of the Second Strife the Elves and the Dwarves were both judged. Each was condemned to an eternity below the ground; the Elves in their barrows, the Dwarves in their Halls. But the Deceiver bargained with some of the Elf-wives and so the Condemner did not lay his judgement on them. So, in the dead of night, these tortured, undying spirits do his bidding. 

===Others=== 
Wyrms 

Goblins, trolls, ogres 

Imps – Whisperers. Servants of the Deceiver.