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Elves of Legend

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	===Elves of Legend===		===Elves of Legend===
	''"I yet see it in her eyes - the wisdom of Kirinhi, the nobility of Benaedan, the strength of Tharadilia... I see in her still the wilder ways of Shadiuil and his Council of the Throen."'' --Alamath.		''"I yet see it in her eyes - the wisdom of Kirinhi, the nobility of Benaedan, the strength of Tharadilia... I see in her still the wilder ways of Shadiuil and his Council of the Throen."'' --Alamath.
	:* Kirinhi: mother of Tharadilia, a seer and sorceress of great renown amongst her people.		:* '''Kirinhi''': mother of Tharadilia, a seer and sorceress of great renown amongst her people.
	:* Benaedan: father of Aradil, once a warrior on the Council of the Throen and close adviser to the High King		:* '''Benaedan''': father of Aradil, once a warrior on the Council of the Throen and close adviser to the High King
	:* Tharadilia: mother of Aradil, wife of Benaedan, creator of the Cloak of Elven-Kind		:* '''Tharadilia''': mother of Aradil, wife of Benaedan, creator of the Cloak of Elven-Kind
	:* Shadiuil: the first of the High Kings of the elves. Aradil, known in later days as the Witch Queen of Erethor, will eventually become the greatest of this line. Founding member of the Council of the Throen.		:* '''Shadiuil''': the first of the High Kings of the elves. Aradil, known in later days as the Witch Queen of Erethor, will eventually become the greatest of this line. Founding member of the Council of the Throen.




	==PLACES==		==PLACES==

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	: <font color=red> '''''COMING SOON'''''</font>		: <font color=red> '''''COMING SOON'''''</font>


			===Elves of Legend===
			''"I yet see it in her eyes - the wisdom of Kirinhi, the nobility of Benaedan, the strength of Tharadilia... I see in her still the wilder ways of Shadiuil and his Council of the Throen."'' --Alamath.
			:* Kirinhi: mother of Tharadilia, a seer and sorceress of great renown amongst her people.
			:* Benaedan: father of Aradil, once a warrior on the Council of the Throen and close adviser to the High King
			:* Tharadilia: mother of Aradil, wife of Benaedan, creator of the Cloak of Elven-Kind
			:* Shadiuil: the first of the High Kings of the elves. Aradil, known in later days as the Witch Queen of Erethor, will eventually become the greatest of this line. Founding member of the Council of the Throen.

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	==PEOPLE==		==PEOPLE==
	????		===Commanders of the Eastern Erethor Front===
			====Lord ??? ====
			: <font color=red> '''''COMING SOON'''''</font>
			====Lord Eoatin====
			: <font color=red> '''''COMING SOON'''''</font>

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	==PLACES==		==PLACES==
	~~????~~		===Tir Amrasa Edior===
			(meaning “land of the emerald tears” in the language of the elves) <br> In the Last Battle, the Shadow’s forces teemed with countless orcs, terrifying fire-breathing dragons, foul demons, raging giant-kin, and other monstrous horrors out of the wild places of the world. One of the abominations put to devastating use against the human cities and elven woods were trolls bred in the vile pits north of the Highhorn mountains. These creatures, twisted by malice and hate, were often in the front of the Shadow’s onslaughts and bore the brunt of the defenders’ wrath. It was therefore not surprising when, in the aftermath of the war, a number of trolls fled their orcish masters and hid themselves in the wilds of Erenland. A large group escaped into the woods now known as Tir Amrasa Edior. Over the last century, the trolls’ numbers have increased and the forest has become infested with them. Quite apart from the trolls, which orcish hunting parties sometimes attempt to capture, there is a palpable menace in the Tir Amrasa Ediorthat is said to arise from a great spirit that haunts the dark center of the woods. <br> A Carasil general called Gwyrlael was commander of Tir Amrasa Edior at the end of the Third Age, but she fell to the horde, by all accounts she was a friend and protégé of Queen Aradil herself. At the time, into her capable hands was given the safe-keeping of these sacred woods and the mysterious Emerald Tears, a series of power nexuses that lay at their center. Since her death the nexuses have been masked by this spirit from the attention of the Shadow and the things within have been luring hundreds of enemy troops inside her woods to their doom.

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	You may also ask for any information, and based on situation or skill checks that info will/or will not be placed on this page.		You may also ask for any information, and based on situation or skill checks that info will/or will not be placed on this page.
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	'''You WILL abide by the [[LAWS OF SHADOW]]'''		'''You WILL abide by the [[LAWS OF SHADOW]]'''

	'''This is your [[Daily Life Under the Shadow]]'''		'''This is your [[Daily Life Under the Shadow]]'''

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	===Herbalism===		===Herbalism===
	[http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/magic_herbalism.htm Herbalism Rules]		[http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/magic_herbalism.htm Herbalism Rules]

			[http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/magic_magic-limits.htm Magic Restriction Rules]

	The ban on magic instituted by the Shadow as well as		The ban on magic instituted by the Shadow as well as
	the occupiers’ general lack of interest in the welfare of the		the occupiers’ general lack of interest in the welfare of the

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	===Herbalism===		===Herbalism===
			[http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/magic_herbalism.htm Herbalism Rules]
	The ban on magic instituted by the Shadow as well as		The ban on magic instituted by the Shadow as well as
	the occupiers’ general lack of interest in the welfare of the		the occupiers’ general lack of interest in the welfare of the

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	==HISTORY==		==HISTORY==
	?~~???~~		===Elves===
			The elves are more like the elder fey than any of the
			other fey races of Eredane, both physically and culturally.
			They are a slight race, lithe, quick, and agile. They are all
			children of nature, and even with their ancient culture and
			powerful magic, they still live close to the wilds as part of the
			Great Forest. They are a unified people, allied not only to
			tribes or family groups but instead to a single royal line that
			rules over all of Erethor. The racial devotion to their High
			Queen Aradil is akin to worship, and though there is a large
			and powerful Council of the Throne, it seldom opposes
			Aradil’s will. Despite this greater shared history and culture,
			there remain various subraces of elvenkind, each with its own
			unique physical traits and ways of life.

			====Caransil (Wood Elves)====
			The elves of central Erethor, the Caransil or wood
			elves, are the most widespread and familiar of the woodland
			fey. They range from the southern Highhorns, eastward to the
			Plains of Eris Aman and the Westlands, and south to the
			Aruun Jungle. Their skin is the beautiful brown of ino tree
			wood, and their hair tends to be long, shiny, and black. Their
			eyes are large and dark, and they are the tallest of the elves.
			They wear a variety of clothes, from the dark and mottled
			camouflage leathers of a scout’s kit to the sunset brilliance of
			a courtier’s elaborate silks.
			These elves live in enormous maudrial, or homewood,
			trees that have been coaxed to grow in elegant but useful
			domestic shapes by age-old spells. The Caransil eat mostly
			fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. They supplement their
			diets with rabbits and grouse raised in family hutches and
			with river fish from the Gamaril and Felthera.
			The wood elves are traditionally the artists, philosophers,
			and craftsmen of Erethor. They are also the lineage
			from which have come the greatest sorcerers and battle
			mages of recent times. Their warriors carry longbows and
			longswords.

			====Danisil (Jungle Elves)====
			These elves of the southern reaches of Erethor, where
			temperate forest gives way to tropical jungle, are small,
			slight, and ebony skinned. Historians speculate that they may
			be the elven line from which the halflings were born. The
			uninitiated consider the Danisil “feral elves,” but their culture
			is as sophisticated as that of their cousins. Many of Erethor’s
			most powerful druids are of the Danisil lineage.
			Their hair is dark and coarse and typically worn in short
			dreadlocks. Their eyes are black and so narrow that the
			whites barely show. They dress in loose shorts and brightly
			painted vests, but when hunting, they wear only layers of
			river mud to hide them from both sight and scent. Adults typically
			adorn their faces and arms with strangely beautiful patterns
			of ritualistic scarring. The scars are said to frighten
			away evil spirits.
			The Danisil live in boa-bil groves along the many small
			rivers of the Aruun Jungle. Their druids enchant vines to form
			large slings that suspend their tiny huts high in the jungle
			canopy. They live off the fruits of the forest but are also cunning
			hunters. They are good fishermen and use fleets of delicate
			canoes to fish and hunt along their rivers.
			The jungle elves have mastered the use of poison
			arrows and have developed several toxic elixirs uniquely
			effective against orcs. They also carry wide curved fighting
			knives called sepi. Izrador’s invaders learned long ago to fear
			these ugly little blades, but have little need to venture into the
			dark Aruun; the fell demons of that place fight on Izrador’s
			behalf without the dark god having to expend a single soldier.




			==QUOTES, MYTHS, LEGENDS, STORIES, AND BELIEFS==

			''The destiny of the world is Shadow.'' — Anonymous note penned in the margin of the Academy’s Commentaries


			===The Covenant===
			The wars with Izrador spawned many great heroes from all the races. The memory of these champions helps to keep the faith among human insurgents and inspire fey defenders who still battle the Shadow today, and some say the strength they gave in the fight against Izrador persists in the weapons they used. <br> Legend says Elenial, an elven girl whose family was killed in the orc raid on Althorin, killed 27 raiders with a single arrow. Sneaking through the burning remains of the town with only one arrow left in her quiver, she would shoot an unsuspecting warrior, watch him die, and then sneak to the corpse and recover her shaft undamaged. She did this time and again, until the entire orc host huddled together in fear and set to hunting her. It is said she killed their leader with her final shot, just before they cut her down. Still today, elven archers running low on arrows recite her name as they loose their flights, asking her boon in guiding their aim. The quiver of Elenial, should one be able to find it, is rumored to never run out of arrows. <br> Aio the Light Foot survived the razing of his village, but everyone and everything he loved was taken that night. Aio was given as a slave to a wealthy legate who wanted a halfling slave to cook his meals. He played the part, but learned to pick the lock on his collar. He stole a knife from the kitchens and snuck into the sleeping orc camps nearby. By the time he left an hour later, there were nine orcs dead in their bedrolls. Aio’s nightly forays continued for several weeks and word quickly spread of his stealth and prowess. Aio himself was eventually captured and executed, yet his blade has found its way into the hands of captive halflings ever since so that they might enact justice upon their captors.

			===Born and Bred===
			Couthlin wrinkled his nose at the rank smell. The odors of sweat, blood, and less polite bodily fluids wafted up to him as he strolled on the elevated walkway. The commoners milled about below in their usual mindless herd. <br> “Civilized!” <br> The large canine creature preceding him stopped and looked up at him, cocking his head in confusion. The legate frowned and kept walking, yanking on the chain attached to its collar. <br> “Stupid beast. No, they are not civilized. I was exclaiming in disbelief. Being facetious. Go back to your sniffing.” The astirax-possessed hound obligingly returned to scenting the air. <br> The legate frowned. It was pathetic that he had to rely on one-way communication with a magic-hunting beast. His skills at dialogue and manipulation would be all but blunted by the time he returned to Theros Obsidia. Asnort from the astirax snapped Couthlin from his thoughts. The canine form was watching a passing figure below, quite intently. Couthlin’s dark eyes.followed as well, noticing a suspicious narrow shape jutting out from beneath the figure’s cloak. Roughly hilt-shaped. “A weapon...magical?” he asked in a hushed tone. The astirax growled in assent. <br> “Then follow,” Couthlin said eagerly, releasing the chain. “Return to me at the temple when you’ve tracked the criminal to his lair.” <br> The beast slunk into the shadows and trotted after the offending figure...towards its demise, Couthlin hoped. The mage-hunting beast had been witness to too many of Couthlin’s intrigues and coups. The mercenary it now trailed had agreed quickly to his terms: kill the astirax in exchange for the sword the legate had given him. <br> Meanwhile, below, the astirax salivated in anticipation. The scent of magic was heavy in the air...not just from the sword, but from at least a few enchanted crossbow bolts. All of them aimed at the walkway above, where his master walked. <br> Rather, his former master

			===The Other Lands of Aryth===
			''The peoples of Eredane know little of the lands that lie beyond our seas. Some say the elves of the First Age traveled to all the corners of the world, but even if such legends are true, this lore was almost certainly lost in ages past and was never shared with the wise of other nations. What little we know comes from the records of Dornish and Sarcosan settlers who traveled to Eredane from the eastern continent known as Pelluria in ancient days. Sadly, these records are often little more than folktales and must be held suspect in the light of reason. <br> From fragments of the Histories of the Old Empire, we gather that Pelluria is a land of greater aspect and extension than Eredane, as <br> “a youth shall gray and come to infirmity before crossing the breadth of the Kalif’s dominion.” <br> Even allowing for the excesses of a culture known for its vanity and embellishment, this suggests a vast continent unconstrained by the great oceans that embrace our land on three sides. Nor is there reason to believe that the “Kalif’s dominion” ever covered all the realms of Pelluria. It is known that the Sarcosan Empire conquered the Dornland river valley in the north. It is believed, however, that the fall of the Old Empire in the Third Age had as much to do with a war against a rival power in the east as with internal decay and the loss of its overseas colonies in the west. <br> The Dorns describe their ancestral home as a land of cold, rugged hills, glacial valleys, and deep, snow-laden forests. In the Sarcosan records, we learn of vast grasslands, endless deserts, and great cities of stone built in the oldest days by the first men of Aryth. The elder races of the fey are unknown in these lands, but the stories speak of stranger peoples that share no blood with the elder fey, of fearsome races that hate all others and feed on the flesh of men. Tales of serpent people and beastmen must be considered little more than fables told for the benefit of wayward children.'' <br> — '''Ilsrid of Highwall''', The Lands of Aryth




	~~==MYTHS, LEGENDS, STORIES, AND BELIEFS==~~
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