INTRODUCTION
Hide, listen, watch, learn
And when the time is right, strike from the
shadow.
AKA: The Dark Elves.
Associated colors: Black and purple.
Worship: Malassa, the Dragon of Darkness, keeper of deadly secrets.
Core philosophy: We rule the shadows, and someday the shadows will rule
everything.
Country/kingdom: Ygg-Chal, the Dark Below.
Home terrain: Dungeon.
Capital city: Konos, the Maze of Shadows.
Key symbols: Snake, featureless mask.
Description:
The Dark Elves are renegades from the Sylvan factions who long ago made a pact
with the mysterious Faceless. As a result, the whole nation embraced the
darkness and chose to live in the underground world of Ashan, building their
cities in the huge caves there.
The Dark Elves worship the Dragon of Darkness, and because their deeds in her
name are their worship, the Dungeon society is built around secrecy, plots,
betrayal, and occultism. Each town is ruled by a clan with a High Priestess at
its head. Women are almighty in the Dungeon society, for they lead the
religious, political, and military powers. They do not raise their children
themselves, but send them to the temple instead, where they will learn all the
arts a young Dark Elf must know to survive.
In peace time, the Dark Elves use their very particular skills against other
Dark Elf cities, to strengthen their own clans. But in war time, all these
skills dedicated to murder and plots are turned on the common enemy. On the
battlefield, Dungeon troops are renowned for their superior agility and power,
even amongst their basic units. Fortunately for their enemies, this superiority
is scarce and comes at a higher cost, for the Dark Elves are few in numbers and
each loss is a severe blow to their military might.
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