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Rhezarnos
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 Posted - 15 Apr 2005 : 10:12:13
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Ok...silk elven culture
*Ahem*
The silk elves value art, magic, weapons training and nature equally. In fact, they often fuse all four elements together. For example, archery to them is a form of art (as with other weapons), making the simple act of drawing the bowstring look as graceful as any dancer. Together with their enchanted bows, which are literally grown from a special tree, silk elven archers are deadly and yet graceful in their profession.
The education among silk elves depends on what he or she wishes to be. Most education is passed on through first hand experience while others through schools (magic, strangely, is a first hand experience education). In their first 100 years, silk elves learn everything in general, from weapons to magic, literature to military tactics. They also learn whatever they can about the other races, and how each are unique, along with whether they should be killed on sight or not. One other important lesson they all learn is the history about their race, and their (to them) justified hatred towards Lloth.
The silk elf's art is mostly heard, not seen. Poems, songs and plays are commonly found, though the composers are not bards, but often warriors. Sculptures, paintings and literary works are also found, being made by artisans, smiths and masons (as part of their training).
Silk elves have a free spirit, balanced with the acceptance that law is needed to avoid anarchy and chaos (attributes of Lloth). Because of that, they tend to be more neutrally aligned. They are taught when to think and when to act, never doing either in extremes. During war, for example, silk elven commanders won't go over plans and strategies over and over again, nor will they go rushing blindly into battle.
Because of Lloth's Taint, most silk elves try to avoid eating anything to raw, or coming into view or contact with blood. The thought of going berserk and killing their kin is bad enough, but the knowledge that one actually does it will often result in that person commiting Jhaniil (suicide in shame).
Silk elven names (finally!) are usually chosen by the parents, though often the elf would replace that name with his or her own choice of name when the elf reaches 75 (adolescence). Rarely are last names used, unless to differenciate between two elves with the same name. Example of silk elf names:
Males- Seva'ar, Elcaros*, Jakar*, Nix'ilru
Females- Niilra*, Jei-Sha, Isein, Kinicha
Examples of silk elf last names:
Tel'vasha (Nightfire), Morkinya (Whispersong), Rhezarnos* (Outcast)
*Names used in by me or by the DM for shadow elf NPCs
Am I missing anything? |
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 15 Apr 2005 : 11:26:24
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| One minor point... There's only 10,000 silk elves, correct? That makes their army comparatively large, at 3000+ soldiers. That means 1 out of every 3 silk elves is a soldier. |
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LordAnki
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Posted - 15 Apr 2005 : 12:10:21
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| Well its um whats the word. Can't think of it. Well Faerun is a campaign setting and as the DM they can do whatever the hell they want really. There must be hundreds of different versions of The Nameless Dungeon in The High Forest area. |
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Rhezarnos
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Posted - 15 Apr 2005 : 12:54:29
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
One minor point... There's only 10,000 silk elves, correct? That makes their army comparatively large, at 3000+ soldiers. That means 1 out of every 3 silk elves is a soldier.
Yup. This does not include Nigasha and Iyasha. If so, the total number of silk elves in the army would be around 5000. This is because of the hosile conditions they faced in their exiled plane. Forgot to do details on their time there...DM's working on it, so I'll be able to post about it in 2-3 days. |
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SiriusBlack
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Posted - 15 Apr 2005 : 14:39:14
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Originally posted by LordAnki
Well Faerun is a campaign setting and as the DM they can do whatever the hell they want really.
I don't think anyone here would argue that point.
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There must be hundreds of different versions of The Nameless Dungeon in The High Forest area.
Yes, although forgive me if I'm missing something here. It's early and I've had no coffee yet. But, when did the Nameless Dungeon come up in this thread's recent posts? |
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 15 Apr 2005 : 17:28:46
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Originally posted by LordAnki
Well its um whats the word. Can't think of it. Well Faerun is a campaign setting and as the DM they can do whatever the hell they want really. There must be hundreds of different versions of The Nameless Dungeon in The High Forest area.
My point was that having such a high portion of their population under arms is unusual. In order to be helpful, I pointed that out. |
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LordAnki
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Posted - 16 Apr 2005 : 01:26:38
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| The nameless dungeon came up in my post because I was just emphasizing my point that Faerun is a campaign setting and the dm can change anything. Well the Samurai had alot of people that were excellent with weapons. Hell every drow is efficent with some type of attack type thing. |
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The Sage
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Posted - 16 Apr 2005 : 05:11:53
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Originally posted by Rhezarnos
The silk elf's art is mostly heard, not seen. Poems, songs and plays are commonly found, though the composers are not bards, but often warriors. Sculptures, paintings and literary works are also found, being made by artisans, smiths and masons (as part of their training).
Do they have any instruments of their own creation? What does their music sound like?
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SiriusBlack
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Posted - 16 Apr 2005 : 05:16:47
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Originally posted by LordAnki
Well the Samurai had alot of people that were excellent with weapons.
Yes, but the Samurai were a group that was part of a race. This thread is discussing a race in and of itself, not one group from it. |
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Rhezarnos
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Posted - 16 Apr 2005 : 08:42:52
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Originally posted by The Sage
Do they have any instruments of their own creation? What does their music sound like?
Silk elven intruments are mostly string and percussion ones. A notable intrument is a long board that is stringed with 30 different materials of varying thickness, known as Chil'ken. It's appearance is like that of a flattened harp on a board, and the notes played vary greatly. One Chil'kin, in the hands of an expert, can sound like
a whole ochestra, or even two, depending on the song played.
Silk elven music is often used to reflect the composer's feelings and dreams, and rarely is there songs about noble deeds, exciting adventrues or stories. The tone of the music depends on the overall theme of the song. The song 'The Broken One' for example, is a love song, played with a tune that's best describe as sorrowful, hopeful and totally tear jerking. |
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Rhezarnos
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Posted - 16 Apr 2005 : 14:52:41
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Silk elf traits:
- +2 DEX, +1 CHA, -4 CON: Time in their exiled plane has left a mark on a silk elf's health. Their still retain their agility and grace though. Their social attitude towards others make them easier to befriend.
- Medium sized
- Base land speed is 30 feet
- Immunity to magic sleep effects, +3 saving throw against enchantment (spell and effects)
- Low-light vision
- Weapon proficencies: Katana, shuriken and longbow (composite included) as martial weapons, due to the training all silk elves get when young.
- +2 bonus on Listen, Search and Spot checks
- Languages: Silk elven, silk elven sign, dwarven, draconic
- Favoured class: Fighter. Their preference for weapons is evidence of this. |
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Rhezarnos
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Posted - 16 Apr 2005 : 17:27:12
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Forgot to add some things:
- Lloth's Taint: When creating a silk elf, roll 1d4. If it's odd, the elf is cursed. If even, the elf is not cursed.
- In combat (if cursed), after scoring a successful hit, the silk elf must roll a d%. There's a 60% chance the silk elf will enter the 'chaos rage'.
- If cursed and gaining a level, the silk elf must make a d% roll. <50% means that the elf gets a -10% penalty on their chaos rage roll.
>51% means that the silk elf gains +5% on their rolls. The penalties and bonuses stack, though there's still a 10% chance of resisting the rage, and a 20% chance to enter the rage, no matter how much the bonus/penalty is. (Translation: Max chance of resisting: 80%, min chance of resisting: 10%) |
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Rhezarnos
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Posted - 19 Apr 2005 : 06:14:47
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Ok, now for some history...
Silk elves were banished to another 'parallel' plane by Correlon Larethian after Lloth's betrayal, as Illirien's zealots puts it. They spent their years in their exiled plane, adapting to the strange conditions in the plane. No name has been given to the plane, partly because no one wants to remember those times.
Their time there caused significant damage to the silk elves. Population dropped from 50,000 to 7,000 in a matter of years, as the elves fought against creatures like the elari and desorath for a place to call home. By the time the survivors managed to get a foothold on their new world, they quickly made sure to preserve themselves by concentrating on fortifications, military strength and securing needed resources.
They also established connections with some native races on that plane, namely a dwarven kingdom and a clans of mirdachs, monstrous creatures that look like nightmares of a young child. The good relations between the races helped the silk elves to have a few centuries of peace, though skirmishes with elari were common. Trade allowed the silk elves to learn new skills and resources not found on Toril. A notable example is the creation of the Zikiri, a combined work of the elves and the mirdachs.
After three centuries, the silk elf numbers grew, and obvious mutations were found. One was the black jade mineral, which is actually dried silk elven blood. How it is shaped and manipulated remains a silk elf secret. Their appearances also took a darker change, with their originally green skin becoming as black (if not blacker) than a drow.
The elves developed a strong connection with their last deity, Illirien. The Jade Weave, created to replace Faerun's Weave, is proof of how close silk elves were to their goddess. By fusing themselves with the Weave, they also allowed Illirien total control over their lives, since she can cut off the Weave from specific users, killing the particular individuals.
By the ToT, the silk elven numbers stabilized, though they still keep around 2/3 of them in some sort of military service, a habit from their exiled past, fighting for their survival. Their hatred for Lloth, though has grown into a hate that could lead to war against her followers, even if the outcome is defeat. |
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Rhezarnos
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Posted - 20 Apr 2005 : 10:53:36
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| The last POS regarding the silk elves: The campaign that's gonna be used by the DM soon. Yay! Thing is, he reached a dead end. Something to do with Lloth, drow and Skullport, as far as I know. All the guy told me was that he needed help on what could start a full scale war along the Sword Coast, involving drow. Suggestions please? |
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Regarding new breed of elves
