said.
“We come to you for another matter,” Deccon said.
At that moment, several dozen elves suddenly appeared from the forest, dressed in spectacular clothing and delicate weaponry and armor. The horses snorted, startled by the sudden appearance.
One elf moved forward, towering over Grognor. “We will accompany you to the games. I am Bōddy, Chieftain of the Glade elves.”
The dragons were gone as quickly as they had appeared, leaving behind a small army of one hundred elves. The three humanoid races looked at each other, a bit uneasy.
“We will be participating in the games as well,” Bōddy said, matter-of-factly.
Grognor held no animosity toward the elves, nor did any other race. Rather, they respected them almost as much as the dragons. They were the elder race, and were rarely seen. Something bigger than Grognor expected was happening, something the dragons were keeping to themselves, as usual.
These were known as ‘elder elves’. Other than the obvious similarities to the high elves, such as thin bodies, slanted eyes and pointed ears, they were actually quite different. High elves were typically not over five feet tall with pointed ears and slanted eyes, subdued features and slight builds. Elder elves stood over six feet tall, were very muscular, and had exaggerated features. Their pointed ears were very tall, extending in long points above their heads. Their slanted eyes were much bigger than high elves, and their eye brow hair generally extended several inches beyond their faces. Hair color and type varied as did any other race; red to black, blonde to blue, and was generally waist length regardless of gender. Skin color also varied from a deep brown to a fair that looked almost transparent. Eye color was usually deep purple, with blue or yellow occurring on rare occasions, and vertical pupils like cats. Their cheekbones were very pronounced, and their chins always came to a rounded point. These elves only had three fingers and a thumb on each hand, as opposed to four and a thumb like all other humanoids on the world. They had prominent canine teeth, extending normally twice as long as their other teeth. The males’ features were much more masculine of course. It was easy to tell the difference, the genders being shaped appropriately. Both genders were generally of the same height within the normal individual variables, and personal strength was more or less equal. Within all the elven communities, not just in the elders’, males and females were considered equal on most things, excluding childbirth.
“Chieftain,” Grognor started, “it’s a distinct pleasure to travel with you, but there’s something you need to know. We had a run-in with some rouge humans before we left and expect to encounter them again at some point. I don’t know how you feel about fighting humans?”
“We travel with you , therefore, any enemy of yours is an enemy of ours. Rest assured, Emperor.”
That shocked Grognor, the fact that an elven chieftain referred to him as ‘Emperor’. The elves had never officially declared their allegiance to the Empire. He nodded and looked around for their horses. “Chieftain, we’re on horseback and are a bit behind. We’ll be travelling quickly. You have no steeds.”
Bōddy smiled. “It’s quite alright, Emperor. We’ll go slowly so you can keep up with us.” He nodded to the other elves who ran off east at incredible speeds.
All the others were surprised and hesitated as the elves disappeared down the road.
“You heard ‘em! Move out!” Grognor said as he jumped on his horse. “Heeeeeyaaaah!” His horse reared and ran off at near full speed. The army quickly fell in line behind. Teelena laughed and charged off to catch up to her husband.
Chapter 6
I t was quite a sight. One thousand dwarves riding on large, mean looking warhorses all armored for major battle. Intermingled with them were gnomes with their own ponies, trying
“We come to you for another matter,” Deccon said.
At that moment, several dozen elves suddenly appeared from the forest, dressed in spectacular clothing and delicate weaponry and armor. The horses snorted, startled by the sudden appearance.
One elf moved forward, towering over Grognor. “We will accompany you to the games. I am Bōddy, Chieftain of the Glade elves.”
The dragons were gone as quickly as they had appeared, leaving behind a small army of one hundred elves. The three humanoid races looked at each other, a bit uneasy.
“We will be participating in the games as well,” Bōddy said, matter-of-factly.
Grognor held no animosity toward the elves, nor did any other race. Rather, they respected them almost as much as the dragons. They were the elder race, and were rarely seen. Something bigger than Grognor expected was happening, something the dragons were keeping to themselves, as usual.
These were known as ‘elder elves’. Other than the obvious similarities to the high elves, such as thin bodies, slanted eyes and pointed ears, they were actually quite different. High elves were typically not over five feet tall with pointed ears and slanted eyes, subdued features and slight builds. Elder elves stood over six feet tall, were very muscular, and had exaggerated features. Their pointed ears were very tall, extending in long points above their heads. Their slanted eyes were much bigger than high elves, and their eye brow hair generally extended several inches beyond their faces. Hair color and type varied as did any other race; red to black, blonde to blue, and was generally waist length regardless of gender. Skin color also varied from a deep brown to a fair that looked almost transparent. Eye color was usually deep purple, with blue or yellow occurring on rare occasions, and vertical pupils like cats. Their cheekbones were very pronounced, and their chins always came to a rounded point. These elves only had three fingers and a thumb on each hand, as opposed to four and a thumb like all other humanoids on the world. They had prominent canine teeth, extending normally twice as long as their other teeth. The males’ features were much more masculine of course. It was easy to tell the difference, the genders being shaped appropriately. Both genders were generally of the same height within the normal individual variables, and personal strength was more or less equal. Within all the elven communities, not just in the elders’, males and females were considered equal on most things, excluding childbirth.
“Chieftain,” Grognor started, “it’s a distinct pleasure to travel with you, but there’s something you need to know. We had a run-in with some rouge humans before we left and expect to encounter them again at some point. I don’t know how you feel about fighting humans?”
“We travel with you , therefore, any enemy of yours is an enemy of ours. Rest assured, Emperor.”
That shocked Grognor, the fact that an elven chieftain referred to him as ‘Emperor’. The elves had never officially declared their allegiance to the Empire. He nodded and looked around for their horses. “Chieftain, we’re on horseback and are a bit behind. We’ll be travelling quickly. You have no steeds.”
Bōddy smiled. “It’s quite alright, Emperor. We’ll go slowly so you can keep up with us.” He nodded to the other elves who ran off east at incredible speeds.
All the others were surprised and hesitated as the elves disappeared down the road.
“You heard ‘em! Move out!” Grognor said as he jumped on his horse. “Heeeeeyaaaah!” His horse reared and ran off at near full speed. The army quickly fell in line behind. Teelena laughed and charged off to catch up to her husband.
Chapter 6
I t was quite a sight. One thousand dwarves riding on large, mean looking warhorses all armored for major battle. Intermingled with them were gnomes with their own ponies, trying
Similar Books
