Campaign guide plight of the tuatha (1) 11

Campaign Guide
Height, stature, build and physiological ranges are comparable though the skin coloration tends to be slightly
darker than Tuathan elves. Common hair colors include,
brown, dark brown, and black, though grey and silver are
not uncommon either. Eye colors are usually shades of grey,
light blue or dark brown which seem to have flecks of light
eternally reflecting of them.

Society
Many elves that made the journey known as The Elvish
Dark Trail did not survive the journey past the Fomoire
of the Ostmen Islands. The nightmare of the move to the
Godspine Mountains has still scarred the psyches of those
travelers. The elves of the Eejiinmod have lost some of the
joy and carefree spirit they once held, a more serious and
somber spirit has taken its place in the elven communities’
heart. Most of their outlook and philosophies of living have
not changed; they still believe in self-sufficiency, helping
family members, and the importance of finding one’s own
way in the world. But they have turned to more somber
intellectual pursuits in order to help ensure their survival
and spend less time celebrating life overall.

Arts
The arts of the Huldufólk elves have changed slightly from
those of their ancestors, due in part to the geography of
their residence. Where once their creative imagery was
arboreally based, now animal and mineral designs dominate
the major artistic motifs. Stonecraft has been studied and
adopted as a major mode for artistic creation, but unlike
dwarven stonecraft, the ideology of elven stonecraft centers on adaptation rather than domination of the medium.

These elves excel in the production of statuary which adorn
many of their buildings’ facades.
Elves of the Godspine Mountains also have adopted
the use of fur throughout their wardrobe, lining their
clothes and adding trim from the furs of the local animals.
Animals and mountain landscapes are often embroidered
upon their clothing or are etched upon their metalcraft

History
Almost 22,000 years ago the elves completed their millennialong search for a new homeland and founded their kingdom
in the Godspine Mountains. They originally lived upon the
plains of Tir Ydrail but due to the war with the fomoire,
they elvish people split into two groups; one moved into
the deep woods of the Loc Sil forest and were known as the
Tuatha, the other left for the Ightfal Tundra in search of a
new homeland. The two elvish empires have not had contact
with each other since the migration due to concerns that it
might break the pacts they made to ensure their protection

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during the time known as The Elvish Dark Trail.
The first generations lived in peaceful accord with
their adopted lands and used their magics to shape great
towers in the mountains. Winds conjured from high in
the sky blew over the face of the mountains forming the
passages and bridges needed for a new Elven city, all the
while hidden by great magics from the mountain’s other
inhabitants. After many generations the magic began to fail
they found themselves at odds with one of the other denizens of the Godspine Mountains, the dwarves. In the Year

703 AE, the dwarves, on a divine pilgrimage to Eejiinmod
Peak, found the reclusive elves claiming rights to the peaks
of the mountains. Soon the First War of the Peaks began
between the elves and the dwarves. The dwarves were deaf
to the elves’ claims that they had been drawn to the land
by their own gods as a place of haven. The elves, already
weary of war, wove new spells into the mountains making
it harder for the dwarves to bring their armies to the elvish
gates. By the time the Third War of the Peaks began in the
year 11349 AE, the elves felt that they were on the edge of
destruction when the new fledgling human empires began
to rise and challenge the dwarves. The elves warily began
to form pacts and minor treaties with the humans, trading
magic spells and secrets in order to appease the fledgling
empires and form bonds of trust. The year 11358 brought
the signing of the Treaty of Songs, which settled the elves
into a steady time of peace with the humans, and began a
series of intermarriages between human nobility, such as
House Keala, and the ancient clans of the elves.

Gnome
The eerie gleam deep in the forest from eyes reflecting
light from a campfire, a tiny hand with dirt-encrusted
fingernails slipping through a crack in the wall which
quietly grabs a few bits of stale bread crust; this is all
most people see of a gnome traveling, hidden, across the
land. On rare occasions, you might see oddly curled ears
so shaped to help prevent dirt or small rocks from entering
as the gnome digs their burrow.
Physiology

Gnomes are among the smallest of the races, usually
around 3 feet in height and weighing around 30-40 lbs.
While they are physically weaker than many other races,
the attention the god Esus took in their creation has made
then resilient to damage and fair to look upon.
Where once the coloration of gnomes was brilliant
and remarkable, centuries of hardship have muted the
once cacophonous palate of bright skin and hair tones and