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The dwarves are descended from some very peculiar elven slaves that could turn into objects instead of live creatures. They managed to escape and have since been living in the human cities, hiding in plain sight as it were. (if you want to imagine how the dwarves look as objects, look no farther than people playing prophunt.)

They look at domestic elves with a mix of sadness and pity, as they can recognize the effects of the domestication on their personality.

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Wild elves are vengeful and wily. They have allegiances only to their own, and it’s best to be careful with the deals you make with them. They retain history through oral tradition, and will recite slights with meticulous accuracy. They’re protective of their forests, as they’re aware of how screwed they’d be if their habitat disappeared. Non-darkness aligned elves are generally cast out, as they’re seen to be mal-adaptive.

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With domestic elves everything in the previous paragraph goes out the window. They’ve been selectively bred for hundreds of years, and their personality shows these changes.

To better control the slaves, humans have artificially introduced sex-based privilege. The female elves are treated well, and they’re used as enforcers for the males. The threat of withholding privileges seems to be an effective way to get them to cooperate.

The males are especially friendly and obedient. They seem eager to please and be content with little themselves.

Of course, when elves are concerned, it’s uncertain how much of this is genuine behaviour.

Description
A combo image.
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The dwarves are descended from some very peculiar elven slaves that could turn into objects instead of live creatures. They managed to escape and have since been living in the human cities, hiding in plain sight as it were. (if you want to imagine how the dwarves look as objects, look no farther than people playing prophunt.)

They look at domestic elves with a mix of sadness and pity, as they can recognize the effects of the domestication on their personality.

—

Wild elves are vengeful and wily. They have allegiances only to their own, and it’s best to be careful with the deals you make with them. They retain history through oral tradition, and will recite slights with meticulous accuracy. They’re protective of their forests, as they’re aware of how screwed they’d be if their habitat disappeared. Non-darkness aligned elves are generally cast out, as they’re seen to be mal-adaptive.

—

With domestic elves everything in the previous paragraph goes out the window. They’ve been selectively bred for hundreds of years, and their personality shows these changes.

To better control the slaves, humans have artificially introduced sex-based privilege. The female elves are treated well, and they’re used as enforcers for the males. The threat of withholding privileges seems to be an effective way to get them to cooperate.

The males are especially friendly and obedient. They seem eager to please and be content with little themselves.

Of course, when elves are concerned, it’s uncertain how much of this is genuine behaviour.