Howdy, Colonel. I have a question regarding
The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth for you. I know it's been quite some time since you wrote this module but I was hoping you could clarify a few things for me.
Booklet #2 contains several new monsters (which later made their way into the MM II), among them Valley Elves and Cooshee (aka "elven dogs"). The Cooshee are listed as "normally found only with sylvan or valley elves." In the wilderness encounters at the beginning of the module there are a couple that involve elves (oone a border patrol from Perrenland where there are elf scouts with the human troops) and another encounter with an "elven warder band." This later group specifically has 3 cooshees along for the ride.
My question is this: are one or both of these groups meant to be
valley elves? The type of elf involved isn't specified for either encounter. If I had to hazard a guess I'd say the elven scouts with the band from Perrenland would be High Elves from the Quagflow River region (see p. 31 of the
World of Greyhawk setting). While the Elven band of warders could also be High Elves this would make their cooshee companions quite an exception. Wood Elves could be possible but they'd be a far distance from the Vesve Forest and Valley Elves would be quite a distance from the Valley of the Mage.
Any input on a relatively obscure topic would be greatly appreciated
Gray Mouser