101 Bizarre Elvish Customs

[Weather Report]

16. Their ears actually aren't pointy, they just really dig Spock, and wear prosthetic pointed ears.

 

[Electric Wizard]

16) Dance-fighting is mocked by other races because it involves great leaps, lunges, pirouettes and posing. Banter, sportsmanlike compliments and clever taunts are also encouraged. But Elves don't take their dueling seriously. Often the loser in a dance-fight to death accidentally stabs him or himself or falls off of a ledge.

 

[Marshall Gatten]

17) They make up for their dislike of the number 6 by really liking the number 16. Sometimes they even use it twice when counting.

 

[DnD_Dad]

18) Elven males can grow beards but shave them because they all come in spotty and the color blue.

 

[Marshall Gatten]

19. Elves naturally have normal ears. But many generations ago, they began breeding of doberman pinschers and really like the traditional cropped ear style. Ear cropping has since become a rite of passage to adulthood.

 

[Electric Wizard]

20) To work around the strict woodcutting commandment, many elves raise beavers to harvest wood. Some grow as large as dogs, and are trained to be agressive towards non-elves.

 

[MarkB]

21) Jokes, puns and innuendo regarding elvish beavers are punishable by death, a rule that outsiders often fall foul of.

 

[DnD_Dad]

22) Elves grow one toe nail long so they can groom with it. This is why they wear pointy shoes.

 

[Electric Wizard]

23) Elves in this forest consider interpretive dance to be the best method of explaining things to outsiders. They become indignant and impatient if their audiences express confusion.

 

[DnD_Dad]

24) Elves rub dead animals on themselves to cover their scent.