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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3501679" data-attributes="member: 3448">Within the hour, Abigail entered to announce the arrival of “Lord Aufaugauthal’arim the Forsaken and someone named Arrrgggghhhhsnap.”  Arrrgggghhhhhsnap remained in the antechamber while the Noldar lord entered, wearing the colors of his allegiance to Gateways.  He inclined respectfully to the Archduke, who responded with the same degree of formality and respect traditionally given to an Eldar.  Lord Davion smiled, pleased with the compliment. “You summoned me, your grace?  And may I congratulate you on eliminating the Master of the North?” “Thank you, Lord Davion.  And it is well that you mention the Master of the North.  We seek your advice on dealing with the last of the Harlequin assassins, the Master Unbidden.” “Ah, they sent him, did they?” “You know of the Master Unbidden, Lord Davion?” asked Dame Brionna. “He is their strongest physical combatant.  I do not know much of this one directly, but I am familiar with his title and its history.” “We currently have but a few ideas for how to deal with him,” continued Alistair.  “We are considering luring him into an ambush and using our vollers’ energy lances against him.” “You would take collateral damage if you used the artillery,” replied Lord Davion. “He could stand against energy artillery?” asked Alistair in horror. “Not forever, but long enough to do significant damage.  He wears master coercer armor, which would redirect most of the energy away from him, at least until it was overwhelmed.  It could work, but the costs would be high.” “What more can you tell us of the Master Unbidden?” “As I said, it is the title that they give to their strongest warrior.  I knew more of the previous Master Unbidden.  He was a half-drow, half-shadowelf warrior.  But he reached the point of Elevation, and had the honor of being slain by Algaroth himself in personal combat, his lifelong ambition.  The current Master Unbidden would be his successor.” “Half-shadowelf, Lord Davion?  I’m not familiar with the shadowelves,” said Alistair. “Ah.  The shadowelves are rarely seen outside of Krashmere.  They are offspring of the Noldar, like the drow, but less numerous and more accepted.  They are perhaps analogous to the high elves.” “To the high elves?  I would have thought that the drow were their equivalents.” “In magic, perhaps, your grace.  But not in numbers or in fertility.  If the shadowelves are like the high elves, than the drow are like the grugach.”  Lord Davion paused for a moment as he thought about unpleasant memories.  “All of the Houses, even my own, accept their shadowelf offspring.  Each great house has a shadowelf cadet house, whereas almost all of the Morgothian drow belong to cadet houses beneath House Moriquenda’rim--only the lone cadet house of House Cuniri’rim serves another house.  The rest of the great houses routinely expose their drowan children--it was the exposure of my sister that caused me to forsake my people.” “We are sorry for your loss, Lord Davion.” “Thank you, your grace, but there is little point in dwelling on it.  It is the way of the Noldar, and is why I turned to the Light.”</blockquote>

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