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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deuce Traveler" data-source="post: 3311547" data-attributes="member: 34958">The elven political factions are going to play a larger role soon, so I want to introduce them now:The Four Main Factions in the Silver Forest CouncilThe Sol Party (Sol'vi Elustru)This is an elven political faction led by many of the priests and devout followers of Sol.  They are the moral voice of the elves and were the ones that pushed the decision to aid the Dorinthian refugees of Fair Creek.  Unlike many towns and cities of Dorinth, the town of Fair Creek always maintained a good working relationship with the elves of the neighboring forest.  The Sol Party, or Sol'vi Elustru as the elves call it, did not feel a close affinity to the humans, but instead argued that they should give aid since it was the way Sol would expect his elven children to act.The Neutrals (House Rela)Although the largest political party in the council, and led by the ancient elven Rela line, the House Rela faction temporarily lost control of the discussion dealing with the human refugees.  The neutrals have long dominated elven politics with the argument that elves should keep to elven business and let the rest of the world do as it will.  Although the Sol party won the refugee argument due to its plea for a moral stance, House Rela was able to send two lead delegates from their own faction to bring the Dorinthians aid.  These two were Silas Generwine (no relation to the human PC Silas) and Kel, priest of the Huntress.  As the political tensions have heated up, these two delegates have lost their neutral stance.  Kel has adventured with the humans and made friends with the kobold Rix and half-orc Alexander.  His worldview has been shattered and he now leans closer to the beliefs of the Sol'vi Elustru.  Silas Generwine now leans towards the pro-Imperial party.Pro-Imperials (House Dran)The smallest of the main factions, yet the most vocal is that led by House Dran.  These elves argue that the Dorinthians had started an illegal war and that the Imperials are too strong to resist.  The Pro-Imperial party is growing stronger as the Imperial armies still operating in Dorinthian land have heard that many refugees have run to the elves and maneuver towards the Silver Forest.  House Dran argues that the only way to save the elves is to give up the Dorinthians, who were historically questionable neighbors anyway.The Warhawks (Magi)The Magi are the second smallest of the main factions, but have been steadily growing over the last decades.  They are led mostly by elves with a talent for magic.  Their argument is that the elven race is dying, something that many feel is true in their hearts.  Each elven couple may have 3 to 4 children within their hundreds of years of life.  On the other hand, the humans have the same amount of offspring every 20 years or so, while the orcs breed at a far greater and more alarming speed.  The humans believe that the elves fight a small skirmish or quick war every generation, but the long living elves of the Magi faction see their civilization as constantly under assault.  It is said that every elven couple will live to see at least one of their children die directly or indirectly from warfare.  The Magi claim that it is time to save the elven race by any means necessary.</blockquote>

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