Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 3041966" data-attributes="member: 19675">From what I know of European legends regarding dwarfs and elves and the like, there really wasn't much distinction between them in any way analagous to the way they are defined in game- that is, as distinct races.Whether whom you were talking to was a dwarf, elf, goblin, etc., depended more upon their attitude and intent towards you than an actual race.  Essentially all Fey of some stripe, the divisions were, in a sense, more political.  Creatures like goblins were those who had been warped by dealings with darker powers, for instance, whereas elves were linked to high magic, and dwarves and gnomes were associated with smithing and creating things of permanence.IOW, one man's dwarf was another man's elf or goblin...</blockquote>