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<blockquote data-quote="GhostBear" data-source="post: 5955953" data-attributes="member: 6667527"><p>I've never really been all that fond of elves. So I decided to torture them a bit. The short of it:</p><p></p><p>The Elvish empire was at war with the dwarves and the minotaurs, but it was discovered that elves had a weakness: They had an exceptional addiction to a common smoking weed. So the dwarves and the minotaurs subsidized halfling farmers who grew the crop and sold it to the elves at extremely low prices, flooding them with the stuff. The addiction problem ate their empire from the inside out and it crumbled within a few years.</p><p></p><p>So my elves are now a displaced, addiction-ridden, poor society. They commonly find legitimate work as servants (much to their horror), but are just as likely to thieve or beg to fund their needs.</p><p></p><p>Halflings, aside from being a peaceful farming people, are also the world's first expert economists. Some halflings have vast holdings and control certain areas of regional economies through strong trade cartels. They have also set up some of the very first banks, a concept that is generally foreign at this time.</p><p></p><p>Although not typically PC races, I have also included Griffins and Minotaurs.</p><p></p><p>The Minotaurs have a small but strong empire, with their emperor defending his right to rule in an arena in their central city. They are located on a small archipelago, and have exceptional sailing skills and a very strong navy. Ancestor worship is prevalent, and their shamans can invite spirits into their body to harness their power (using some content from the Secrets of Pact Magic book - it's Cool Stuff (tm)).</p><p></p><p>Griffins are a religious people who worship a sun diety and have prophecies about a phoenix. They also keep the most detailed (though sometimes biased) histories. Many griffins travel as bards, interacting with various people, carrying news, and recording local events. The capability of flight really helps enable their ability to do this. Other griffins travel as priests, healing the sick and whatnot - normal good guy stuff.</p><p></p><p>As is typical with birds (and the Griffins do see themselves are Birds, not a half and half), the males are brightly colored; they tend to be the bards. The females tend to be the priests.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GhostBear, post: 5955953, member: 6667527"] I've never really been all that fond of elves. So I decided to torture them a bit. The short of it: The Elvish empire was at war with the dwarves and the minotaurs, but it was discovered that elves had a weakness: They had an exceptional addiction to a common smoking weed. So the dwarves and the minotaurs subsidized halfling farmers who grew the crop and sold it to the elves at extremely low prices, flooding them with the stuff. The addiction problem ate their empire from the inside out and it crumbled within a few years. So my elves are now a displaced, addiction-ridden, poor society. They commonly find legitimate work as servants (much to their horror), but are just as likely to thieve or beg to fund their needs. Halflings, aside from being a peaceful farming people, are also the world's first expert economists. Some halflings have vast holdings and control certain areas of regional economies through strong trade cartels. They have also set up some of the very first banks, a concept that is generally foreign at this time. Although not typically PC races, I have also included Griffins and Minotaurs. The Minotaurs have a small but strong empire, with their emperor defending his right to rule in an arena in their central city. They are located on a small archipelago, and have exceptional sailing skills and a very strong navy. Ancestor worship is prevalent, and their shamans can invite spirits into their body to harness their power (using some content from the Secrets of Pact Magic book - it's Cool Stuff (tm)). Griffins are a religious people who worship a sun diety and have prophecies about a phoenix. They also keep the most detailed (though sometimes biased) histories. Many griffins travel as bards, interacting with various people, carrying news, and recording local events. The capability of flight really helps enable their ability to do this. Other griffins travel as priests, healing the sick and whatnot - normal good guy stuff. As is typical with birds (and the Griffins do see themselves are Birds, not a half and half), the males are brightly colored; they tend to be the bards. The females tend to be the priests. [/QUOTE]
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