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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue_Genie" data-source="post: 1862853" data-attributes="member: 13477">Slip,You know that she works very closely with the Prof, although they don't always see eye to eye.  You've dealt with her less than with Pendrake's chief assistant, but you know her manner to be very cold and stand-offish.  Like most Iosans, she generally keeps herself apart from (some might say above) human society, and only deals with you when she absolutely has to.  Most of the time she is off conducting her own research, either at the University or in the field.  She rarely betrays emotion and speaks in short, measured sentences.  Every once in a while, and only when she doesn't think you are observing her, you think you might detect a deep melancholy within her.General comment on elves in the IK:  There are two branches of elves to be found in the Iron Kingdoms.  The Iosans, who live in an extremely xenophobic realm just south-east of the dwarven kingdom of Rhul, and due east of Llael, and the Nyss or Winter Elves, who live in the far-northern reaches of Khador.  The Nyss are rare in the extreme in northern Cygnar, and seeing one usually provokes interest from passers-by.  Little is known about them, except that they don't like visitors to their territories.  They are generally tall, lithe to the extreme and have long, straight black hair and the complexion of bleached bone.  Iosans are generally fairer of hair and eye, and have more human-looking skin.  They are slightly more common and come in two categories:  exiles and officials.  Officials are generally diplomats to the various human powers and project themselves with many guards in their heavily guarded compounds.  They have become even less common in the last few years, as Ios withdraws from the rest of the world.  Exiles are those who have chosen, or who have been forced, to live outside of Ios.  These are the ones you have the greatest chance of encountering, as they have joined human society for better or worse, and may have adapted friendlier, non-Iosan demeanors.  Still, most never fit in, and live on the fringes.</blockquote>

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