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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 1963283" data-attributes="member: 20323">The death of an elf is a BIG event. Elves can naturally live for 600 or more years. Some are said to never die. If the brother was an adult elf, he was at least 75 years old. Think about a 75 year-old person and how many people would know them. They may have children, possibly grandchildren. Other elves definitely know about the brother. The turn out for the funeral should be quite large. Perhaps there are groups of elves there who seek to use the brother's death in order to incite the people against the evil priest, fueling their own personal vendetta. The ceremony is long, 2-3 days building up to the actual burial. Mankind is usually a more fiery race than elves, who always seem cooler, so perhaps sending the body on a raft into the misty lake would be appropriate? Or in this case an ancient elf clothed in white garments with a green laurel on his head may approach upon the end of the ceremony, and gather up the brother's dead body to take him away to the secret place the ancient elf came from. Others whisper he is the "Green Man" of elven lore.White roses are cast from every tree or rooftop as the procession of PCs bear the brother's body. Various tokens are given to the PCs or laid atop the handwoven casket, things like written prayers, crystals, bronze coins with the names of all surviving family written on them, wreaths of flowers, etc.  Bards sing slow sad eulogies of the brother, telling of his valor, and his charity. People the brother helped (perhaps even other races) that nobody knows about will appear at the funeral to give their gratitude to the PCs. Perhaps the PCs "inherit" the stranger's debt of gratitude.The grieving process could go on for years, if not decades. The surviving family members will wear a token signifying the death of their loved one for a year (if not longer), like a black sash on the arm or a lock of his hair sealed in a vial worn around the neck.</blockquote>

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