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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clavis" data-source="post: 2341042" data-attributes="member: 31898">Most Dwarves are employees of one of the great Dwarven Companies, vast commercial enterprises headed by one or more noblemen. Some companies specialize in one type of product or business, while the largest are very diversified. Everything is Dwarven society is owned by someone. There is no such thing as public space. A Dwarf pays a small fee to enter certain areas of a city, draw water, or do many other things that members of other aces might take for granted. Even Dwarven names are owned – Dwarven parents must buy names from the Companies that own them, and a Dwarf that wants to take a new name must likewise purchase it. Dwarven government exists to protect property rights, and everything it does is performed with that object in mind. The King heads the largest and most powerful company, which has some interest in almost every commercial enterprise of the Dwarves, but whose specialty is defense. Rivaling the Royal Company, however, is the vast Church of Ta, which sells religious services to the famously pious Dwarves. As for Elves, I chose to give them a vaguely Japanese aesthetic to their weapons, art, and clothing (when they wear any clothing), but otherwise play up their traditional fae characteristics. Essentially, I play them as amoral teenagers. The use of drugs and intoxicants is ubiquitous in Elven society. Refusing to take drugs when they are offered is considered an insult. Casual sex is another constant feature of Elven society, and is considered a fine way to pass the time. The Elves play many games with cards and dice that involve the losers providing various sexual services to the winners. Bisexuality is considered the norm. Marraiges can be with any number of partners, and either gender. Fatherhood as an institution is unknown to Elves. It is unlikely that any Elven mother could successfully pin down a single male as the father of any of her children. Elves quickly learn to regard their whole community as their parents.The reason Orcs hate elves is that Wild elves (who I made very Amerindian) consider Orcs food. The big secret of Elven society, however, is their practice of infanticide. That's why nobody ever meets a stupid, ugly, or deformed elf.</blockquote>

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